Flight and Flying

[sith_happened]

"So it turns out that I'm teaching a class on flying," Anakin said, rubbing his hands together and grinning, "which is basically the best thing ever, so I was going through the setting and it has podracing! I did that when I was, like, nine, so it's super easy."

It was not super easy.

"I won't even make you create your own engines," Anakin continued. "A podracer is a tiny, one-being gravity-affected landcraft that gets dragged behind a couple of giant engines," he said pulling up a holo image.. Totally doesn't look like a death trap at all, huh, kids? "It's a big racing sport in the Outer Rim, with lots of bets placed on the winner. Like auto races or horses races, but with more explosions. So I put a bunch of different podracers into the system for you to choose from, then we'll have a race and most of you will probably blow up," he said. "But that's fine. It's not real."

With those reassuring words of wisdom, Anakin waved his hand at the various simulators for the students to pick from.

Comments

Practice Podracing!

[sith_happened]

Pick a podracer and give it a few practice runs before the big race. The engines are definitely pieced together with duct tape and baling wire, the turns are incredibly steep and three-quarters through the race Sand People start shooting at your engines.

Fun for everyone!

Re: Practice Podracing!

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Sabine figures this couldn't be much different than a speeder, until she saw that they were falling apart. And then she sighed, resigned herself to blowing up, and got in to practice.

She was not going to be a fan of this one.

Re: Practice Podracing!

[midichlorianfail]

The podracer looked like someone had decided that swoops were far too safe and trustworthy vehicles. This was going to end well.

Re: Practice Podracing!

[misshapen_spark]

Something extremely dangerous/complicated with more parts than you probably actually needed and looked like it had been put together by someone drunk?

Eh, no worse than trying out any weapons Uncle Qrow made for her or Ruby when they were tiny. And Yang was pretty explosive-resistant.

Re: Practice Podracing!

[justice_undone]

"This thing needs to be repaired," Breq announced. "I know this is only a simulation, but what's the point if I know I'm going to explode."

She was actually a little uncomfortable with exploding.

Re: Practice Podracing!

[sith_happened]

"Are you handy with a hydrospanner?" Anakin asked. "I can run the enginnering portion for you too, if so."

Re: Practice Podracing!

[justice_undone]

"I've never used a hydrospanner, but I'd try," Breq said. "Better than flying something that's just going to fall apart if there's no reason for it."

Re: Practice Podracing!

[sith_happened]

"Well, a lot of the podracers are there are pretty much death-traps," Anakin admitted, looking angry as he pulled up the repair program. "The drivers' lives aren't exactly the priority."