. Kyle stepped up to Delta Two and climbed in just as Patterson asked, "Sandy, you sure you're okay flyin' this thing?" Sandoval (and Kyle and Khal'Gon) had just returned from the Recon Flight, and might could have used a break.
. Kyle, with his usual broad grin, said, "Aw, heck, Patty, he done flown down there once aw'ready!" Then his grin vanished as he ducked his head, "Uh, sorry, sir, that was a bit too informal weren't it?" He hurried to his seat without another word.
. Sandy grinned back at Kyle then turned to Patterson. "If you're thinkin' I'm gonna let you fly one of my Deltas, Pat ... you'd have a better chance getting ol' Chesty to roll over in his grave!"
. Patterson gave a chuckle. "I've probably already gotten him to jump right on out of it before, Sandoval." He settled himself into the co-pilot's seat.
. Dr. Shadow K'Trevala was also slated for the Away Team as the Chief Medical Officer. He'd gathered several useful medicines (along with some of his more esoteric plant-based treatments) and a few pieces of his personal equipment (such as his bow and quiver of arrows) into his usual backpack, along with a standard-issue Starfleet Medkit he slung over one shoulder, and made his way to the Flight Deck.
. LtCmdr. Bevin MacArdry, Chief Engineer of the Penumbra, had been slated for the Away Team as their resident expert on antimatter fusion reactors. She collected her own personal equipment (which also included a bow and several arrows, along with her sgian-dubh, the traditional Scottish dagger) in a backpack, and slung a Toolkit over her shoulder as she, too, made her way to the Flight Deck.
. LtCmdr. Tabeshk Tibris, Chief of Operations (and their resident "master hacker"), had been slated for the Away Team in hopes he could gain access to the facility and whatever sort of technology they found there. He and Ens. Jackson Carshel, the Assistant Science Officer, were hurrying along the corridor to the Flight Deck as well.