“Lieutenant.” One of the men greets. “At ease. How do you feel? The docs said you gave them a bit of a scare.”

“Fit for duty, sir.” you respond, shifting to parade rest and he nods.

“Glad to hear it. I’m Admiral Marshal. You know what this is?”

You nod. “Yessir.”

“Excellent.” One of the witch matrons says. “As you were briefed, being part of a wyvern team is a major commitment. We only want to ask a few questions of you before we get to the selection process. You are aware that there is a very good possibility that you will find yourself mentally and emotionally dependent on your witch?”

You nod- you’ve seen the effects of long-term VDNI partnership in a crew firsthand.

“What she means, Lieutenant, is that because of the nature of the link, and how critical it is to get right on the first try, we’re going to have the final say on your selection, and the psychologists are going to sit on it while you’re taking your test and familiarization flights. They don’t always agree with pilot’s choices. You OK with that?” The marine corps general supplies.

You nod again.

“Outstanding. So we’re going to ask a few questions, then we’ll go over the board’s recommendations.”

“Your school record is outstanding. Top of your class. What made you pick your branch, though?” The other matron, the darker-haired of the two, asks.

[] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)
[] Wanted to prove I could make my own path (You're a USMC Pilot- You fly off of whatever surface the corps tells you to)

>>3220757
] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

[] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

>>3220757
>[x] Wanted to prove I could make my own path (You're a USMC Pilot- You fly off of whatever surface the corps tells you to)

Good to see you back Ghost. Best night of the week!

>>3220757
>[x] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

Glad your back, I've been looking forward to this

As an aside, yes, I know AC7 just dropped on steam today, and it'll be slow.

>>3220757
>[x] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

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>>3220749
>[x] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

Welcome back, ghost.

>>3220757
>[x] Wanted to prove I could make my own path (You're a USMC Pilot- You fly off of whatever surface the corps tells you to)

>>3220822

is it cheating if I play?

haha!

So I'mma run this a little slower than usual, so I'll leave the votes up for 30 minutes or so before calling them. So I'll call this one in about 5-6 minutes.

>>3220757
[x] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

It's good to see this back. I'm looking forward to this!

ok, calling the votes here guys!

>>3220822
"Lil Stalinka" I both do and don't want this. I do cause it sounds adorable but also no because "Oh god they're multiplying."

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I like Ice!

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[x] Family tradition, didn’t have much choice ( You fly as a USN Pilot predominately off of aircraft carriers)

“Family tradition, ma’am.” You say, earning a nod from the admiral. “I didn’t have much of a choice.”

“Mmm.” She responds, thoughtfully. “Your Mother and Father both do have quite a name in the Navy- though not everyone approves of their post-war behavior.”

“But this interview isn’t about Bishop or Nix” the Marine corps general points out. “How does that tradition make you feel, Lieutenant?”

[] It’s comforting, sir. I knew I had a place from when I was old enough to understand it.
[] It’s confining sir. I’d have liked to have had options.
[] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

>>3220911
>[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

>>3220911
>[] It’s comforting, sir. I knew I had a place from when I was old enough to understand it.
Welcome back.

[] It’s comforting, sir. I knew I had a place from when I was old enough to understand it.

>>3220896
That would imply she figured out things past "cooties"


Note for those that stumble across this thread/ archive: This is a sequel to Strike Witches 1989 Quest, which is something fo a spin-off of Planefag's Strike Witches Quest.

Now we just need to get PF running again.

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Welcome back, you giant nerd.

You know what I want.

>>3220911
[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

>>3220911
>[] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

>>3220911
>[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

>>3220911
>[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

>>3220911
>[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.
I got worse problems to worry about than family traditions.

>>3220911
>[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

ok, calling votes here!

I need to get some new art comissioned, too, haha. Well, when I have money anyway.

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[x] I don’t worry too much about it, it just is what it is.

You resist the brief urge to shrug- as informal as they may be acting, you are painfully aware that’s still two flag rank officers and a pair of highly placed military matrons. “I don’t worry about about it too much sir. It just is what it is.”

He nods, apparently having expected an answer along those lines.

“What made you go for the Wyvern program, Lieutenant?” The admiral asks. “It’s prestigious sure, but I know the advance and lead in trainers spell out the health risks pretty plainly. What made you want to accept that risk?”

[] Felt like I had to, sir, what with my Father and all.
[] My mother would have never let me get away with settling for anything better than the best, sir.
[] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

>>3221061
>[] Felt like I had to, sir, what with my Father and all.

>>3221061
[x] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

>>3221061
>[x] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

>>3221061
>[] My mother would have never let me get away with settling for anything other than the best, sir.

>>3221061
[] Felt like I had to, sir, what with my Father and all.

>>3221061
>[x] My mother would have never let me get away with settling for anything less than the best, sir.

Has dear mother not-yshtola been giving any third degree sunburns lately?

>>3221061
>[x] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

>>3221061
[] My mother would have never let me get away with settling for anything better than the best, sir.
[] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

A bit of a and b makes sense

>>3221061
>[x] My mother would have never let me get away with settling for anything better than the best, sir.

Steam sales are taking a dump on AC7 because its a lazy PC port

>>3221061
>[x] My mother would have never let me get away with settling for anything better than the best, sir.

>>3221154
I'm super glad I got it on console cause I didn't want to wait if that's the case.

>>3221061
[x] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

Ok, votes called!

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[x] My Aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could ride a bike.

You can feel a smile tugging at the corners of your mouth, though, again, you force it down, keeping your face impassive. “My aunt, sir. She sold me on wyverns before I could even ride a bike.”

“Your aunt?” He asks, frowning and looking down at his paperwork. “You mean...?”

“Samantha Wells, sir.”

“Ah. The navy has a lot to thank her for, then. You were close?”

“Yes, sir. I spent a lot of time at the vought plant as a kid, then in the Boeing plant later. She liked showing me things and I liked learning.”

That earns a smile. “That sounds like Merlin.” the admiral says, nodding. “So she got you interested in the program?”

