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Who: Carol Danvers and you!
Broadcast: Video, fleetwide
Action: SS Heron, if you want to go talk to her on the bridge
When: First week of May idk

Good evening, Heron, this is your pilot speaking!

[ She is clearly enjoying being able to say that... and if it comes out in a tone the rest of the Avengers would recognize as "Carol's about to do something dumb in a Quinjet", well, no one here knows to be concerned by that. Yet. ]

And to the rest of the fleet, especially the pilots... I'm actually a fighter pilot, where I'm from. US Air Force, plenty of combat experience, plenty of flight hours in unconventional crafts and in space. So... what I'm saying is, I might have a few tricks these augments won't teach you, and I wouldn't mind sharing them. Hell, I'll see what we can do with the shuttles if anyone without a pilot augment wants to give it a shot.

[ She grins, playful challenge. ] Anyone feel like a race? Let's see what these birds can really do. [ Preferably before they get in trouble again and need to know how far they can push the ships before they break... but she's not bringing that up now. Kind of kills the spirit of friendly competition. ]

Also... I need someone to help me build a breathing apparatus that functions separately from the spacesuits they've got here. There's only so far my engineering knowledge goes, and I'd rather get a second set of eyes on this than find out I screwed it up and suffocate in the void of space. Done it, not fun, do not recommend. [ What? She's not planning anything. Definitely not. ]

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I could probably help you with the breathing, but aren't you worried about pressures?

[what are you up to carol mal wants 2 help]

That's not really a problem for me. And since I don't need the suit, I'd rather just get rid of it and keep my maneuverability.

Makes sense. Any size or weight preferences, or just as small and maneuverable as possible?

Small as possible is good. There's only so much you can compress oxygen, so I'm not expecting the whole thing to fit in a pocket - the size of a scuba tank would do, smaller if you can swing it.

Weight's not going to be an issue, even in gravity.

Right. I'll get to work on it and let you know what I come up with.

Thank you, Mal. I really appreciate it.

Not a problem at all.

[A lazy salute.]

Race, huh? You a bettin' woman?

[ Ladon, no. ]

Edited 2015-05-10 01:42 (UTC)

[ Oh Ladon no. ]

I've been known to. On occasion.

Might be fun to throw some credits down then, yeah? M'new to flyin' one of these things, but it ain't so different from the jalopies back home.

[ It's very, very, VERY different. Quit being a macho jerkface. ]

I'd be up for that. [ She smirks a little. ] Think it's probably not that similar but hey, if you're willing to put money on it...

Makes things more interestin' that way. Say 200 credits?

[ He's going to get his butt kicked, but oh well. The casino stations have gotten him in a pretty chipper mood. ]

It's a deal. Name the time and I'm there.

[ Oh, she is going to enjoy this. ]

Gimme a couple days, gotta give the crew a heads-up and tie down some cargo [ and plants ]. Say 14:00?

Awww, you're nicer than I'd be. A little excitement for the crew keeps them on their toes.

See you then. You'd better be ready to pay up.

You got it.

[Leanne may not really know anything about piloting or flying or... well, anything like that, but that doesn't exactly stop her from asking once she reaches the bridge.]

You can race them? Because that sounds so awesome! And I thought they'd be too big.

[It's exciting!!

A pause and she laughs, finally remembering herself.]

Oh, um. Hi!

Edited 2015-05-10 01:50 (UTC)

[ She looks up as Leanne enters and smiles. ]

Hey. Have a seat if you want, it's not like anyone's using the copilot's chair.

And I wouldn't want to race them in atmosphere without a little stress-testing, but out here in vacuum? Size doesn't matter so much as long as you've got the propulsion.

[Well, she's not gonna turn that down.

So Leanne smiles in return, raising a hand in a wave as she drops down into the chair. That explanation sounds a lot more interesting than whether she wants to sit or not anyway.]

Ohhhh. [Her eyes widen and she nods. Wow! She actually understood part of that! All this knew knowledge is still somewhat of a novelty, really.]

