The cabin crew hustled the two of you off the bird first- you could almost get used to the secret agent act, you think, except it would mean giving up the pilot's life, and you figure you'd waste away. With only carry-on luggage consisting, in your case, of one change of clothes and a book, plus the letter lady Dowding penned for matron Longstreet, the two of you were off well before the rest of the weary travelers on the 747.

Your check through customs was almost cursory, at best- though you're fairly sure your active duty navy ID helped. You're almost as sure that the agent on duty wasn't starstruck when he saw the name “Frank Bishop” on the card- you reflect you haven't really been in the civilian world at large since Tanana, just the brief trip with Katya, what seems like ages ago, in California. London, you figure, doesn't count, especially with the majority of your first day being spent either in the national gallery or with Rex.

You're fully awake by the time you two start heading down and out the doors, in the lead and moving with a purpose. “How are we going to get there?” The witch- one flight lieutenant Wendy Maloney- asks. “This is the first time I've ever been in the US.”

2/3

“Well, traffic this time of day should be pretty similar to the front.” you say, glumly. “But I don't really see a better way of doing it.”

“I wouldn't know.” The witch responds, maybe a touch quietly- you might have hit a nerve. “I haven't been to the front either.”

You look over at her, surprised. The only witches you know who haven't been deployed are the matrons, and you've heard even a few of them have been to the front to get their combat card punched, as the saying goes. You want to ask, but now's not the time. Ground transport is in your hands, though you'll be repaid on your return to London, you're told.

[] Rent a car. We're only here for a day, so it'll be cheap and we may have to go other places.
[] Let's see if we can hop a commuter flight to Lee airport, then get a taxi from there.
[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

>>31348857
Woop! Caught the thread at the beginning!
>[x] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.
>Driving
>On less than a handful hours sleep

yeah no

Also lets us question the witch

>>31348857
[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

>>31348857
>[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

Give the bill to the witches.

>>31348857

>[x] Rent a car. We're only here for a day, so it'll be cheap and we may have to go other places.

Taxis can get expensive, man.

>>31348857
[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

>>31348857
>[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

>>31348967
We're low on sleep and she doesn't have a US license. We can always rent a car later if need be.

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>>31348765
Went to Gettysburg a few years ago, wasn't able to see everything due to time but it was an experience, looking down from Little Round Top is a must.
>>31348857
>[x] Rent a car. We're only here for a day, so it'll be cheap and we may have to go other places.
Traffic is... well yeah, rather would have some control over going to and from. Best night of the week!

>>31348967
Foot the bill to the witches, we're here on a job it shouldn't be coming out of our pocket or at least not long enough to be missed.

>[x] Rent a car. We're only here for a day, so it'll be cheap and we may have to go other places.

And an expensive one too! And get a map, Maloney can be navigator.

>>31348857
Did we not sleep on the 747? First class on the big planes from Heathrow to DC is an absolute joy...pretty easy to sleep in. The thought of getting a taxi from DC to Annapolis terrifies me, so
>Rent a car

>>31348857
>[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

Waiting and driving nah. Just get a move on it.

>>31348857
>[x] Let's see if we can hop a commuter flight to Lee airport, then get a taxi from there.

>>31349081
Nope. Turbulence.

>You'd revised that when you hit turbulence somewhere over the coast of North America. It wasn't that you were scared of the plane going down- big birds like this would practically have to be flying through a hurricane's eyewall to go down for weather- but that you weren't up front dealing with it. The lack of information- even when you knew, as a professional, you were fine and there was nothing to worry about- made you almost sick. You figure you were lucky your partner was asleep at the time- she only woke up when the main gear of the jumbo finally kissed the pavement at Washington National.

[] Let's see if we can hop a commuter flight to Lee airport, then get a taxi from there.

Only if the next flight is within the next 30 min. Otherwise:

[] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

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[] Rent a car. We're only here for a day, so it'll be cheap and we may have to go other places.

>>31349107
>over the coast of North America
That's still like...4 hours of non-turbulent flight

>>31348857
>[x] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.
Have any of you ridden in a taxi and told the driver 'as fast as possible'?

>>31348857
[x] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

Reagan to Annapolis isnt that bad even with traffic it won't take more than an hour and a half

>>31349107
>You're fully awake by the time you two start heading down and out the doors, in the lead and moving with a purpose. “How are we going to get there?” The witch- one flight lieutenant Wendy Maloney- asks. “This is the first time I've ever been in the US.”

>>31349158
Is it like in the movie: "Taxi"?

>>31349178
Previous to that we were probably up at 0 dark o'clock
>You were bustled into a car and driven to London Heathrow, still barely functioning as a human at that point, you were shown on board a British Airways 747 and allowed to take your seat upstairs in the first class section.

>>31349178
Refers to this:
>You were bustled into a car and driven to London Heathrow, still barely functioning as a human at that point,
>barely functioning

>>31348857
... Is Maloney related to that other Maloney?

>>31349245
Yes.

However, going by the description of her picture (still subject to change by GhostDiva) she's nothing like the other Maloney.

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>>31349245
If he is then that mean Maloney was actually able to reproduce asexually

>>31349284
*she

>>31349284
Because of the color of his bandana, I thought this pic was of a headless dude giving the guy with the LMG the finger

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[x] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

“Well, we can hire a taxi.” You say, heading for the curb. “I'd rather not drive, and I don't want to wait for a puddle jumper out to the municipal airport there. You got your bag?”

Maloney packed a bit heavier- she brought an extra duty uniform in addition to her change of clothes- but she nods, shouldering the battered British army pack.

She shrugs. “I found it in a supply closet. Seemed too useful to leave.”