“the aircraft more than the program, sir.” You state.

“How close are you with the rest of your father’s old squadron?” One of the matrons asks.

[] They’re family friends, but I’m not close with them.
[] Other than my father’s wives, I’ve never really talked to them too much.
[] They’re an extended family to me, sir.

>>3221326
[] They’re an extended family to me, sir

>>3221326
>[x] They’re an extended family to me, sir.

>>3221326
>[x] They’re an extended family to me, sir.
WE EVEN PLAYED MARIO PARTY AND DID NOT KILL EACHOTHER OUR LOVE IS THAT STRONG!

>>3221326
>[x] They’re an extended family to me, sir.

A family is a good thing to have.

>>3221326
>[X] They’re an extended family to me, sir.

I like to think at least one of them was a terrible influence on us.

>>3221349
Alright let's not get to crazy here.

>>3221326
>[x] They’re an extended family to me, sir.

>>3221326
>[x] They’re an extended family to me, sir.
Bit more than tradition pushing towards the navy, also the fear of intense teasing from all of the navy aunties if there was even a hint of marine

>>3221326
They’re an extended family to me, sir.

Ok, votes called! writing.

Hey ghost, I just wanted to say thanks for doing this. This is truly a great birthday gift.

Oh hey, this is a thing

Welcome back Ghost

who here ace combat 7?

>>3221542
Sol squadron a shit brownie never 4get

Are we story locked on the Wyvern this time?

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[x] They’re an extended family to me, sir.

“They’re like an extended family, sir.” You say. “They were around a lot when I was out west or up north with my dad’s family.”

“What about when you were with your mother?”

“I saw Contre-Amiral Clostermann some, she and her husband liked visiting New Orleans. Other than that, Commander Bradshaw was around. The rest of them I didn’t see nearly as much when I was on the property.”

“Being that she’s your mother’s chosen protege, that’s not surprising.” One of the Matrons supplies, and you nod.

“One more question, Lieutenant.” The admiral asks. “There are several witches that have expressed a desire to fly with you, explicitly in some cases because of your father’s wartime record.” He looks over at the marine general before continuing. “In the interest of fairness, we’ve decided to ask you if you would want to be crewed with any of them. Some of them are very highly recommended by the matron council, and tested very highly out of the academy at Annapolis or the citadel.

[] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.
[] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

>>3221583
>[] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.
Stay as far away from Witch politics as possible.

[X] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

We could at least hear the names, I guess

>>3221583
>[x] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.
I think we should at least give them a chance before we run screaming from the politics. It might not be a terrible idea at least.

>>3221583
>[] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.
No politics please.

>>3221583
>[x] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

Welp. This is gonna be something.

>>3221583
>>[] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.
not worth the effort

>>3221583
>[X] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.
aside from Morgan (we are still Morgan, right?) absolutely hating anything related to witch politics, it could be worth to see how detached are they from it.
Say Ghost, are there any changes in the Bishop family in this reboot?

>>3221621
>(we are still Morgan, right?)
Presumably, though we have been pointedly unnamed so far. Could be one of the legit children I guess. Or a different name?

>>3221583
>[x] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.
We dont have to say yes to any of them and more info is always good

>>3221583
[] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

Reluctantly look at it

>>3221583
[] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.
As they said earlier, what we want doesn’t matter as much as neural compatibility with the witch.

>>3221583
>[x] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.
May as well keep our options open

>>3221583

>[] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.

NOPE.jpg.avi.mp4

>>3221583
[] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir. But only the ones not interested in me for my father's record.

As nope-y as witch politics are, it'd also be rude to just snub them just for possibly having politically fueled motives. However, we are not Frank, and while we follow in his footsteps, we can't let him define us!

>>3221583
>[] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

>>3221583
>[X] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

Taking a look won't hurt.

>>3221645
>>3221646
>>3221632
>>3221621


I remember what happened when the Matrons were able to get their grubby paws into our unit in 89. NOPE.

>>3221661
It wasn't that bad, honestly.

>>3221661
Anons have short memories, apparently. It's foolish to even tempt fate like this, but hopefully we'll have enough sense to not pick anyone from the list.

>>3221661
I don't plan on actually picking someone from the list but knowing who is on it will be helpful for us so we know whos who

>>3221661
>implying they will be able to do anything with maman' only son
pfffffft
But yes, I agree, but then again we will have to face the matrons sooner or later, might as well get them fuck off early on. [/spoiker]

>>3221683
They got us benched for 6 weeks during the after Berlin, tried to have Merlin reassigned, took emotional cheap shots at Ice and Merlin, manipulated us into sabotaging our own services coven, walked all over Wendy, etc etc. Yeah. No. Also doesn't help that some of the more recent matrons will be proteges of Longstreet.

>>3221661
At least we'll be able to see who to steer clear of if they show up later.

>>3221701
This. They are concentrations of political power, don't touch them if you don't want to deal with them.

short break for a second guys- cooking up some dinner real fast.

>>3221701
We got benched for 6 weeks because we basically performed a literal fucking miracle (at almost the cost of our lives) and they wanted to know what.

Merlin was a valuable asset and shouldn't have even been on the front lines when it started becoming known that she was far more than what things seemed.

Ice was a bad commanding officer and not in the emotional state of mind to send anyone off to fight in a war.

Wendy was all BritBong bullshit, and that sucked, but you probably should never join the military if petty hatreds of the odd guy/gal out bother you this much, lol.

Longstreet was a patriot and was ultimately right.

>>3221707
Yeah exactly, we can avoid politics but not if we just ignore that it exists

>>3221661
We're going to have to deal with them at some point and like >>3221645 pointed out, compatibility's more important then either our or the Matrons feelings.

>>3221711
Wendy’s entire situation was a result of Young’s petty feuds. Her family was destroyed because of the players from a previous quest.

Question for aces: Favorite Plane/Weapon combo so far?

