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The National Space Centre is one of the United Kingdom's leading visitor attractions that is devoted to space science and astronomy. It is located in the city of Leicester, England.
The group lands in the large parking lot just outside of The National Space Centre, hidden from all muggle gazes thanks to some large shrubbery. Hopefully no one has become too queasy from the trip, but if you have those bushes are right there to...you know...help you out. After handing the portkeys back to Professor Flamsteed, he instructs you to remove your entry ticket and to follow him. REMEMBER! Under NO circumstances are you to break the The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. Approaching the ticket gate, the professor beams over his shoulder as he demonstrates the "proper way to hand over an entry ticket" by handing it to one of the muggle staff present - who gives you a perplexed look before uttering, "Welcome to The National Space Centre. Have a safe flight!"
Once inside, Professor Flamsteed instructs you to pull out your guide maps you picked up while still in the Astronomy classroom at Hogwarts so that he can go over the various activities he hopes you will be sure to take a look at before needing to catch the portkeys - now safely tucked away in his enchanted breast pocket - back at precisely 3:05 pm from the same location in the muggle parking lot.
ACTIVITIES OOC: you do NOT need to do every single one of these activities for full participation credit for this lesson. I would like you to pick AT LEAST 2, ideally 3, and RP accordingly. There is no real post minimum for each activity as long as the content is there. Just have fun with things and, remember, your character is in MUGGLEDOM.
Please also feel free to look at the official website for the National Space Centre and click through some of the other things the place has to offer. I am taking a few liberties with some already existing exhibits there (and making up some of my own) - just work with me that the same thing in 2014 is there at 2085
Also, since we are all RPing in the SAME thread, please please PLEASE title your post with the LOCATION & ACTIVITY with which your character is participating in so we can all keep track of where we all are and find others to play with PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
The Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium is the largest in the UK and was opened in 2012 by the astronomy hero Sir Patrick Moore to a packed house.
Each show combines the latest edge-blended video technologies, sound and computer animation to immerse you in a full 360º fulldome cinema experience for no additional charge!
The show currently playing on this day is one 2014, which was brought back by popular demand, titled We Are Aliens.
OOC: youtube has a TON of clips from this that you can take a look at. Here is a link to one of them and I am sure you can maneuver yourself to find the rest
And yeah...Rupert Grint *cues Twilight theme* I am not sure if we as a site have ever established whether the Harry Potter films we know and love exist in our SS canon as something that muggles will have seen *inserts all sorts of theories here* So, for now, let's assume they DO NOT. Rupert's face does not appear in the film as far as I know, so it is just his voice.
he iconic Rocket Tower at the National Space Centre is home to Blue Streak and Thor Able rockets, as well as the Gagarin Experience, Apollo Lunar Lander and real Moon Rock.
The semi-transparent tower, which is clad in high-tech ETFE “pillows”, was designed specially to house the Centre’s largest artefacts, including the Blue Streak and Thor Able Rockets.
here are two pieces of Moon rock on public display in the UK and you can see the larger of the two at the National Space Centre. There is less than 1,000kg of Moon rock on earth, which makes this small artefact one of the most precious items you will ever see.
This Lunar sample was collected by Apollo 17 Astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, from a large fractured boulder near the rim of Shorty Crater.
Tranquility Base: The Moon Walk
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Create your own postcard of you jumping on the lunar surface to owl home!
The area is set up with staff around to assist you as you strap into the special "seat" that will help you feel as though you are jumping on the Moon. After jumping around for a bit, the photographer will take your picture and then, using the magic of muggle technology, make it look as though you really are jumping on the Moon!
You may elect to wear one of the provided astronaut costumes if you desire or take the picture as is.
OOC: if you want to manip or draw a picture for this you may do so for possible extra credit.
Tranquility Base: Astrobotic Mining
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The ultimate lunar challenge to see how much moon rock you can load using the digger before their time runs out.