That makes sense, that's... That's so cool! It'd be great to see you race the others!

You're welcome to sit up here and watch when we do. Best view in the house. I can even teach you how to read the instruments if you want. If you don't already know. You're... tactical support, right?

[ Carol doesn't know exactly what that is, here, but she can't imagine making sure she's comfortable on the bridge would be a bad thing. ]

Yeah, that's right! I think... [She shakes her head, huffing out a laugh.] It's kinda weird, but I think it's something I can do.

[It can't be that different from what she usually does during jobs, right? And she knows so many things she didn't before anyway!]

But, um. Really? Because I'd really love that! I... Thank you!

[ She laughs, shaking her head. ] No problem. I like having the company. Took my cat out to space the last time I went, but she didn't get grabbed with me this time.

Probably for the best...

[That startles another laugh out of her. Oh, wow, a cat in space. That actually... doesn't sound so bad to her.]

You think so? But maybe she liked space last time! It must've been soooo exciting.

Well, she did. Turns out she's... kind of an alien.

Mostly I just wouldn't want to inflict her on the Fleet. She's an unholy little terror when she wants to be.

She's an alien! I didn't know aliens could look like cats!

[She didn't really know aliens existed at all.]

I guess maybe she'd have been too exciting then, huh? [She claps her hands together once.] Or just exciting enough.

[ Have a big grin and a familiar voice, Carol! ]

You've got good moves, you fuckin better well teach me some if we're gonna keep the competition going.

[ Oh hey, it's her racing partner from the Paisley. Carol's smile flashes a little brighter, seeing her. ]

Well, it's no fun if I'm leaving you in the dust all the time.

Someone just got me thinking about racing the other day. And I know a few tricks myself.

Tim Drake, on the First Breath. Count us in.

Nice to meet you, Tim. You've flown before?

A little. Small craft, mostly stealth-enabled experimental VTOL craft with a low orbital capacity.

Nice. Sounds like what I usually fly these days. How does someone your age get their hands on that kind of thing?

I think the uncomplicated answer is "rich dad?"

...yeah, that's a pretty good answer.

It works for an awful lot of things.

Two pilots has got to be better than one, eh?

Everybody flies better with a copilot.

You don't trust the suits?

I think the suits are probably fine. But I don't need them, and I'm more maneuverable without one.

So you'd just go without it?

Yeah? It's what I usually do - works out fine as long as I've actually got air...

That sounds very dangerous.

[ She sighs. Okay, clearly this is going to require a little more explanation. ]

I have Kree physiology. That means, among other things, vacuum doesn't hurt me. Neither do heat or cold, which means the only real danger is that something happens to my air supply... which could happen just as easily in a suit. [ She shrugs. ] It's space. Some level of danger comes with the territory.

[Okay, that is actually awesome. A fellow pilot who has a pilot augment!]

You're a pilot back home? Hey, so am I! I mean, I'm no fighter pilot, but I've got a private license, and I've been trained to fly a spacecraft. Maybe we can learn a thing or two from each other! [He's always eager to learn more, after all.]

Always happy to learn.

How long have you been flying?

I don't have nearly as much experience as you do. [Because gosh, combat experience, flying different crafts, and she actually got to fly in space before all this! That's something he greatly admires right away.] I've been flying for about... six years now? And I've done astronaut training for close to a year. I was actually just about to go on a mission to space when, uh... [He gestures. This place.]

[ Carol laughs a little. ] Most combat pilots don't have as much experience as I do. I'm a superhero, and I'm one of my team's main pilots. You rack up a lot of flight hours that way.

But hey, if you were ready for space, you've got to be pretty damn good.

A superhero?

[He thought she looked kind of familiar. And now he knows why! ... Now that he'd say why.]

Oh man - I'm actually meeting a - I mean, uh... [Come on, Clay, one of your shipmates is a Green Lantern. Chill.] That? Is so awesome.

Edited 2015-05-22 19:44 (UTC)

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