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Flight and Flying [Tuesday June 1]

When the students entered the flight shed, they would notice a sequence of lights spread across the ceiling.

"Meet Drol," Anakin said, waving his hand. "The god of the moon of Iego, who brings destruction to all those who attempt to leave." He snorted. "In reality, Drol was a system of laser emitters programmed to track onto a ship as it hit orbit and blow it out of the sky. For today, you will be piloting a G9 Rigger freighter, which is neither sexy nor particularly speedy, but it's your first time flying in space--at least in this class--so I'm starting you in something that can take a little beating up."

He flashed them a tiny smile. "For you beginners, you will only have to navigate around the asteroids in Iego's atmosphere. People with a little more experience will face off against Drol. Figure out how to disable the system without exploding, please."

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Like it's June. WTF how did that happen?

Bobby Drake

Calvin

Shane Gooseman

Jak

Bruce Wayne

Get used to the ship's controls--and being out in space--before attempting the exercises.

Yes, Anakin thinks this is the easier route. Various bits of space debris float past you: ships blown up by Drol, mostly, with some satellites and rocks tossed in for flavor. The way is fairly clear if you don't drift too far to the left or right. Or down.

If you're new to thinking in all dimensions, you're probably going to ding the freighter up some. The weapons are live, too, if you want to attempt shooting your way clear.

With the engines at full speed, you can get through the mess in about five minutes. If you're going slower, it'll take longer.

Sometimes a lot longer.

The last time he'd been in space, Bobby hadn't even had a ship, just a bubble of ice. He could deal with a lack of sexiness or speed.

Still, it took him a good twenty minutes to get through the course, and the ship totally got quite a bit banged up in the process.

Bruce liked sneaking around, so he was perfectly happy with this route. With strategic weapons fire and decent acceleration, he made it through in about eight and a half minutes.

Like the beginner's course, only this time there are other ships and they're shooting back at you. A lot.

Like this game here, for instance. [OOC: warning for annoying instantaneous audio.]

Anakin made through this course unscathed, but he was the first pilot in decades to do so.

Before she goes off to shoot things!

Oh, there was totally going to be shooting things this week! But Anemone would wait and see if anyone needed help, before taking her turn.

Or meow adorably, if you're inclined.

A fluffy white kitten somehow made her way into the flight shed. And adorably she did meow, after pouncing on the trailing edge Anakin's cloak.

Anakin looked way, way, way down. "Hello?"

"Mew!" Leia said, then decided she was going to attempt to climb up the cloak. That's what it was there for, right? Everything not nailed down was a cat toy.

"Is this another attack of random kittens," Anakin wondered, "or are you one of my students?"

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