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Jaina Solo Fel ([personal profile] solo_sword) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-10-25 09:27 pm
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Spaceships 101- 1st period- Week #8

"Hey, guys," Jaina greeted the class when everyone had shown up. "We're going to be changing things up a little for you guys today. I know most of you have experience with X-wings, and if you don't, don't worry. But we're not going to be flying them today. You're going to be flying against them."

She activated the projection of this week's ship, and continued, "This is a clawcraft. It's originally an Imperial design, now best known as Chiss ships. No, you're not expected to know who the Chiss are. They look a little different than you're probably used to. They're built with some impressive shielding, which protects the pilot in the cockpit, and the way they're built means they can manueuver really well. I've been shot down in an X-wing by a few of these; they're good ships." And she could actually say this like it was nothing, go her. "I also have to add the disclaimer that while I have a lot of experience flying against and alongside these, it's one of the few I think I haven't flown, because some people won't let you take their ships out for a joyride no matter how nicely you ask."

She adjusted the the projection to show an X-wing to those who might not know. "You're going to be dogfighting today, which means you're in the clawcraft going head to head with the X-wing. The objective's simple: blow them up, don't get blown up yourself. If there are no questions, let's get the first person in."
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[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2010-10-26 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Tahiri Veila
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[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2010-10-26 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
. . . yes, please excuse the tiny, tiny eyebrow-twitch Tahiri had going on by the time Jaina got to the part about not getting to take other people's ships for joyrides. That had nothing to do with amusement; it wasn't even a real twitch. At all. Nope.

Because why would it be amusing at all when she could picture said nice asking?
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[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2010-10-26 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Blame Jaina's influence, or working with Admiral Kre'fey, but Tahiri a couple of years ago wouldn't have done what she was doing now while she waited for the sim to free up: namely, getting out her datapad to check on a few files. She definitely hadn't flown a clawcraft either (and wasn't sure she wanted to outside the sim), and her Barefoot Squadron hadn't had much contact with the squadron's worth of Chiss pilots who'd flown at Ebaq 9.

Which meant research. On things, for example, like what the rate of fire was on the clawcraft's laser cannons compared to the X-Wing's. And how exactly to work the control jets that maneuvered the wings.

And . . .

Oh, boy.
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Andrew Wiggin
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-10-26 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Jaina?" Ender asked, as he approached her before it was his own turn in the sim. "Could I speak with you for a moment?"
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Calvin
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-10-26 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Can I sit this one out?" he asked, eyes darting back towards the simulator. "Dogfights... aren't really my thing."

To put it mildly.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-10-26 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm fine," Ender assured her, with a quick smile. "Nothing that's going to get me down for the rest of the month. I just have a long history with sims where I blow up other spacecraft."
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Cally
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[personal profile] onlymistaken 2010-10-26 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Cally wasn't trying to peek over her shoulder, per se, but Cally was tallish, and the girl was a bit... tiny and creepy. "Are those plans for the clawcraft?"
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[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2010-10-26 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
WAS NOT.

Tahiri was used to people being able to read over her shoulder whether they were trying to or not.

"I'm afraid I don't have detailed schematics for them, but it's at least a useful amount of information," she said, holding the datapad out. "If you'd like to take a look?"
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[personal profile] onlymistaken 2010-10-26 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank you." Of course, being herself, she got distracted into taking a look at the datapad, which was functionally similar, but of a completely different design to her own. "Does this mean you're another one of Ben's relatives?" she added with a grin.
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[personal profile] longislandiceme 2010-10-26 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Bobby Drake
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[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-10-26 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben Skywalker
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[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-10-26 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course Jag wouldn't let her take his ship out. Jag had no joy in his life.

Or so was Ben's extremely biased view on the matter.

And if Jaina couldn't get her hands on a clawcraft, there was very little chance of Ben ever getting a chance to outside of a sim...which meant he was really looking forward to trying one out.
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[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2010-10-26 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Tahiri made an odd choking noise that could have been a Tusken curse, or . . . no, just a choking noise.

"I'm not related to him!" she blurted out, blushing a brilliant red. "I've known his family my whole life, but -- no, he's my boyfriend."

Even though she could have been related to him if things had gone differently, and oh, ow, there went her brain breaking again.

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