I'm fairly partial to the F-15C + Pulse Laser myself

>>3221717
No, Wendy's great granpappy legitimately made some very shitty calls that got a lot of people dead. He did it with the best of intentions, but so did the admiral who led Task Force Z into being the first fleet to be completely destroyed by airpower, without any air power of its own to fight back with, so.

Honestly, I want to pick one of the witches for a backseater, because I don't want a literal fucking child-in-back.

>[x] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.

I don't think it's a good idea to have someone all over our dick while we're trying to fly a plane.

>>3221717
Young was stupid, but Maloney(?) was trying to politick in the middle of an "end of mankind" senario. He got what he deserved.
But that doesn't matter. What matters is that the Brits tore his family to ribbons over some dumb choices on his part, and 2 generations down were still tearing to them. If anyone is at fault here, it was the people that kept the hate going, not the starters of the conflict.

>>3221583
>[x] I don’t think flying with someone like that would be a good idea, no sir.

Please. if they're here for our dad, they aren't flying with us. Besides, bonds forged in blood out of nothing can be far stronger than bonds forged of starstruck desire.

>>3221735
lmao you do realize with posting IDs we can see you voted twice

>>3221744
same house, same router. two voters. Working on fixing it.

>>3221583
Oh yeah, I guess I should vote

>[x]It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

We don't have to commit to anything, but these witches will be in the quest one way or another.

>>3221744
Funny thing about that. Two people in one household using the same internet apparently have the same ID. I'm trying to convince the other guy to use their phone to vote.

>>3221748
If one of you has mobile data, jump onto it instead.

>>3221758
ID check with mobile.

>>3221766
It's different, you're good to vote.

>>3221758
>>3221766
Worth noting it has to be mobile data, not wifi on a phone.

>>3221772
>>3221776
ID check Sat, will be following with dogged interest. Curious about this wheelchair injury that didn’t NPQ him from flight, but I loved the original ‘89 and really wanna see what Ghost has to offer.

Ok calling the votes here!

>>3221783
I suspect it was the surgery for the neural jack so we can fly with our mind.
Still not a fan of it, even after all this time. I prefer the physicality of manual controls. Feels more... real, I guess.

>>3221783
probably the surgery for the implant to fly the Wyvern in the first place.

>>3221798
>>3221809
Well that would make too much sense to occur to me, wouldn’t it?

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[x] It’s worth at least a look, I think, sir.

You think about it some- you’re not exactly a newcomer to the concept, but it’s never sat all that well with you. Still, your mother made sure you weren’t quite as ill-prepared as your father was when he stepped headlong into the world of witch politics.

“It’s at least worth a look, sir.” You allow.

He nods, and you see satisfied smiles tug at the corners of the matron’s mouths. “Very well. I’ll point out again that even if any of them make your short list for crew, the board may not approve them.”

“Understood, sir.”

“And even if they do, we may not.” One of the matrons adds. “I’m sure you’re aware there was more than a little interest in the coven when your name came up on the Wyvern pilot list.”
You nod- again, you were warned well in advance by your parents.

“Very well.” The general says, reaching down next to him and producing a small binder. “Lieutenant, this is for you. It’s the basic information you’ll need on your potential crewmates.” He sets the binder on the table and motions for you to take it.

“The information in the binder is very basic, just enough to let you know what a witch can do and her name.” He says, explaining as you open it up. “all of them have tested with VX-4 or VX-1 and will have completed SIO school.”

“Tell us, Lieutenant. What do you think you’re after in a backseater?” The dark haired matron asks.

[] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”
[] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”
[] “Someone who I can lean on for support if I need it.”
[] “Someone who’ll make us the most dangerous thing in the sky.”

>>3221883
>[] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”
Punching out is a deeply unpleasant experience.

>>3221883
>[x] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”

Adapt and overcome

>>3221883
>[X] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

I would argue that the most important thing we want in a partner is the ability to take a hit. We can work on the rest ourselves but unless there's something I'm unaware of the witch is the only person who can generate a shield, so let's make sure it's a good one.

>[x] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

Remember Tanana? While I have pretty good faith that Ghost won't give us a GG game over, I"m certain that we will be pilot enough to take down our enemies. What we need is someone who can give us a damn good leg to stand on if we end up walking into fight we can't win.

>>3221883
>[] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”

>>3221883
>[] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

>you see satisfied smiles tug at the corners of the matron’s mouths.
Wow, they don't know how to not be infuriating, do they? That should tell you everything we need to know about their picks.

>>3221883
>[X] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”
Being able to adapt to anything will make us a monster on the field.

>>3221883
>[X] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”

Seems like the most balanced approach. Shit happens and it needs to be dealt with.

>>3221883
[] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

You can't be the most dangerous thing in the sky if you're going down in a ball of fire.

>>3221883
>[x] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

>>3221883
>[x] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

There’s no glory in never coming home.

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>>3221883
I see what people are saying about needing an awfully beefy shield, but I have to go with
>[x] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”
because it's won't be just the two of us on the field most of the time, and seconds matter.

>>3221883
>[x] “Someone who can adapt to changing circumstances without a hitch”
Air combat moves way too fast for this not to be our priority

My main issue with the adaptability thing is that it's something we can handle ourselves as the voters.

(Unless ghost is making a stats system)

>>3221940
I'd hazard it would be a jack-of-all-trades, instead of a specialist, powers-wise.

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>>3221940
No stats, but it's something that's gonna be taken into account.

I'm taking *far* better notes this time round guys!

>>3221940
I find it highly unlikely that our choices now will not open and close certain possibilities.

>>3221883
>[] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

>>3221883
[x] “Someone who’ll make us the most dangerous thing in the sky.”

A danger alright, a danger to ourselves :v

>>3221883
>[x] “Someone who I can lean on for support if I need it.”

This is someone that we will be sharing a very intimate link with. We might as well get someone who we won't have to babysit.

Ok! calling votes here.

