[i]i dont know[/i]

The cloudless skies over Rabaul, despite being heavily contested, were not pockmarked by the black puffs of anti-aircraft fire. Rather, it was crisscrossed by the contrails of the hundred or so aircraft that dogfought in it, with each trail brilliantly describing the path that those war machines took. Some trails continued to be drawn by pilots determined to take down the enemy - others ended in flames and smoke, as they themselves were taken down. Anti-aircraft crews down on Rabaul base could do little but watch the show above. The risk of friendly fire was simply too great to begin engaging.

The crews would sometimes point to the sky, at some sudden explosion. "That was one of ours," one would say. "No, it was clearly an enemy Airacobra," another would chime in. At the altitude the aircraft were fighting, it was difficult to tell their allegiance. Although sometimes, crashing birds would streak over the base close enough so that they could be reliably identified before inevitably splashing into the ocean. To everyone's dismay, it appeared that more Zeroes than Grummans were being taken down - but of course, nobody would admit that out loud. During a battle, one's thoughts should be as far away as possible from the notion of defeat - and besides, given the glorious victories at Midway and Guadalcanal, among others, there was simply no way the Americans could triumph over the Imperial war machine.

But among the spectators, there was someone special. Someone whose mind was entirely elsewhere. Senior private Kazuo was the assistant gunner of the 2nd Type 98 Triple in his battery - and he didn't care about any of this. His eyes weren't even on the dogfight. Rather, he was facing down, knuckles on his chin and contemplating deeply. Thinking about cawfeugh. That was all he cared about. Cawfeugh, and green teaugh.

"Cawfeugh," he muttered to himself. Meanwhile, directly over his back and 7,000 feet away, a Japanese ace had just torn off the wing of some American rookie. "I would like some moa, cawfeugh. And green teaugh."

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