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Tweak says, "I'm singing in the rain"

Fang/Spar/Wind (be_my_chum) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2010-07-14 17:11:00

Entry tags:

!days 140-149, albert de morcerf, excel, gokudera hayato, minami ikki, nakayama yayoi, sumeragi kururu, wanijima akito, yuffie kisaragi, {il palazzo}, {kharg meleol nidellia}, {kirika yuumura}, {{{akatsuki chika}}}

Who: Anyone
Where: Outside of the angerdome
When: Day 148, noon
What:

[Scattered around the roof of Hydra are several crude tools made of bone, leather and stone and a few papers with rather technical designs on it. Claude's handiwork, for any staring at them, might be recognizable and lays largely untouched, however, in the margins, on the back, on several adjoining sheets are designs on implementing THOSE plans. Equations, materials, notes on experiments and results... all scattered throughout the pages in several handwritings and more than one language.

This obviously hasn't been an overnight project, nor anywhere near completed either...

However, what may have grabbed your attention is the groan of wood as they crank back the catapult for another test.]

... That might be the limit.. adjust the tension or just wait until we can really mess with the angle?

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	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 01:38 am UTC (link)
	[Crouches next to so that she can stare] To have something like that in a dump like this... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 01:46 am UTC (link)
	It took a while... they're horrible compared to what I used to use at home... [Genuinely fond look at them.] But I wouldn't trade it for anything. Stick around a few minutes, you can see them in action~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 01:48 am UTC (link)
	Would you let me try them, sometime? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Mmm! They're something I think everyone should have a chance to try. I'll be happy to show you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 02:14 am UTC (link)
	[bright, warm, genuine YAY making camp in her expression] This is gonna be the best. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Mm! Wait til you try it, it's really like nothing else! [As Scowl gets done checking things...] Ah! One moment! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Have fun! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 02:48 am UTC (link)
	I will~ [THIS just scared the crap out of some derpy lizards.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 02:49 am UTC (link)
	[Watches very, very closely. AND GLEEFULLY.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 03:19 am UTC (link)
	[Returning full of joy, himself.] That was better than I expected~! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 03:29 am UTC (link)
	[For a short moment, she looks half like she's concentrating and half like she's spaced out. AND THEN SHE IS GRINNING and bouncing to her feet] That looked incredible! The way you moved was... [excited handwave] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	Most of that was Sparta, he's way better at it than I am. Do you want to get a feel of them before you try. Or do you have some amazing trick like the ceiling climbing you can use anyway? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Can he do that kinda stuff without them? Ehhh... I wanna get a feel for 'em. I've got some tricks, I think, but, y'know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-15 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	To a degree, but these really help. [Is already unlacing them.] Ahh, yeah, but it's a long drop. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-15 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Mm, so I saw. [Those sure are interesting shoes :\|a] Fast, too. Wonder if I can go faster. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

be_my_chum
2010-07-16 04:43 am UTC (link)

Faster is more dangerous than I wanted to try the first time... But with the lake...

[Pulling out a bone knife, and quickly unscrews a part near the base, tinkers with it, and then back together... with more room this time.]

They work by redirecting force... if you stomp on them, they'll send you up, if you lean forward, you'll move forward. Ah... you'll be able to feel it.

[Holds them out.]

Even with that, it will probably be a right fit, but...

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	wutaistyle 2010-07-16 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	[Attentive listening goes here! And puts on the A-T when they're offered to her.] They're not so bad. Just a little—hm. [Walking and skating around a bit, automatically correcting her gait and balance, and adjusting her posture] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-16 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	[Watches... and smiles.] You might be a natural at it.. Both wheels react to pressure. The front wheels convert energy into forward motion, the back into upwards, otherwise navigation is done by foot position and body weight. Turn to cut speed for a stop, you wont be ready for how those break yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-16 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	When it comes to things like this, my body remembers more than my head. Front is forward, back is upward, got it. [From walking/skating to an itty bitty improvised gymnastics routine. ALMOST falls on her butt and her face a couple of times, but is quick to catch and correct herself] W-Whoa! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-16 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	[That really, really isn't a bad start.] Just keep in mind that when you land, you ARE going to keep moving, and the harder you land, the faster you'll have to react. Ah... Here, try stomping one of them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-16 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	Eh? ... 'Kay! [ker-stomp] [HOOOOOOOOOLY] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-16 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	[CALLING UP] Decide which way you want to go before landing! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-16 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	[Oddly enough, she seems even more comfortable up in the air than she did on the ground. Flipping to orient herself. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE] Got it! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-16 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	[Laughs, clapping.] Not bad at all! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wutaistyle 2010-07-16 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	[manoeuvres to slow herself down before she lands, but—whoa, there we go! Good thing she's got good reflexes, but after turning into a stop, she still ends up on her ass, cackling gleefully all the while] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)