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Not a SayanLucas was restless.
Relaxing on the patio of his apartment, he sat observing the beautiful sunset. It was certainly nice and he certainly appreciated it as he always did, but he was still a little restless. Seeing the beach sprawled out in front of him mostly empty due to the lack of lifeguards such as himself was serene, but it also reminded him that in a couple of days, he'd have to climb up in the chair and begin his daily shifts. Of course, said daily shifts mostly involved doing nothing, but you had to be alert. There were only so many lifeguards, and at peak time there was a lot of people for one person to keep track of to make sure they were conforming to the rules and regulations of the beach...and also, you know, not drowning.
Still, lifeguarding was a nice job if you didn't mind sitting in a chair for hours on end, which Lucas certainly didn't. He could sit and do nothing forever - he had a lot to think about.
For example, why on Earth had he not found a girlfriend yet? ... Pausing to collect his thoughts, he answered himself. Because you're not looking for one, doofus. You're not like those other guys. And indeed he wasn't. He wasn't on a love quest that would either a) kill him or b) land him a hot girl. He was content with life on his own. He didn't imagine that, even on a beach such as this one, he'd fall in love.
But he was still restless.
Getting up from his chair, he decided to take a walk on the beach. This was a normal occurrence whenever he was not on duty and needed to think. In short order he was down the stairs and out the door, walking out of his beachside complex onto the soft sand, which welcomed his bare feet. As he gradually made his way closer to the shore while walking parallel to it, he pondered. His life was certainly nice as is, but was this it? Was he destined to sit in a lifeguard chair for the rest of time after college? Surely there had to be something more for him. Maybe he could find it in this almost completely empty beach. Everyone was gone, the receding sun causing the receding crowd. Most people had retired to their apartments or wherever else they came from, either admiring the sunset from their patios or disregarding it completely. For those like Lucas who wanted to enjoy it, it was an hour-long paradise completely devoid of other humans.
Or was it?
Off in the distance, Lucas spied a blue speck. It appeared to be a human. Not only was it a human, but a human running towards the water. By itself. "Hmm..." he pondered. "That's not very safe without any lifeguards on duty...or anyone else," he said to himself out loud. Since he was walking that direction anyway and his solitude had been shattered, he quickened his walking pace. Hopefully he would reach him or her before any potential danger occurred, and it wouldn't be creeped out by a random guy walking up out of nowhere. At least he had a lifeguard-themed T-shirt on. Yeah, because that helps.
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Ok. So. His name is Lucas Parker and he's probably going to be a lifeguard? I tried to find a more interesting yet still water-related job and couldn't.
Silverwind Blade said Basically, I'll mention them as Overwatch when I post for the most part, but I'm mostly okay with you calling your own bandits/targets down, as long as you don't be a showboating tool about it, and make you character unscathed blissfully and a king of the skies - basically, not that I'm expecting any of you to do it (though I've had bad experiences before), don't turn your characters into hyper-competant Mary Sues, and I'll be fine. It's not exciting if there's not a sense of danger, mainly.And I take steps to rectify that, if I see it happening... Sounds like a plan to me! I'll incorporate it into the next GM post I put up.
Cool, thanks for the clarification! I'll leave them open for Overwatch unless I absolutely have to announce one for plot/post order/whatever reasons.
What's the policy on calling kills? I've been leaving them open for the AWACS to call like in the last RP.
Miyoshi watched the cruise missile disintegrate in front of her, her missile hitting its mark in short order and the AWACS confirmation coming shortly after. She immediately pulled up, executing an Immelmann to get higher and back towards the rest of the flight. She watched Excalibur Six rip off to take care of a bandit on Lioness' tail, and was about to follow into the fray when she saw the two Bears launch the next salvo of missiles. Immediately she got back on the radio with Six. "Six, I have visual contact with four cruise missile launches. I'm moving to intercept. I'd welcome the help, over." As soon as she said "over" she began a shallow left bank, timed so that hopefully when she pulled out of it she'd be right behind the missiles. The missiles were split into two pairs, as the Bears hadn't been right next to each other when they launched. Miyoshi targeted the right pair.
As she banked, Miyoshi observed the chaos occurred to her sides and 6. It appeared that the rest of the squadron was pulling their weight nicely. This is going to be a fun squadron, she thought. Soon enough she had completely looped around, opening the throttle and diving once she straightened out to catch the two missiles below and in front of her. She had noted Six's "Guns" call from earlier, deciding she would follow suit to save some missiles. Her R-37M missiles (among other things) were sitting in their bays, waiting to deliver swift Mach 6 justice. That time wasn't now though, as she approached the two missiles she had targeted. Flicking the fire selector, she called out a requisite quick three "guns guns guns!" and fired on each missile in turn in precise, short bursts from her M61A2 cannon. Looking over to see the other two missiles out to her left, she got on the radio. "Six, I can scythe over and get the other two if you're tied up or helping the others. It's no problem, over."
