Mechanical Hippogriff
 

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Come one, come all and test your bravery on the Mechanical Hippogriff. Climb aboard the magical mechanical hippogriff and see how long you can last before it kicks and jerks you off of its saddle. Made of only the latest and greatest wizard technology, the Mechanical Hippogriff will take you on the ride of your life. Only the bravest will do.

Located in the middle of Diagon Alley, the Mechanical Hippogriff is set in the middle of a boxing ring of red, velvet ropes. Inside the ring, the ground is padded with bouncing, magical pillows to cushion your wipe-out gracefully.

However, the main event is the Mechanical Magical Hippogriff in the centre of the ring. It's golden saddle has two hand rails for you to hang onto and your ride starts when the Hippogriff plays "Pop Goes The Weasel". Try and hold on because during that whole song the Hippogriff will thrash and kick to try and take you down.

Have fun and conquer the Hippogriff.

OOC: Have fun riding the hippogriff, and interacting with the staffer, Jeremiah Reeves ( Lizasaurus)!

Remember that Snitchseeker site rules and the Diagon Alley Rules apply at all times. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the Diagon Alley Questions thread.

Jeremiah was tipping his hat to a young woman who walked past when a younger boy appeared, "Well hello there." he said with a southern drawl, "Yes, it's literally a hippogriff. He's here just for youngsters to ride and see how long you can hang on." Though he wondered if the boy might be just a bit young. He wasn't too worried about injuries though, the ring was well padded.

"Are you thinking you might like to try riding him?" Yep, he'd decided the hippogriff was male, mechanical or not. Now he just needed a name for him. Hmm, well that was going to take a bit of thought.

Hippogriffs.. and Wade. They go well, don't you think? Don't answer that, because Wade was heading on over to ride that. It couldn't be too different than a real one, right?

As Wade approached the ring, he could see the fiery leprechaun that his ruffling mate spoke of and oh, a cowwizard? Was he the ring leader? Hm. Very interesting. He glanced at Tag before turning to the American cowboy-looking gentleman, "Can I have go.. after him, of course."

Oh oh oh! Another hippogriff! He had just come from taking a ride on one at the Magical Carousel and here was another! Though it wasn't one like a carousel. This one reminded him of the bulls Muggles rode when they tried to see how long they can stay on before they were thrown off.

"Hi there!'' Adi said enthusiastically to the man who had to be the staffer. "Can I have a go after those two?'' He indicated to the two teen boys. Or was he too young to have a go? Adi hoped that wasn't the case. It would be an absolute outrage!

Looking at the mechanical hippogriff I immediately saw a challenge. One that I would like to conquer. I saw the staffer and another what looked like a first year. So I went over and asked the staffer " Hello sir.. Is it possible I can ride the hippogriff?" I then turned to the first year and said " hi"

splits time periods xD have fun!
 

"Of course" Jeremiah drawled in response to the older boy. Moving to help him if he needed "Just remember hold on tight to the two handles up here by the saddle. Have fun with it, and see how long you can last up there!"

"Okay you're up!" he said moving to the next boy, a might young, but he was quite safe on this ride. It went by weight for the difficulty level. "Ready?" he asked before swinging the boy up onto the saddle "Just hold on, nice and tight, to the handles."

Another young boy who wanted a shot at the hippogriff. "You sure can. Would you like to have a go on it?"

It was going to be my turn soon, and I could hardly wait. If my parents caught me riding a mechanical hippogriff, they would freak out espically my mom and I could hear her say "That is not lady like." but I didn't care I was going to ride that hippogriff!

Tag listened to this 'employee' he figured, very closely. So the hippogriff was here for people to ride on. "WICKED AWESOME!" Tag said excitedly. This day was getting better and better. He began to wonder if you had to pay to ride the hippogriff. Staring at the hippogriff for another second Tag returned his attention back to the man, "Huh? Oh, yes! That sounds brilliant! So, can I just climb on over there, or is everything not set up yet?" It all looked ready to Tag but just in case.

