Status: Failure

Operation

Pullin' G's

Fifteen pilots revved their ships on the launch pad and prepared to generate some inertia! Vomit showed up with a promising babymaggot, Fart Noises (many pilots murmured appreciation of the pilot name choice, some with hints of envy in their voices). We also welcomed Bottomless Pit, who brought along his HARV, Pincers - built circa 2007 or so, it was time to knock off the dust and let it fulfill its destiny of joining the SCUL fleet.

Speaking of pincers, we launched in the capable crabby hands of our Navigator, Dr. Claw, who promised not to make *too* many tight wiggly turn patterns. Cups were worth triple points this mission, so we cruised the friendly Market Basket skies making tactical crush maneuvers. When we finally spun out into our flight path, BAM - instant mechanical on the way up a negi g-well. Rapscallion's thruster had been torqued out of alignment, so we spent a good few minutes bashing and tinkering.

All seemed well, so we got back up to warp speed and continued taking corner after corner. On the approach to the Inman Constellation, RadMax was forced to stop once again and we screeched to a halt for Rapscallichanical: round 2. Yikes. We prodded and whacked and eventually wrenched the thruster into submission.

A few wiggly turns and proto-wormholes later, and we were barreling on a direct course for the Harvard constellation. As we reached top speed, the fleet experienced the abrupt return of the same mechanical - it had proved stubborn! Vomit offered her considerable expertise and engineered a solution that we hoped would have a bit more staying power. As she was executing this feat, a passing spectator on a civi-ship looked up from his droid in time to remark "So exciting!!"

Unfortunately the many delays forced eXcEsS to bail early, but the rest of the fleet zoomed over to the Allston system to visit the fabled pump track. Stogie had some success with Chubz, the tactical HARV. LordMcFuzz tried with Bieber Fever with mixed results. DreadFlint was especially elated by the new and interesting landscape, and he caromed happily over each bump and curve, slinging the fighter ships around with skill.

On our way back through the Cambridge system, Stogie chased an especially juicy cup which turned out to be a tomato sauce can, translating to an immediate faceplant. Luckily he seemed able to shake it off, though he earned a medal of injury for his trouble. After the dust settled, we increased our speed and propelled through Cambridgeport and Kendall, heading for the skate park for a brief shore leave. As the momentum seemed to be wearing off, we stopped for SNAX and decided to head back to the launchpad. Mission failed as a result of succumbing to the loss of inertia and thereby choosing to forgo derbying. The end!
Pilot Ship Points Promotion
BaneThunderwolf Darkendank 232.194   Petty Officer Third Class
Bottomless Pit Civilian Ship 0  
Dead Bride Albatross 370   Aviator First Class
DrClaw Skywarp 468.567   Petty Officer Second Class
DreadFlint Lust 193.785   Pilot
eXceSs Rabble Rouser 409.179   Petty Officer Second Class
Fart Noises Famine 0  
Johnny Five Bieber Fever 369.2   Aviator
Lordmcfuzz Pale Horse 956.653   Ensign
RadMax Rapscallion 354.423   Aviator First Class
Skunk Cloudbuster 654.54   Petty Officer First Class
Stogie Chubz 518.844   Aviator First Class
Threespeed Dr. Moreau 547.465   Petty Officer Second Class
vomit Jan Brady 341.676   Aviator
Wombat Swamp Thing 426.663   Petty Officer Third Class
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Taskforce Pilot
Mission Leader Skunk
Deck Officer Lordmcfuzz
Navigator DrClaw
Tailgunner Dead Bride
Com-Sat 1 Threespeed
Tool Bag DreadFlint
Flat Bag Johnny Five
Medi Bag Threespeed
Wookiee Bag Fart Noises
Ambassador RadMax
Chalk Bag Bottomless Pit
Still Cam Stogie
Airlock Lordmcfuzz
Recycler Dead Bride
Life Support 1 Skunk
Damage Control vomit
Mission Pinner eXceSs
Mission Debriefer Wombat
Mission Reporter Dead Bride
Stellar Cartographer DrClaw
Cleaner eXceSs
Compressor Wrangler Lordmcfuzz
Food Wrangler DrClaw
Print Jockey Johnny Five

Mission Parameters

DivisionMAD
Date2019.04.27
Mission LeaderSkunk
Mission Size 15 pilots
OriginFort Tyler
DestinationHills of Allston
Light Years16.600
G-Well Activity1.603
Technical Rating3.812