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(this is using my New Zealander ocs and an attempted record of the dynamic of the two sides - I’ll add to it the more of think of something)

-          In total there has been four Jaeger stationed (three Australian, one New Zealander)

-          Triple M (a rock radio station in Australia) is played over the PA. The only time it isn’t being played is when the rift opening has been detected.

-          Songs which are regularly played is just an invite for technicians who are working on the jaegers to sing the lyrics.

-          The New Zealander contingent while finding it strange a little, have accepted it and some even enjoy it.

-          Crowded House though is a banned band – it causes too many arguments

-          Trashcan Cricket happens – it often brings up New Zealanders threatening to walk if the Australians pull another stunt like their cricketers did in 1981.

-          Any attempts of Australians adopting ‘their Kiwi brothers’ is met with ‘get stuffed’.

-          Pavlova is a banned discussion by the head of the base – after the great Pavlova debate of 2017 (for the record the New Zealander’s arrived late 2017).

-          The New Zealanders have a good record of beating the Australians at footy – it annoys the Aussies.

-          Both New Zealanders and Australians get behind the ranting of ‘Why is jam in American jelly? And why is Jelly – Jell-O???’

-          After a few years of exposure other visiting PPDC from other countries look to the New Zealanders when the Australians start talking another language which they call slang – depending on how the New Zealander is feeling they will either actually try to translate or have left the person to suffer.

-          TWO JAEGER DROPS ARE A NIGHTMARE – ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S ONE AUSTRALIAN AND THE NEW ZEALAND JAEGER – they will argue on who actually made the kill. And by they, it isn’t necessarily the pilots IT’S THE ENTIRE BASE.

-          They talk shit about each other a lot but the moment an outsider tries to ‘Oi fuck off’

-          The New Zealand pilots are actually calm about most things – mainly cause a fair few of the rivalry triggers happened before they were born.

-          The entire base is pretty much protective of the two New Zealand pilots before of how young they are (Chuck Hansen is also included – he was probably raised by the entire base)

-          Two Up is a common occurrence, it by this time is a long-running tradition that has lasted over 100 years.

-          When you hear a certain few New Zealanders say ‘fuck this country’ – you just know, they have found another spider.

-           You just accept that an argument is a daily occurrence at the base, and pray it doesn’t escalate too much.

-           The Base Commander (seasoned veteran air force pilot in his 50′s) dreads every time he has to leave to attend a meeting. At times when he comes back he’s just silently praying for everything to be in one piece.