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[x] “Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what”

“Someone who can keep us flying, no matter what.” You say, after a moment of thinking. Your father, of course, has told you some of the stories about the war- Tanana, Berlin. You know how much he credits aunt Samantha for his still being alive- of course, she thinks the opposite is true, and it was all his doing. Still, everything they’ve told you has put a healthy respect for being able to survive and keep fighting in your head. Adaptability and lethality are both great, but ultimately it comes down to who makes a controlled landing and who doesn’t.

She nods, and motions to the binder. “The first section has information on the more defensively-talented witches who’ve volunteered to fly as part of a wyvern crew.” She says. “We can allow up to three selections for test flights, but that’s the effective limit.”

“Unless, of course, the board DQes all of the selections.” The general says.

“The three best selections out of the first section are going to be Danielle Peterson, she’s got some flight time with a dedicated SEAD unit. She specializes in electronic warfare and SEAD work, with a strong focus on sensor spoofing and destruction.” The matron says, narrating as you flip through the pages. “The next girl on the list is one you may have met. Wendy Maloney.”

“Aunt wendy?” You ask, confused- the first time anyone’s manged to get any kind of response like that out of you in a while.

“Her machine talent is considered defensive, she can push equipment far past it’s rated fail point, and keep damaged equipment flying longer than it has any right to. But given her age, she’s got a good possibility of being turned down by the boards.”

“Potentially.” The admiral says. “The other problem would be if your prior history is considered a problem.”

“Third is a liaison. The imperial princess Kyou. She’s IJN, but they’ve agreed to allow her to fly with a wyvern crew if she qualifies. She’s currently with 7th fleet, but would transfer as needed. Her talent is her shield- it’s nondirectional and incredibly powerful.”

“While you’ll have time to fly with any three witches over the NTTR, Are there any of these three you’d like to fly with first? We can get you rolling sooner if you have a decision now.” The admiral offers.

[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.
[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy
[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou.
[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

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>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.
We don't need anyone the Matrons have suggested.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

>>3222156
>take some more time to read over the information.
These are the ones the matrons want us with, so by default we don't want them. Clean and simple.

>>3222156
>[x] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

Wendy is a good girl.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

While wendy is nice, I don't want her age to become an issue, and it's nice to have new faces rather than failed daughterus.
God knows the publicity we're already rated for. We don't need another imperial princess on the fucking list.
So I vote the one who will be immensely useful at keeping our antics and flying under the radar, as it were. Let's test fly Danielle.

>>3222156
[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

We don’t want to risk partner getting NPQ’d, and imperial princess is a list of fucknos

Bonus points is that SEAD will give us the advantage of never being hit in the first place, and will support our allies instead of just protecting our own plane.

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.
Wendy would mean a short career for us, with her being older. A cross-military partner is risky by nature, and the sensor witch is very untrustworthy.

Guys, I'm getting pretty beat, so I'll leave this vote up here overnight. It's a... major? choice, so it's worth some thinking about. Also yes, there's matrons- but keep in mind the USN and USMC have more than a little say too. It's not all witch politics here.

>>3222156
>[x] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.
I'd like to stop things before they hit us so I guess Danielle or Kyou would probably be the best for that, still it would be good to look over the file before we make that decision

>>3222175
>>3222170
>>3222162
You guys really want to try the complete unknown, handpicked by the matrons? Do you want to be spied on and manipulated?

>>3222156
>[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou

Princess time?

>>3222179
>Also yes, there's matrons- but keep in mind the USN and USMC have more than a little say too. It's not all witch politics here.
Unless their more than a little say is exactly to directly tell the Matrons to fuck off with their horse shit and get away with it, then I ain't even gonna trust them as far as I can throw them.

>>3222181
All of these are tests. We can fly with up to three (3) witches. I’m not saying we’ll ever use this opportunity, but it doesn’t appear this choice will be our final stop. there’s only so much info a paper can give you before you have to meet someone. I say judge who she is, because the unknown seems like the best of all worlds. besides, the fact that she’s unknown draws curiosity, and could end up being more beneficial than either of the ones we already know have major flaws that come with.

[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

At least we know we can trust Wendy since she's a friend of Frank, so there's that!

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information
Flying with foreign royalty is going to be a headache and a half, Wendy would mean a shorter career (surprised she qualifies at all), and Danielle screams manipulator.

So how old is Wendy now?

Late 30s?

>>3222179
Cheers ghost, see you tommorow

>>3222192
They are tests, but let's be real, unless the first one really screws up somehow, she's a shoe-in.

>>3222196
In '89 she was 18(?), so 27 (I think).

>>3222196
probably early 40s. because it's been 27 years since '89, and Wendy was in her mid-teens I think back then?

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>>3222181
It's not the unknown, handpicked by the matrons. These are three equal options, (and all of their backgrounds are narrated by the matrons.)
But let me explain. I choose her as the best of 3 options.
Wendy was a great character in strikers '89, but she was 16? then. Fast forward 27 years and she's 43?. That's well out of the usual application range for any sort of frontline duty, and for witches, it's pretty canon that their magic falls away at a pretty steep gradient after 20. She's cute, but liable to be an issue, someone we'll have to do more than a little picking up the slack for.

The imperial princess is tempting, but we're the child of bridgette and FRANK FUCKING BISHOP. We're front-page news when we take a shit, we don't need to be the entire rest of the paper when a VIP wipes our ass.

Furthermore, the two of their powers rely on survival After we've been hit by enemy fire. That's the kind of power you really don't want to have to use, and what if the hit is critical, like on the cockpit? It becomes a serious issue.

Danielle on the other hand, is a trained SEAD witch. For those of you too lazy to go on wikipedia, SEAD is Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses. SEAD is what stops missiles from hitting not just us, but our beloved allies. SEAD prevents anyone we care about, including us, from taking a hit in the first place. Also, she's basically anti-radar, and is probably our best bet for staying completely out of the Matrons' line of sight. Vote safety. Vote Danielle.

>>3222156
>[x] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

>>3222205
Witches don't lose power with age in this setting.

