Hey yall. I was wondering how everyone got their callsigns. Especially Halo
Phoenix - Wow, Halo's got her own fanclub, it seems right that you should go first...
Halo - oh wow! thanks for the ask! unfortunately, it's just us today so maybe we should wait-
No way! What's the fun in everyone explaining their callsigns when he already know it all?
You're right! we're totally not holding this for blackmail let's do it phe! we can't forget that bob's with us...
Starting with Rooster - at the Academy, this man was the MOST chipper morning person. One time, we were at 6am roll call and he comes strolling down the hallway with this grin plastered to his face. It was even worse the first time we got on a carrier, this man would wake up at 5am WILLINGLY. What kind of psycho does that??
Apparently Rooster does! My pilot, Omaha, is up next! At the Academy, he was the most horribly homesick person. I was constantly walking in on him crying over Nebraska or wistfully telling a story starting with "back in Omaha..." You would think the guy moved across the world, the way he talked!
I've got a good one! I heard this one from Hangman, but apparently he got Javy really drunk one night, and lost him for a few hours. At 4 in the morning, he and his squadron ended up finding him roaming around the woods outside their dorms during the full moon like a Coyote.
Fanboy got his callsign because he has this incredibly niche knowledge of DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Pokemon...I could go on and on. If you ask him about any fandom, he'll reply with a rant for a good two hours. I even heard him chatting up Fritz about My Little Pony...?
Speaking of Fritz, he got his callsign because of this TV in the carrier rec room. There was a cable running across the room, and Fritz was incredibly clumsy. Every. Single. Time. He would trip over the wire and the TV would fritz out! This continued for weeks, there was even a betting pool around it at one point, lol
Yale and Harvard's headcannons are pretty self-explanatory. One of their COs found them having a shouting match about which school was better. That and the fact that half their wardrobe is their respective university's merch.
I have another one! Payback got his because that's what he never does. A restaurant bill, gas money, venmo for a baby shower - it doesn’t matter. He promises he'll get it to you eventually...yeah right, bud :/
It's definitely not baby on board, I'll tell you that much. But it's...classified.
Stealth pilot! But it's actually because my WSO did something incredible during a mission (that is classfied, no matter how hard Rooster begs Ice) and refused to take the credit. Thus - Bob, a simpleton.
Damn, Bob, that's pretty badass! What about you, Phoenix?
I was in a bad training accident halfway through flight school when my plane burned in. I was out of comission for a couple months because of burn injuries, but eventually I came back because there was a job to be done. Your turn, Halo. You were the one they were asking for anyways!
Love you, Natasha ❤️ My callsign isn't as epic as hers. When I was working with helicopters, I was flying an exersize and flew through rotor wash. It blew my hair around my face and someone joked I had a halo. The name stuck!
Wait, you flew helicopters?
Yep! Eventually transitioned to a WSO role because being a fighter pilot always appealed to me but it was too late for me to retrain as a pilot.
Thanks Bob! What about Hangman? I'm surprised I don't know the origin of his callsign yet.
It's pretty self-explanatory...he's Hangman, he'll leave you out to dry if it means he can get ahead.
He got it the same day he lost a wingman. He's always hated the name.
Thanks again for the ask, anon! Hope you enjoy the gossip session from your favorite two favorite WSOs and their pilot! Till next time!!
(ooc - does someone want to hear me yap about my Halo helicopter pilot lore?)