Flight & Flying [Friday, June 22, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was waiting for the students on the top of the apartment building in town, leaning up against a Lambda-class Imperial shuttle.

"Welcome to the Virgo," he said with a small smile before giving them a quick rundown of the general specifications of the ship. "It's twenty meters long and is generally used to ferry soldiers or cargo back home," he said. "It's also equipped with a hyperdrive--which we will not be using--as well as two forward-facing double laser cannons, two wing-mounted double cannons, and a rear-facing double laser cannon." He met each student's eyes. "Which we will definitely not be using. We're going to do a quick swing around the system here--we won't go out as far as Pluto, but since it's not a planet any longer, I doubt it will be that offended."

He waved a hand towards the ramp. "Come aboard."

Comments

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Really?" He spared a look over at Anakin. "Why?"

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sith_happened]

"Once you start talking to fill the silence, you eventually start babbling about things you didn't necessarily want to share," Anakin said quietly.

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"To someone you didn't want to share it with?" Gavin guessed, taking the shuttle around a the side of an asteroid.

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sith_happened]

"Does it ever play out any other way?" Anakin asked sourly.

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Maybe?" Gavin was still optimistic sometimes. "Maybe telling someone helps?"

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sith_happened]

"And sometimes you've just babbled like an idiot for no reason at all," Anakin said, voice tight. "No, it's better to keep your mouth shut."

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"And just not talk at all?" Gavin asked. "Doesn't that get boring?"

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sith_happened]

"Nope," Anakin said.

Re: Fly the shuttle: Asteroid belt

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Huh." Gavin shut up after that.