ABS FIESTA REDUX

[NoZoner]

Lorens forms up along with the others to resupply.

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[Qwepir]

Everyone receives their resupply, but no new contacts appear throughout the entire rearming process.
: Well, Crash, it looks like it was.

[Gojira]

"...seriously? Something seems wrong here."
Markus shuts his mouth before something does go wrong, and forms back up on Crash.

[NoZoner]

"Maybe we scared the rest of them off," Lorens guesses. He wonders if Djuriskas and Mjolnir would've been able to handle the threat had a strike package arrived with the air superiority groups. The loss of Aero and the Djuriskas pilot are still fresh on his mind.

[Qwepir]

After another several minutes of no contact, all Aesthian planes are ordered to land and refit for anti-naval and anti-airship operations.

[Gojira]

Markus grimaces, but says nothing. He follows orders and lands at the nearest airstrip.

[carolcat]

Cualli, standing beside Elu, scans the deck in search of Arkhip.

[Qwepir]

Cualli, standing beside Elu, scans the deck in search of Arkhip.

He has returned safely. The same cannot be said for one of his teammates and one of Mjolnir's pilots.

[carolcat]

Relieved, Cualli walks over to him. "How'd it go?" she asks, looking up at his plane.

[Qwepir]

Relieved, Cualli walks over to him. "How'd it go?" she asks, looking up at his plane.

: Bad. We lost two pilots back there and the enemy aborted their attack prematurely. Now we're being told to kit up to take down their air and water ships, and I'm pretty sure they're going to have a lot more planes on the scene than we will.

[carolcat]

"How long until you go back out?" Cualli rests a hand on his shoulder. "Not long, I'd assume?"

[Qwepir]

"How long until you go back out?" Cualli rests a hand on his shoulder. "Not long, I'd assume?"

: Soon as our new planes are ready. Speaking of, I'm not taking the usual this time. I want a Foxbat and four thunderbolts if we're fighting airships.

[carolcat]

"Of course." She smiles down at him. "But promise it won't be like last time where you almost got blown to bits by those airships?" Her tone is light-hearted.

[Qwepir]

"Of course." She smiles down at him. "But promise it won't be like last time where you almost got blown to bits by those airships?" Her tone is light-hearted.

: Yeah. It's probably not going to be like that.

[carolcat]

Her smile turns to a cheerful grin. "Good. You still haven't introduced me to your new squadmates."

"I'll let the crew know what you want," Cualli says. She looks around the flight deck, watching the hurried activity for a few moments before finally looking at him again. "Alright, well, stay safe out there, and make it back to me in one piece."