>>3222205
>it's pretty canon that their magic falls away at a pretty steep gradient after 20.
That's show canon, not SWQverse canon.

>>3222208
I'd still wager creaky joints are a problem for someone who intends to do 12G turns.

>>3222205
IIRC, that losing power with age was dropped in this because it served no purpose in the anime other than giving a reason for all the girls to be like mid-teens or otherwise jailbait.

>>3222211
I do believe it's been mentioned that due a lot to magic, witches age very well in this setting so that won't be a big issue.

>>3222202
Well, that’s why we fly with them, right? why can’t we just fly like a madman and see if they’re actually up to being in our cockpit? If they mess up under the stress of their front seat trying to break his plane, then they’re gone. If they lose morale from it, they’re gone. if they break from Gs, they’re gone.

I’m sure we’ve flopped on decisions in the past when it went a little south. Anon is notoriously fickle.

>>3222215
>>3222212
>>3222210
>>3222208

I'll concede that while that might somehow magically not be a problem, it still doesn't address the issue that her power is by far the one we least want to have to use. The princess's power at least stops the hit from damaging us. Danielle's power stops us or any of our allies from getting hit at all.
Wendy's power allows us to *maybe* fly half a plane home, if wendy is still part of the half of a plane we have left.

>>3222202
>>3222204
oh opps, it's 27 years difference, not total.
>mid-teens
I think she was legal, which is why she was a valid option, though a latecomer, for the Frank Bowl.

>>3222205
I'm not fully brushed up on SEAD, but as I understand, that won't be useful in a air-superiority fighter. They're mudslingers. The benefits of her working with them would be her experience with radar. In her case, running quiet. Maybe useful for us, but nothing to do with " but our beloved allies. SEAD prevents anyone we care about".

>is probably our best bet for staying completely out of the Matrons' line of sight.
The Matrons are offering her to us. You think they would be doing that with anyone they wouldn't trust to do as they wanted? She'd be the one keeping us in their sight, not hiding us from them.

>>3222208
They do, but the drop off is much less steep. That's only part of the issue though. Fighter pilots are young for many reasons, a major one being they can withstand the stress combat puts on them physically.
Also, If Wendy is strong enough to co-pilot, shouldn't she still be in strikers? Wasn't a big point of the whole "witch copilot" thing that lower powered (non-striker capable) witches could be used instead?

Now that I think about it, the Matrons actually trust Wendy now?

you all realize we don't have to pick one of these witches? These are only the ones that asked to fly with us. We can look at other options, ones that weren't overseen by the matrons.

>>3222225
Acceptance can be a powerful emotion, especially if you've been denied it your whole life.

>>3222222
>>3222223
I mean, there's no harm in doing a test flight with Wendy, it's not like this right now is the selection for our witch. right now we're just choosing who we test fly with first.

>>3222227
This^

>>3222227
>>3222225
>>3222223

Y'all do realize these are in fact not options picked by the matrons to spy on us, and that if they are in any way associated closely with the covens in a more than normal manner, they'll be nixed by the military itself, right? All three options are clear of Matron interference.

>>3222225
Probably had something to do with the fact that Wendy had connections to Frank Bishop.

>>3222156
[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

>>3222229
I do actually think that's fair. But we should be fair to all. We are allowed to give all three a test flight, and from that we should pick the one that suits us best. While I'd like my initial decision to be gratified, as I'm sure most of the voters would, I think there's no harm in giving each a test flight, If I understand how ghost has put the vote correctly.
On the off chance that I didn't understand correctly and whomever we pick here is our final choice, I would still like to have voted for the option I see fit, and to that end I will continue to vote for Danielle.

>>3222223
good SEAD is an everybird mission. Part of enemy air defenses is enemy fighters, not to mention the fact that suppressing radars of any kind does in fact support our allies simply by making them harder to track.

“she specializes in electronic warfare and SEAD work, with a strong focus on sensor spoofing and destruction.”

It’s not just about keeping our own plane off radar or improving our own radar capabilities. Her specialty is wiping out any chance of the enemy getting a bead on our plane or squadron at all.

>>3222225
this
>>3222228
or something similar. Wendy is pretty naive and friendly, despite the abuse she suffered. An enterprising Matron could offer her all sort of things to get her on side.

>>3222229
see
>>3222202

>>3222230
The matrons, and covens as a whole, could collectively be considered a major world power. They have enormous bargaining power, controlling access to serious military assets (and limited direct control of those assets). They've been around for a very long time, and have accrued considerable political over that time. Look at how much trouble Frank had with them, as a high-profile war hero, in the middle of a war, for instance.

>>3222243
>from that we should pick the one that suits us best.
see
>>3222227

>>3222156
>[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

For real though, okay with Danielle too, hard pass on Wendy.

Nothing against Christmas Cakes, but her shield's probably weak by this point. An actual working shield would probably be preferable when the Ace Combat levels of fun begin again.

>>3222192
Also, this. These aren't our only choices if they don't work out.

>>3222244
I'd personally prefer a more direct defense, but I could live with her if she didn't have that background. And her loyalty to the matrons and general trustworthiness isn't something we can determine from a single test flight.

The princess is an objectively poor choice though. Letting foreign royalty fly shotgun, competent or not, is a massive can of worms, and will guaranteed get us wrapped up in japanese politics and likely also witch politics.

>>3222254
What background? her only listed background is that she has actual experience with a SEAD Unit. Her background is that she knows what the fuck she’s doing. There’s nothing in Ghost’s post that says she’s in the matron’s pocket, and Ghost himself nixed that too. Honestly, I’d want her on my team in a heartbeat if I flew with the USN. that experience is valuable.

>>3222254
>If she didn't have that background.

What background? The only actual incidence of background we get says that she's got actual experience, putting her even higher on the trustworthy ally spectrum.

>>3222156
>>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information

Anyone want to take a stab at how the inevitable war is going to unfold?

