J. Pontoin

Spectrum's Destiny Angel. Fighter pilot. Fashion Designer. [ roleplay blog. mun is hebuiltfive ]

[angeldestiny]

❝ Destiny Angel from Cloudbase, are you receiving me? Over.

We 'ave to make this quick. I am due on duty in less than five minutes.

You do have your Spectrum clearance, oui? And you are not one of those Mysteron agents? Bon! Now, 'ere is a few words from the writer.

This is a roleplay blog made solely for entertainment purposes. It is run by hebuiltfive (hi, again. creating new blogs is perfect for procrastination apparently). Doing this intro out of character for a change.

Portrayal

This portrayal of Destiny is mainly based on the original Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons from 1968, however items may be taken from extended media and NCS (2005) as well. In addition, some elements may be formed from headcanons.

You can find a basic overview of Destiny's background here.

Just because Juliette is a character from CS, I am more than happy to interact with other characters that aren't from the show. I'm pretty flexible when it comes to timelines and crossovers so, so long as we make it make sense, I'm up for most things.

If you do not wish for Destiny to interact with you, please let me know. No offence will be taken!

For the sake of continuty, this portrayal will only ever refer to her as Destiny Angel or Juliette Pontoin. She will not respond to the NCS version of Simone.

Last thing on the portrayal -- I am not French and my French is extremely rusty. I will be relying on Google Translate for 98% of any translations needed. If I get anything wrong, please know that it was never intentional and that I will constantly be trying my best!

General Rules/Boundaries

As usual, everything posted will in-character and anything said by the writer (our of character) will be prefixed with "ooc".

No hate of any kind will be tolerated on this account. This is a safe space for everyone. Any hate will be deleted and the guilty account blocked.

Do NOT feed any of this blog’s content into any AI programming. You do not have the writer’s consent to use any of their writing in this capacity.

Please never take offence if I take an age to respond. I may sometimes struggle to get to replies quickly (so why have you made another account, I hear you all ask. the answer is simply: because new things excite me and... because I wanted to). I promise that I will eventually get to everything. Please do not badger me for a response, unless you really feel like I've missed something (in which case, please feel free to give me a gentle nudge).

NSFW themes will not be prevalent, however if they do ever occur they will always be appropriately tagged.

Darker themes, like those the show often delved into (violence, whump, death etc.) will likely be present but, similarly as above, tagged as appropriate.

Tags will be used for navigation purposes, as listed below.

Tags will be added here once I've come up with a suitable system. Stay tuned!

And, lastly, please never be afraid to interact with any posts! Any solo pieces, as usual, will be tagged as such, but everything else is fair game.

The profile picture is from the comic strips and can be found on the Spectrum Headquarters website. It was drawn by Ron Embleton. The original image can be found here.

[mariashades]

Backhand

Inspired by @janetm74's quest to get Troy Tempest punched by as many people as possible

Colonel White steepled his fingers before his face as he stared at his officer, standing at attention before his desk. Scarlet was rumpled but healed after a small fracas groundside in a civilian-but-popular-with-WASP bar, which itself had been after a joint exercise between their two organisations. Blue and Grey had also been involved - both in the exercise and in the fracas - and they would have been present but Fawn hadn’t released them yet and as the alleged instigator, the responsibility rested on Scarlet’s head.

“Why did you backhand Tempest?” he finally asked. 

“With the relative positions of myself, Captain Blue, Captain Grey, the other officer, his buddies, and the furniture, I judged a backhand was the best tactical option,” was the crisp report.  

The cheek of it would have gotten a smile from him if it hadn’t been for his years of command experience. “That’s not what I asked, Captain.”

“No, sir,” was Scarlet’s ready agreement.

“So tell me, Captain Scarlet, why did you hit him?” 

Somehow Scarlet drew himself into an even stiffer ‘attention’. “Sir. I did not hit him when he and his buddies were unknowingly mocking Captain Grey when they discussed the captain of the first Stingray prototype. I did not hit him when they insulted Spectrum as an organisation. I did not hit him when he turned to insulting you personally, sir, nor did I hit him when he started insulting myself and Captains Blue and Grey. At that point Captain Blue, Captain Grey, and I attempted to deescalate the situation by removing ourselves from the area but the other officer continued to escalate. I hit him,” his jaw clenched, “because he insulted the Angels.” 

