So, on that note, the cheapest tickets out there I've found so far will run about $300 total, from Priceline, on Alaskan.
They're from Portland (PDX) to Cleveland (CLE) (round trip), leaving Thursday and returning Tuesday. For an extra $10 you could bump up to "not early *** in the am," something that at least I would strongly consider.
I think we'd do well to get on the same flight, but who knows. Baggage is extra nowadays, too, so there's extra fee on all the airlines for that. We could probably ship our weapons as necessary.