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Episode Ten--A Glimmer Through The Clouds.

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GM Substitute
GM, 206 posts
Making sure pieces don't
slip through the cracks.
Thu 8 Jun 2017
at 07:36
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Episode Ten--A Glimmer Through The Clouds

The day of the scout mission dawned...so to speak.  Being in space, there was no sunrise, and therefore no dawn in the traditional sense.  But the ship's clocks marked the appropriate hour, internal lighting changed over to daytime mode, and appropriate alarms, alerts, and cautions sounded, marking the new day.

On the bridge, Commander Keyes had a frown on her face as she reported to Captain Wilson.  "Looks like Lt. DiAvantos is down with the flu, flight surgeon won't clear her for the operation, Sir."

Donovan's face twisted in a grimace.  "We can't afford to have a novice on this...it's a high-risk operation, already, and I feel like we're pushing our luck with Edwards out there, given his track record..."

Anastasia gave the captain a quizzical look.  "Granted, he's made some highly unorthodox maneuvers, Sir, but those were largely under combat conditions...he's always brought his plane back, and that's more than some of our best veterans can say..."

Wilson gave his XO a sour look.  "True enough...but it still doesn't solve the problem of replacing DiAvantos..."

Keyes' look of distant amusement was almost infuriating to Wilson...but one of the reasons he'd requested her as XO was because her temperament differed from his enough to give, between the two of them, more complete consideration of any problem they faced.  "So, what's the hesitation on sending another veteran?" she asked.  "I mean, you're already sending our Chief of Fighter Operations, our only EWO, and a squadron leader.  If this goes sideways, the only one we could lose that wouldn't be a critical loss would be Edwards, but that would take Echo Squadron down another pilot and we're getting thin there already..."

Wilson nodded.  "I know.  I've had reservations about the whole mission ever since the Chief suggested it...but we also can't afford to rely on traditional tactics at this point.  We need to know what the aliens are doing on Mars, and Bixby's plan is our best chance at it..."

"So, what do we do about Bixby's operating group being short a pilot?" Keyes asked, arching an eyebrow.

After a moment's thought, Wilson gave a nod, with a soft 'hmph' as he settled his decision.  "We give him the best we can to carry it out.  Tap Lt. Moriya as the replacement for DiAvantos, get word to the hangar crews to get her plane ready to fly."  He rubbed a finger idly across a cheekbone, almost as if he thought to scratch an itch that vanished the moment he moved for it.

"Let's just hope the mission turns out well.  We can't afford to lose any of our pilots...but if the aliens get the jump on them and we lose all of them, we'll have effectively lost all of our squadron leadership..."  He looked at Anastasia grimly, and added, "Don't tell any of them that.  I'm sure it will be in the back of their minds, but we don't need to jinx them by putting it forefront in their thoughts."

With a nod, Anastasia turned, giving the orders to get the planes ready and send calls to the four pilots that would fly the mission...Chief Bixby, Lt. Cmdr Hardy, Lt. Khan, and Lt. Moriya...all four got personal notifications to be on the flight line, ready to go, in an hour's time...
Lt.Cdr. Vance Hardy
player, 655 posts
Echo Lead
VF-1S
Thu 8 Jun 2017
at 18:23
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Episode Ten--A Glimmer Through The Clouds

The alert sounded, ending a dangling sense of anticipation, and Vance headed back to his quarters to grab his flight suit, then headed for the flight deck.  For better or worse, they were going to find out just what the aliens were up to...he hoped.  But after months and months of having no available intel, the prospect of getting a look into what the aliens were doing, rather than just reacting to their arrival in a combat zone, was actually exciting in a way he hadn't expected.
2nd Lt. Hanako Moriya
player, 628 posts
Echo TWO (promotions~)
VF-1J
Fri 9 Jun 2017
at 03:51
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Episode Ten--A Glimmer Through The Clouds

Hanako quite literally fell out of her bunk with a yelp when she got the alert.  Due to being the XO, she was the prime choice to be on alert when Hardy wasn't, so they'd ended up on opposite shifts.  When you're in space, you don't have proper day and night cycles, so having 24 hour readiness is important.  This also meant she hadn't really been able to spend much time with a good half of Echo squadron for awhile.

So, she pulled herself up, blinked a few times to adjust her eyes to the light, then yawned and got herself ready for a flight.  She put on her flight suit, quickly brushed her hair to keep it tidy, then grabbed her helmet and hurried to the flight deck to meet up with the others.

Meeting up with Vance on the way, she gave him a slightly bleary smile.  "Hello, sir.  It has been some time since we flew together, has it not?" she says, clearly looking forward to being on his wing again.
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