“I see.” Privately, White was almost certain that list would have been half as long if it hadn’t been for Grey and Blue’s presence. He had already watched the security tapes, he knew his officer’s temper and the pride he had in Spectrum, and he also knew how short Scarlet’s fuse could get when someone started in on his favourite people. “What was the nature of this insult?” 

“Sir, I am uncomfortable repeating it word for word but I will relay exactly what he said in my report on the incident. Tempest stated that the Angels are on Cloudbase for decorative purposes and,” Scarlet’s mouth thinned, “and to provide… entertainment for the male senior officers.” 

“I see. Any mitigating factors in this situation?” 

“They were drinking, sir. We were not, which appeared to trigger some of their commentary.” 

Choosing to ignore the admission that Scarlet had information on Grey’s life before Spectrum - because this meeting was not about that - White sat back in his chair to consider what to do next. With that damning accusation against him, it was almost a surprise that the WASP officer was alive to complain. ‘Shore is generally a reasonable man, but unfortunately the person in question is one of his favourites and this little incident has stung WASP’s pride as well - my three gave Shore’s five a sound drubbing.’ Decision made, White took some time to pick his words - again, he knew his officer. “While your actions are understandable, I cannot condone inciting violence against other organisations, no matter how unacceptable their actions are. We cannot claim the high ground by sinking to their level. I believe it was George Bernard Shaw who had a rather pithy saying about ‘don’t mud wrestle with pigs, you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it’ - but while we do not start fights, Captain, we do finish them.” 

That got the barest twitch at the corner of Scarlet’s mouth. “Yessir.” 

“In any case,” White continued, “despite any personal opinions that may be held on the matter, the forms must be observed. Along with your report I want a formal apology letter on my desk by 1800 and after your duty shift tomorrow you will be spending three hours as fetch-and-carry for Medical, they have a restock arriving at 2100.” 

“Yessir.” Scarlet accepted it without reservation: they both knew that his punishment should have been much worse. 

“Dismissed.”

[squidsinashirt]

Y’know, I really don’t read fanfic, especially here on the hellsite, it’s usually a little strange reading about people you know or worse yourself… HOWEVER this work of art deserves to be published. 11/10. Outstanding. Flawless. Shakespeare himself wept tears of joy. The love button is not enough.

@cpt-scarlet-spectrum just saying, if you really loved me…

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Agreed with you on all above points, @squidsinashirt

If something like that did happen, yes I would. In part because that commentary cannot be allowed to stand, and in part because the Angels would leave a smoking hole in the ground.

[squidsinashirt]

Obviously, that would not fly. But tis an act of kindness really when you put it like that. Like finally putting down that mange-ridden, three legged, one eyed dog that barks at nothing and stares off into the distance before it bites another one of its legs off… death by Angel would be too good for him anyway.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

What about dropping him in a tank of hagfish? Or is that too cruel to the fish?

[squidsinashirt]

Because they are also slimy and lack a spine?

I think even the hagfish would want nothing to do with him.

Pike quite like trout. And otters. A romp of hungry otters might solve the problem.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Ha! Yes!

@angeldestiny @bluebostonian @callsign-rhapsody

You want to weigh in on this?

As an aside, 'a romp of otters' is amazingly apt!

[angeldestiny]

I disagree, Mister Tracy. Death by Angel sounds like ze perfect punishment for zat man in a scenario such as zis.

If an occurrence like zis ever did 'appen, Scarlet, I would pay good money to see it. We all would.

Not zat I'm condoning violence against a prominent member of another organisation. No, no, no! But fishes should not swim in seas that 'ave bigger fishes in zem, and zey certainly should not test ze bigger fishes' patience.

[squidsinashirt]

Welp, who am I to argue with an Angel and her fish logic? 🙂‍↔️ Death by Angel it is for the trout.

[spectrumsoverworkedcmo]

Clarifying: he is IN that thrice-cursed submarine of his when 'Death by Angel' happens, yes?

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

@spectrumsoverworkedcmo

Out of curiosity, is it a 'thrice-cursed submarine' because of what happened with the prototype, because of who helms it, or because its a submarine in general?

[sable-of-spectrum]

All three in my personal opinion.

