
Austin, an F-16 who dislikes violence

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A large fighter stares down at you, the eyes flicking
nervously around.
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"Hello there.  Did you want something?"

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Recognising you, Austin makes eye contact and seems to
become slightly less tense.
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"Hello again.  Was there something you wanted?"

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"I am chief engineer Austin, at your service."

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"My duties mostly involve designing and building
 equipment that our base requires.
 
 But I do a lot of maintenance work too."
 
 (how do you build?  through waldoes)
 (what do you design/build/maintain?  jury-rig weapons, fuel systems)
 (do you maintain aircraft?  <not sure>)

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Austin frowns slightly, and becomes tense.
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"I do not agree with our policy towards the Pope.
 Twenty years of conflict has won us nothing!
 
 Look.. they have GOD on their side.  What have we got?
 A few 

 I'm starting to believe that our surrender may be
 the only way.  Surely they would let us live if we
 gave ourselves up.  Perhaps even allow us to
 return to Earth.."
 
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Austin looks genuinely shocked.
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"Never!  I am opposed to our policies.. that is
 common knowledge!

 Whatever our ideological differences, I have flown
 alongside my companions here for nearly two
 decades..  Even a pacifist such as myself could
 never betray that camerederie!"
 
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Austin makes a snorting noise.
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"Honour?  A buzzword.  A ploy to get the foolish to die
 in your name."

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Austin looks at you with an expression of scorn.
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"I don't think you know what air-to-air combat is;
 I shall tell you.

 It is going out there to kill another like yourself
 who you don't know.. who you don't have any quarrel
 with.. all because some high-minded clod thinks it
 -might- gain them some small advantage.
 
 It is the fear.. the stinging pain of anti-aircraft
 fire..  the agony of your fuselage burning..
 quenched only by death as you plunge to the ground
 behind enemy lines.

 What possible glory is there in THAT?"

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Austin looks rather troubled.
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"I used to be an Israeli falcon, once.
 But the government became increasingly militant, and the
 orders we were given became more and more distressing.
 Many atrocities were committed against humans and
 civillian aircraft, and the penalties for disobedience..

 They could execute you, over and over again.
 
 My entire squadron defected to Jordan while on a
 training mission."

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"There was civil uprising and it split into two factions.
 My Commander lead all who would follow him to Jordan
 where he had negotiated a rump state to provide a haven
 for the refugees.. most of the left and centre groups.

 This new state is called 'New Israel' and it is
 relatively peaceful.  But that left old Israel dominated
 by the right-wing and the Ultra-orthodox.

 They considered it blasphemous for their country to be
 called Israel and changed the name.  After that, they
 declared war on all their neighbours.. but they can only
 fight wars on the ground right now."

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"Yes.  It was part of the indoctrination at my academy,
 before I defected.  Fortunately I managed to enter
 hibernation state for most of the film.
 
 Some of the others were not so lucky, and eventually
 became psychopathic, which is what the indoctrination
 was trying to achieve.  The Israeli air force wanted
 remorseless killing machines."

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An expression of amusement crosses Austin's face.
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"Set fire to the fuel barrels??  Go ahead.  Try!"

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"The aviation fuels used by the ancients contained fire
 retardant, so they would only burn inside a functioning
 engine.  It is said that you could extinguish a campfire
 with them.
 
 But if you can muster a flame from OUR fuel, I'll be very
 impressed indeed!"

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"Goodbye."

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