pdevries 001

[philiip]

Eli's managed to confirm intel provided by Bishop, so we're reasonably confident there are nine planes we can salvage from abandoned bases that are all within reasonable distances.

Fresh birds for the flock? I hear you ask. Yes! Except we're not entirely sure how fresh, which means I'm going to need pilots and engineers to fly out to assess and, with any luck, bring them back home. Additionally, I will need to borrow some of you lovely Espio or Ground Force types to take us out in those dreamy Blackbirds and to remain on standby as we scope out the jets.

Mission specs:

MONDAY, 07:00. de Vries + Olshanskaya + 1 pilot + Wijk + Dawson (pending confirmation). Destination: Naha airbase. Target: 3 x F-15s.

TUESDAY, 07:00. Sinclair + Hyun + 1 pilot + Jacobs + Aldana Gutiérrez. Destination: Misawa airbase. Target: 1 x F-15, 2 x F-2s.

WEDNESDAY, 07:00. Thomas + 2 pilots + Koskinen + Quinn. Destination: Guam airbase. Target: 3 x Gripens.

Factsheets on plane specs will be distributed later today. Read them, learn them, memorise them.

Appreciate it's a tight schedule, but those aliens aren't waiting for it to be convenient for us. Don't all volunteer at once.

Comments

[witlessbay]

now you need us to pilot too? what's next, spoon feeding?

[adequacies]

Don’t forget to make the fun jet engine noises.

[witlessbay]

even luis is too old for that

[adequacies]

This is the real reason he can’t pilot. Not because he wouldn’t be able to see over controls, but chance of regression.

[witlessbay]

im not raising him to play real life video games

[adequacies]

He wouldn’t have time after attending the School of Zesty Quips and Syrup Making.

[jaxsons]

Flip might be into that.

[philiip]

Sliced grapes hand fed to me, actually.

[witlessbay]

sure act like it. but ill fly your plane for you big guy

[philiip]

Monday? Promise I won't subject you to a running commentary.

[witlessbay]

sure, as long as its good with ren. but im gonna need the commentary

[jaxsons]

Alright, your majesty.

[philiip]

Please, with such young hot-bloods flying around, I haven't held that title in years.

[jaxsons]

They're good pilots, but they're not you.

[witlessbay]

im not touching that

[jaxsons]

He likes to be pampered like the royalty he thinks he is.

[witlessbay]

typical pilot really

[philiip]

It's okay to lash out, Dawson. I know the prospect of having three of us observing your piloting might be very stressful.

[witlessbay]

nah its good for you guys to see how it's done

[philiip]

You missed a little word there.

[witlessbay]

what word is that

[iyla]

are you worried you've forgotten how?

[witlessbay]

its all on autopilot anyways

[iyla]

there's a button for 'do maneuvers' right?

[witlessbay]

sure hope so. how else would they do them?