You nod, filing that away- why's she got a beat up pack like that when she could probably just draw a new one from supply? Maybe the RAF's supply corps is strained a lot more than you'd thought with the war. It stands to reason, after all, there's RAF units in almost every theater of the war, and that's got to be putting a lot of demand on their supply chain.

You flag a taxi, the driver smiling when he spots Maloney's RAF uniform. “British?” He asks, and she nods.

“My father was a soldier with the 11th Sikh regiment.” He says, opening the trunk. “He fought against the invaders at Chennai.”

Your brain- operating a half-step behind, struggles to place the name. “Wait, wasn't that one of the major engagements where they got almost wiped out without witches?”

1/2

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>>31348857
>[X] We'll hire a taxi from here. I'd rather not drive and I don't want to wait for a bird.

I was afraid /tg/ would ditch Ice to hang out with Rex when I went to bed last week, but then I woke up and found out you guys voted to go full bogatyr. For once, I am proud.

TIME FOR RUSSIAN CHIVALRY!

The man nods. “Yes! By the time the allied witches arrived, all that was left was to mop up.” He opens the doors for you, and Wendy slides in first. You follow suit, noting the interior of the taxi is clean and smells like air fresheners. Good enough, you suppose.

“So, where to, my friends?” The driver asks.

“Annapolis.” You say. “The naval academy.”

The driver pauses, then cranes around to look back at you. “My friend, that is a long drive, it will be expensive.”

“It's on the company dime.” You respond with a smile, pulling out the travel sheet.

The man smiles and nods. “Ah, of course! Well, it will be a drive, traffic is the worst I've seen it in many years. Maybe an hour and a half?”

“We're in no huge rush.” You assure him.

He nods, and the car smoothly slips into gear, merging into departing traffic.

Wendy's watching the city out the window, not quite wide-eyed, though her gaze lingers on the pentagon as it crawls by behind you.

[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.
[] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

MUST KNOW MORE.

>>31349697
>[] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

>>31349697
>[X] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

We shouldn't be rude to our escort.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

We have a letter that will let us be smug asshole, if we choose to be. We can deal with her.

But getting to know, yet another, witch at our side... Got to.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

[] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

Handling the bitch comes first. The small talk can wait for the flight back.

>>31349697
>[x] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.
Get to know our partner in crime.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

>>31349697
>[] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.
no need to be rude

>[] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

We need all the mental power we can muster for this.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.
As much as we really do need a nap, my curiosity is getting the better of me.

>>31349697
>[x] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

Go take a nap, Ghost.

>[X] I need a nap, especially if I'm going to be dealing with Longstreet.

We are running an errand for a British matron, not an US one. Longstreet might very well tell us to fuck of if this goes wrong. Different services and shit like that.

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>>31349697
>[x] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

>/tg/ never votes to sleep versus doing something with a witch
>fucking never
>suddenly a Maloney
>"yeah we need our beauty rest to deal with Longstreet"

Good to see the old hate still burns, /tg/.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

>>31349864
>We need all the mental power we can muster for this.

No we don't. We can just go full Hartmann.

>>31349933

I thought we were told, more or less, "Recover your witch's belongings" and that we have the authority to get them regardless?

>>31349972
We were.

>>31350015

Assuming you're >>31349933, then what does it matter if she tells us to fuck off? Wondering.

>>31350073
We break and enter, of course.

>>31350073
Nope not that Anon.

>>31350103

Then never you mind my question, sirrah.

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>>31350073
We recover it by any means. Better tell the taxi driver to wait at the curb and be ready to punch it when we get back in the car.

>>31349697
>[] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

Details!

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>>31350073
She may be a matron, but we on Offical Royalty Business, from Lady Dowding and the Heir to the Russian Throne.

She is now smalltime. You know what we do to Smalltime.

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[x] Talk to her. Don't know much about her at all, other than that name.

The witch next to you is quiet, so you're almost worried that she doesn't want to talk. Still, she's your wingmate going into this, and you'd rather know her at least a little better than just her name when you have to deal with Matron Longstreet.

“So, you said this is your first time in the states?” You ask, figuring it's a safe opener.

She looks back at you and nods. “Yes, sir. I don't usually get off base much.”

You grin at her. “Unless you want me to call you flight lieutenant the entire time we're here, you can drop the sir. I'm not in uniform and I'm on leave anyway.”

“Yes si- uh...” She responds, catching herself. “Then what should I call you?”

“Frank. Or Mister bishop, I guess, if you think Frank is too informal.” You tell her. “So why don't you get off base much? Too busy?”

1/2

“Far from it. I get busywork all the time, but it's not that it takes me that long. It's just I don't usually get passes. This is the first I've had in months.” She says. “It's ok, I like the base. I spend a lot of time in the hangars, near the jets, like yours.”

“What about the strikers?” You ask- it's odd for a witch to find interest, let alone any kind of comfort, in steelwings.

She shakes her head. “I don't get to fly much. My strikers are on the bottom of the list for maintenance, and when another set goes down if they don't have a spare, they take it from mine.”

You narrow your eyes. “That's damn near abusive.” You say, flatly.

She smiles a bit. “It's ok, I understand. I don't have as much flight time as the other girls, and it's more important they stay in the air.”

“It's still screwed up.” You say. “So what do you do?”

“Oh, odd jobs. I help the armorers when I can, cleaning rifles and the like. Sometimes I help out down in the offices, or any work details.”

You're piecing the information together when suddenly it hits you.

“Wait.” You say, and you see her face fall. “You're related to that Maloney?” It'd explain the harsh treatment, at the very least. Trevor Maloney wasn't well thought of, and he's a laughingstock, even in the US Navy- how many senior RAF officers got run off the deck of a battlewagon by armed marines? All of one. The story spread far and fast, and the man was ruined, politically and socially.