[angeldestiny]

Seconded!

Mais, if Tempest was inside 'is cursed tin can (in zis totally hypothetical scenario, of course 👀) does that not also mean any unfortunate crew members of 'is would also receive Death By Angel? Because, if zat is so, I would like to request a change of plan...

[angeldestiny]

Art is beautiful, non? What should we nickname 'im as?

[mariashades]

Backhand

Inspired by @janetm74's quest to get Troy Tempest punched by as many people as possible

Colonel White steepled his fingers before his face as he stared at his officer, standing at attention before his desk. Scarlet was rumpled but healed after a small fracas groundside in a civilian-but-popular-with-WASP bar, which itself had been after a joint exercise between their two organisations. Blue and Grey had also been involved - both in the exercise and in the fracas - and they would have been present but Fawn hadn’t released them yet and as the alleged instigator, the responsibility rested on Scarlet’s head.

“Why did you backhand Tempest?” he finally asked. 

“With the relative positions of myself, Captain Blue, Captain Grey, the other officer, his buddies, and the furniture, I judged a backhand was the best tactical option,” was the crisp report.  

The cheek of it would have gotten a smile from him if it hadn’t been for his years of command experience. “That’s not what I asked, Captain.”

“No, sir,” was Scarlet’s ready agreement.

“So tell me, Captain Scarlet, why did you hit him?” 

Somehow Scarlet drew himself into an even stiffer ‘attention’. “Sir. I did not hit him when he and his buddies were unknowingly mocking Captain Grey when they discussed the captain of the first Stingray prototype. I did not hit him when they insulted Spectrum as an organisation. I did not hit him when he turned to insulting you personally, sir, nor did I hit him when he started insulting myself and Captains Blue and Grey. At that point Captain Blue, Captain Grey, and I attempted to deescalate the situation by removing ourselves from the area but the other officer continued to escalate. I hit him,” his jaw clenched, “because he insulted the Angels.” 

“I see.” Privately, White was almost certain that list would have been half as long if it hadn’t been for Grey and Blue’s presence. He had already watched the security tapes, he knew his officer’s temper and the pride he had in Spectrum, and he also knew how short Scarlet’s fuse could get when someone started in on his favourite people. “What was the nature of this insult?” 

“Sir, I am uncomfortable repeating it word for word but I will relay exactly what he said in my report on the incident. Tempest stated that the Angels are on Cloudbase for decorative purposes and,” Scarlet’s mouth thinned, “and to provide… entertainment for the male senior officers.” 

“I see. Any mitigating factors in this situation?” 

“They were drinking, sir. We were not, which appeared to trigger some of their commentary.” 

Choosing to ignore the admission that Scarlet had information on Grey’s life before Spectrum - because this meeting was not about that - White sat back in his chair to consider what to do next. With that damning accusation against him, it was almost a surprise that the WASP officer was alive to complain. ‘Shore is generally a reasonable man, but unfortunately the person in question is one of his favourites and this little incident has stung WASP’s pride as well - my three gave Shore’s five a sound drubbing.’ Decision made, White took some time to pick his words - again, he knew his officer. “While your actions are understandable, I cannot condone inciting violence against other organisations, no matter how unacceptable their actions are. We cannot claim the high ground by sinking to their level. I believe it was George Bernard Shaw who had a rather pithy saying about ‘don’t mud wrestle with pigs, you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it’ - but while we do not start fights, Captain, we do finish them.” 

That got the barest twitch at the corner of Scarlet’s mouth. “Yessir.” 

“In any case,” White continued, “despite any personal opinions that may be held on the matter, the forms must be observed. Along with your report I want a formal apology letter on my desk by 1800 and after your duty shift tomorrow you will be spending three hours as fetch-and-carry for Medical, they have a restock arriving at 2100.” 

“Yessir.” Scarlet accepted it without reservation: they both knew that his punishment should have been much worse. 

“Dismissed.”

[squidsinashirt]

Y’know, I really don’t read fanfic, especially here on the hellsite, it’s usually a little strange reading about people you know or worse yourself… HOWEVER this work of art deserves to be published. 11/10. Outstanding. Flawless. Shakespeare himself wept tears of joy. The love button is not enough.

