Flight- Monday- 3rd period

[solo_sword]

The class was meeting in the flight shed today, where Jaina was standing in front of the class, only speaking when she was sure everyone had arrived.

"Welcome to Flight class. My name's Jaina Solo, and while some of you know me by now, let's do the usual first day spiel for the ones who don't. I'm a Jedi, ex-military-" And that still stung to say, yes. "-and made it into my first squadron when I was sixteen. I'm mostly used to flying starfighters, in space rather than in atmosphere, but overall, if it can fly, I can fly it. So this class is going to be dealing with flying those kinds of ships, along with Earth-based craft, either in the Danger Shop or in here in the simulator. Which, by the way, you're only to treat nicely. If anything breaks, you not only have to deal with me, but with Professor Skywalker, and trust me, you don't want that." She could say that after years of getting yelled at.

"We're going to be cliche and do introductions today, and you'll get in the sim next week. Today I want to know what I'm dealing with, so you're going to go around and say your name, where you're from, and what kind of experience you've got. Let's start with you."

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Sign In

[solo_sword]

Like you don't get to fly till next week!

Re: Sign In

[nomelancholy.livejournal.com]

Ulrik of Denmark

Re: Sign In

[suitably_heroic]

Atton Rand

Listen to the lecture

[solo_sword]

Short and sweet. Just like Jaina.

Hahaha just kidding, she's just short.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[reven8e.livejournal.com]

Emily listened alright, but even when she had already seen things and heard things, it was hard to stop considering it all Crazy Talk.

But apparently they were going to actually fly things (on a simulator but whatever) so she was okay with it.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[monkeymonkeydie.livejournal.com]

Bucky just had to wave a paw in the air grumpily. "So, what you're saying is you're NOT going to teach us how to fly, you're going to teach us how to pilot. That is a TOTAL RIP-OFF and I want my money back!!!"

Introductions

[solo_sword]

Name, where you're from, and your flying experience.

Re: Introductions

[nomelancholy.livejournal.com]

"My name is Ulrik, I'm from Denmark, where it is 1637 now, and I've... been a passenger in a plane a handful of times, back home."

Yes, in the 17th century.

No, planes weren't supposed to have existed then.

Re: Introductions

[suitably_heroic]

"I'm Atton Rand, I'm from Telos, and I've flown just a couple of times," Atton said.

Impressively, none of that was true.

Re: Introductions

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"I'm Cade, from Coruscant, and I've flown a few times."

Compared to Atton, Cade was being positively honest!

Re: Introductions

[failsatspirit]

"Korra, from the Southern Water Tribe, I've been on a flying bison a bunch of times and an airship occasionally."

Korra was actually telling the truth.

Re: Introductions

[genesishero]

"I'm Evan Sabahnur, from Kansas! I've got my own personal jetpack and rocket boots, and I've been using them since I was about eleven... But I still need a lot of work with them. I asked a friend back home who has wings if maybe he'd teach me how to fly better, but then I ended up here pretty shortly after, so he never had the chance."

Evan was being both open-faced and honest, and maybe a little rambly!

Re: Introductions

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"I'm Karina Lyle, from Sternbild City, in NC 1977." Which was really, really not the same as 1977 in this world's timeline. "I've been a passenger a few times on aircraft?"

Re: Introductions

[solarhippie]

Karolina gave a little wave. "I'm Karolina Dean, and I'm from Los Angeles, and, um, I've never flown any kind of aircraft or anything before. But, I can fly on my own?"

Whoo superpowers.

Re: Introductions

[ultron_junior]

"Hi, I'm Victor Mancha, I'm also from modern L.A., and I've piloted this ... specialized craft a couple times. It gets good altitude, but it kind of takes off by hopping."

This was possibly not the clearest explanation of Leapfrog ever, but the 'Frog was hard to sum up.

Re: Introductions

[reven8e.livejournal.com]

"I'm Emily Thorne, from the United States. Like, the same as these, but without Fandom Island I suppose. I haven't really so much driven a car in my life?" Not legally, mind you.

She had had some small experience with driving, but Takeda had been mostly focusing on preparing her mind rather than her body, as creepy as that sounded.

Re: Introductions

[dollpocalypse]

"I'm Topher, I'm from LA, and I flew Ben's speeder once but I was really bad at it."

Poor Ben.

Re: Introductions

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

"I'm Luke, I'm from Connecticut, and I haven't flown a damn thing in my life," he said. "Other than myself courtesy of some special sneakers. And the occasional pegasus."

Re: Introductions

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"I'm Tony," he said with a wave to the class. "I'm from New York and I've flown a little."

In an awesome suit of armor.

Re: Introductions

[monkeymonkeydie.livejournal.com]

"I'm Bucky Katt, and I'm from Rob's apartment. I tried building some wings this one time, but they didn't work. I blame it on the poor quality of the feathers -- Rob needs more expensive pillows."

Re: Introductions

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

"Anakin Solo," said the boy whose disappointed expression at not getting into the sim today should not surprise Jaina at all. "I'm from Coruscant, and I've flown lots of times, but not as many times as I wish."

Translation: Dad wouldn't let him fly the Falcon.

Re: Introductions

[upmysleeve.livejournal.com]

Ace couldn't really pull off much of a sulky face about not getting to fly today, because.... flying. FLYING. So the grin was maybe on a dimmer switch, but still bright enough to read by?

"I'm Ace. I'm from nineteen eighty-six, but I've been to space in the future, too. Not that I got to fly anything." She could drum up a bit of a sourpuss for that. "Might've, if some people didn't get all touchy about letting anybody else have a look at their cockpit."

By which she meant some people named Glitz, and not so much letting as finding, and not so much having a look as trying to snag a lift offplanet by hiding under the vast pile of empty lager cans and sandwich wrappers behind the co-pilot's chair.

Re: Introductions

[selfhelphero]

"Billy Kaplan, I'm from New York, and I have no experience flying outside of my own accord." Hurray superpowers! "I figured learning the plane kind of flying would also be cool."

Talk to Jaina

[solo_sword]

Stop by and say hi.

OOC

[solo_sword]

Still with the headache.