Sweet dreams are made of these...

[thespaceopera]

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A Abigail Hobbs Aiya/Gray Nightingale Adrasteius Anor'thalion Ahsoka Tano Alex Russo Allen Walker Anders Anthony Crowley Asteffiel Axel

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J - M Jade Harley James Barnes/Jim James Barnes/Winter Joseph Joestar Katara Katniss Everdeen/Nova Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya Kurt Wagner Leanne Loki Maladict(a) Max Caulfield Megaman Mordin Solus

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[dancingmd]

[There's a brief moment of panic when Beverly finds herself here, outside the ship without a spacesuit. Without thinking, her hand reflexively flies to her chest, where her combadge normally sits. Someone needs to beam her back, now.

As she hits her chest, however, reason quickly takes over. For one thing, her body isn't swelling from the pressure and for another, she's breathing. If this were truly space, she would already be unconscious by now.

So. Another dream, another calibration. But whose?

That's when she hears Clay's voice reciting scientific facts about Earth. Turning towards him, she calls out his name, uncertain if he will respond.]

[geonomy]

[And there he is, floating near her. It's like he doesn't want to make this too hard for anyone who comes in here; this is a place to be free, to relax and enjoy the beauty of space and the place that he calls home.

When she calls, he answers, but not in the way she might prefer. He does glance at her to acknowledge her, but that's about all she gets in terms of him actually paying attention to her.]

Earth has a powerful magnetic field that protects it from solar winds. Some scientists believe that this is a result of the nickel-iron of the core combining with the rotation of the planet itself, which is about 1,670 kilometers per hour. But, depending on your latitude, the speed can be either faster or slower. The mathematical equation behind it, if you want to see how fast the Earth is rotating in your area, is multiplying the cosine of the degree latitude by the speed of 1037.5646.

[Someone's done that equation many, many times.]

[dancingmd]

[Oh no. He's making even less sense than other people have.]

Yes, that's true-

[Before she can finish her sentence, an object comes floating by, just out of the corner of her eye. Instinctively, she reaches up to catch it. It's something small and metal. Bringing it around to see what it is, she finds that she has caught a toy airplane.]

[geonomy]

[And in that moment, the space around Beverly fades in a white, bright light. Gravity starts to slowly increase, making the transition between this and the memory as smooth as possible.

When she's on her feet, the light fades out, and she finds herself on what looks like a runway. There's a building in the distance, a relatively large one, but it's clear that this isn't a huge, public airport. It's a beautiful day outside; the sun is high, the skies are clear, the weather is amazing... perfect for a flight.

And that's what two men who walk by her are going to do. They're both dressed to fly, one with the headphones sliding onto his head already, and the other still swinging his around in his hand. The latter, judging by the hair, is Clay, though he isn't as tall as she remembers. The fight suit hides what his build is like right now, but with the way he turns around as he grins at his companion... he looks young, barely sixteen. And he looks oh so excited, too.]

So, uh, is there anything I need to do for this? Anything I need to remember?

[The man beside him looks at him with a half grin, endeared by how Clay is apparently bouncing in his steps beside him.]

Nah. This'll be your first flight, so we're just going to get you used to what it feels like to be in the air. After that, you'll be taking off on your own in no time!

[dancingmd]

[It takes her a moment to recognize Clay, but the excited grin on his face is a dead giveaway. She chuckles and is reminded of her own first flight. Granted, that was a shuttlecraft, not an airplane, but the feeling is the same, that first time you put your hands on the controls. Suddenly the world below becomes so small and you can do anything.

She moves to the side of the runway, hoping to get to see them in flight.]

[geonomy]

[The chatter fades away as they walk further away from Beverly, and it takes a little while for anything else to happen. Meanwhile, Beverly can enjoy the gorgeous day. That's one of the things Clay remembered about this - the weather was great, absolutely perfect. There's barely a breeze, enough for it to feel pleasant more than anything, and everything was just so full of life.

The memory of Clay actually putting on his headphone and getting into the plane, receiving instructions of... mostly just sitting there and watching and learning, the way he felt when the engine came to life - it's all happening with Beverly away from it. But after a while, she'll see the small, two-passenger plane come around from behind the building, slowly making its way to the end of the runway. With the cockpit being dark on the outside, she can see that there are two people in there, but not enough to make out any details.

After another few minutes, the propeller on the front of the plane spins faster, and faster, the engine grows louder, and then the plane is propelling forward. At first it seems a bit slow, but it quickly picks up speed, faster and faster and faster, until it lifts off of the runway and rises into the air.]

[dancingmd]

[While she waits, Beverly settles on the grass nearby, eyes closed and face turned towards the sun, simply enjoying the warmth. She even goes so far as to kick her shoes off and wiggle them in the cool grass. It's not often she gets an opportunity to go barefoot anywhere, other than her own quarters.

Eventually, she hears the sound of the plane starting, so she turns to watch the take-off. A propeller plane! How delightful! As the plane takes off, it blows her hair into a disarray, but she doesn't seem to care and keeps her eye on the plane.]