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Govoni · 01-21-2013, 06:55 PM

SPOILER!!: Professor Flamsteed

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Oooooooh blazing comets. Airey wasn't so sure that this was the best idea to allow someone as, um, fragile as Mr. Clark participate in this activity. It wasn't going to be too dangerous - nothing like what he had experienced in Care of Magical Creatures as a student - but still. "If you want to, Mr. Clark, by all means please do!" Because really, who was he to deny the man the opportunity to experience and feel astronomy with students?

He would just be keeping an extra eye on him to make sure that nothing went wrong.

Airey shook his head. "The meteors," he began, using air quotes around the word meteor as he spoke. "...will not be able to cause any serious injuries to you. They will be moving rather quickly bath and forth across the room in true 'shooting star' fashion, but if one were to hit you the worst that would happen is you would get a rather nasty looking bruise."

No broken bones. No hair on fire. No cracked ribs. Nothing life threatening. Just the sort of feeling one would get from whacking their knee really REALLY hard on the edge of a table.

"Precisely, Mr. Odessa," Airey replied with a slight eyebrow wiggle. No mist would be involved though. Heh.

Glancing at the sundial once more, Airey looked around at everyone to make sure all the students were suited up and had gloves. Seeing that everyone was prepared, he clapped his hands together a few times loudly to get their attention. "Alright alright, if everyone would listen up. In a few moments I will be removing gravity from this room and you all will be floating around freely," he said with a grin and a quick look towards Mr. Odessa again. "As you all can see, there are some meteors overhead shooting back and forth across the planetarium. Your task is to catch two of these, one blue and one yellow, using your baseball glove, one of each color. PLEASE do NOT use your bare hands or anything else besides the glove. They will not burn your hand, although they will feel warm to the touch, attempting to do so without a glove will cause your hand to be severely bruised." And as a worst case a dislocated shoulder perhaps, but he didn't mention that. "I will be walking around in case you need me." Literally.

Wand out, Airey summoned the lid for the box containing students' things and gave it a quick kick with his right foot to test and make sure that it was still stuck to the ground. Yep. Charm in place. All systems ready to launch. Turning his attention back to the students again, Airey couldn't help but smirk for a brief moment before giving his wand a rather elaborate wave overhead. "You all may want to hold on to something. Detravitas!"

Slowly, everything that had not been stuck to the floor with a Sticking Charm began to rise into the air - including students and even Professor Flamsteed himself as he had neglected to perform a Gripping Charm on his shoes earlier. Oops. Waving his arms and somehow managing to grab on to the protector to keep himself from floating too high, Airey gave his wand another flick and instantly the chairs and floor of the planetarium were gone and instead replaced with an image of the night sky, making it literally seem like everyone was floating in space - minus the zero oxygen bit. That would have been disastrous.

Blue and yellow streaks soon began to change their course, no longer just shooting back and forth horizontally across the room, but not also go up and down and diagonally and every which direction. Let the games begin!

"You have 40 minutes to complete this task! Good luck and may the force be with you!"

Now...to perform that Gripping Charm...

OOC: it should take you at LEAST 5 quality RP posts to complete this task and to be eligible for full participation marks. Remember, you are not weightless and floating around, so feel free to bump into walls, the projector, and other students as you accomplish this task. Injuries, should you choose for them to occur, should be MILD (IE no broken bones or lost teeth or near deaths).

You have approximately 48 hours from the time of this post to complete this portion of the lesson.

Any questions can be asked IC to Professor Flamsteed (just title your post with PROFESSOR HELP ME! or something to that regard so I can find it easily) or OOC to me via PM

HAVE FUN!

Merlin! The baseball gear was taking him way back...Six years old...Little league. If his father could see him now...

Removing his outer robe, Dylan started suiting up. There was a ton of padding...and if the Slytherin were being honest, it was making him a tad nervous. NERVES...He couldn't afford to break anything...QUIDDITCH...Not that it couldn't be fixed by magic...Meh, he just couldn't spend a lot of time in the infirmary...Too many tryouts. Homework. Lessons. He didn't have time for that...

The Slytherin was going to comply, though. He just wasn't going to be happy about it...That was all.

And then it was being suggested that they preform a sticking charm on their things. Well, that sounded like an excellent plan. In fact, he'd just get to that....It took several minutes, of course...but then he was ready.

He WAS ready, right? Right? Yes.

Professor Flamsteed was starting to give more details and Dylan actually perked up. So...This wasn't going to be dangerous at all. Just like being back out on the diamond, in the outfield....Catching fly-balls. The Captain glanced down at his glove, making sure it was firmly in place. They only needed two. One blue...and one yellow...and apparently there'd be some force behind them.

Checking his mask...the Captain was taken off guard when he was suddenly floating. It was different than being on a broom, that much was for sure. He had no control...Dylan literally was fighting against the urge to have a panic attack.

BREATH. Just. Breath.

Taking some deep breaths, he tried to propel himself upward...but wasn't having much success...Merlin, how did astronauts maneuver themselves. Forgetting about his surroundings, he flailed a bit, trying to get some height...What he needed to do what push himself OFF of something...Bobbling around, he foot touched the ground just a smidge, but the Slytherin took advantage. Kicking off the ground, he torpedoed up, fist pumping. OH YEA!

SPACE CONQUERED!

Now...to catch some meteors.