She nods. “Y-yes. He was my grandfather. I suppose I understand if you don't want to talk anymore.”

> How do you respond?

>>31350401
> How do you respond?
>Pat head
>"There, there. There, there."

>>31350401
>> How do you respond?

>People shunning her because of her idiot grandfather
It's almost like you're recycling plots or something.

>>31350401
"you are not your grandfather, and therefore i will not treat you like him"

or something alike

>>31350401
Take that nap. We need it.

>>31350401
>> How do you respond?

"Far from it. I don't believe that the sins of the fathers pass on to their progeny. This is wrong on a multitude of levels."

If this shit has been allowed to persist like it sounds, my opinion of British Matrons has taken a nosedive.

>>31350401
Huh.

How do you respond to that? I mean the girl here is getting flak from what grandpa did. Messed up of you ask me.

Well at least she's one part of the two-man team that gets to tell of Longstreet. That should be a fun story to tell.

>>31350505
off even.

>>31350401
>Headpats

>>31350401
"...that's not the worst they've done, is it."

No way in hell it is. She's kept from the front, she's kept from flying, her strikers are scavenged for parts, and she's denied leave passes for no fucking reason. What have they been doing to this poor girl?

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>>31350401
>"That doesn't sound like a good reason to stop talking."

Profound sadness.

>>31350401
She gets a head pat.
"Grand kid shouldn't be punished for the deeds of their Grandfather, after this we can have a chat with your Matrons about this."

>>31350480
>>31350488

Something like this. And shit man, that is retarded, holding her grandfather against her.

>>31350601

...You're going to do something with this now, aren't you.

>>31350401
>“Wait.” You say, and you see her face fall.
>and you see her face fall.

That's fucking depressing, she's probably lost friends after she heard them say that one little word.

>>31350401
>Headpats, sidehugs, whatever is required until she feels better.

If the RAF isn't using her, can Spellcaster have her? We can apprentice her to Slider!

>>31350401
Right.

We're going to make some calls when this immediate job is done.

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And here I was hoping for some Merlin-esque thing. She gets treated like shit because she can't do strikers, and we tell her to take a backseat in our jet and we get a British Merlin.

Instead it's this unoriginal, implausible bullshit about her grampappy. I expected more from you, ghost.

>>31350856
this! If they don't want her, we'll take her

>>31350401
>Headpats
>>31350856
Inter-service adoption time!

>>31350893
You mean the literal exact character profile she got from Ogitsune?

>>31350856
>Spellcaster gets her
>Squadron trains her up
>Within a month becomes the highest scoring RAF Witch
Chew on that ya damn Matrons!

>>31350893
How is it implausible? You'd be AMAZED at how petty folks in the military can be over disgraced family members.

Hell, James Longstreet had his reputation smeared for a century by ass hurt southern "Lost Cause" revisionists, and some folks to this day still blame him for Gettysburg, as opposed to blaming Robert E. Lee for being a shitty fucking general who road the backs of better men to notoriety.

>>31350401

I wonder if the original Maloney would've acted like less of a prick if he knew the shit his granddaughter was going to get because of his antics, surely the man isn't that much of an asshole?

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>>31350893
We all know how shitty people can be and Trevor Maloney was a bastard in SWQ. It would be a bit shocking if people didn't treat her like this.

>>31351098

Wendy is more or less the complete opposite of her grandfather and an incredibly sweet girl, she didn't even complain about the abusive shit heaped upon her for something she could never control.

>>31351098
The sad thing is that of all people, Maloney's greatest nemesis sure as hell wouldn't want to see the manm's family victimised for his assholishness.

>>31351151

Say what you will about Young, but he'd be pretty horrified that Wendy's victimization was partly his fault.

>>31350401
>how many senior RAF officers got run off the deck of a battlewagon by armed marines?
One of whom attached a bayonet to a LMG

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>>31351201
If the matrons get in the way of righting this wrong, perhaps we can call upon the Bounce Lord himself.

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“I don't buy into the sins of the father.” You say, somewhat tersely. “You aren't your grandfather.”

She looks at you, looking for some sign that you're joking at her expense.

“Shit,” you say, carrying on, “None of us are, thank god. They'd have me locked up in a psych ward if we were. My granddads were completely insane. What kind of strikers are you on?”

“T-tornados.” She says, hesitating. “You mean that? You don't hate me?”

“Why would I?” You ask. “What model?”

“The ADV.” She says. “Well, when it works. Sometimes I get sent to older models, but I'll take anything they'll let me fly. I can work with Tornados, or jaguars, or harriers. I've even flown your tomcats and eagles a few times when we hosted American squadrons.”

You quirk an eyebrow at that. “I thought witches had problems working with different strikers? Something about how they draw magic from you, or something?”

She nods. “Yes. Well, mostly. I'm sure whoever you talked to said it was different for all witches?”

You nod, remembering Ice's explanation.

“Well, I get a little headache that's gone in five minutes and I'm fine. Different models never bothered me much.” She says. “I've put in for liaison duty everywhere since the war started, but it's never been approved.”

“Oh really?” You ask, suddenly seeing a way to help the girl. “You have? How recently?”

“Last week.” She says. “I'm sure the paperwork is still sitting on the squadron commander's desk. Or maybe in the dustbin.”

[] I can't make any promises, but we'll see what we can do for you. It's not right for them to do you like that, and I don't like sitting by if I can do something.
[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

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>>31350893
>unoriginal, implausible bullshit about her grampappy

Tell me, anon. How do you think Benedict Arnold's grandson would have been treated if he decided he wanted to attend West Point? Or if William Sherman's grandson tried to go to VMI or The Citadel?

Humans are spiteful hateful assholes, especially to people they consider traitors.

