Taking Command of Things

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:44 am

Theresa knocked loudly on the door to Dee's workshop, realizing she had to compete with whatever noise happened to be going on in there.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:34 pm

What's going on at the moment seems to be loud music and some kind of grinder.

After a few knocks, there's finally a muffled "Alright, alright. Keep your trousers on!" and the grinder at least is shut off. Footsteps head towards the door.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:43 pm

Theresa seems to be having trouble schooling a raised eyebrow back into place as she waits at the door. "Sorry to disturb you, Dr. Quinn," she preemptively apologizes through the door.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:47 pm

"It's alright," she says as she opens the door. She's got a welding mask flipped up, and is wearing singed and grease-stained overalls.

"Not one of the usual suspects, eh? What can I do for you?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:53 pm

"I was told you were the one to talk to about the jets," she said, "And for starters, no, I haven't inadvertently damaged one of them."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:02 pm

"Bonus points for that, then." She smirks.

"What about the jets?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:05 pm

"What sort of diabolical apprenticeship would I need to enter into to entice you to teach me how to fly them?"

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:11 pm

"Well, you'll need to bring me the ashes of a hanged man, a black goat, and spent wax from a cathedral," she deadpans.

"Oh wait, I'm not Weaver, so it's more that I'll be expecting you to log some time with me in the simulator so you don't wreck my babies," she smirks again.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:13 pm

"I have absolutely no problem with that. I'm hoping it will help me with my own flying if I understand some of how it works with proper aircraft."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:18 pm

"Ah that's right, you're the Junior Miss Munroe, aren't you?"

"Definitely want to start you out on some smaller craft once we get you up in the air. Airflow gets... somewhat interesting, at the speeds the jets can do."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:20 pm

"I don't know that I'd rate myself even as her 'Junior', but that's me. I find it's frequently nice to understand the 'why' of the stuff I'm screwing with."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:22 pm

"There's no need for modesty, really. Takes a certain amount of brazenness to fly a jet, or just to fly in general."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:27 pm

"Just hard to be compared to the original is all," she chuckled. "I've been known to exhibit a certain amount of brazenness from time-to-time."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:41 pm

"Tell you what, you want me to take you up first? See what it's like?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:43 pm

"I certainly wouldn't say no to that," Theresa said with a smile she couldn't quite hide.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:23 pm

"Meet me at the hangar in fifteen minutes, then. If you look ill, I'm turning the jet back around," she chuckles.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:29 pm

"I made it across the Atlantic in coach without losing my lunch, so I think I'll be fine," she said. "Unless you're planning on some high grade aerobatics."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:32 pm

"I typically save those for scaring Professor Sackville, but if you insist..."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:44 pm

"Okay, you have to tell me that story later," Theresa said with a laugh.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:21 pm

A short bit later, Dee heads into the hangar. She's swapped her overalls for a clean flight suit. Walking up to one of the jets, she activates a key-fob and ascends the gangplank to start her pre-flight check.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:27 pm

Not actually having a flight suit, Theresa opted for her training uniform. She walked towards the jet that has its gangplank down, assuming that's the one Dee may be on.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:45 pm

"Lesson one," she says as she hears footsteps, not looking up from what she's checking.

"Don't let anyone check out a plane for you. You're the one who'll be flying it, you're the one who needs to be confident it'll perform."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:54 pm

"Similar to how I'd never rely on someone else's weather forecast going into a mission," she said with a nod, moving up to Dee to see what she was doing.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:46 pm

Dee has a tablet hooked up to the console, and is tapping through various diagnostics, looking up at the console instrumentation periodically to compare to what the tablet is telling her.

"This is a bit fancier than the old Cessna we'll be taking you out in once you've logged some simulator time, but there has to be some incentive to wait for the good toys."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:49 pm

"Sounds good. Rushing tends to lead to problems anyway," she said, making mental notes.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:49 pm

"You're going to want to strap in," she says, gesturing to the seat next to her.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:54 pm

Theresa sat down and strapped in, "The harness here is a bit different from the one's back in the passenger area."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:56 pm

"Different stresses, different angles of force. I could tell you the specifics, but it'd bore you."

She disconnects the tablet and flips a few switches, taking the yoke. Outside the plane the amount of light increases as the ceiling of the hangar opens up.

"No second thoughts?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:58 pm

"I went through my second thoughts before I knocked on your door," Theresa smirked.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:29 pm

"On to the fun part, then."

The VTOL turbines in the jet engage, taking them up and out of the hangar. After they are a safe distance upwards, she spins up the main engines, carrying them out over the water and gaining more altitude.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:45 pm

Theresa's eyes flared a bit as she watched the flow around the jet as they headed out over the water before she focused back on the instruments in front of her. "Sky looks decently normal at least."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:47 pm

"I wouldn't have offered otherwise. Headache for both of us, eh?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:50 pm

"I might have been able to make it otherwise, so long as you didn't mind things being a little hairy for a few days afterward. Everything has to work itself back out after you stir it up." To her credit, riding in the jet didn't seem to be bothering Theresa at all.

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:48 pm

"Then I suppose it's good that there's no need, wouldn't you say?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:52 pm

"Very good. I actually try not to make big adjustments unless I have too. Little things, a cloud here or a little rain there isn't *as* big a deal, but you try not to do too much. Not unlike flying this thing I would imagine."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:53 pm

"Just seems like it gets into which butterfly flaps its wings at the proper moment. Not really my thing."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:56 pm

"On a macro scale, yeah. I'll spare you though," she said with a laugh. "So do you fly these things a lot?"

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:56 pm

"Probably more than most on staff, but I tend to prefer something a bit smaller."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:59 pm

"The armored suit does look cool," she said, "And it's probably better armed."

by **Deirdre Quinn** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:04 pm

"It's what you do, when your powers aren't to fly."

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