ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Tayasaurus]

Markus nods, a grim expression on his face.
"...can't believe it's come to this."

"You can thank our "friends" Raiden for their formal betrayal."

[Ad Bot]

[Badger]

"You can thank our "friends" Raiden for their formal betrayal."

: Raiden didn't betray anyone, We're lucky we even received the opportunity to try and stop Tarkirov's nut job plan.

[Gojira]

"I don't care what Raiden did. I'm here to protect my friends and family, and to stop the world from ending. With respect, ma'am? Forget about Raiden. Deal with your petty conflicts later. Right now, we have something much more important to worry about."

[Qwepir]

"Allied squadrons, callsigns? Don't want to just have to call you by squadron and number,"

: You sleep through the briefing, Crash? The guys on the deck above us are Gulth and the kids here are Indigo.
: Indikos.
: Yeah, yeah, same thing different word, whatever. You're forgetin' purple.

[Tayasaurus]

"I don't care what Raiden did. I'm here to protect my friends and family, and to stop the world from ending. With respect, ma'am? Forget about Raiden. Deal with your petty conflicts later. Right now, we have something much more important to worry about."

"Then stop acting surprised you're here. Your concerns are respectable, but don't you forget how short notice this swap has been. They were lying for all we know. Trust nobody or pay the consequences later Lieutenant, don't get comfortable and stay on your toes. None of this stuff is black and white." Tippy snaps abruptly.

Tippy addresses the rest of the people who came with her to the Imperial Carrier.

"In case any of you have forgotten, we're not exactly the Imperials favorite mascots the moment we loving showed up. Do what you normally would during a mission, but don't expect them to help you. If they do, good. I may not be acting like an optimist at the moment but I'm not shallow either. You're all a part of my flight, and you come first, regardless of what my personal grudges are. Regardless of the reality of this threat, I don't want nuclear war either. Take care of eachother, and lets try and stop this together."

[Gojira]

"...understood. I'm not trying to say I'm at all comfortable with this. You're right, they could have been lying, I don't know. But right now, I think we have to trust them because they're the ones giving us orders."
He sighs, unwilling to admit that Tippy is right.
"Right. Let's do this."

[Mr. Hurricane]

: You sleep through the briefing, Crash? The guys on the deck above us are Gulth and the kids here are Indigo.
: Indikos.
: Yeah, yeah, same thing different word, whatever. You're forgetin' purple.

"Individual callsigns, Virvel, unless the Imperium made those illegal,"

[Qwepir]

Mjolnir launches and heads out to the offshore defenses. Predictably, they are met with a wave of automated defenses before they get close.

"Individual callsigns, Virvel, unless the Imperium made those illegal,"

: We have names. We use those within our units. When communicating with a separate unit we are identified by squadron and number. If you had questions like these you should have asked before launch instead of shouting at my pilots.

Two by two, the planes of the Aesthian Auxiliary squadron roll down the runway of the Indomitus until the claustrophobic interior gives way to the open skies. You are able to catch another glimpse of the airships massed above the Gothic capital before departing for the intercept coordinates. Sure enough, as you reach them you see a squadron of incoming Aesthian bombers, with a suspiciously light escort. They are unaware of your presence.

[Gojira]

"...three bombers shouldn't have only three Flankers as escort. This is bait."

[Badger]

: It's Almost like they're using stealth fighters to hide from us. If you hang back we can close the distance and spot them for you to use those RGMs.

[Gojira]

"I never would have guessed," Markus sneers.
He thumbs the trigger anxiously, and switches the armament selector to the HARMs.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"You're gonna get a new name if you keep mumblin' kid,"

Jaakko turns his attention to the bombers.

"We'll have to spring their trap, no real way around it. We have enough ordnance that we could open up on them with RGM's right now. They'd know somethings up but we'll have the jump on them,"

[Operator¹]

: You know Gaffe, I don't think the Sulla was the best plane to bring on this mission. Skytracer, cover Gaffe. Snowman, you're with me.

Bell takes aim at Vespid-1.

[ZombiLoin]

: You know Gaffe, I don't think the Sulla was the best plane to bring on this mission. Skytracer, cover Gaffe. Snowman, you're with me.

"Noted, commander. Next time we go on a mission, I'll be sure to pick a more appropriate plane."

Gaffe takes aim at Vespid-4.

[Qwepir]

Both situations remain mostly unchanged. Targets now 2 turns to missile range.