Good story, and I'm glad that the narrator and Cedric managed a good full run before their time was up.

*smiles very large... me too...

V.

I think I'll have a cigar.

Bunners

*laughs... I figured you might...

*holds out a lighter...

V.

Mmmmm, thankies.

Bunners

Heh. He got cheated out of Cedrick, so he took it out on the Jerries? Good tale!

*smiles... thanks so much K....

V.

This was fun! Wuff quite enjoyed it!

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks, V.

and thank you for reading...

V.

One of your best yet!

*blushes... thank you so much Marm...

V.

Agreed... but out of a very strong opus.

Hear, hear.

I agree with Marm, definitely one of your best. I think I'll go sit in front of the garage with a bourbon and toast all three and their author!

Oh my goodness! I am so flattered!

V.

Smiles * puts on a fursuit and dances*

*dances with him... wearing an equally big smile...

V.

Wait, what? A Vixyy story without a single furry character in sight? Stop messing with my mind already!

There is a great deal to admire here. The imagination, the pathos, all of the little period details that make the narrative sparkle with truth and make the whole thing that much more immersive. You lend dignity to characters living through a time of utter horror; I can't help but feel that your work in this genre would find a ready audience in flight or war-themed anthologies.

*blushes...

Yaaaaa knowwwwww... I thought of that (no furies) when I posted it. But it didn't feel right to change things around. Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments Anh...

V.

Mmm, another period piece that really 'puts me there.' I can always imagine myself right where you want the reader to be. Just enough details to make it feel real while putting your own touch on other elements. A whole squadron of Deaths following Herr Lunkoff? Yeah, it makes sense; he'd be drumming up big business for them.

So, you think you'll be spending more time with the wood and canvas birds for a while? 'Cause I'm enjoying the scenery.

*smiles... they are certainly a lot easier to understand, and I do like the era. With all the positive feedback I'm seeing, I think that's a good bet.

*hugs...

V.

Thanks for the shout. This was really good. Rather melancholic which is quite appropriate for the twenty-minuters of the Great War.

*smiles... thank you...

V.

That was a very good read my dear at times there are people that would say that's who is Manning the guns it's saved their ass

So very true...

V.

First off, I must apologize for having taken this long to finish reading a six page story, the last few days have been rather eventful.

I can never get enough of your aviation stories, and this is another great one. Once again you manage a respectable amount of historical authenticity and it all flows rather nicely. Loved your depiction of Death and how every pilot had their own reaper - solid symbolism for what wartime aviation was in WWI, when the rules on aerial combat and survival tactics were not set in stone yet.

life always comes first Hania, and that's the way it will always be. I'm glad you read, and equally/more so that you enjoyed...

V.

*chuckles... neither was I when it began - and then the story told me otherwise...

I saw a DH9 in person this trip. It's the only flying one in the world and was scheduled to fly that afternoon, but I ran out of time.

V.

it was very impressive... first thing I told the mechanic, who was wearing a nice blue jump suit and blue rubber gloves - I don't know how you young fellows can stand to work in rubber gloves. Getting your hands dirty was always a part of being a mechanic, but with the chemicals we use on a regular basis, it is better to be protected.

V.