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

>>31351098
So you're saying most people will be a dick to somebody because of something they never did and had no control over, and happened years before they were a twinkle in their fathers eye.
For no reason at all, in other words.

...

Yeah, I actually can believe that. Still doesn't mean this isn't complete shit. I mean, there's plenty of less contrived reasons, and if she winds up in Spellcaster I'm going to fly my "Strikerless Witch" boat into the fucking ground, because that would have resulted in the exact same circumstances, plot, and result without relying on my misanthropy. In addition, even! You could take the angle that her Father was -also- a buffoon, and incompetence runs in the family, as opposed to That One Ancestor.

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

I wonder what konstantina will think when we bring ANOTHER witch to the squadron

>>31351305
>[X] I can't make any promises, but we'll see what we can do for you. It's not right for them to do you like that, and I don't like sitting by if I can do something.

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

As if there's another answer here.

>>31351305

>[x] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

Time to induct another witch into our brand of mayhem!

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>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

The fact that merely sitting in a taxi with someone who doesn't hate her guts is something to celebrate about makes me angry.

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>>31351305
[X] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

>>31351345
>I'm going to fly my "Strikerless Witch" boat into the fucking ground

Maybe you could instead drive your car off the side of a freeway into a tree and spare us your posting, that would also be pretty neat

>>31351305
>“I've put in for liaison duty everywhere since the war started, but it's never been approved.”

>>31351345


SEE!? SEE!? HERE WE GO, SHE'S GONNA FOLLOW US AROUND LIKE A LOST PUPPY.

I TOLD YOU!

>>31351305
>[x] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

Little sister get! Apprentice her to slider, so that when she finally goes home, she wont take no shit from nobody

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

>>31351305
[] I can't make any promises, but we'll see what we can do for you. It's not right for them to do you like that, and I don't like sitting by if I can do something.

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.
hug

>>31351305
[X] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

>>31351387
completely unrelated, but why did top mounted magazines go out of style?

>>31351431
I'd imagine it fucks with the sights. Generally, you mount your sights or optics along the top.

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>>31351412
That's great, Anon. Really it is.

Here's the thing cupcake, nobody cares about you or your post.

[] I can't make any promises, but we'll see what we can do for you. It's not right for them to do you like that, and I don't like sitting by if I can do something.

Time to prep Ice for commanding an international wing.

>>31351452
You forgot your tripcode, Crix.

>>31351305
>[x] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

Good feels before we recover the box.

>>31351465
crix is kill

>>31351465
You forgot yours, Wiseman.

>>31351457

...Is it wrong that I want another guy instead of a witch at this point? I mean, yeah, I'd support helping Wendy, but the estrogen is getting a little thick here.

>>31351490

Not wrong of you, and I agree it'd be nice to not be Only Man, but this isn't unexpected when we're dealing with Witch Holds right now.

>>31351490

>implying it was ever thin

Rolled 20

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

Oh this shit will not fly.

This gitl should be in R&D.

What with her being able to adapt to different strikers so quickly.

>>31351484
Good Riddance.

>>31351305
>dat adaptability going to waste
That won't do. Not at all.
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

>>31351305
>[] I can't make any promises, but we'll see what we can do for you. It's not right for them to do you like that, and I don't like sitting by if I can do something.

Let's not make any promises we can't keep, eh?

>>31351431
Cuz it's shit. If you put a mag on top, you have to mount an optic offset. That means when you are correcting for range, you not only have to make the usual attitudinal adjustments, you have to adjust laterally as well! For every fucking range change. It'd make human imprecision even more imprecise.

You can see why it went out of style. Good fucking riddance.

>>31351490
We can't have more men, this is witch country!
>>31351305
>[] I can't make any promises, but we'll see what we can do for you. It's not right for them to do you like that, and I don't like sitting by if I can do something.
For all intents and purposes, aren't both options basically the same thing?

>>31351305
>[] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

>>31351837

One speaks of a more personal interest in the matter.

>>31351837
The second option gets her hopes up more, so she's more devastated when it gets veto'd.

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>>31351837
>this is witch country!
Yeah, Witch country for Gnome men. We need more gnomes.
>>31351867
God dammit, it's gonna get done! We'll toss the Brits the next couple aggressor flights.

>>31351867
>Implying spellcaster can't get what it wants right now

>>31351861
>>31351867
Yea, but with option 1 being "we'll get you a slot somewhere" and option 2 being "we'll get you a slot with us!", given the fact that she has a nasty name around the RAF and the fact that we were asking, the matrons would probably just stick her with us anyways

>>31351810
Though two very well-regarded guns used top magazines to no negative effect - the Bren and Owen.

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[x] You know, Spellcaster doesn't have an attached Observer from the Royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.

“You know,” You say, thinking for a second. “We don't have an observer from the royal witches yet. We'll talk to Ice when we get back, if that's ok.”

“Y-you mean that?” She asks, her voice betraying hope.

You nod. “Sure. As much as the girls change strikers, you'll get along nicely, I think.”

“It would be nice...” her face falls again as she thinks about it and shakes her head. “But the RAF will never allow it.”

“Even if it's us asking for you by name?” You ask.

She hakes her head again. “They'll just ask why you want me, and offer someone else.”

“Problem is,” you say, “We're asking for you, specifically. Not just an RAF witch, but Flight Lieutenant Wendy Maloney. Besides, Slider needs a partner in crime, the twins are starting to figure her games out.”

She shakes her head again. “They'll never agree to it. And even if they do, they won't let me keep my strikers.”

“Like we don't have spare sets everywhere.” You say, laughing.

“W-well. If you're sure, then, I guess.” She says, quietly. “But if you change your mind...”

“Why would I?” You ask. “Ice will agree, even if she doesn't know it yet.”