01-21-2013, 06:55 PM	#155 (permalink)
Govoni MO & DMLE Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dragonstone Posts: 15,589 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lyric Bayliss-Black Slytherin Fourth Year x12 x12	Post #1 Zombie Apocalypse Team Leader ★ ★ in a crown of pepperoni and artisan cheese SPOILER!!: Professor Flamsteed Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Oooooooh blazing comets. Airey wasn't so sure that this was the best idea to allow someone as, um, fragile as Mr. Clark participate in this activity. It wasn't going to be too dangerous - nothing like what he had experienced in Care of Magical Creatures as a student - but still. "If you want to, Mr. Clark, by all means please do!" Because really, who was he to deny the man the opportunity to experience and feel astronomy with students? He would just be keeping an extra eye on him to make sure that nothing went wrong. Airey shook his head. "The meteors," he began, using air quotes around the word meteor as he spoke. "...will not be able to cause any serious injuries to you. They will be moving rather quickly bath and forth across the room in true 'shooting star' fashion, but if one were to hit you the worst that would happen is you would get a rather nasty looking bruise." No broken bones. No hair on fire. No cracked ribs. Nothing life threatening. Just the sort of feeling one would get from whacking their knee really REALLY hard on the edge of a table. "Precisely, Mr. Odessa," Airey replied with a slight eyebrow wiggle. No mist would be involved though. Heh. Glancing at the sundial once more, Airey looked around at everyone to make sure all the students were suited up and had gloves. Seeing that everyone was prepared, he clapped his hands together a few times loudly to get their attention. "Alright alright, if everyone would listen up. In a few moments I will be removing gravity from this room and you all will be floating around freely," he said with a grin and a quick look towards Mr. Odessa again. "As you all can see, there are some meteors overhead shooting back and forth across the planetarium. Your task is to catch two of these, one blue and one yellow, using your baseball glove, one of each color. PLEASE do NOT use your bare hands or anything else besides the glove. They will not burn your hand, although they will feel warm to the touch, attempting to do so without a glove will cause your hand to be severely bruised." And as a worst case a dislocated shoulder perhaps, but he didn't mention that. "I will be walking around in case you need me." Literally. Wand out, Airey summoned the lid for the box containing students' things and gave it a quick kick with his right foot to test and make sure that it was still stuck to the ground. Yep. Charm in place. All systems ready to launch. Turning his attention back to the students again, Airey couldn't help but smirk for a brief moment before giving his wand a rather elaborate wave overhead. "You all may want to hold on to something. Detravitas!" Slowly, everything that had not been stuck to the floor with a Sticking Charm began to rise into the air - including students and even Professor Flamsteed himself as he had neglected to perform a Gripping Charm on his shoes earlier. Oops. Waving his arms and somehow managing to grab on to the protector to keep himself from floating too high, Airey gave his wand another flick and instantly the chairs and floor of the planetarium were gone and instead replaced with an image of the night sky, making it literally seem like everyone was floating in space - minus the zero oxygen bit. That would have been disastrous. Blue and yellow streaks soon began to change their course, no longer just shooting back and forth horizontally across the room, but not also go up and down and diagonally and every which direction. Let the games begin! "You have 40 minutes to complete this task! Good luck and may the force be with you!" Now...to perform that Gripping Charm... OOC: it should take you at LEAST 5 quality RP posts to complete this task and to be eligible for full participation marks. Remember, you are not weightless and floating around, so feel free to bump into walls, the projector, and other students as you accomplish this task. Injuries, should you choose for them to occur, should be MILD (IE no broken bones or lost teeth or near deaths). You have approximately 48 hours from the time of this post to complete this portion of the lesson. Any questions can be asked IC to Professor Flamsteed (just title your post with PROFESSOR HELP ME! or something to that regard so I can find it easily) or OOC to me via PM HAVE FUN! Merlin! The baseball gear was taking him way back...Six years old...Little league. If his father could see him now... Removing his outer robe, Dylan started suiting up. There was a ton of padding...and if the Slytherin were being honest, it was making him a tad nervous. NERVES...He couldn't afford to break anything...QUIDDITCH...Not that it couldn't be fixed by magic...Meh, he just couldn't spend a lot of time in the infirmary...Too many tryouts. Homework. Lessons. He didn't have time for that... The Slytherin was going to comply, though. He just wasn't going to be happy about it...That was all. And then it was being suggested that they preform a sticking charm on their things. Well, that sounded like an excellent plan. In fact, he'd just get to that....It took several minutes, of course...but then he was ready. He WAS ready, right? Right? Yes. Professor Flamsteed was starting to give more details and Dylan actually perked up. So...This wasn't going to be dangerous at all. Just like being back out on the diamond, in the outfield....Catching fly-balls. The Captain glanced down at his glove, making sure it was firmly in place. They only needed two. One blue...and one yellow...and apparently there'd be some force behind them. Checking his mask...the Captain was taken off guard when he was suddenly floating. It was different than being on a broom, that much was for sure. He had no control...Dylan literally was fighting against the urge to have a panic attack. BREATH. Just. Breath. Taking some deep breaths, he tried to propel himself upward...but wasn't having much success...Merlin, how did astronauts maneuver themselves. Forgetting about his surroundings, he flailed a bit, trying to get some height...What he needed to do what push himself OFF of something...Bobbling around, he foot touched the ground just a smidge, but the Slytherin took advantage. Kicking off the ground, he torpedoed up, fist pumping. OH YEA! SPACE CONQUERED! Now...to catch some meteors. __________________ We live in cities you'll *never* see onscreen..._______________________________________________ So very pretty, and we sure know how to run things..._______________________________ Livin' in ruins of a *palace, within our dreams...____________ We're on each other's team*._____