It is now the night of the rendezvous. Everybody gets up in the air and meets up with the carrier, landing on it in midair without a hitch.
You are now aboard the flying carrier. Compared to last time, the quarters feel much more spacious now that you aren't taking your airsick ground crews along for the ride. Unfortunately, it's not time to kick up your feet and relax yet, as you are quickly told that due to more and more airships being needed on the meat grinder referred to as the Aesthian front, an escort vessel simply could not be spared at this time. It falls to Mjolnir to provide escort for the carrier, ironically doing away with the fuel-saving advantage of taking the carrier in the first place. Go figure.
Which 4 pilots are going to take the first shift?
jesus, i just realized that only operator, nozoner, and zombiloin's characters were along for the last carrier ride, talk about turnover rates