Atton Rand & miscellaneous names (
suitably_heroic) wrote in
fandomhigh2023-05-19 07:27 am
Entry tags:
Flight & Flying, Friday
"So okay, some of you nominally know how not to die," Atton said. They were by the flight sims again, and if you peeked over his shoulder, you could get a glance of a dark city skyline.
What? He missed Nar Shaddaa, the way you missed a loose tooth or a bunion that'd always been there or something.
"Now you're going to try doing that again, but with company." He held up a button-- after a second, it projected a holographic image of a small starship above it. "This is the T-16 skyhopper," he said cheerfully. "Yours is going to be full of passengers. They're going to yell at you and try to back-seat drive. Instructions on how to actually use the controls are in the cockpit."
Beat.
"Get them to where they want to be in one piece."
What? He missed Nar Shaddaa, the way you missed a loose tooth or a bunion that'd always been there or something.
"Now you're going to try doing that again, but with company." He held up a button-- after a second, it projected a holographic image of a small starship above it. "This is the T-16 skyhopper," he said cheerfully. "Yours is going to be full of passengers. They're going to yell at you and try to back-seat drive. Instructions on how to actually use the controls are in the cockpit."
Beat.
"Get them to where they want to be in one piece."

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