View Flat HTML
View Metadata
Search Post
Grendyne groans and starts pulling on her boots when the alarm goes off. Again. She quick-marches to the broom hangar, sits on her machine and is handed a plethora of loaded weapons by attentive corporals.
"Two flyers in one day? They're getting way too common."
"It's worse," the commander informs them, "South Karlsland got hit with three at once. We're taking Lytee's express and sleeping there. You can sit out if you absolutely need to, but Freya's still recovering so we could use you as a comms relay."
"No, I'll come. I just reserve the right to complain about it."
The 42nd United Forces Witch Wing takes off, bracing to fight yet another city-destroying monster, and assembles into a perfect synchronized formation as Lytee charges her teleport power.
...This is not South Karlsland wilderness.
Near the Golden Coven capital, in Aurum
Near Savarasse, in Thilanushinyel
Near Whately Academy
With Unbitwise
+ Show First Post
witchwatcher
Kelly looks around. "Yeah, looks good."
witchwatcher
"Right then." She jumps onto the steelwing, and it shifts a little on the boat's deck. "Hop on behind me. You won't stay attacked to this thing by magic, like me. You can hold on to these handles, but they're a bit awkwardly placed, so hold on to my waist if you have to."
Shawn does not wait to have to. Huggles.
witchwatcher
It startles her a bit, but alright.
"Three. Two. One." And she zooms off, zero to fifty in less than two seconds. She peels up and dives down. Once she has enough height, turns, rolls, and loops join the repertoire. She names most of the maneuvers. The overall effect is like a very inventive rollercoaster without tracks to limit it.
[I'm not even a particularly good flyer, any old strike witch can do this with a steelwing. If I was just on a stupid old broom I'd be slower than you are on the ground, though!]
"Three. Two. One." And she zooms off, zero to fifty in less than two seconds. She peels up and dives down. Once she has enough height, turns, rolls, and loops join the repertoire. She names most of the maneuvers. The overall effect is like a very inventive rollercoaster without tracks to limit it.
[I'm not even a particularly good flyer, any old strike witch can do this with a steelwing. If I was just on a stupid old broom I'd be slower than you are on the ground, though!]
[WOOOOOOOO!] is Shawn's reply. [You're so awesome this is awesome!]
witchwatcher
[Flying is awesome! We're almost never allowed to fly people on these things, but it's so fun!]
[SO FUN! How come you wouldn't be allowed?]
witchwatcher
[These things are pretty expensive. Not that expensive, but enough that they're careful not to give us too many chances to accidentally crash them.]
[But you could fly on a broom? What's special about this thing that makes it go fast?]
witchwatcher
[Something to do with the mechanical bits inside. I'm not actually sure. I know how to maintain it, but not how it actually works.]
[Maybe somebody could look at it and figure out how to make better ones. If it's just mechanical.]
witchwatcher
[That would be neat! Do you know anybody who'd like to do that? I am pretty sure it's just mechanical, no magic involved in making them.]
[Jake maybe? Or, um, what's her name, Rosalie, the doctor who likes cars, sometimes they both do cars together.]
[Jake's probably not in the middle of anything yet. Dunno about her.]
witchwatcher
[Okay. Don't think I can do two conversations on this without getting confused, so I'm gonna slow down and you just talk out loud.]
[Hey Jake, this is Gren. Are you busy?]
[Hey Jake, this is Gren. Are you busy?]
[Not really?]
witchwatcher
[I think my steelwing is only better for flying than a broom because of its mechanical parts. Shawn suggested that, since you and Rosalie know about cars, you might be able to make it even better. Does that sound like an interesting project?]
[Hey, sure, why not. If you don't mind us taking it apart.]
witchwatcher
[You could probably put it back together again the right way if nothing you try improves it, yeah?]
[Probably, yeah.]
witchwatcher
[No problem, then.]
"Jake says he'll try. D'you mind if I offer Kelly a turn flying?"
"Jake says he'll try. D'you mind if I offer Kelly a turn flying?"
"That's okay," says Shawn magnanimously.
witchwatcher
[I'll find you when I come back from flying, Jake.]
She listens for a response for a few seconds, then, [Kelly, you want a turn flying?]
She listens for a response for a few seconds, then, [Kelly, you want a turn flying?]
[Yeah, sure. Don't drop me in the drink.]