Slowly, though, he started to make his way over to the boxing ring.



As Tag waited for further information or, rather, perhaps, instructions from the man working at this place he turned around to see a curly haired dude. What was his name again? Wad? Wage? Minimum wage? Hehe, no. WADE? Was that it? That sounded like it could be a name. "Hello, dude with the good hair." You know, because Tag didn't know him too well, he'd rather this young man have a nickname rather than guessing a name and saying it wrong.

He nearly chuckled at the girl's words, but looked seriously "Well, it's just for fun. If you'd like to ride him, I'll help you on. If you fall off there is lots of cushioning charms, so you won't get hurt in any way."

"Yep, it's all set for you to ride." Moving over to the hippogriff with the boy, he pointed to where he should put his foot "Just put your right foot right there in the stirrup and swing your left foot right up and over into the saddle. When you're all set, I'll start him up."

The man told Tag that everything was set up and it was time for him and try out this hippogriff. Paying attention to his instructions Tag went over to the hippogriff, and as the man had said, put his right foot on the stirrup and swung over his left foot and placed it within the stirrup as well. Like that, yes? He then positioned his hands tightly on the hand rail and grinned, and waved at the other people! Someone should've taken a picture of him. You know, for memories! "Ready whenever you are!"

“Okay, I’m ready whenever you are.”I told the staffer. While I waited my turn, I watch as another person got on the hippogriff getting ready for his ride. This ought to be fun to watch I thought to myself. This boy will probably get thrown off. I crossed my arms and proceeded to watch.

"Why thank you, Tag." Wade grinned at what he was called, "You can also call me Wade." Probably a good time to explain how he knew Tag, then. "Alec mentioned you and him went matress sledding.. How is that?" It sounded fun.

Let's see. Swing your right leg over after stepping in that little step thingy. "Like this?" Now Wade gripped the handles.. hmm, now how did Americans do it? Oh yeah. He left one hand to grip the handle and the other to raise in the air. He was ready to go.

Have fun!
 

Nodding, he stepped back "Okay then, have fun!" he said as he hit the button and the hippogriff started moving and kicking, thrashing about to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasley Weasel. A half grin half smirk appeared on his face as he watched the kid named Tag have his go on the hippogriff.

"Okay then!" he said taking the young boy he swung him up into the saddle. "Hold on tight to the handles right here." he said patting the handles, and put your feet in the stirrups." If he could reach anyway...hmm maybe he should adjust them? "When you're ready I'll hit the button.

"Yep, right on." he said nodding his head "All set?" Yeah the kid looked ready for a rodeo with that stance. He wanted to snicker but didn't, might not last that long if he didn't hold on tight with both hands! Moving away he hit the button to get the hippogriff started.

So the guy hit the button to start the hippogriff and Tag was A-OKAY with that. At first the little dude was grinning. The tune that played to the motion of the hippogriff was rather relaxing, amusing and kiddish sounding, it put Tag to ease."Hey, this isn't so bad!" Tag said turning to smile at the operator guy.

But, as soon as he said that the hippogriff began to move around a bit more wildly. Tag gripped the rails as his body jerked about with the hippogriff. He wouldn't get hurt, would he? Would...would the hippogriff be thrashing about to the rhythm of the song? The blonde had heard it a few times. Doesn't it speed up after a while. Just the thought made Tag's eyes nearly bug out and he clutched onto the rails so tightly that his knuckles were turning white.

I held on tightly to the handles, and made sure my feet were secure in the stirrups. I tightened my grip a little more on the handle. I was nervous and excited at the same time. I have never had this much fun before. I took a deep breath and told the staffer “I’m ready when you are!”

Yay! He could ride the cool Hippogriff! "I'm all ready, Mister!'' Adi enthusiastically told the man who was kind enough to hoist him up. So what did he have to do? He held on tight to the handles. He knew the professionals would hold on with one hand. But hey, he wasn't a professional. But maybe he would use one hand sometime?