“She's your girlfriend then?” Wendy asks, then flushes a furious crimson and shakes her head, waving her hands in front of her. “No! No! Not like that. I- I mean, you two are that close?”

If anything, her flush gets even redder.

[] We trust each other. That's what matters here.
[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

>>31352060
"Yes"

>>31352060
>[] We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352060
>[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

"Nothing definite."

>>31352060
>[x]“It would be nice...” her face falls again as she thinks about it and shakes her head. “But the RAF will never allow it.”

>>31352060
>[] We trust each other. That's what matters here.

Rolled 16

>>31352060

COMBO

>[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other. That's what matters here.

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>>31352060
[X] We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352060
>[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

A very loaded question.

>>31352060
>[x] We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352113
This

>>31352060
>[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed.
>[x] We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

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>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other. That's what matters here.
Ha! Haha! I like this witch more and more.

>>31352113
Eh, why not. Not like we don't combo every other option here.

>>31352060
>[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

>>31352060
>>31352113

This combo is nice

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352115
>that image
>that, no doubt, vibrating leg
Goddammit Fumikane.

>>31352113

Supporting this guy.

>>31352060
How old is Wendy?

She is giving me Goose/Merlin vibes

also

>[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352060
>[x] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352205
>that, no doubt, vibrating leg
I...had never thought of it like this. damn you!

>>31352060
[X] We trust each other. That's what matters here.

>>31352244
17

>>31352270
Oh so another Goose/Merlin esque little sister.

I'm fine with this

>>31352337

Maybe I should've termed that, "a year younger than Ice".

>>31352353
Do we really need to add another point to the polygon? I'd much rather adopt her as little sister than further complicate the geometric situation.

>>31352436
Human relationships do not work by being rendered by the FX chip in an SNES cartridge, I'm sure it will be fine

>>31352436
Shockingly enough, there are other things she could be other than "love interest" and "little sister".

Rolled 16

>>31352436

I can already see all the other witches going 'another one' with their stares,

>>31352475
Red shirt?

>>31352436
The day when little sisters outnumber the love interests, is the day Frank gets arrested by masked witches and is never heard from again.

>>31351965
Counter-points:

Bren was an LMG; it was primarily used to engage area targets. The sights merely have to be good enough to have the bullets fall in the general vicinity of where you want them to.

The Owen was an SMG, whose very nature dictates it be used in very close quarters--which also doesn't necessitate sophisticated and accurate sights ala M1 Garand, K98, etc.

Those are niche roles compared to a general combat rifle--and in the case of the Bren, arguably better-served by a belt-fed gun.

For their intended purpose, the top mag messing with the aim wasn't a hindrance per say, yes. But all else equal, even then both the Bren and Owen would likely have benefited from an alternative positioning of the magazine.

>>31352475

Not to anon, apparently.

Rolled 10

>>31352060
>[X] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

>>31352544
Wait to rolls do anything for this quest? I didn't even know we were using a system.

>>31352534
Actually, the Owen benefited fron improved feed reliability from the positioning of the magazine. It would have been a measurably worse gun with an alternative magazine positioning.

>>31352587
They don't. We don't, people are just leaving them on from other threads.

>>31352587
Nothing & we're not. Some people just never clear their e-mail fields.

>>31352587
Yeah I forgot to remove that.

>>31352646
>>31352616

Ah thanks, I've seen that alot and I was curious about it.

>>31352592
Fair point, though the Owen was a simplistic design which sort of necessitated the benefit of gravity via top-loading.

Also, what I meant by my last sentence was that if a hypothetical Owen existed that had bottom-fed mag with the same reliability, it would have been a better gun than the original.

>>31352113
This

>>31352480
>>31352526
We are collector of witches!

I wonder if Lady Dowding stuck us with wendy specifically so we would rehabilitate her?

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>>31352860
She knew, she knew this would happen.

>>31352860
More than likely. The woman knows what she's doing.

I wouldn't be surprised if she had the paper already done when we get back.

Rolled 16

>>31352860
>>31352888
>>31352893

She protects the witches under her after all.

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>>31352860
But to do that she must be a tactical genius...
DOWDINGGG!!!

>>31352914

Well considering who she's related too. . .

This remind me, do Rommel, Patton and Monty comes together on North Africa in this 'verse? Like in Witches of Sphinx?

Rolled 12

>>31353126

They're on Barin, together.

>>31353126
They were at Barin in vanilla SWQ

>>31353137
>>31353144
Thanks, i only followed this 'verse from 89 quest.

>>31353144
>>31353161
Oh where for art thou Fag o Planes?

>>31352717
>Necessitated

Like hell. It was an unusual but deliberate design choice, much like the bulkhead that kept the action clear of debris. Of course, bottom-feed with the same reliability would be ideal, but no other bottom-fed contemporaries matched the Owen in Jungle warfare. Not the Sten, Thompson, Grease gun or whatever else.

It was simple, cheap, reliable and better than the rest.

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[] We trust each other. That's what matters here.
[] That, my friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. She'll listen, leave it at that.

“That, My friend, is a very loaded question that could easily get me killed. We trust each other, that's what matters here.” you say, grinning.

“Oh.” The blood clears from her face somewhat, but she's still the most interesting shade of pink. “I'm sorry, I wasn't really thinking.” She says.

You laugh again. “That's fine, no harm done.”

“So how long are we going to be staying?” She asks.

“Not long, if we can help it.” You say. “I'd like to actually enjoy some of this leave.”

She nods. “I can't imagine you've gotten much rest. I won't mind if you take a nap, I'll wake you up before we get there.”

“I don't want to be rude...” you say.

She smiles and shakes her head. “of course not. I wouldn't consider it rude at all. I slept on the plane.”

