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Richard Harrington Summerby (the_richard) wrote in finnigans_rpg,

Lucy/Rich/Open
"Flying lessons," Richard chuckled. "Been giving them for years. Since we bought up the old Bluebottle firm, even moreso. You might say I've got the routine down by now."

"First thing we do is always double-check the sticking charms." He lifted the broom up to about ten feet and did a slow roll in place. When they were upright again he nodded, even though he knew Lucy couldn't see him. He guided the broom out slowly onto pit row and ran light thrust against the braking charm, listening and feeling. "Even though I checked this broom out last night, you always do one final set of checks before you go out on the track. Taking things for granted can end you up in the trees or a crater in the ground. Unpleasant, and occasionally... messy."

At the early hour they had the track to themselves, so he flew a few slow laps, not trying to turn close to the corner poles, letting Lucy get the feel for the way the course was set up, calling out things like, "Start braking here, start your turn here."

Then as they came down to the Start/Finish line at the low cross, he warned her, "Now we'll do it fast." As he crossed the line he pulled up toward the first turn and opened up the broom. Then it was a touch of the braking charm, slam the broom over flat on its right side as he entered the turn, jerk upright on exit, roll inverted over the high cross, brake again and a quarter roll to flat on their left side through the other turn. Power dive to the low cross, a touch of brake, pull up as they crossed the line, and do it all again.

A two-place broom with two up wouldn't set any course records, but Rich flew as if it would. He made no wasted motions, his head barely cleared the corner poles, and his touch on the braking charm was a little as could be used to maintain their speed. "Smooth is fast," he repeated to Lucy as he sped up for each following lap.

After ten laps at speed, he slowed the broom as they crossed the line and spoke again. "Take over, get a feel for this thing with some slow laps, then start speeding up. If it gets away from you, just level off, go straight, and slow down. Don't worry about running off the course if you have to. Happens to all of us when we push the edge too hard."