As she banked, Miyoshi observed the chaos occurred to her sides and 6. It appeared that the rest of the squadron was pulling their weight nicely. This is going to be a fun squadron, she thought. Soon enough she had completely looped around, opening the throttle and diving once she straightened out to catch the two missiles below and in front of her. She had noted Six's "Guns" call from earlier, deciding she would follow suit to save some missiles. Her R-37M missiles (among other things) were sitting in their bays, waiting to deliver swift Mach 6 justice. That time wasn't now though, as she approached the two missiles she had targeted. Flicking the fire selector, she called out a requisite quick three "guns guns guns!" and fired on each missile in turn in precise, short bursts from her M61A2 cannon. Looking over to see the other two missiles out to her left, she got on the radio. "Six, I can scythe over and get the other two if you're tied up or helping the others. It's no problem, over."
It's still going.
Ooh.
Shiny.
AthaliaAcademy said
-cough-
Ooh.
Shiny.
Yeah, like that.
"All aircraft, this is Lioness, Excalibur One. We are cleared for takeoff on Runway 2. Follow me for fast-taxi to takeoff. We will take off in tactical formation, paired on the runway. Climb to Angels 10 and match my heading until we get direction from AWACS to intercept bandits. Let's go, over"
"It's go time!" Miyoshi said to herself, and edged her Foxbat out of its parking space and into taxi formation behind Excalibur One. She quickly noticed that her albino twin, Excalibur Six, was following and pulled up next to her on the runway. She looked over and gave him a quick salute before powering up her engines for takeoff. After rotating with the rest of the squadron and climbing to 10,000 feet, she said "Excalibur Five leveled at angels ten" along with the rest. The AWACS "Overwatch" came on the comm and immediately after came the confident voice of Excalibur One, instructing her and Excalibur Six to intercept the just-launched cruise missiles. "Roger, Excalibur One," she responded simply. "Moving to intercept."
Before Miyoshi could call out to her fellow interceptor, he beat her to the buzzer. ''Excalibur 5, this is Excalibur 6. I take the primary missile, you deal with the secondary. Deal, over." "10-4, Excalibur Six. Moving to splash secondary, over," she responded, and immediately inverted and nosed hard left and up (down), letting her lighter and more maneuverable airframe work its magic. Taking care to not go too low until she had to to maintain airspeed, she leveled out a fair amount above the missiles, having gained a huge amount of airspeed in her steep dive. Looking out of her canopy, she spotted Excalibur Six leveling out in a more shallow dive and looked forwards again as she punched the afterburner, accelerating from her already very high rate of speed to well over Mach 3.
Before long the AESA radar picked out Miyoshi's target. Flicking her fire selector over to the Vympel K-77M, she initiated a shallow dive to get behind the missile, and was soon ready to fire. The missile would be easy pickings for the K-77M's Mach 4.5 cruising speed. Just then she gained missile lock, and depressed the trigger. The missile left its position on the wing and streaked towards its target as Miyoshi called out "Fox Three!", briefly looking over to Excalibur Six to check his progress.
"It's go time!" Miyoshi said to herself, and edged her Foxbat out of its parking space and into taxi formation behind Excalibur One. She quickly noticed that her albino twin, Excalibur Six, was following and pulled up next to her on the runway. She looked over and gave him a quick salute before powering up her engines for takeoff. After rotating with the rest of the squadron and climbing to 10,000 feet, she said "Excalibur Five leveled at angels ten" along with the rest. The AWACS "Overwatch" came on the comm and immediately after came the confident voice of Excalibur One, instructing her and Excalibur Six to intercept the just-launched cruise missiles. "Roger, Excalibur One," she responded simply. "Moving to intercept."
Before Miyoshi could call out to her fellow interceptor, he beat her to the buzzer. ''Excalibur 5, this is Excalibur 6. I take the primary missile, you deal with the secondary. Deal, over." "10-4, Excalibur Six. Moving to splash secondary, over," she responded, and immediately inverted and nosed hard left and up (down), letting her lighter and more maneuverable airframe work its magic. Taking care to not go too low until she had to to maintain airspeed, she leveled out a fair amount above the missiles, having gained a huge amount of airspeed in her steep dive. Looking out of her canopy, she spotted Excalibur Six leveling out in a more shallow dive and looked forwards again as she punched the afterburner, accelerating from her already very high rate of speed to well over Mach 3.
Before long the AESA radar picked out Miyoshi's target. Flicking her fire selector over to the Vympel K-77M, she initiated a shallow dive to get behind the missile, and was soon ready to fire. The missile would be easy pickings for the K-77M's Mach 4.5 cruising speed. Just then she gained missile lock, and depressed the trigger. The missile left its position on the wing and streaked towards its target as Miyoshi called out "Fox Three!", briefly looking over to Excalibur Six to check his progress.
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