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 and 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 + 1 Engineer + Aldana Gutiérrez. Destination: Misawa airbase. Target: 1 x F-15, 2 x F-2s.

WEDNESDAY, 07:00. Thomas + 2 pilots + 1 Engineer + 1 Ground Force. 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

[niim]

I can take Wednesday.

[highvolt]

i'll see you off with a tearful farewell.

[griiff]

Wow. He gets a tearful farewell, but I don't?

[highvolt]

aww don't be jelly. if you lean down for me, i'll bestow you with a farewell cheek kiss.

[griiff]

Nope. You're going to have to jump for it.

[highvolt]

joke's on you, i was CHAMPION of the monkey bars as a kid.

[griiff]

Go get some springy shoes, Mav.

[highvolt]

nope, you're getting monkey-climbed.

[griiff]

Oh no. A Mav hug. How terrible.

[highvolt]

you're gonna suffer SO much.

[griiff]

How will I manage?

[griiff]

It'll be good to have you.

[niim]

Rescuing some planes for the cause? Course I'm there.

[griiff]

It should be a good time, even if you're not flying.

[niim]

Get me to those planes and I'll make sure you're all in the air asap.

[griiff]

Trying to get us all high? I'll take it.

[niim]

In one way, yes!

[griiff]

Shouldn't be any other way when doing heavy lifting or operating heavy machinery, Nim.

[niim]

Feet firmly on the ground when I’m duty, sir.

[griiff]

Good boy.

[niim]

Well, I try to be.

[griiff]

Can't say I have any complaints from what I've seen.

Grim.

[niim]

Small sample size. Think you need more data.

Grim.

[griiff]

Well, if you think so, it must be true. Now if only I could think of a way to do that...

Grim.

[niim]

I’ve already memorised these new manuals. Some people might say I deserve a treat.