ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Just exhausted from that loving sprint to get to the Hip," Jaakko replies.

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[Qwepir]

"What's it like up there? Piloting, I mean."

: I dunno. Some people would say it's exhilarating or liberating or some poetic nonsense, but it's really just a job to me.

Walter speaks up after swallowing his food and looks at Coaxoch
"How about the people?"

She just shrugs.

Yui decides to ask one of the nurses when she'll be cleared to fly again, and wonders why nobody's even come to visit.

Very soon.

"Just exhausted from that loving sprint to get to the Hip," Jaakko replies.

: You're that exhausted from sprinting?
: You know we got a gym here, right? You're supposed to use it every now and then so you don't get out of shape.

[Gojira]

Yui mutters something about it being "about time" and tries to get some sleep, figuring she probably won't be able to because she slept all day.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy stands outside the bar and cracks her knuckles. she had chewed through like, 20 toothpicks from the main counter.

She looks out toward the horizon outside the bar.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"I'm not an infantryman, all that armor isn't exactly light. Trying to run half a mile is harder when you are weighed down and have to make it to the helicopter in less than five minutes,"

Jaakko sighs.

"The loss or stress doesn't exactly help alleviate exhaustion either," he comments.

[ZombiLoin]

She just shrugs.

Faw takes a sip of his tea. It tastes like homemade blackberry tea, surprisingly good and natural. He looks at Coaxoch.

"Do you have permission to leave the airbase? It isn't healthy to be cooped up here for long. I suppose some in the neighboring towns would be a little... disagreeable, but there a few ways around that."

[Qwepir]

"I'm not an infantryman, all that armor isn't exactly light. Trying to run half a mile is harder when you are weighed down and have to make it to the helicopter in less than five minutes,"
Jaakko sighs.
"The loss or stress doesn't exactly help alleviate exhaustion either," he comments.

: You're out of shape. You should run more.
: At least you made it. How was it down there?

Faw takes a sip of his tea. It tastes like homemade blackberry tea, surprisingly good and natural. He looks at Coaxoch.
"Do you have permission to leave the airbase? It isn't healthy to be cooped up here for long. I suppose some in the neighboring towns would be a little... disagreeable, but there a few ways around that."

: I am not an animal, they let me go off base if I wish, I just would prefer not to.

[carolcat]

"What would you rather do as a job, if you don't mind my asking?"

[Mr. Hurricane]

: You're out of shape. You should run more.
: At least you made it. How was it down there?

"I suppose getting shot doesn't help, although that was a while ago,"

Jaakko turns to Virvel.

"There wasn't much damage on the ground. We found Matsumoto's ejection seat, and a lot of blood- and her helmet, but there was no sign of her. There were VTOL burn marks nearby, so personally I think they got her,"

[Deoxys And One Noob]

After eating the "chicken", Hilbert heads to the requisitions office to select his plane. He eventually decides on a captured SEPECAT Jaguar, directly from the Huitzitlaotani Empire.  Ordering the aircraft and leaving, he cracks a grin to himself. "Time to shine." he says to himself.

He decides to try and find some other people on base so that meeting his teammates doesn't happen in the briefing room just before a flight.

[Qwepir]

"What would you rather do as a job, if you don't mind my asking?"

: Other than this? I've no idea. I don't hate doing what I do, I'm just... less than fond of some of the people I have to work alongside, and to an extent entrust my life with.

"I suppose getting shot doesn't help, although that was a while ago,"
Jaakko turns to Virvel.
"There wasn't much damage on the ground. We found Matsumoto's ejection seat, and a lot of blood- and her helmet, but there was no sign of her. There were VTOL burn marks nearby, so personally I think they got her,"

: I'm still pissed that we couldn't have given you more time down there. We could've easily taken those kids down.

After eating the "chicken", Hilbert heads to the requisitions office to select his plane. He eventually decides on a captured SEPECAT Jaguar, directly from the Huitzitlaotani Empire.

Ordering from the Huits proves unnecessary, there's already one in mothballs on the base.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Maybe, but not for too long. The helicopter is vulnerable being anywhere near a dogfight. I think they would have piled bodies on us too,"

[carolcat]

: Other than this? I've no idea. I don't hate doing what I do, I'm just... less than fond of some of the people I have to work alongside, and to an extent entrust my life with.

"So basically, you wish you had a better squad?"

[ZombiLoin]

: I am not an animal, they let me go off base if I wish, I just would prefer not to.

Faw recoils slightly and looks a little taken aback. With an uneasy expression on his face, he tries to apologize the best he can.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to imply anything."

Faw stares down into his cup of tea.

[Operator¹]

Ellie approaches Yamashiro and Musashi in the hangars.

"Hey, I wanted to ask if I could look at one of your Sullas, I haven't seen the inside of one before and I wanted to see the roosterpit layout."