>>3222261
Personally, I was thinking of what sort of customization we should go with in terms of emblems, paint jobs, or something.

>>3222257
>>3222259
Background maybe wasn't the right word, I meant it more as the background behind why she wound up on the list.
Looking at the politics here, while this isn't entirely the Matrons' show, we're high profile enough for them to have burned some favors here. The matrons aren't backing wendy, and unlikely the princess (I suspect japanese pressure here), which leaves SEAD. Thus, she isn't trustworthy until proven otherwise, and that can't be determined in a single test flight.

>>3222265
Don't we need to blood ourselves first, so we have something to work off of?

I'm not really a fan of going with Wendy for a couple reasons. For one, even tho she's a witch, she's also 40(ish) and we'd be putting her in a frontline combat role, which is something that reputable militaries generally tend to avoid for a variety of good reasons.

Also, it pretty much guarantees that we're going to have to change partners at some point because at some point she's going to leave the service and that point is approaching quickly.

>>3222281
Adding to that, it's entirely possible this will be our only copilot for the rest of our career (as a result of the mind meld thing). By chaining ourselves to someone in their 40's, we drastically shorten how long we could potentially stay in the air.

>>3222280
Well on the note of witches pockets, who’s more likely to be in them? the budding young Witch who’s got a starry military career to keep intact, or the elder who’s had years to interact with the matrons and who they know well? Hell, at least one of the matrons probably served with Wendy, and she’s close to being one herself.

Besides, >>3222228 has a point. acceptance can be a powerful emotion......

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This’ll be good.

>>3222156
>[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy
If we fly our birds anywhere close to as hard as Frank did being able to keep things together would be quite helpful.

>>3222223
Uhh. No. It's just that older witches are either too valuable to waste on frontline duty or retired.

It's canon that Wendy has/had a huge crush on Frank, but didn't act on it because of Ice. We are her second chance at a Bishop.

>>3222289
the budding young witch would be fresh out of the academy, just having been directly under the matrons for years. I believe wendy didn't want anything to do with any of the covens after the way they abused her, so age wouldn't make her more likely. Frankly, I'm surprised she came back at all. She's got to be active duty to even be eligible for this, right? I thought she retired after the war? A Matron could worm her way in easier once past the initial contact, but Occam's razor says the newbie is more likely. Far from guaranteed though.

>>3222295
What are you disagreeing with? The striker thing? I figured she might also have a crush on us, but that's not how the military works. If you have 2 witches, 1 than can run strikers or planes, and 1 that can only do planes, you stick the first in strikers and the second in planes. Witches are too valuable on the frontline to do otherwise.

So here's a question, were you to be guaranteed a 100% chance that none of them were ever going to be in the pocket of the matrons...
Who would you pick? Because that seems to be the only sticking point for the non-wendy choice. It's a little silly that everyone is so damn paranoid about something that we've gotten a guarantee is not going to happen.

>>3222300
Yes. The strikers thing.
By the way, there is this thing called: "No.", that Wendy could've used to not be assigned strikers.

Assuming of course that she came back from retirement. If she stayed in this point is moot.

>>3222156
>[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou.

>>3222302
Actually this.

Note: >>3222179
“Also yes, there's matrons- but keep in mind the USN and USMC have more than a little say too. It's not all witch politics here.”

>>3222261
Probably similar to the quest before the reboot. China, North Korea, maybe Iran. Always a war in the Middle East, after all...

Small chance with Russia. Putin probably rode a wave of good PR by denouncing Robo-Stalin and making his own faction, probably kept good relations to rebuild the country (mass exodus of witches not withstanding).

Hmm... Battlefields straight out of left field might be in South America and possibly Africa.
Maybe a good warm-up war for the quest would be interventions in a hypothetical Venezuelan revolution.

In Africa? Maybe China's sending weapons to countries that joined up with them or supported them, some sort alliance. Get 'em at a discount. Drones (ala before the reboot), planes, strikers, and the usual armor and weapons to supplement forces as a force multiplier for countries China invested in in Africa. Would probably lead to increased tensions in the region, as warlords gain a bunch of top of the line Chinese military equipment and are just waiting for an excuse to use it.

...And now I have the sudden desire to see the J-20 as a striker unit.

>>3222302
>something that we've gotten a guarantee is not going to happen.
All that was confirmed was that the matrons weren't the only ones with influence here, not that they didn't have any at all.

Without political/health concerns? The princess, I think. Omni shield sounds incredibly useful; being able to ignore shots instead of having to dodge would allow for great maneuvering. Second is Wendy, Merlin kept us aloft after critical damage enough times to prove that sort of worth. Mostly though, I'd rather see who else is an option; I'm not super happy about any of them.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information

>>3222322
But would you rather 1) have to burn your RIO’s energy on her shield taking hits, 2) try to fly back half a plane after eating 2 missiles, or 3) never have to worry about being shot at at all? SEAD keeps the sky safe

>>3222319
Honestly for political climate and wars? I’d wager china. There’s a lot of good evidence that something hot could break out, considering that militarily, they’re both stronger than russia, and making more aggressive moves. especially in the southwest pacific.
.

The major choice shitstorm, been a while since we had that.
I do somewhat hope this choice won't hinder us in the future, but eh, wishful thinking.

>>3222261
>>3222319
>>3222339
Im suprised noone said martians considering how common that guess was at the beginning of 89

>>3222339
Bad comparison. That's be more like blow energy on 1 tanking shots and coming out unharmed, 2 tanking shots and continuing despite damage, or 3 avoiding guided-only shots and taking damage from unguided rounds.

>Quest reboot
> chance for some delicious family conflict
> boring happy option is chosen
Disappointing but not unexpected.

>>3222156
[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Kyou.
The inevitable shitstorm over this choice is going to be great.

>>3222361
Not really. Don't forget that every witch has directional shields.

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information

>>3222364
Turns out, we'd rather fly planes over deal with drama in this plane flying quest.
This is why I wanted to avoid us choosing at all.

