_Taiwan
25-12-2003, 05:31
Somewhere in the Taiwan Straits
Colonel Choi frowned as a subordinate under his command handed him a christmas gift. A small box, devoid of any wrapping. Choi was not known for his tolerance. Anything that he did not like, he destroyed. Shards of glass peppered the floor, formerly bottles of (in his opinion) cheap wine.
"C...Colonel. Merry Christmas."
Choi looked at the little box. He put on a large fake-looking grin, one that radiated an aura of uneasiness rather than joy.
"This is a gift? You didn't even bother to wrap it up?"
"N..No sir. The box is very...expensive."
Choi opened the box.
"A....Santa Hat?"
"N..Not just any Santa Hat sir. If you wear it, Santa will appear. It's true."
The room burst out with laughter.
"Give it to someone else, I don't want it."
"Yessir."
The "magic" santa hat is handed over to the newbie on the cruiser, Wong. He puts it on.
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10 minutes later
An alarm sounds, disturbing the Christmas ceremony on the vessel. Colonel Choi heads right to the bridge, where the radar screen shows a group of radar signatures coming towards them from the North-East. With all the recent tension over the Diaoyutai Islands, false alarms were common. But the Japanese patrols never came this far south.
"Unidentified aircraft, please identify yourself."
Ho Ho Ho....
"I repeat, unidetified aircraft, identify yourself. You are intruding into Taiwanese airspace."
Merry Christmas....
Choi puts his hand over the radio.
"Launch the ESSMs."
(OOC: Someone play Santa)
Colonel Choi frowned as a subordinate under his command handed him a christmas gift. A small box, devoid of any wrapping. Choi was not known for his tolerance. Anything that he did not like, he destroyed. Shards of glass peppered the floor, formerly bottles of (in his opinion) cheap wine.
"C...Colonel. Merry Christmas."
Choi looked at the little box. He put on a large fake-looking grin, one that radiated an aura of uneasiness rather than joy.
"This is a gift? You didn't even bother to wrap it up?"
"N..No sir. The box is very...expensive."
Choi opened the box.
"A....Santa Hat?"
"N..Not just any Santa Hat sir. If you wear it, Santa will appear. It's true."
The room burst out with laughter.
"Give it to someone else, I don't want it."
"Yessir."
The "magic" santa hat is handed over to the newbie on the cruiser, Wong. He puts it on.
===========================
10 minutes later
An alarm sounds, disturbing the Christmas ceremony on the vessel. Colonel Choi heads right to the bridge, where the radar screen shows a group of radar signatures coming towards them from the North-East. With all the recent tension over the Diaoyutai Islands, false alarms were common. But the Japanese patrols never came this far south.
"Unidentified aircraft, please identify yourself."
Ho Ho Ho....
"I repeat, unidetified aircraft, identify yourself. You are intruding into Taiwanese airspace."
Merry Christmas....
Choi puts his hand over the radio.
"Launch the ESSMs."
(OOC: Someone play Santa)