Flight Club [after classes]

[momslilassassin]

"Mara, get out of there, please," Ben said to a tiny person already hidden inside the flight simulator.

"May I go first, Papa? Please?"

"Yes," Ben finally decided. "Hey, everyone," he said to the group with a small smile. "Since we have, um, visitors still, Tahiri and I decided that we'd show you some of the sorts of things we got to play with when we were kids."

And a lot of what was wrong with their childhoods was about to be made clear...

"Yeah, no random Winnebagos this week," Tahiri added. She'd left the programming of the sim to Anakin (Skywalker, since even she had to emphasize that in her own head this weekend, thanks, Raven) so as to avoid that happening again.

"Bet I could have figured out what went wrong there, Mom," Cassa piped up.

"Yeah, I bet you could have. But that was last week." Tahiri, who would not put it past her kid at all, grinned sheepishly.

"'course I could have. I've gotten to copilot the Falcon lots of times! Okay, just two."

"You've gotten to fly the Falcon twice?" Don't sulk, Ben, it's not attractive. "Anyway. This is a Corellian cruiser which might not look pretty, but is kind of a family heirloom. If you crash it, it won't be the first time, but please try not to crash it."

"But fixing it again is fun," Cassa objected.

Tahiri looked at Ben and shrugged. "I never get to fly it either, if that makes you feel any better. Anyway, if you don't feel like flying the fastest hunk of junk in our galaxy and want to stick to atmosphere, we've got hang gliders for you. We thought the kids might like that." Because neither of them thought there was anything wrong at all about letting young children dangle in midair from a light metal frame. Hang gliders had wings. It was more than they'd had at that age on some occasions.

"It's totally astral," Ben said enthusiastically, "especially off the top of a really tall building. It's even better without wings--" he caught his grandfather's glower and immediately corrected himself, "--but that's not for non-Jedi. So. Have fun!"

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Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"Aunt Leia!"

The whine was strong with Skywalkers.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"Of course, he'll only be part-time," Leia went on, seemingly oblivious to Ben's protest. "There's also Dean Winchester to consider. I have to keep my options open."

Making Ben flail was so much fun.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"Ewwwwwwwww."

Ben was so easy to wind up on this.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"And Mat," Leia mused, unable to hide her grin. "But he and Chuck are both graduating, and Dean's already off island, so I guess I'll have to start looking around for replacements."

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"Boring people?" Ben tried.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"Never," Leia said. "Boring boys are...boring. Do you know how many times I've had to endure excruciatingly dull conversations with the sons of noble families who could talk of nothing but themselves?"

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"A few thousand so far?" Ben guessed.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"Give or take a hundred," Leia sighed. "Interesting boys are so much more fun."

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

Ben wrinkled up his nose. "I'm not that interesting, and I'm plenty of fun."

Pause.

"Not that you should ever want to date me. Ew. No."

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

No, she just might scar herself for life by kissing her brother in the future.

"Right," Leia said. "So much fun that you won't dance with your girlfriend."

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"There are other ways to have fun," Ben insisted.

Like fighting monsters and then going for ice cream. They were special.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"I have a feeling we might have different ideas of fun," Leia teased.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"If it involves Chuck Bass and Mat Cauthon, then definitely," Ben said, making yet another face.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia shook her head and laughed. "What about Dean Winchester?" she said. "Do you disapprove of him, too?"

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

Ben grinned. "Not at all. He was my school assigned big brother. He came home with me once."

For a funeral, but details.

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"Then he meets with your approval?" Leia said. "He sent me flowers and asked me out. And seeing as in some world we have a child, I figured I'd accept."

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[momslilassassin]

"Have fun," Ben said with a smile. "He's totally astral."

Re: Fly [4/12]: The Falcon

[likes_scoundrels]

"I'll be the judge of that," Leia grinned.