You nod and shift around, trying to get comfortable. Eventually you manage to get yourself adjusted in a way that lets you fall asleep easily enough.

You're woken up what seems like scant seconds later by Wendy gently shaking your shoulder. “We're here, Mister Bishop.”

“Thanks.” you mumble, steeping out of the cab. You look back at the cabbie. “Can you wait here? We shouldn't be here that long, and we'll need a trip back to the airport when we're done.”

He grins and nods, looking only briefly at his watch. “I will wait here, then.” He says.

You're about to walk to the gate, when you're suddenly struck by the gesture of trust he's putting forward. Turning around, you walk back to the cab and put your bag back inside. “I don't expect I'll be needing that.” You say, reaching inside and pulling out the letter from Lady Dowding. “Just this.”

1/3

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>>31353207

The cabbie nods, still smiling, as Wendy puts her bag back in as well. “I'd change, too, but it wouldn't be proper here.” She says, indicating the pants she's wearing.

“This place isn't a proper hold anyway.” You say, looking up at the grounds of the school- you graduated from here a scant few years ago, and still remember it like it was yesterday. “The witch's hall is where we're headed, but it's on the other side of campus.”

She nods. “I still feel like I should be bareleg.”

You chuckle at that, pulling your wallet out as the guards- you don't remember them here- stop you. Pair of active duty Marines, looks like, in dress uniform- though you don't doubt the rifles they carry are loaded. Wartime precaution, you're sure.

“Can I help you, sir?” One asks, holding out his hand while his partner watches you and Wendy.

“Probably not, marine.” You say, handing him your ID. “I'm Lieutenant Commander Frank Bishop, here on orders from her majesty's witches.”

The marine looks at you, then at your ID, then back at you, utter confusion all over his face.

You chuckle. “It's complicated. Long story short, I need to go break some bad news to the head matron in witch hall.”

The marine, examining Wendy's ID, nods. “I suppose you don't have written orders, sir?”

You shake your head. “Nothing of the sort. Will that be an issue?”

He hesitates, then shakes his head. “No, sir. You know how to get there?”

You nod. “Yeah, is it still over on the water?”

He nods. “Yes sir. Rip miller hall. They've expanded the airstrip some, be careful over there. They like to steal covers if they can.”

You laugh. “Yeah, that hasn't changed. All right, Wendy, you good?”

She nods.

2/3

The marines let you through without any further questions, though you hear one say to the other “Holy shit, that was Frank fucking Bishop. You should have asked for a picture or something” His partner's response is lost to the intervening distance.

You elect not to go back and comment.

The campus is largely like you remember it, though you've come at an hour when everyone is in class, making the trip that much easier.

The building, built in the closing years of the war to handle the greatly increased attendance, sits along the water, near Triton light. Nearby, a single small hangar handles the academy fleet of training strikers- you and Wendy watch as two of the navy blue painted units roll out, the tinny sound of their propellers getting louder as you approach the hall. The training striker's sound is drowned out by the scream of a set of hornet strikers a minute later as an instructor follows her wobbling charges out to the runway.

You and wendy watch the three witches as they take off, Wendy shaking her head at the trainee on the left, who, as soon as she's airborne, swerves hard to her right, crossing just under her fellow classmate and causing her to climb suddenly.

“See that?” Wendy asks. “I'd have been drummed out if I did that.”

You shake your head, not surprised.

Inside, the witch at the desk gives you a surprised look. “Can I help you?” She asks.

[] “I'm lieutenant commander Bishop, and I'm here to see the head matron.”
[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

>>31353442
>[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”
Keep it on the down low unless we need to, I'd think

>>31353442
>[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

Give this woman no prep time at all. Full blindside.

>>31353442
>[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

>>31353442
>[X] “I'm lieutenant commander Bishop, and I'm here to see the head matron.”

>>31353442
>[x] "Lt.Cmdr Bishop, I have business with Matron Longstreet, where is her office?."

>>31353442
>[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

In. Out. Quick and easy.

Rolled 20

>>31353442
>[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

>>31353442

>[x] "Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please."

The look on her face when she sees it's us will be priceless. Let's see how she treats people when her default assumption is "social inferior". Of course, that'll change once she gets a look as us...

>>31353442
>[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

Play this calm and professional. We don't want to give Matron Blackmail MacUntface More warning than nessicary.

>>31353442
[x]"Which is Matron Longstreet's Office?" Then simply proceed when she answers the question

WE BLITZKRIEG NOW

>>31353442
>[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”
If at all possible I won't it being Frank to be a surprise. If only for the look on her face.

>>31353536
>won't
The fuck auto-correct? I thought you had my back?

>>31353442
[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

oh, before we forget Ghost, do you have any puppy pics! we want to see your new puppies!

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>>31353442
>“See that?” Wendy asks. “I'd have been drummed out if I did that.”

She would have been drummed out for a minor training mistake? The fuck?

>>31353557
Auto-correct is a fickle mistress

>>31353442
>[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

This is the calm before the storm.

That poor witch at the desk won't know what happened.

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>>31353442
[X] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

>>31353577
The sooner we get her under Slider's wing [tail, fangs?] the better

>>31353442
"I'm Lt. Cmdr Frank Bishop, Appointed Guardian of Her Imperial Majesty Tsarina Tabitha I of Russia. I am here at the request of Lady Dowding of London to inform Matron Longstreet that she dun goofed. Big Time."

>>31353620
We're not supposed to be telling anybody Ice is royalty, you dolt.

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>>31353442

[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

"You don't need to see our identification."

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>>31353620
I couldn't find my 'Is dis nigga srs?' image fast enough.

Rolled 1

>>31353577

But think on that.

That means she went through Training and got her Wings WITHOUT EVEN MAKING A SINGLE ERROR.

This witch is gold, shes needs to be on the front.

