Flight and Flying [Friday, May 25, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

When the students arrived at the flight shed, they'd immediately notice that the sim had been completely reconfigured.

A couple of them would find the new shape very familiar.

"This is an X-Wing starfighter," Anakin said with a smile. "Today we're going to practice flying in a zero-g environment."

He waved at the door and Artoo rolled into the shed and tweetled politely, then came over to the sim and plugged himself into the droid-shaped hole on the back of the sim. "This is Artoo," Anakin, smiling. "He's your co-pilot of sorts who can get to mechanical problems while you're flying. For example, fixing shields that have been damaged by laser fire. He'll also scream at you if he thinks you're going too fast."

Anakin had learned to ignore that sound early.

He pointed into the inside of the cockpit. "There are a lot more controls in the X-Wing than the podracer, obviously. Here you need to regulate atmosphere, gauge fuel and weapons' levels, as well as communications, landing gear and assorted other bells and whistles."

He smiled at them. "But don't worry too much--you're not going to be tested on this." He sat in the cockpit and handwavily showed them how to make the ship speed up, slow down, turn and spin. "Obviously, this moves much faster than the podracer," he said, "and the sim has been programmed with the grav you'd have in your cockpit, so if you spin yourself too fast, you will make yourself sick. And then you will be cleaning out the sim."

Anakin clasped his hands together. "Okay. You'll each get a chance to try the sim out to learn how it works. You'll be in a program set way out in space so there's nothing for you to hit if you can't figure out how to steer right away and stuff. Once you feel more comfortable, there'll be a choice of two courses to run through--one that's strictly testing you on mobility, the other than also allows you to use the laser cannons."

He gave Luke, Gavin and Jaina a cocky smile. "Before you came in, I set a new record on the sim for time and accuracy. See if you can come close."

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[sith_happened]

If you'd like.

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny was brooding. He had wanted to do better in the course runs. Maybe he could get in some weekend practice, if it was allowed.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Hi Johnny," Isabel smiled. "What have you been up to?"

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Oh, hey Isabel! Not much, just work and workshops," he said grinning, at least until he noticed the bandage peeking out from the sleeve of her t-shirt. "What happened?"

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"And the occasional date right?" she laughed. "I listen to radio."

Isabel glanced down at her arm and frowned. "I had a run-in with a lunatic in the woods the other night. I didn't get out of the way of his knife fast enough."

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

His grin was slight as he thought about his date with Charlie the other evening. It was fun and he had had a good time. And then he had a date tomorrow with Savannah. "Just the occassional date, nothing much."

Johnny frowned also, "You too? I thought I torched that wacko. I had a run in with him too, actually I came upon the lunatic as he was trying to have at Jim and Lana with that knife of his." He shook his head. "I don't know how he is still living." Because Johnny was sure he was toast.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel thought of bowling and ice cream with Peter, "Just having fun, I know exactly what you mean."

"He's still kicking. I threw him into a tree and tried to head off into town," she said. "The next thing you know, he was right in front of me. Fortunately the rock stopped him enough for me to get away. I told the sheriff about it. Hopefully he'll be able to do something."

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny nodded with a grin.

"The guy must not be normal. In a human way. No one can survive what he has taken and live to hurt even more people. It just doesn't make sense. The sheriff should have men scouring the Preserve, if that is where this guy is even hiding out at. It's not safe for anyone to go walking out and about at night, especially there." He indicated her arm with a jilt of his chin, "Was it bad enough to require stitches?"

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, definitely not normal," she agreed. "Hopefully something will be done soon. I feel bad that I'm not doing more. But running around through the dark waiting for something to jump out at me? No, sorry, can't do it."

"It was. It makes me wish my brother was here. He'd be able to heal it for me." Which of course made her remember the Shawn and the troll attack and her conversation with Katara the other day. She'd have to track one of them down.

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"No, Isabel, not good. No running around at night waiting for the crazy maniac to jump out at you."

He tilted his head, "I'm sorry for your hurt. And your brother is a healer? That's amazing. At least to me since I come from somewhere where everyone is your basic run of the mill human. Not counting myself, that is." Or the other Fantastic three.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

If it had been prior to her trip to Antar, Isabel probably would be out there. Not alone, because she's not crazy. But definitely as part of a team. However she wasn't about to get into her issues with the dark with Johnny.

"Thanks. Peter found me when I got into town and took me to the clinic. Then we holed up in the dorms for the night. Because I sure as hell wasn't going back through the woods," she said with a shudder.

Shaking off the memory of the other night she smiled, "It's funny you say that, because in Roswell as far as I know, everyone is human, except us. So I know how you feel. But yes, Max can heal, Michael can use these blasts of energy, and me? Well I can dreamwalk."

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad Peter was there," Johnny said, remembering the night he had met Peter. He was going to have to make a point of speaking to him again; knowing that he can manipulate fire as well only intrigued Johnny. And made him wonder just how many people here at Fandom could do it.

He smiled, "There are four of us back home. Myself, my sister Sue, Reed, and Ben." He was not going to mention Von Doom. "We all have specific abilities. I am the lucky one, however, that got sent away to school." There might have been a touch of cynicism in his tone.

"Dreamwalk, Isabel?"

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He's a nice guy. He said he'd take me to New York for pizza," Isabel smiled. "I think it'll be fun. I've never been there."

She noted the cynicism and shook her head. "You're right lucky. This place is fun. Did your previous school have classes like this? Or how to blow things up, or How to deal with stupid people?"

"Dreamwalk. It's exactly what it sounds like. I can visit your dreams at night if I use a picture of you as a focus. And see just what it is you're dreaming about."

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"New York is great and the pizza just as much," Johnny chuckled. "Tell Peter he better show you around too, not just feed you full of pizza."

He had to laugh at her witty sensibility, "Okay, okay, you're right. The classes are fun and no, my previous school taught your basics. And I guess it's not everyday that you meet someone in the park who glitters you up and tries to make you invisible for an audience only he can see."

Johnny raised a brow, "That's a nifty little trick. Are there people who actually have you do this for them?"

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[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Simulation or not, just having been in an X-Wing made Gavin light on his feet. He was smiling widely after he'd finished the course.

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Now that was cool," John said with a grin plastered across his face.

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[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"I love X-Wings," Gavin said, trying not to bounce. He'd flown before. He shouldn't bounce. "You a pilot too?"

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I mean, I wanna be a pilot. I'm gonna join the Air Force. But this...outer space...they don't have this in the Air Force!" Or at least John didn't think they did.

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[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin laughed and said, "That's why I fly where I'm from for Rogue Squadron. Maybe it's like the Air Force here. I'm not really sure."

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"That's cool. How long you been flying with them?" he asked.

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[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Little under a year," he said. "So, not too long. What does the Air Force fly?"

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"They fly everything from fighters to cargo, but I like the helicopters the best," he replied.

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[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"I...don't know what that is," he admitted sheepishly. "I assume it's some sort of ship that flies, though."

He really, really needed to start learning about this place.

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[solo_sword]

Jaina watched the others get in and out of the simulator, not asking how they did. Mostly because she was pretty sure she beat them good. Most of them, anyway.

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[can_be_more]

Aeryn's around to offer assistance, or to flail at. Really, she's kind of glad people don't seem to be flailing.