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Felixir · 11-03-2014, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny

Sophie, though she loved adventure and had traveled by portkey before, did not do so well with it this time around. Her head felt like it was spinning and she had to grab hold of Toby's hand with both of hers to steady herself - luckily, the sensation passed by the time they reached the Muggle ticket-taker, and Soph was relatively steady as she handed over her ticket. Just some mild nausea. Nothing she couldn't handle.

She wasn't concerned at all about the guide maps, so she briefly tuned out while Flamsteed explained that to them and instead let her eyes wander, greedily taking in all the sights of the centre. She DID catch the man saying 3:05PM and glanced at her watch - ah, they had PLENTY of time. Astronaut TRAINING! "Yeah!" Though Tobes was the one tugging, Soph was just as eager to go and navigated through the facility till they got to the astronaut training area - and it seemed like many others had the same idea they did.

"Everyone's doin' the spinny ball thing. If we do this ladder one first, by the time we're done, everyone should be outta line and we'll get first dibs, I bet." She wiggled her eyebrows at him and gestured excitedly to the ladders, at which time she DID peek at the centre's pamphlet to get some details on it. "We'll get to be WEIGHTLESS! Look at 'em!" She pointed eagerly to the people who were climbing up and down the ladders like it was nothing. WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN?

"M'not bothered either way," Toby said cheerfully enough, giving a shrug of his shoulder as he gazed eagerly around the room at all the possible activities. He watched the spinny thing for a moment or two in total distraction before finally pulling his gaze away and up to the ladders Soph was pointing at.

That... that looked pretty awesome. Toby smiled and gave a firm nod and headed straight over there, while there were still a couple of adjacent ladders free.

"D'you reckon we can persuade Airey to set up a room with stuff like this back at school?" he asked Soph whilst getting all set up in a helmet and harness. Toby was ABOUT to mention how it could probably be made super authentic using magic and stuff, before remembering at the last second that they were surrounded by muggles. Right. No breaking the law or making Airey upset.

Once he got the okay from the muggle lady helping him get set up, Toby started forward and began to climb the ladder. Except... short arms, short legs, harness restricting his range of movement, it was a bit tricky to start with. But he got into the swing of it, and was soon clambering up to the top of the big yellow ladder, looking around to see how Soph was doing. If they both hit the top of the ladder at the same time, they could both go weightless at the same time too.

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Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,231 Hogwarts RPG Name: Abraham Orlando Botros Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kolya Kaiser Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Dragomirov Petrov Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Typhon Ulysses Prince Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Alexander Zacharias Ravenclaw Seventh Year x12 x12	2 - Activity 1 - Astronaut Training Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight Quote: Originally Posted by feeheeheeny Sophie, though she loved adventure and had traveled by portkey before, did not do so well with it this time around. Her head felt like it was spinning and she had to grab hold of Toby's hand with both of hers to steady herself - luckily, the sensation passed by the time they reached the Muggle ticket-taker, and Soph was relatively steady as she handed over her ticket. Just some mild nausea. Nothing she couldn't handle. She wasn't concerned at all about the guide maps, so she briefly tuned out while Flamsteed explained that to them and instead let her eyes wander, greedily taking in all the sights of the centre. She DID catch the man saying 3:05PM and glanced at her watch - ah, they had PLENTY of time. Astronaut TRAINING! "Yeah!" Though Tobes was the one tugging, Soph was just as eager to go and navigated through the facility till they got to the astronaut training area - and it seemed like many others had the same idea they did. "Everyone's doin' the spinny ball thing. If we do this ladder one first, by the time we're done, everyone should be outta line and we'll get first dibs, I bet." She wiggled her eyebrows at him and gestured excitedly to the ladders, at which time she DID peek at the centre's pamphlet to get some details on it. "We'll get to be WEIGHTLESS! Look at 'em!" She pointed eagerly to the people who were climbing up and down the ladders like it was nothing. WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN? "M'not bothered either way," Toby said cheerfully enough, giving a shrug of his shoulder as he gazed eagerly around the room at all the possible activities. He watched the spinny thing for a moment or two in total distraction before finally pulling his gaze away and up to the ladders Soph was pointing at. That... that looked pretty awesome. Toby smiled and gave a firm nod and headed straight over there, while there were still a couple of adjacent ladders free. "D'you reckon we can persuade Airey to set up a room with stuff like this back at school?" he asked Soph whilst getting all set up in a helmet and harness. Toby was ABOUT to mention how it could probably be made super authentic using magic and stuff, before remembering at the last second that they were surrounded by muggles. Right. No breaking the law or making Airey upset. Once he got the okay from the muggle lady helping him get set up, Toby started forward and began to climb the ladder. Except... short arms, short legs, harness restricting his range of movement, it was a bit tricky to start with. But he got into the swing of it, and was soon clambering up to the top of the big yellow ladder, looking around to see how Soph was doing. If they both hit the top of the ladder at the same time, they could both go weightless at the same time too. __________________ Last edited by Felixir; 11-03-2014 at 02:41 AM.