Fandom High Welcome Picnic, Front Lawn of the School, All Day: Part II

[bigdamnprincipal]

Gosh, the summer picnic was so much nicer--and warmer--than the spring one. There were tables and chairs set up in the sun and the shade, and more than enough food for everyone. Hopefully, everyone was up for socializing for a while!

[OCD is up! This is the picnic post for general mingling. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are all here. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[studyingfear]

It was commonly supposed around the ShinRa Building that Rufus did nothing, cared for nothing, and bothered with nothing.

This was mostly because Rufus spent a great deal of time enforcing all those misconceptions.

"And do you teach this?" he asked. "Or are there classes elsewhere for it?"

Rufus was not heavily into sports, but he was much, much fitter than anyone at home would know, and the appeal of having an alternate form of transportation was a strong one.

Tseng would be so angry if I had another way to avoid him.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Oh, sure!" Ringo beamed. "I'm glad to teach anyone who's interested about them. As much as they want to learn, that is."

Was he volunteering? Please say yes!

Ringo tried to look coy. "You interested?" She was pretty transparently hoping for a yes.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[studyingfear]

Rufus was mildly appalled at the transparency of the look she was giving him. That didn't show on his face though.

You never showed disdain when someone was offering you what you wanted from them.

"I am," he confirmed. "What are the costs associated with this?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Oh, time, mostly. I mean, if you want to do some customization on your ATs, you'd need to get parts." Obviously he'd do the actual customization himself, right? Because that was how you were supposed to do it!

"And how much time mostly depends on how good you want to get."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[studyingfear]

"That seems reasonable," Rufus agreed, though he was unsure about the customizing his own parts bit. Maybe she taught that as well? "What sort of customization is there to do?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Oh, quite a bit of stuff." Ringo was really warming to the topic. "ATs are controlled by body movement, and everyone has different centers of balance, and ways of moving. So making adjustments so that everything feels right is important. Beyond that, people have different priorities. Top speed, acceleration, maneuverability, traction. You end up making trade-offs between them to figure out what's right for you."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[studyingfear]

"Are there books to read up on the theory?" he asked curiously. "Or is it something that must be learned in practice? Even the name--is there a way to take to the air?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Huh. I don't know. There might be some books?" Ringo'd never bothered to check.

"And, yeah, most people who get serious about AirTrek do it for the air time. I mean, you can't literally fly, but it can feel like it sometimes."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[studyingfear]

"I'd like to try," he said decisively. "And I shall look for books on it."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2016]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo beamed at him. "Well, I'm in room 506, so you're welcome to come stop by any time you like."

"Or, if you see me around, you can grab me."

"Oh, if you want, I could go ahead an put a pair together for you. What size do you wear?"