Roland and Duncan’s Wingman Bond

This thread follows Roland Horn and Duncan Glenn from an emergency rescue to a trusting partnership built through shared sorties and humor.

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A Rescue in the Debris

A Pilot Saved A Distress Call Roland hears Duncan Glenn’s damaged Panzerter calling for help while Union ships threaten the area. Helping him risks Roland’s mission and fuel, but abandoning him would leave a fellow pilot to die. Trust Begins in Danger Roland hauls the crippled Duncan into the fight’s orbit and helps him attack the reconnaissance cruiser. Their relationship begins not through formal assignment but through mutual survival.

Humor in a Fragile Machine

A Pair Under Pressure The FrankenPanzerter Duncan flies a machine cobbled together from different models, earning jokes about how much of it will survive each mission. The humor acknowledges danger without allowing fear to dominate the partnership. Trust Without Rank Anxiety Roland discovers that Duncan accepts his decisions without turning cooperation into a contest for authority. Their informal ease helps them act as a unit despite their limited shared experience.

A Place Beside Roland

Shared Work Continues A Makeshift Air Wing With few pilots available, Roland and Duncan become essential members of Blackwater’s small combat force. Their cooperation grows from emergency sorties into the foundation of a new team. Loyalty Under Strain Duncan’s repeated damage and Roland’s responsibility for their missions keep the bond under pressure. Neither can promise safety, but each can rely on the other to return and help when circumstances allow.

Evening on 2 November 2135 near the Union cruiser

Night on 2 November 2135 during the civilian escape

After the battle on 2 November 2135 aboard Blackwater