Giving him a smile he nodded "Just hang on." he called out. The ride was a little more difficult due to the boys size. But it still wasn't unreasonably bad. It was after all meant to be fun! He saw his eyes and kept a close eye, so if he started freaking out, Miah would just hit the button again to slow to a stop.

"Good." he said with a smile and returned to the button, and hit it so the ride would start up.

"Okay!" Heading for the button again he hit it starting up the hippogriff for the boy. "Have fun!"

*shifty*
 

Tag looked at the man again. Noooooo. Mr. Unicorn was going to purposefully let go of the railings so that he could fly off into the distance like the unicorn he was. Yeah, hippogriff buddy, you could stop shifting side to side so rapidly now. The little boys body flopped in bad manners, making it feel as if something was going to come up through his throat. No one needed to see that. Hoping that nothing would come up, Tag did the stupid mistake of putting one hand up to his mouth, so that the opposite hand was the only one gripping the rails.

Now his body really began to flail. Upwards and backwards and side to side. Tag was a ballerina dancing in a very dizzy, unprofessional manner. His fingertips were losing grip, and with one last strong pull from the hippogriff Tag felt his body be propelled into the air. Thankfully he hadn't caught much air, but landed almost in a starfish manner.

"Hello there" he drawled as a girl walked around the perimeter and finally came to a stop near him "Are you interested in giving my hippogriff a chance? See if you can last til the end of the music?" Hmm not too many girls yet, only one had tried it. And no one had made it til the song ended. Perhaps a girl might be able to succeed?

Watching as the boy flopped around he sort of winced, maybe he should st... Nope, the hippogriff came to a stop immediately as the boy flew threw the air and landed on the ground, starfish shaped. "How you feel?" Miah asked as he knelt beside him. "You almost made it, well done."

Please...just please don't get sick. Jeremiah really wasn't in the mood to clean that up!

Clutching his stomach a bit Tag looked at the man with a slight discomforting look to his face. Yep, he wasn't going to move for a couple of more seconds. He then asked Tag how he felt, "Lovely...." responded Tag in a winded voice. Then the man continued to tell Tag that he had nearly finished through the song of the ride. That put a small, strained smile to his face. Hey, that wasn't so bad. "I did? That's awesome!" He said excitedly now as he came into a sitting position. A few more seconds of resting and Tag slowly got on his two feet and left the ring.

Though, rather than leaving the area he stood nearby to watch how long all the other people, like Wade, lasted. An if they didn't how they would land. From where he stood Tag gave the guy in charge a thumbs up!

Huh. Helena walked around the outside of the ring. Inside was a gray winged horse. Well, i guess she would call it a horse. It had a horse's back end and an eagle's front end. It was saddled, and there were cushions all around it. Must be some magical form of a bucking bull. There were bars in front of the saddle... sheesh, the bucking bulls she had ridden never had bars! And neither did the horses she had ridden for years. There other kids had gotten on it, so she would definitely give this one a go. She alked over to the operator. "Excuse me, could i ride he, uh, thing please?"

Someone was talking to her.

Those world-weary eyes shifted towards the direction of the speaker. Oh so it was the guy who ran the whole thing. Give the Hippogriff a chance? "Only if the ride's free..." she retorted as she turned around-- game operators never give stuff for free, she knew that much. Unless there was some kind of trade off, and she wasnt exactly interested in bargaining over a ride.

And that would've been SUCH a smooth way to decline until she turned around and saw some DUDE looking right at her. She squinted. What was HE looking at? He looked nice. Too nice. And quiet. Too quiet. Of course he could be nothing more than a harmless patron waiting for his turn to ride. Or maybe he's probably one of those--

"I'll take that ride." she said spinning quickly and addressed the Hippogriff Man. Dont look around; keep your eye on the contraption. "Do I win something if I stay on long enough hmm?"