>>3222369
>plane flying quest

This is a plane flying quest in the same way Princess Guard Quest was about guarding a princess

>>3222365
For the others, the shield would be emergency defense, and iirc it's pretty taxing. Someone specialized in shields could be relied on to tank shots for longer, more thoroughly, and not faint after.

>>3222339
Looking forward to a climactic dogfight in the Himalayas then.

>>3222357
It was the unspoken rule!

>>3222357
But anon, the martians are practically extinct!

>>3222364
>delicious fanily conflict
Eh, why bother when we can be awesome and combat like a True Ace(TM) unhindered by unnecessary family drama?
Plus, don't think Frank of all people would let those linger for long.

Side note, and I am not sure if I should bring this up again, but I really wish we get to know the reason of Ken (it's Ken, right?) suddenly leave.

>>3222382
> Eh, why bother when we can be awesome and combat like a True Ace(TM) unhindered by unnecessary family drama?
But that's like, the most boring part of the Quest.

Which is why Frank was one of the worst elements of the previous Quest. There was nothing to him except being Anon's puppet - and of course Anon wanted to be a boring invincible hero.

I hope Not!Morgan will have a much more colorful personality, at least.

>>3222392
>But that's like, the most boring part of the Quest.
That's the best part of the quest. We're here to be a fighter pilot, not bicker and backstab. That's setting independent; why drag down awesome air combat with dull in-fighting when you can get that anywhere?

>>3222402
I will agree a stronger personality would be a good thing. It would hopefully keep us from being too bipolar as voting anons come and go.

>>3222392
>more colorful personality
I agree, also more character developments would be nice. I do hope that Not/Maybe!Morgan will still be stoicy though but gets annoyingly smug everytime he starts talking/being serious, but a kind man at best. Also maybe wanting to be really different compared to Frank, which was somewhat a thing with Old!Morgan, but sadly not explored more due to hiatus.

>>3222409
If Ghost doesn't have any particular personality in mind, we could go for a Trait/Flaw system to build him one, though I'd rather he build a proper personality over us hacking one together.

>>3222402
Personally the biggest attractive of a Quest like this lies in character interactions, not combat. If that is what I was looking for, I could easily play Ace Combat instead.

And for good character intearaction, you need good conflict. Now, we can discuss what is considered good and what is considered bad conflict, but a scenario where 'cute girls do cute things' is to be avoided because it gest boring really fast.

Just my two cents anyway.

>>3222156
[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

We spent much of the last quest being a badass dogfighter. I'd like to have something different to build our reputation from, and a SEAD witch sounds like an interesting backseater to have.

I'm over Wendy. I really, really don't want to drag family issues into piloting. No kidlets, no family. That rules out Kyou, since she's prolly related to whatsherfugly and her marine carpet muncher.

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

>>3222156
[x] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

Also tally for now:
[] Danielle - 4
[] Wendy - 6
[] Kyou.- 5
[] take some more time - 12
Looks like it's WORLD BUILDING time.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

What is this waifu faggot quest

>>3222156
>[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.
Let's give the actually new character a chance, rather than retreading old paths.

>>3222156
>[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

>>3222156
>[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

Finally the time has come again.

>>3222156
>[X] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

I'm up for some electronic warfare shit.

>>3222431
Pretty much this.

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

>>3222549
>post showing [x] is behind
>surge of 1 post IDs voting for [x]
Pretty transparent, don't you think?

>>3222856
For my part, I'm at work and hadn't had a chance to catch up until then. My last vote was at home.

>>3222856
Considering some of us have jobs, and weren't UP at 1 in the fuckin' morning?
Maybe cool it with the kneejerk "everyone who disagrees with me is a samefag" shit?

>>3222856
I'd only just caught up on the thready myself.

>>3222156
>>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information
not a fan of any of these.

>>3222856
Jokes on you nigga this ain't Sworn to Valour.

>>3222856
>>3222867
Let's cool it now, let's not assume it's samefagging on the first major vote of the quest. At the same time, if you are samefagging, please kindly stop.

>>3222156
[] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Wendy

[x] Yessir, I’d like to fly with Danielle first.

Let's try something new.

>>3222156
>[] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

alright gents, it's about 1800, so let's get this started again, yeah? Vote called here!

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>>3223626
IT BEGINS

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[x] No, sir. I’d like to take some more time to read over the information.

You flip back and forth between the pages some before you shake your head. “No, sir, I’d like to take some time to read over the information before I make a decision.”

He nods. “That’s fine, but your short list needs to be on the adjutant’s desk no later than oh-eight tomorrow morning.” he says. “Onlining a wyvern crew takes time, and the fleet is already asking after you.”

“Yes, sir.” You say.

“I think that’s it, lieutenant.” the general says. “As Admiral Marshal said, you need to have that list on the adjutant’s desk tomorrow morning. The information in that binder is confidential, so it cannot leave this base.”

“one last thing before we adjourn for the night, lieutenant. Your wyvern isn’t on the base yet, but it’s due to arrive later this evening. We can arrange to have the flight line call you when it gets in, if you’d like.”

[] Yes, sir, I’d like that.
[] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

>>3223756
>[X] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

Since this is urgent, might as well get it out of the way.

>>3223756

>[X] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

Not much point in flying without a crew.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.
As much as I'd like to see the new -02 we need to get this done first.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

>>3223756
>[] Yes sir, I'd like that.

We don't have to go check it out, but it'd be nice to know when our trusty steed is in. Then we can get right back to making our selection and check it out whenever convenient.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

We should spend time meeting the girls to know more about them before we commit to a career with one of them.

>>3223756
[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

Add in an "As much as I'd like to," because heaven knows he'd like to.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.
We can masturbate to our plane later.

>>3223756
>[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

the plane will be there in the morning, but we only have so much time to pick a partner.

That said, it’s a short list so...do we only have to pick one potential?

>>3223800
>>3223756
Also supporting the add in as well

>>3223756
>[] Yes, sir, I’d like that.
this is always a cool moment

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I do hope it won't be that long till the major plot arc starts, I was kinda bummed out on how long it took for Old!16 to get really started.

