ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Tayasaurus]

"Tippy, I think if we stay here we're going to die," Jaakko says with a sarcastic delivery, referring to Tippy's comment before the launch.

He catches up to Tippy in the hanger.

"Well then if where you die matters i think i'm happy dying shooting starfishs down in powerful machinery."

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[NoZoner]

"Tippy, I think if we stay here we're going to die," Jaakko says with a sarcastic delivery, referring to Tippy's comment before the launch.

He catches up to Tippy in the hanger.

"Well then if where you die matters i think i'm happy dying shooting starfishs down in powerful machinery."

Lorens releases a sigh of his own and tries to relax. Switching gears, he fiddles with the MiG's ILS receivers and tunes to the sky carrier's ICLS frequencies in preparation for landing.

[carolcat]

Cualli, situated on the recovery deck below the two main flight decks, heads over to Gus' plane with Elu in tow. She has her arms folded as she looks from him to his aircraft. "You're back early," she remarks. "Something go wrong?"

[CypherX]

"It appears," Gus says, looking at the PAK and then at Cualli, "that my plane was not refuelled all the way. Thankfully this was only a drill."

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Best job you ever had, isn't it?" Jaakko asks.

[carolcat]

"It appears," Gus says, looking at the PAK and then at Cualli, "that my plane was not refuelled all the way. Thankfully this was only a drill."

"Well, at least it wasn't a mechanical problem," she smiles, "I'll let the refueling team know about the oversight, so it hopefully won't happen again."

"And yeah, at least it was a drill. Otherwise, we'd probably all be dead already."

[CypherX]

"I appreciate it."

Gus sighs and rubs his temples.

"Can't wait to hear what the Marshal says about this."

[Tayasaurus]

"Best job you ever had, isn't it?" Jaakko asks.

"Any other job would drive me nuts. Yes, If i'm lucky enough i'll be flying long into my old age."

[Qwepir]

"I appreciate it."

Gus sighs and rubs his temples.

"Can't wait to hear what the Marshal says about this."

At the debriefing, the two Marshals have a lot to say about the drill. None of it is particularly positive. Sky Marshal Kazimir Tarkirov is particularly displeased.
: Fifty-nine minutes and seventeen seconds. That's one plane every three minutes. One of our surface carriers would be able to launch a plane every twenty seconds. A dreidecker? One every five. I am aware that most of this crew is unfamiliar with these conditions, but this performance is unacceptable. I want the drills to continue until we can clear both decks in no less than fifteen minutes.

The rest of the debrief is Vice Marshal Lawniczak pointing out in detail what went wrong and how to improve. In all, the meeting takes two hours, and it's almost midnight by the time it ends. Everyone is dismissed for the night, only for Jaakko, Bell, and Tippy to be ordered to report to the recovery deck as they make their way to their quarters. (Note: The Tordenskjold is currently flying north through the arctic circle, so it would be wise to bundle up. Heavy clothes are provided in the closet in your quarters.)

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy throws on a thick military grade jacket and leaves her room, heading off to the recovery deck.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko puts on his heavy clothing and reports to the recovery deck.

[Operator¹]

Bell wears some winter gear and a PT-belt to the recovery deck.

[Qwepir]

Tippy throws on a thick military grade jacket and leaves her room, heading off to the recovery deck.

Jaakko puts on his heavy clothing and reports to the recovery deck.

Bell wears some winter gear and a PT-belt to the recovery deck.

The three of you are given oxygen masks before you are permitted to enter the recovery bay. As you step out of the airlock, you are immediately assailed by the subzero tempuratures and very low pressure that comes with being 20,000 feet over the arctic ocean. The aft shutters are in the process of raising as you enter, and a number of recovery crew are standing by in bulky uniforms which blur the line between "heavy winter clothing" and "EVA spacesuit", with the oxygen gear and safety tether tipping the scale rather significantly towards the latter.
Over the sound of heavy machinery and the thundering roar of the Tordenskjold's engines, you hear a high pitched whine gradually approaching. Then, once the shutters are fully retracted, you see a set of navigation lights sticking out against the night sky. Finally, a Wyvern shakily sets down inside the bay. The recovery crew rushes out and secures the plane to the deck, the fighter's engines power down, and the shutters close.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy looks around for whatever she and the others were called there for.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko is assaulted by the freezing temperatures.

"Xiaomei delivered!" Jaakko reports, raising his voice to overcome the mask and din of the recovery bay.

He sees Tippy looking slightly lost.

"Xiaomei offered a Wyvern before the left Valhalla, said something about the manufacturers wanting to test it on airships," he says.