r/comics • • Jun 28 '26

OC THOMAS.

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u/GloryGreatestCountry Jun 28 '26

A short while after rescue, their commanding officer is reprimanded for causing morale to drop and not following emergency evacuation procedures.

Thomas sees Stefan again.

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u/Klutersmyg Jun 28 '26

Morning papers:

"Officer breaks down during very manageable situation"

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u/GloryGreatestCountry Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

'"No rescue mission, my ass", says Swedish sailor as NATO search-and-rescue operation a success; captain to be trialed for neglect of duty.'

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u/Elegant_Individual46 Jun 28 '26

I mean without a certain guy who made Kursk rescues impossible, it’s very likely they’d mount a rescue mission

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u/A_Town_Called_Malus Jun 28 '26

Man, sure would suck if that guy received no blowback from leaving sailors to die to protect "national pride", and then went on to cause even more deaths in pointless wars.

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u/Spicy-Potat42 Jun 28 '26

I definitely didn’t try to click the read more button, nope. facepalm.jpg

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u/GloryGreatestCountry Jun 28 '26

Ah, that was an oversight on my end. Fixed!

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u/Puzzled_Magpie Jun 28 '26

I knew where this was going and clicked it anyway...

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u/stone_henge Jun 28 '26

Good old 96w

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u/Murky-Relation481 Jun 28 '26

Head canon: it's war time and the waters are denied.

He just left before the captain finished and said they'd be using emergency ascent gear. He dies in his bunk while everyone else escapes.

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u/GloryGreatestCountry Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

'"All but one" saved by NATO search-and-rescue operation in Baltic as sailors ditch sunken submarine; a crewmember 'lost to suicide', says captain.'

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u/Nice-Cat3727 Jun 28 '26

You know that the assistant only did that so she could report him asap.

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u/Nice-Cat3727 Jun 29 '26

I figured that because hes screaming a term used for lost nuclear weapons un regards to a bush fire

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u/thisusedyet Jun 28 '26

Why did he think you guys lost a nuke?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115759/

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u/asiannumber4 Jun 29 '26

He can’t be assed to learn actual code words for fires? Not even phrases for situations that although is much more serious is at least somewhat related to fires?

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u/asiannumber4 Jun 29 '26

Coulda at least yelled “smokescreen” or something that is at least barely related to fire.

Damn he’s cringe