Chapter 3 - Mark Jensen Realizes He Insulted A Living Legend
First Officer Mark Jensen shrank back against the jump seat, his face completely drained of color as the reality sank in.
The elderly woman he had mocked as a confused grandmother holding a cereal box toy was actually the legendary test pilot of military lore.
“You... you flew the YF-23 prototype?” Mark whispered, his lips trembling so hard he could barely form the words.
Pauline didn't even glance back at him, her attention entirely fixed on managing the asymmetric thrust of the failing engines.
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“I pushed experimental stealth airframes past Mach 2 while you were still failing your simulator checkrides, Mr. Jensen,” Pauline stated coldly.
The humiliation weighed heavier on Mark than the crashing aircraft around them, reducing the arrogant first officer to absolute silence.
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