@cpt-scarlet-spectrum just saying, if you really loved me…

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Agreed with you on all above points, @squidsinashirt

If something like that did happen, yes I would. In part because that commentary cannot be allowed to stand, and in part because the Angels would leave a smoking hole in the ground.

[squidsinashirt]

Obviously, that would not fly. But tis an act of kindness really when you put it like that. Like finally putting down that mange-ridden, three legged, one eyed dog that barks at nothing and stares off into the distance before it bites another one of its legs off… death by Angel would be too good for him anyway.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

What about dropping him in a tank of hagfish? Or is that too cruel to the fish?

[squidsinashirt]

Because they are also slimy and lack a spine?

I think even the hagfish would want nothing to do with him.

Pike quite like trout. And otters. A romp of hungry otters might solve the problem.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Ha! Yes!

@angeldestiny @bluebostonian @callsign-rhapsody

You want to weigh in on this?

As an aside, 'a romp of otters' is amazingly apt!

[angeldestiny]

I disagree, Mister Tracy. Death by Angel sounds like ze perfect punishment for zat man in a scenario such as zis.

If an occurrence like zis ever did 'appen, Scarlet, I would pay good money to see it. We all would.

Not zat I'm condoning violence against a prominent member of another organisation. No, no, no! But fishes should not swim in seas that 'ave bigger fishes in zem, and zey certainly should not test ze bigger fishes' patience.

[brains-ir]

Test flight of the newly repaired biplane with @realrocketboy

She's as good as new.

[conrad-turner-cpt-black]

Wonderful. 😍

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

@bluebostonian @angeldestiny @callsign-rhapsody

I think this might interest you three...

[angeldestiny]

Oh, 'ow marvellous! And such a gorgeous view, too. There iz nothing better than being up in z'clouds.

[angeldestiny]

Any luck convincing the Colonel to let you get a pet?

Non!

Myself and the girls brought it up to him a few weeks ago and his answer was a flat non. We are currently thinking of other plans but, for the time being, the Angels remain without a pet.

[spectrum-officer-lt-green]

Have you considered perhaps smuggling something small? Maybe a skink or a bug of some sort?

They would be less of a hassle to clean and maintain, I believe.

[callsign-rhapsody]

I still argue to ask for forgiveness rather than permission...

And lieutenant, I swear if I find an stick insect near the lounge, I will be so disappointed.

[spectrum-officer-lt-green]

What’s wrong with a stick insect? They’re cleaner than you think!

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

If I recall rightly, Symphony had some sort of tarantula or trap door spider as a pet when she was little. What about one of those?

[callsign-rhapsody]

a TARANTULA, Paul??

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

They don't need much space, some of them are very pretty, and you don't need to exercise them. Makes sense for an environment like Cloudbase.

[callsign-rhapsody]

Yes, I would be inclined to agree that they may be practical, but I will never know peace thinking it may escape.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Hn, yes, that's a fair point and most of the base would want to squish the poor thing.

What about a praying mantis instead?

[the-original-sineater]

@cpt-scarlet-spectrum Um... you know that female praying manties - how to say this delicately - decapitate their mates during copulation., yes?

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Well, yes, but we don't need to get a male one? Or do we? My family pets were all the more conventional type - cats, dogs, and Mum joked that Dad was a stray who followed her home one day.

[the-original-sineater]

So you want to close up some poor little male , who just wants to pass on his genes to life of celibacy, all alone in a box with dirt and plants with giants poking at him? RUDE

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Well, when you put it that way...

@angeldestiny @callsign-rhapsody What do you think the odds are of being able to keep a couple of fish?

[angeldestiny]

… Goldfish would be relatively easy to look after, yes? We could ‘ave one each.

[angeldestiny]

Any luck convincing the Colonel to let you get a pet?

Non!

Myself and the girls brought it up to him a few weeks ago and his answer was a flat non. We are currently thinking of other plans but, for the time being, the Angels remain without a pet.

[spectrum-officer-lt-green]

Have you considered perhaps smuggling something small? Maybe a skink or a bug of some sort?

They would be less of a hassle to clean and maintain, I believe.

[angeldestiny]

We did (and it's not entirely an abandoned plan) but the Colonel mentioned quarantining animals and ranted about diseases. I fear smuggling any sort of pet on board would only make him double down on the no.

