ext_18928 ([identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-08-11 08:45 am
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Flight and Flying [Friday morning]

When the students arrived, Alec was standing where one would normally find Anakin (the padawan was watching, but seeming very hung-over or perhaps sick or maybe his player was on vacation - who knows?). And in front of him, there were two shiny swoop bikes

As well as the silly helmets from last week, one of which Alec was holding under his arm.

"So, Anakin wants us all to do some real flying this time around," Alec said by way of greeting. "Next week is the Coruscant trip and he doesn't want any of us freezing when we've got real controls in front of us.

"This one," he said, indicating the first bike. "Is Anakin's. The other one? Is mine. Don't crash either of them, or we'll be annoyed. The bikes can hit about 400 klicks, but you don't actually have to go that fast." He held up the helmet that he'd had under his arm so everyone could see. "I'll be wearing this so I can talk to you while you're buzzing around the island. Don't go over water, don't go towards the mainland, and don't crash into any rock faces, okay?"

Alec gave the class a demonstration of the bike's controls.

"Now get out there and don't die."

[ooc: Wait for OCD! Sorry it's so late, try not to kill yourselves because Anakin's around-but-not and Alec has no idea what Coruscant's going to be like so you can bug him but he'll probably just get annoyed.]

Re: Sign In (August 11)

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Bridge signs in.

Re: Sign In (August 11)

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Dean signs in.

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Bridge puts on his helmet and then takes a closer look at the swoop bike's controls before he starts up the engine. Okay, this doesn't look *too* complicated- close enough to SPD technology, anyway.

"This is *so* cool," Bridge says cheerfully as he takes off.

Re: Questions?

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Teacher's assistant, huh?" Dean teased.

Re: Sign In (August 11)

[identity profile] twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Zack signed in in past tense just to be different.

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Zack whimpered as he put on his helmet.

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Finally a flight class that didn't have him hyperventilating. To Dean's mind the bikes were bikes and inspired no more fear than a regular motorcycle would.

Besides, he'd already got to drive one of these things and it was a hell of a lot of fun once he could stop worrying about Alec.

He put on the helmet, got on the bike and took off.

This? Was going to be fun.

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Loud and clear, dude!"

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"How slow is slow?" Bridge asks curiously. "I mean, your idea of slow and my idea of slow and the average person's idea of slow might all be different so I think maybe I should check first."

Re: Sign In (August 11)

[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Molly signed in in past tense, as always.

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't find that at all soothing."

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I hate you."

Re: Fly the Swoop Bike

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-08-11 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's because this isn't flying," Dean explained as if it was patently obvious. "It's driving something that just doesn't have wheels. It's completely different." He was quickly leaving the class site behind him as he accelerated towards the beach.

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