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>>31353620
I think Ice'd have a seizure over in jolly England if we introduced ourselves like this

>>31353577

Not sure if I'm reading this right, but it might imply that underneath that meek, unmotivated mess, Wendy's actually got SHEER POTENTIAL to become legendary.

Wendy is a decent armorer, knows how to handle administrative work and is probably somewhat okay at flying, despite having changed strikers relatively frequently, and being forced to train to as close to "textbook" as possible.

>>31353659
The last bit makes me think he's not completely serious about that.

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>>31353620
Picture related, mate.

>>31353442
>[]"Yes, I'd like to see Matron Longstreet, please."

>>31353442
>[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

We probably will need to show our ID either way.

>>31353672
You're right. Holy crap, that means Wendy is freakin' skilled

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>>31353672
>This witch is gold, shes needs to be on the front.

Then why the fuck ISN'T she?!

>>31353710
Seriously though, she'd probably be self sufficient at this point, fricken SpecFor calliber

>>31353765
Because she's blamed for dear granddad's assholishness.

>>31353765
Petty witch bureaucracy.

>>31353765
Because human beings are illogical bastards.

>>31353765
The Same Reason Bree Pierce got shafted, some witches are total cunts

>>31353710
Kind of reminds me of the Red Tails. Or at least the unexpected consequences.

The black pilots went through so much bullshit that to get their wings, they had to be pretty much perfect. It turned out that the process polished them into awesome pilots. The unintended consequences of racism and bigotry.

>>31353803
And? If she's half as good as the thread is surmising, that's criminal negligence. I'd make a case for that being straight up traitorous.

How do you even be this dense? How does a system, an institution, in wartime, be this good at shooting itself in the foot?

>>31353855
Its the British Military, this shit is par for the course

Rolled 17

>>31353855

Because the UK isn't on its last legs and the fighting is still concentrated in Germany.

They can afford to leave some units behind for Home Defence.

It's not desperate enough that someone like her might get a chance to shine.

>>31353855
Never doubt the human ability to fuck up a good thing.

>>31353855
Bureaucratic incompetence, if not institutional malevolence, easily.

>>31353855
>shooting itself in the foot
Its the bongs, they specialize in this.

>>31353855
You forget that the witch holds are at least somewhat independent from standard chains of command. People are petty, whether or not they're sparkly, and I suspect the RAF doesn't know of her supposed abilities (especially because she's never actually been deployed). Even if they did, they really can't meddle too much

>>31353855

>The Brits
>Not shooting themselves in the foot
>brutha pls

We're talking about the British Armed Forces, who "retired" their best tank commander because of POLITICS and HOSEBUGGERY. And that was WORLD WAR TWO. This sort of fuckupery is meant to be par for the course, if not a bloody Tuesday for the British Armed forces.

>>31353855
Alan Turing.

>>31353909
Sheesh. The more I see, the more Witches, as an institution, seems like nothing good at all.

>>31353955

General Hobart right? Or was that someone else?

>>31353955
Also the fact that Monty was even allowed to command while William fucking Slim was thrown into the CBI theatre to rot

>>31353996
Pretty much the longer an institution is around the more likely it is to be fucked up like that. Now remember that witches have be doing this shit since their ability was recognized.

>>31354028

YES IT WAS PERCY FUCKING HOBART.

LEFT TO ROT IN THE HOME FUCKING GUARD WHILE MALLORY BIG WINGED HIS SHIT.

LET'S NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT HOW THE BRITS LOVED THE FUCKING M3 LEE BECAUSE UNLIKE THE CRAPPY COVENATERS AND CRUSADERS, IT COULD ACTUALLY FUNCTION WITHOUT BREAKING ITSELF.

>>31353442
>[] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

>>31354085
M3 LEE STRONG

>>31354085
One has to wonder why they're still around if they're this BAD.

>>31354111
Rabbit Team Banzai!

>>31353996
the witches institution is at their heart, when stripped of the veneer of professionalism, is a collection of clicks of women. with all their kindness, mercy, spitefulness and envy to be seen.

>>31353909
British witch tradition, much like their political tradition, seems to consist of witches looking polite, regal and composed on the surface, but kicking each other in the knees under the table and subtly spiting each other with wordplay.

Their military used to consist of a rag-tag, questionably-equipped bunch of commoners being led around by obnoxious officers and long-suffering non-coms, ganging up on the next poor sod's army with the ally of the century, knocking them over, kicking them in the nuts and looting what they can like a bunch of murderhobos.

Somehow, they got so good at doing this that they accidentally founded an Empire that lasted centuries.

Rule Britannia.

>>31354085
>>31354145

It was a transitional design until the M4 Sherman could get out. They knew it was terrible, but it was better and more numerous than what they had at the time, and any improvement on rubbish was better than the alternative.

>>31354179
I like the M3 Lee though. It was an interesting design to say the least

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>>31354172
>a collection of cliques of women
>in charge of anything
>in charge of important things
>in charge of things that can have a drastic impact on the future of a nation

>>31354179

The issue wasn't the transitional design, but in terms of reliability.

The M3 Lee would actually start up, go and remain in that mode far longer than the "Cruiser" tanks of the day. Do note that it wasn't until the Cromwell that the Brits had a somewhat reliable "cruiser" tank design. IN 19FUCKING44.

>>31354236
I concur. It certainly has that "land battleship" look.

>>31354243

Because women are so horrible HURR DURR DURR.

This is more of a problem with it being a long-standing institution possessing lots of political power than it being anything to do with the fact that the leadership are women.

>>31354261
didn't the Cromwell require like a hilarious number of man hours for maintenance?

>>31354243
>merit-based democratic process being a failure
>act surprised when it fails

>>31354243
Hey, the SW quests are rather non-misogynist as it is (even when compared to some of the 'real feminists' out there), let's not bring this bullshit in.