[angeldestiny]

Any luck convincing the Colonel to let you get a pet?

Non!

Myself and the girls brought it up to him a few weeks ago and his answer was a flat non. We are currently thinking of other plans but, for the time being, the Angels remain without a pet.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Not pictured: the morphine pump on my other arm. The nurses took away my target board and throwing knives. Apparently I've had enough of the good stuff they're not sure about my aim. My aim is just fine, thank you very much!

[angeldestiny]

Mon Dieu! I knew we should have pushed harder to give you aerial support! How long is Fawn keeping you in this time?

[squidsinashirt]

Answering about four Anons in the inbox with this one (I’m getting through them, I’ll get below 100 one day!)

Shoutout to whoever the Anon was that said they liked the last flying video but didn’t understand it. So here you go - captions!

The irony being that I’m probably the least experienced out of all of us to explain flying 😂 and of course, posting a video of your (beautiful butter) landing in a family where almost everybody has a pilot’s license (and then some) isn’t setting yourself up for criticism in the slightest.

Cookie to you if you know where I am. Off for an early morning World Heritage meeting, picking up an extra passenger and then home 😌🏄☀️

[scramjettracy]

Not bad, Fish. Not bad at all.

[squidsinashirt]

Not even a single Flyboy dig. Are you unwell Scott C Tracy? 😏

[scramjettracy]

It was a decent landing! I’m not gonna poke holes.

I mean… you haven’t landed until you’ve landed on an aircraft carrier in fog…

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

*cough* you should try landing on a flying carrier *cough*

@angeldestiny, care to weigh in here?

[angeldestiny]

@scramjettracy, @squidsinashirt - you're both more than welcome to give it a go someday, but be warned, it's not as easy as it looks, especially at night!

[angeldestiny]

Breakfast, anyone?

Feel free to grab one - there's enough to go around.

[rslashrats]

[call-me-casual]

@dragonoffantasyandreality White’s childhood pictures?

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

....yes, I can certainly see the resemblance.

@angeldestiny , @spectrum-officer-lt-green , would you concur?

[angeldestiny]

Don't tell him I said this but oui. I believe that is pretty accurate.

[angeldestiny]

The girls and I have been talking and… what are the odds Colonel White will veto the idea of getting a pet? It doesn’t have to be a large animal that requires constant attention.

[spectrum-officer-lt-green]

Pets are prohibited due to sanitary risks, liability issues and potential for chaos, Destiny, You know this.

[call-me-casual]

He can’t veto it if he doesn’t know about it

[angeldestiny]

It’s Colonel White — he knows everything.

[angeldestiny]

The girls and I have been talking and… what are the odds Colonel White will veto the idea of getting a pet? It doesn’t have to be a large animal that requires constant attention.

[spectrum-officer-lt-green]

Pets are prohibited due to sanitary risks, liability issues and potential for chaos, Destiny, You know this.

[angeldestiny]

Humph. Not even a tank of goldfish for the Amber Room?

[angeldestiny]

The girls and I have been talking and… what are the odds Colonel White will veto the idea of getting a pet? It doesn’t have to be a large animal that requires constant attention.

[angeldestiny]

Not quite an Angel Interceptor but it did the job well enough.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Is that one of your racing planes?

[angeldestiny]

One of them, oui. I took it out for a quick test flight earlier. I'm pleased to report it still flies like a dream.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Ah good.

Do you still have that stunt plane that thinks it's a motorcycle with wings?

[angeldestiny]

I do, but I'm afraid to ask why you might ask me that...

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Absolutely not for me, I'm not going near it, but I was wondering if you might let Blue borrow it. He hasn't been able to do any decent flying (that's not a fairly pedestrian hop from one place to another) in a while now, it's still another three months until us gents do our Interceptor recerts and he's getting twitchy.

[angeldestiny]

But of course! Tell Blue he can stop by any time!

Are you sure you don't want to give it a go? It's not as much of a deathtrap as it looks... 😏

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

I'll let him know, thank you.

Destiny, I am absolutely, positively certain that I do not want to give it a go. Yes, I was World Army Air Force, but while you focused on the second A, mine was and still is very much on the first.

[angeldestiny]

I get it, I get it. Something, something, nothing beats having your feet on solid ground, something, something.

