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."

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Re: Fly the shuttle: Empty space

[sith_happened]

"It was a wound that never healed cleanly," Anakin admitted, "but he rarely talked about it."

Re: Fly the shuttle: Empty space

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry," she said, with no idea why she was sympathizing with a man she'd never met. "No wonder you want to get away sometimes. It's so...peaceful out here."

Re: Fly the shuttle: Empty space

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled softly. "Out here, the universe makes sense. If only because there aren't any people to muck it up."

Re: Fly the shuttle: Empty space

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Or planets, or asteroids, or ships..." Inara sighed. "Why does peace have to be so lonely?"

Re: Fly the shuttle: Empty space

[sith_happened]

Anakin gave her a tired smile, looking much, much older than what his body suggested. "A question for the ages. But trying to exterminate all the opposing thoughts...trust me, terrible plan."

Re: Fly the shuttle: Empty space

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I'll try to remember that," she nodded, feeling a very strange urge to just...tuck him into bed with a teddy bear somewhere and leave a small light burning.