>>31354288
Mostly the engine.

Really, every British cruiser post-crusader was just a tranitional stopgap until they could roll out the Centurion and rape everyone's face with it.

>>31354287
No, it's a problem with women. See, one woman is fine. Two women is also fine. Three women, maybe. Probably.

But once you get a clique going on, bitches gonna bitch. And once you get more than one clique going on, it's high school all over again.

>>31354349
And we all know how amazing the Centurion was. The fucking thing lasted quite a while.

>>31354351

Please tell me you actually don't believe the shit about high school that Hollywood puts out. Because that isn't how they work at all.

>>31354179
>Rule Britannia
It was their navy that gave them their empire. The RN wasn't as horribly run as the British Army...plus, as Ice was explaining, witches really came into their own (at least navally) in the age of sail and shot where they could put a cannonball clean through a man-o-war. I imagine that the RN's increasing ascendancy over the years between 1715-1815 could be traced to their use of, and treatment of, witches...as well as the things that generally helped them in real life

>>31354287
you sound like you never had to work under a number of women bosses who were catty to each other. the fact that they are also a long standing institution only provides cover to it. Just look at Wendy and Bree. Good witches getting picked on for no damn reason.

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>>31354351
Oh boy, here we go again.

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>>31354343
PF even went out of his way to explain in the background that the existence of witch holds had actually advanced some simulacra of women's rights further than it was in IRL 1940s

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>>31354287
Yeah, about that...

>>31354421
Exactly. It's a great background thing, shit actually getting done without an endless tirade of buttmad and blaming.

>>31354389

You don't need women for that, just assholes.

>>31354262
I know and for it's time a really good tank.

>>31354288
Wasn't the Cromwell was a lightly armored Churchill? (It looks like one to me)

Wasn't the turreted riveted?

>>31354349
The Challenger and the Churchill were good tanks.

Though I know the letter is a Infantry tank

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>>31354432
Stop.

FUCKING STOP. DON'T DRAG THAT SHIT INTO THIS THREAD.

>>31354441
But pussies are better to fuck than assholes

>>31354432
I usually hate saying this, but

TL;DR

>>31354466
>Wasn't the Cromwell was a lightly armored Churchill? (It looks like one to me)

No.

Cromwell was 110% GOTTAGOFAST with a Sherman's gun and armour, derived from the Crusader.

Churchill was a completely different design by a different company.

>>31354471
Seconded.

Ghost can we please have the comeuppance of Matron Blackmail McUntface soon?

Well for the granddaughter of our former archnemesis, Wendy sure is popular.

>>31354542
It helps that she isn't anything like her Grandfather

>>31354542
/tg/ is white-knight incarnate.

>>31354542
What did this guy do in SWQ again? He was a massive cunt to witches, right?

Rolled 1

>>31354580

Nah, he was just a massive cunt.

>>31354580
He was Leigh-Mallory's right hand man.

That's all you need to know.

>>31354580
Not just witches, he was a massive cunt to everyone.

>>31354597
nah, he wasn't that bad, merely a gargantuan douche

>>31354580
he was such an asshole. his assholeness divided by zero.

>>31354580

Kept trying to bust Young for one reason or another. He was also a proponent of Big Wing, so many armchair general anons thought he was an idiot.

>>31354542
>>31354572
As Frank did say, it's silly to visit the sins of the grandfather on the granddaughter, even if she hadn't been punished enough by her own institution
>>31354580
He was a massive ass licker and all around douchepiston

>>31354542

Young's archnemesis.

To Bishop, Wendy just seems like a good girl in a bad spot due to the sins of the (grand)father coming back to haunt her.

>>31354607
Leigh Mallory was the no fun allowed RAF guy that kept busting Young's balls all the time wasn't he

>>31354522

And then there's this one time where the Brits wanted to put a 17pdr into a Russian T-34. It didn't pan out because the M4 Sherman was good enough.

>>31353442
>[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”
come on Ghost, you need to stop this butthurt in your thread

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[x] “Yes, I'd like to see matron Longstreet, please.”

You smile a sort of plastic half-smile, and nod. “Yes, I'd like to see Matron Longstreet, please.”

“May I see your ID, sir?” the witch at the desk asks. You nod, inwardly cursing the surprise will be broken. You look for the light of recognition in the witch's eyes when she sees your ID, and you're not disappointed.

“I- I had no idea you were coming, Commander Bishop.” She says, hastily standing up. “Would you like me to show you to her office?”

“That won't be necessary.” You say, taking your ID back. “Just tell us where it is, I'm sure we'll find it.”

She nods, then leans over the desk to point down the hallway. “Take the stairs at the end of the hallway, her office is right above the entryway here.”

You nod, heading up the stairs and knocking on the closed office door.

“Enter.” Matron Longstreet says in a commanding tone.

You open the door and step in the office, noting the old wood paneling- no doubt with some impossibly rich story, like they once furnished the hull and decks of some ship of war of the navy a trazillion years ago or something,

You hold the door open long enough for Wendy to step in, then close it behind you.

“Lieutenant commander.” She says, her voice betraying no emotion. “Come to your senses and decided to return to Annapolis so we can develop your abilities with Miss Wells?”

“It's Lieutenant Wells.” You say. “And no. I have a letter for you from Matron London, the Lady Dowding.”

Longstreet frowns, but accepts the letter.

“I am directed by Matron London, the Lady Dowding that in my capacity as guardian to the crown's witches I am to recover a footlocker of personal effects of Tabitha Kazinski, only living inheritor to the tradition of Ilyena Kazanski.” You say, struggling to remember the formal wording that Lady Dowding went over with you before the flight.

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