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Reaching for the sky; Boom Wing/OPEN
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Topic Started: Aug 18 2014, 01:13 AM (425 Views)
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 05:15 AM
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"Why, did the armory recall your throne of bayonets?" he joked with Nova as he sat down at the table across from him. He was big enough where sitting in a chair would put him at an odd angle to the table, so he simply sat on the ground. He would follow Nova's lead on getting a drink.
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Nova
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Aug 19 2014, 05:22 AM
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“Heh, nothing like that.” Nova started. “But ponies don’t usually like it when their chairs magically get enchanted. Especially with teeth.” Nova flagged down the waitress and put down an order for a couple of beers. “You like it here so far?” He asked, wanting to get Boom’s impression on the place. He liked hearing what different ponies thought about it. He’d heard just about everything by now.
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"Maybe... It's time to forget..."
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 05:22 AM
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"Can't complain. Cozy environment." he replied and looked at the table. "Unless the tables are enchanted, too." he joked. Looking around he sized up the possible competition if a fight were to break out. Luckily none of them looked like a pacifist boxer. He figured he'd be fine.
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Nova
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Aug 19 2014, 05:23 AM
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Nova laughed. “Nah, tables are fine.” The drinks arrived with haste and the waitress ran off to catch another order before the patrons became unruly. “What do you do anyhow?” He asked Boom. “Got yerself a good career.”
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 05:24 AM
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“I think we skipped introductions.” Boom Wing said as he lifted his drink and held it towards Nova. “Boom Wing. Former Sergeant of the Equestrian Air Force, Lightning Squad Bomber. Currently a flight instructor at Cloudsdale.” he explained.
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Nova
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Aug 19 2014, 05:25 AM
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Nova nodded, that was quite the resume. “Pleased to meet you.” He said. “You can call me Nova. Half-moon and leader of team 7 in the Lunar Special forces. I trained recruits once… Not one of my better jobs…” Nova took his beer and drank from the mug. A nice cold one hit the spot after a good landing. He had only recently started drinking again, though, making sure to keep it in moderation. “So what were you doing during my team’s test flight? Just hangin’ around?”
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 05:26 AM
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"As it just so happened, yes." Boom said before taking a drink of his beer, downing half of it without noticing. "I spend my time off from Cloudsdale here. My father's mansion is one of the few family heirlooms I was left with..." he said as he stared at the beer bottle before him, seemingly too long before he took another long, swig of it.
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Aug 19 2014, 05:26 AM
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Nova observed Boom as he stared at his beer. Clearly family matters were something of a touchy subject. “So just on vacation, huh?” He asked. “Which flight school? I probably went there when I was a young, up and coming private.” He took another gulp of his beer and stared for a moment at the memorial wall that was seemingly set apart from the rest of the bar.
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 05:31 AM
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"The one for the normal school. You might be thinking about the academy, which gave advanced flight training to the military during the war. Still does, to a minor degree, if I'm not mistaken. Now the academy is full of Wonderbolt wannabes and professionals. Though I could swear I see the occasional batpony around there." he stated, pointing his beer at Nova before tipping it back to drink from it, only to find it empty.
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Aug 19 2014, 05:46 AM
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"Hm, really." Nova took another gulp and looked at his still only half-empty mug. As if out of nowhere, the waitress came back around and refilled both of their cups before going to another table to shout at someone for carving up the furniture. "It wouldn't surprise me. Some of the guys I know in the LSF said a thing or two about going back to flight school to relearn the basics before moving on to advanced military classes. Helped them out I guess."
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 06:06 AM
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"It's always good to remember the basics. Life has a good way of getting complacency to sneak up on us. One moment you think you know everything and the next a simple mistake can make you feel like a complete idiot. A feeling I'm certain we've both experienced more times than we'd like in the military, eh?" he explained as he took another swig of his beer. He was surprised at the speed of the service here. He'd have to return here more often, if he earned the right to.
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Nova
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Aug 19 2014, 06:14 AM
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"Yeah. More times than we'd like." Nova agreed. Quite a few more ways than he would care to talk about. "So whereabouts were you during the war?" He asked. "I spent most of my time up north, fighting Gryphons." Before I was hospitalized anyway. Nova thought to himself.
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Aug 19 2014, 06:58 AM
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"I was down south, bombing the dogs and zebras. Lasted until the last battle of the war before I took some nasty flak. Put a few holes in my wings, a good bit of my ear and I swear I've got an occasional piece of shrapnel in me. Not sure who got the last laugh on that one." he said before taking a drink of his beer. "Therapy at the hospital's helped, though. Same as the long flights from teaching at Cloudsdale. I've heard rumor of some arcane surgeons, but I don't think they're available to the public, last I asked around about 'em." he explained. And there it was, the hint that he was still a bit broken from his time in the Service.
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Aug 19 2014, 07:06 AM
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Nova grinned. "At least you're still standing, right?" He said, trying to lighten up the mood. "I got blown up myself. Had to travel for days with a broken just-about-everything before I could find a friendly patrol... Docs fixed everything except for my head." He said. "Couldn't sleep a wink for a few weeks after that."
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Boom Wing
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Aug 19 2014, 07:10 AM
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"Aren't you a trooper. Wish my story could sound as badass as that. I just decided to challenge a flak cannon on a bombing swoop. Not the smartest move I made. Managed to crash on the same building I turned to rubble so nopony thought to search it until long after the battle." he said and took another swig from his beer. "But it is fortunate that we're both still standing. We've just field-tested in violent ways, haha."
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