>>3223895
eeeeehh, it depends.

I liked the whole 'Top Gun' segment from 89', so I wouldn't be too unhappy if we did something along those lines first.

>>3223756
>>3223800
This

Oop, sorry guys. votes called here!

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[x] I’d rather focus on my crew selection, sir.

“I’d like that, sir, but I think I need to focus on crew selection.” You respond, closing the binder and tucking it under your arm.

He nods. “Very well. You’re expected to remain on base at least until you start flying, and given the scare you gave the docs, probably past then. Almost dying seemed to be your father’s best trick, but if you could, please don’t think you need to repeat it.”

It’s intended as a joke, but it comes across a bit flat to you. Either way, you smile like you’re supposed to- your mother did always tell you when it came to the brass, better to make friends than show your ass like your father did.

“Gentlemen and ladies, I think that’s all. Lieutenant, you’re dismissed.” The admiral says, after another moment.

“Sir.” You salute, pivoting in place and stepping through the open door again. You head back through the building and out into the parking lot, setting your cap on your head with one hand. Your driver is sitting in the car, playing on his cell phone. He looks up to see you and nods, stepping out to get the door.

“Ready to go, eltee?” He asks. “Where to?”

[] The O club. It’s early enough it’ll be quiet there and I can study this thing.
[] Back to the TOQ. I’d rather sit down in my quarters to do this.
[] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224037

[] The O club. It’s early enough it’ll be quiet there and I can study this thing.

>>3224037
>[X] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

Allows us to potentially see our bird get delivered anyway.

>>3224037
>[x] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224037

>[x] Back to the TOQ. I’d rather sit down in my quarters to do this.

it's impossible to study when jets are in your eyes and ears. Even more impossible when witches are. Let's be anti-social.

>>3224037
>[x] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224037
>[x] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224037
>[] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

the subtle similarities between Frank and Morgan is something I cant ignore

>>3224037
>[x] Back to the TOQ. I’d rather sit down in my quarters to do this.

>>3224037
>[X] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.
BIRBS
this time we must truly waifu the Wyvern

>[X] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224037
>[x] The O club. It’s early enough it’ll be quiet there and I can study this thing.

so ghost have you played AC7 yet

if so what do you think of the plane selection

>>3224037
>[X] Back to the TOQ. I’d rather sit down in my quarters to do this.

>>3224037
>[x] Back to the TOQ. I’d rather sit down in my quarters to do this.
An excuse to be an anti-social productive lump? Yes please.

>>3224037
>[x] The O club. It’s early enough it’ll be quiet there and I can study this thing.

It's the first quest and we've already died once. This doesn't bode well.

>>3224037
[] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224037
[x] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

>>3224057
I find that kinda cute, to be honest.
>>3224110
Dying once is a requirement to be a man in the Frank Bishop generation and beyond.

>>3224152
We're meant to die in combat though. Not in either a training mission or randomly on the ground.

>>3224037
>[] Back to the TOQ. I’d rather sit down in my quarters to do this.
Heh. Nice dig at Frank for being an ass.

>>3224037
[x] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

C'mon, we gotta.

and calling the vote here!

also, I'm not ignoring you guys asking questions, I'll get them there at the end.

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[x] Someplace I can see the flight line. I can study this and watch the jets.

“Some place I can see the flight line, so I can study this and watch the jets.”

He smirks, putting the car into reverse and backing out of the parking spot. “Ya know, sir, I’ve done this twice before, and the other guys both said the same thing. I guess it’s a pilot thing, hey? I know a good spot though, no sweat.”

The drive isn’t too long, even with the base’s traffic, and your driver seems pretty experienced. Still, you do kind of wonder where he’s going when the road turns off and the pavement ends. A few twists later, he pulls up to a small, covered picnic area on top of a very small hill. The end of the runway is maybe a quarter mile off to the south, but the view is still probably one of the best you could have realistically hoped for.

“Cell signal isn’t too good out here, sir.” He says, looking at his phone. “but this about the best spot I know of for watching the birds.”

You nod, stepping out of the car. “I’ll prolly stay in the car, sir.” He says, after you close the door. “I have some of my own reading I want to do, but you need me for anything, I’ll be right here.”

“Thanks.” You say, nodding again before making your way over to the tables and sitting down, opening up the binder.

It’s organized in three sections. The first contains the profiles on a few witches who’s talents, it’s felt, are more generalized, while the second lists defensively oriented witches. The last is offensively oriented witches. Flipping through, there’s not a lot of options you see- there’s only one other defensively oriented witch, and only two in the first section. all told there’s less than a dozen candidate witches in here.

The information is a bit more comprehensive than the short rundown you got from the matron in the hearing, though. Your practiced eye also notes the tell-tale signs of coven politics- certain witches, the favorites, you assume, have extremely glowing personal reports, though all of them appear to have graduated within the top 10% of their SIO classes, which is impressive given the relatively small pool of wyvern crews and spots in that school.

Still, you feel you’re good enough to get through this pretty easily- but where to start?

[] Start with the generalists. Better to have the flexibility- you never know what’s going to happen.
[] Let’s read more on the Defensively talented witches. they couldn’t have told us everything.
[] Maybe the offensively oriented witches are a better bet afterall.

>>3224372
>[x] Let’s read more on the Defensively talented witches. they couldn’t have told us everything.
If we can finish it off then we can have more time to look into the other files.

>>3224372
>[X] Let’s read more on the Defensively talented witches. they couldn’t have told us everything.

Let's see who they're trying to push or bury.

>>3224372
[x] Let’s read more on the Defensively talented witches. they couldn’t have told us everything.

>>3224372
>[x] Let’s read more on the Defensively talented witches. they couldn’t have told us everything.

Let's start with what we were looking for in the first place.

>>3224372
>[x] Let’s read more on the Defensively talented witches. they couldn’t have told us everything.