[A man walks into the Mess wearing a flightsuit and a fleece-lined leather jacket with the name 'Bandicoot' painted on the front and familiar nose art on the back. Looking rather bewildered at the crowd, he goes into the kitchen and prepares himself some Fortnum and Mason raspberry tea, which he pours into his china cup. He carries his tea out into the common area...]
Geez! Look at all the new faces. I guess they had to call in a lot of reserves to fill in during my absence.
[He strolls off to a seat and awaits his friends, old and new]