But you never know when particular, niche skill sets will come in handy. Learning how to handle the "motorcycle with wings" might be useful for you one day.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Thank you, and you are most likely right, but I want to put in a lot more hours in the sims before I try fly your deathtrap stunt plane.

[angeldestiny]

I suppose that's the safest option. Wouldn't want you damaging her.

... and she isn't a deathtrap, thank you very much, how dare you 🙂‍↔️ well, not much of one anyway

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

No, I don't want to damage one of your babies. While I do make good coin with hazard pay and what not, I don't have 'buy a new stunt plane' money.

She's a plane that whole heartedly believes that she was a high-spec racing motorbike in a previous life, she is absolutely 50% death-trap at minimum.

[angeldestiny]

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I've dodged a bullet by not being able to convince you.

Non! I refuse to hear such slander! 10% at the most!

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

If you heard distant laugher from the general direction of the 'Lounge, that was me.

Let's get a second opinion in here. @see-you-in-the-sky, what 'death trap' percentage would you give a stunt plane? Destiny, you've got the Extra 330SC or Edge 540 model, if I recall correctly?

[see-you-in-the-sky]

Oh man! I love that model!

Sorry to disappoint, Captain, but I’ve gotta agree with the good Angel here. Of course there’s always something that can go wrong, but these things aren’t shoddy. They’re made by experts and if the plane alone were dangerous as you think, it wouldn’t have passed regulations!

Most danger comes down to weather and the ability of the pilot. Personally I’ve responded to a fair few calls from over-confident would-be mavericks who underestimate flying. It’s no joke, folks, please please PLEASE make sure you’re learning from qualified, experienced professionals. IR can’t always get there in time.

But a stunt plane itself? They’re about as fine as any other plane! They’re designed to do crazy stuff, remember? I’ve had the privilege to test-pilot a few models myself and let me just say that they aren’t nearly a “deadly” as they look. Not to be underestimated, but not a “death trap”.

So I wouldn’t put it any higher than 10%, maybe even lower.

[angeldestiny]

And that distant sound of laughter, @cpt-scarlet-spectrum, was from the Amber Room 😏

Thank you, @see-you-in-the-sky. Though she's no Thunderbird One, you're more than welcome to come give the plane, that is not a deathtrap, a test flight yourself sometime.

[angeldestiny]

Not quite an Angel Interceptor but it did the job well enough.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Is that one of your racing planes?

[angeldestiny]

One of them, oui. I took it out for a quick test flight earlier. I'm pleased to report it still flies like a dream.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Ah good.

Do you still have that stunt plane that thinks it's a motorcycle with wings?

[angeldestiny]

I do, but I'm afraid to ask why you might ask me that...

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Absolutely not for me, I'm not going near it, but I was wondering if you might let Blue borrow it. He hasn't been able to do any decent flying (that's not a fairly pedestrian hop from one place to another) in a while now, it's still another three months until us gents do our Interceptor recerts and he's getting twitchy.

[angeldestiny]

But of course! Tell Blue he can stop by any time!

Are you sure you don't want to give it a go? It's not as much of a deathtrap as it looks... 😏

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

I'll let him know, thank you.

Destiny, I am absolutely, positively certain that I do not want to give it a go. Yes, I was World Army Air Force, but while you focused on the second A, mine was and still is very much on the first.

[angeldestiny]

I get it, I get it. Something, something, nothing beats having your feet on solid ground, something, something.

But you never know when particular, niche skill sets will come in handy. Learning how to handle the "motorcycle with wings" might be useful for you one day.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

Thank you, and you are most likely right, but I want to put in a lot more hours in the sims before I try fly your deathtrap stunt plane.

[angeldestiny]

I suppose that's the safest option. Wouldn't want you damaging her.

... and she isn't a deathtrap, thank you very much, how dare you 🙂‍↔️ well, not much of one anyway

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

No, I don't want to damage one of your babies. While I do make good coin with hazard pay and what not, I don't have 'buy a new stunt plane' money.

She's a plane that whole heartedly believes that she was a high-spec racing motorbike in a previous life, she is absolutely 50% death-trap at minimum.

[angeldestiny]

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I've dodged a bullet by not being able to convince you.

Non! I refuse to hear such slander! 10% at the most!