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01. AIRSHIPS!! [Text]
I didn't know we were gonna get the chance to get our own airships! I know I missed being able to wake up and see nothing but sky and clouds out the window. Made drying the laundry a lot easier, too.
But that kinda got me thinking- you couldn't get very far without an airship back where I came from, but a lot of the people I've talked to have said they've never seen anything like them before! I know a few people here have had SOME sort of flying machine back in their world, though. If yours did too, I gotta know- what were they like?
For that matter, how many other pilots do we HAVE here, anyway?
-Red
But that kinda got me thinking- you couldn't get very far without an airship back where I came from, but a lot of the people I've talked to have said they've never seen anything like them before! I know a few people here have had SOME sort of flying machine back in their world, though. If yours did too, I gotta know- what were they like?
For that matter, how many other pilots do we HAVE here, anyway?
-Red
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I've been pretty curious about the airships here. I definitely want to put in some time and learn how they work.
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The ones here are real old-fashioned. Most of the ones I've seen are just a boat hanging under a really big balloon.
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And yes, they do seem old-fashioned. They reminds me of old stories we heard back when I was just a cadet.
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Putting aside her gauntlet for a moment, Connie reaches across the desk to snatch a notebook, which she briefly opens to the wrong page (containing a drawing of a human skeleton, diagrams of muscle cells and nerves, "Gunnerkrigg? Might be worth a shot, isn't crazier than anything else here" scribbled in the margins, designs for what looks like a very, very fine laser to the eyes of a Magitek Knight, and "Functionality in dummy tests first, then figure out how to survive conversion" underlined multiple times near the bottom of the page) before rapidly flipping to a fairly faithful side, top, front, and inside view of a Boeing 747.
"Back on Earth, airplanes like these are the primary means of long-distance transportation, a lot like on how it works on Vaikuntha," Connie explains. "But rather than trusting in sheer power to take off and some sort of gas to stay aloft, it works off the principles of aerodynamics to glide. I guess it's not much different than some of the more advanced airship models here. Anyways, airplanes also see extensive use in military engagements as well as civilian ventures.
"And this," Connie flips the page to reveal a variety of space rocket designs, "are the explosions that humans strap themselves into to get into space. Yes, it's really as crazy as it sounds, astronauts put themselves into smaller modules," she taps a side diagram, which shows the lunar module, "and rely on immense power to get them out of atmo. Generally, the rockets aren't reusable, but there are efforts underway to rectify that.
"Any questions?"
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c'mon, it's not like I've never seen airplanes before...
[But toward the end of her enormous exposition, Red finally takes note of a small light atop the iMog-- Doggone it, he thought he disabled the auto-on camera setting! He hurriedly shoves the delicate drink aside and clears his throat, straightening the display- and with it, the previously-askew viewfield.]
oh for--hemhrhmrhm That actually doesn't look too different from the airships I've seen back home- kinda... flat and plain-lookin', but--
What, you don't like it, 'po? [Came an unimpressed voice from offscreen.]
No!-- I mean, yes! Look, it's good, but-- [No, not with the camera on-- back to it.] --it looks like there's just seats on the inside.
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fursonaanthropomorphic dog was pretty distinct. "Humans can't really survive the low levels of atmosphere that most planes fly at. Thirty to forty thousand feet above the ground doesn't really have a lot of air."Maybe... well, was it normal for his species? Connie couldn't quite remember, but she might as well ask. "Sorry if this is a weird question, but do you... normally have red eyes?"
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Where I'm from, you have your typical modes of commercial transport like the airplane or helicopter to more advanced aeronautics for brief explorations beyond Earth such as a space shuttle. Of course, not everyone was permitted due to the usual restrictions of studies and health requirements.
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So you just had a lot of the small stuff but made it hard to get a hold of it? What did everyone ELSE use to get around?
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i'm sorry my words aren't very good yet.
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But I gotta hear more about that personal airship you had.
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it was very small. big enough for me and my things. it used a new kind of engine; corrupted crystals instead of ceruleum. the crystals made a kind of aetheric wind that the sail caught and thats how it flew. it had uh...
im not keen on the engineering behind it.
it could only fly in places with a lot of wind aether. engine didnt make enough power otherwise.
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Who has two thumbs and forgot her text tags? THIS GAL.
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Trains are the best way to get some place though.
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1. The sights! You can enjoy the scenery from outside of your window while taking a train. You just get to stare at clouds and rain and whatever the weather of that day is inside an airship.
2. It's relaxing! You don't have to worry about focusing on keeping the airship in the air. You can talk with friends, read a book, take a nap in the bunk bed in the private car or play a game of triple triad. The possibilities are endless!
3. You get to travel with friends if you want to or you can go by yourself. I always like being on the train with my friends. It's the best!
[Would you like to know more?]
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there were cars though! and magic sometimes
but those arent flying
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Then again, you can fly anyway, right?
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i can see clouds by myself if i want
i dont usually go that high though
if you get to fly maybe we can fly together!
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Knightmare frames? Never heard of them. What are those?
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Any questions about that?
Because I definitely have questions about your airships.
Also hi Red! ( ◠‿◠)
Let me know if anyone has any cool info.
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Hey Hunk! So about that lion-
Can it both fly AND run around on land? I bet running around is slower, but OH MAN that's gotta look awesome.
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...Okay, maybe I'm not in the front seat, but one can hardly run an airship without me, let me tell ya!
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