Now I have a clearer picture of what a Division is.

My idea about the roles of the Fighter Wing (formally under the Floaters, but actually going to be used by a lot of Departments) was this:

- Shooting down Sues that fly/ride/drive nearly all the time in Ace Combat, Macross, or similar canons with heavy machinery involved (not Gundam, since only one aircraft in Ace Combat history is space-capable ad for a limited amount of time). Basically, a bigger stick to poke Sues that otherwise would slay Agents when they try to do the kill.
- Helping DOGA cleaning out uncanonical cities and landscapes too big for a single squad of Pyros but too small (e.g. less than the whole solar system) to warrant the use of a Sun Crusher.
- Following action in Ace Combat and similar canons when otherwise Words and extensive portalling would be tedious for the reader.

Why is it a punishment? I though it was more of "try to stay alive when attempting to shoot down Ace!Sues": the mission I am writing right now is about killing off an Ace!Stu!James Sirius Potter (Yes, Harry Potter's son) that flyies around in an F-22 even when still a trainee. My agents have a single F-14A (only aircraft currently own by the Fighter Wing. It's an AC5 one, so quite cheap and hopefully not a money and maintenance sink like the real one.). If Reality Ensues, they're kinda screwed. Not to mention a single error when taking off or landing would reduce Agents and plane to a fireball.

So, any idea on what formally should be the PPC Fighter Wing? Only a couple agents with planes? A Sub-Division? Something else entirely? Shouldn't be existing at all?

It seems to me that what you've got is in effect a canon division authorized to use special equipment due to the nature of the canon, so like Arbre said, that wouldn't warrant a division head. They'd still answer directly to the Floating Hyacinth (not to mention having DoSAT breathing down their necks about treating the equipment well).

Another thing, though: exactly how is being transferred to a division that allows the use of fighter jets a punishment? To me, it sounds too high on the badass scale to truly be a bad thing.

~Neshomeh

A while back there was a call to stop creating new divisions.

I believe this was in response to people seeming to create new divisions at the drop of a hat (not head, no matter what my fingers think). The point then was -- and I think it still stands now -- is it really, really necessary to create a new division?

And more of question to put my missions in line with everyone else's: do divisions really need their own head? My agents seem to do "fine" being bossed around by the head of the department. Or any flower with authority over agents.

There are two types of divisions - those based on different canons, and those created for specific jobs. For example, the Harry Potter Division of the DBS is one of the former, while the Division of Mpreg would be one of the latter. What's important to note is that while Mpreg has a Division Head, HP would not. Now, from what you're saying, the Fighter Wing sounds more specialized than canon, even if you mostly spork Ace Combat fics, and therefore having a flower just for them sounds fine to me.

Now, I personally don't see why you shouldn't use the Crocus. In a consensual reality like ours, it's generally better to reuse something rather than make something new up, and I don't see why this would be any different. However, newbie-shrimp that I am, my approval is not the Board's approval, and you should probably wait for one of the Oldbies to confirm or deny what I'm saying before you do anything.

Hope this helps a bit. Ciao.

I don't see it being a problem, but I doubt I'm allowed to give permission for this type of thing. A suggestion I might make is that you make the division more inclusive, possibly turn it into a division for fics that would require agents to use vehicles? Though you don't have too, we did have a Legend of Zelda division at some point.

I do like your idea though, hopefully it comes through.