E-351-Oliver: Shuttle Hio (Enroute to Spanial Hangar), Cockpit
Jennie and Oliver prep the shuttle and she rolls it out to the runway, extending it’s wings for an atmospheric take-off.
Oliver talks to traffic control and soon the ship is flying through the dark skies of Zarg’s World. Like most tidally locked worlds with an atmosphere, Zarg’s World has high winds so she’s actively flying for the first part of the trip until the shuttle is high enough that the whisper of air against the hull drops away. Oliver observes that Jennie is not the shuttle pilot that Alan is – he makes that look so easy – but she seems to be doing a competent enough job.
Once the heavy flying is done she sets the craft to rendezvous with the Highport and settles back in her seat.
“So what do you like to do, Oliver?”
“Suppose I should stock up and I wanted to look a bit more into the workings of the ship.” He looks to her. “Unless you had something else in mind?”
He stares for a moment. “Unless I’ve misunderstood the question.”