As the Mayura launched, Tera started braking fairly early for the sake of safety, so even though she arrived at the meeting spot later than Blythe, she was able to stop smoothly. Sion could be heard trying to coach Israfil to stop his Orpheus from spinning.  Sion did stop long enough to congratulate both Tera and Blythe on their successful first launch.

"Alright Claire Rivers, we're next," Maya said.

"Launch sequence initiated, Obsidian prepare for take-off on starboard catapult, Asteria prepare for take-off on port catapult.  Lieutenant Encarnacion, Ensign Rivers, you are cleared for take-off, catapult launch in 3...2...1..."