fandomhigh | Flight Club meeting (after Comparative Religions class)

Anakin stood outside the Flight Club shed and waited for the rest of the club to arrive. When they had, he cleared his throat and used the Force to amplify his voice over the chatter of the crowd.

"Today we're going to get to fly Senator Amidala's Baby." He smiled. "Some of us will be actually breaking atmosphere and flying the real thing. I'll be taking the first four students with real-time space flight experience who come up to me over to where the Baby's docked outside of town. The rest of you will get the try it in the flight sim, which has been programmed with the specs for a Naboo Royal Starship. It flies a lot differently than the Starfighter we tried last week--there's more mass to it, so it has a slower reaction time. There also aren't any weapons on the Baby, as it's a diplomatic vessel rather than a combat-equipped one."

He gestured at Cally. "Cally, one of our resident mechanical geniuses, is going to be manning the flight sim today. Try not to push all of the buttons and jam it up when you're flying it--it'll make both of us cranky."

He looked down at his notes. "For Parents' Weekend I've let the Student Council know that the flight sim will be open so you can show off your skills to anyone who might be coming. They'll also be welcomed to try it."

He folded up his paper. "That's it for now, unless you have any questions. Oh--I'm putting out a piece of paper for suggestions of aircraft programs to include in the sim--I don't want to keep using crafts that only I'm familiar with--it's not fair to the rest of you. Thanks!"

[OOC: Let me set up some anal-retentive comment threads before you come play.

ETA: All set up. Yay!]

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"I think it's about time Susan had a go."

Ivanova ~~squees~~ smiles, delighted. "Really?"

Han slides aside to let Ivanova take the controls, and moves back to the observation area.

Ivanova slides over, her hands hovering uncertainly over the unfamiliar controls for a moment before she gets the hang of it. Very different from a Starfury. Closer to a Minari ship, but one could tell that by the design. The perfect marriage of aesthetics and functionality. Then Ivanova stopped analysing and started flying, taking the ship beyond the solar system much faster than she thought would be possible without a jump gate.

Anakin smiled. "You're doing great," he said. "How does she feel?"

"I think 'alien' wouldn't be very PC, but it fits," Ivanova replies. "She flies beautifully, really smoothly. Very fast. But I think I prefer a Starfury." She grins. "But then again, I was the kid on the swings who always tried for that perfect moment of weightlessness."

"Starfury, huh? Sounds like fun." Anakin's eyes were shining. "We'll have to learn how to fly one."

"I have the sim data back on the White Star," she replies, never taking her eyes off the viewscreen. "If not the actual thing to show you. They're not quite as impressive size-wise as they sound, but they can really maneouver and they pack a hell of a punch in a fight."

"Sim data would be great," Anakin replied. He sighed at the view. "I didn't realize how much I'd missed being up here."

She sighs. "Yeah, I know what you mean. I spent most of my life out here, and always thought I was missing Earth. Now I miss this more." She flashes a grin at him. "But hey, at least I have my own ship and don't have to borrow my girlfriend's."

Anakin stuck his lower lip out. "Hrmph. As a Jedi, I'm not allowed to have possessions." He let his hand glide across the gleaming metal of the ship. "And as beautiful as the Baby is, I'd rather be in a Starfighter." He smiled. "My line of work requires weaponry sometimes."

"Then we have something in common," she grins. "Do you like big things that go boom, or smaller things that go boom?"

"To fly? Smaller, please," he said.

He looked at Padmé. "We should probably let Aeryn have a go at flying the Baby, too, before we head back."

Ivanova winces. "Sorry. Didn't mean to hog it. ~~Precioussss~~ Pilot's chair for anyone who wants a go."

"Definitely."

OOC: the idea of Ivanova squeeing makes me giggle off my chair.

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