A large arena with glass walls that prevent any entry stands before you. Behind the glass is a replica of the look and feel of the Moon's surface with various funny looking robots placed about it. After speaking with one of the muggles manning the area, you are handed a remote control to one of these replica Astrobotic Moon Diggers that you can then maneuver around the area to dig and scoop up "moon rocks" that must then be brought back to the appropriate labeled space station (Player 1, Player 2, etc) all the way to the right of the arena. You have 5 minutes to try and collect as many moon rocks as possible. If you do a stellar job then maybe, just maybe, the one of the muggle staff will let you take home a moon rock.
which is not a REAL moon rock, but a fabricated one that is...er...almost as good as the original?
Not too into mining? You can also try your hand at using another remote control to land the Lunar Lander on the Moon!
Tranquility Base: Astronaut Training
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Think you've got the stomach to be an astronaut?
Brought in special this year, the ATX (Astronaut Training Experience) is where you can put yourself to the test and see if you have the right stuff to become an astronaut. Immerse yourself in the exciting world of today’s astronauts with realistic astronaut training. You will hear first-hand from a veteran astronauts, experience a space shuttle mission simulation and perform hands-on space exploration activities.
The area is set up in a rather extravagant manner with two activities simulating a capsule out of control and experiencing weightlessness respectively.
Round off your visit with a meal under our amazing rockets in Boosters restaurant. Serving a selection of freshly made and locally sourced sandwiches and snacks, as well as hot and cold drinks and our chef makes fresh soup everyday.
And of course don't forget to check out the Cargo Bay shop which stocks a full range of fun and interactive space toys, books, games and telescopes!
Checking his sundial watch, the professor gleefully announces that everyone is free to go about as you please...KEEPING CERTAIN THINGS IN MIND! And mentions something about living long and prospering, but by then you are probably already off and running!
OOC: please make sure you have posted in this thread departing from the Astronomy classroom BEFORE posting in here. It doesn't matter if you are just joining us now. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come!
There will be a very short homework assignment following this lesson, but consider this (with the addition of homework) the same weight as a final.
I will leave this thread open for several days (at least until noon on November 4th GMT) NEW CLOSING TIME SET FOR: Friday, November 7th at 10 pm PST and, while I hope to be around to have Airey interact with you all...I may be a bit scarce as I am preparing for a flight to America on Wednesday. I will be around to answer any questions you may have, however, so please feel free to shoot me a VM or PM if something comes up!
NOW GO HAVE FUN BEING WIZARDING CHILDREN TAKING OVER A MUGGLE LOCATION AND SANCTUARY OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY!
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SPOILER!!: Cinna!!
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Okay, so maybe she should have just poked him on the shoulder or something to that affect. But she didn't. She would probably never be like that either. That just wasn't Cinna like. Yep not her. If she ever did that it wasn't her.
She smiled when they sat down. Wow these seats were comfy. The professors should totally get seats like this for there classrooms. They were amazing and totally good for your back. Heck the professors could do with seats like these to. Totally suggesting these chairs to them.
We Are Aliens! "Aliens? Zander what do you think?" She wanted a honest opinion of life on other planets. Creepy when you thought about it. And the title of the show. What if we were the ones who were the Aliens? O_O. Weird.
Anyway was this about to start soon? Zander better not put his arm around her. She'd totally bite his arm if he did. Yes she would friends or not. But she knew he wouldn't. He was cool like that. Yep. Yep.
She would so end up talking a serval points in the show she could feel it questions mostly. Ones that Zander better be able to answer. He should know this stuff.
"I mean... I guess it's possible?" he shrugged. The Aliens thing. But what if there were Aliens out there!!! They were probably the ones responsible for Arithmancy. He'd always known that it was an alien subject. One from out of this world. That'd definitely explain why it's so hard to understand. "We should ask Professor Flamsteed later or something... See if he believes." Professors knew everything, right?
AHHH IT WAS STARTING!!! The Gryffindor quickly took his eyes off his friend and glued them to the screen instead. It was just a silly movie. How come he was so excited?
.... Maybe it just had to do with the fact that they were doing something COOL outside of class. Field trips were always fun and Zander had always felt as if he'd missed out on them. Most of the time they weren't really open to younger students. Luckily this summer he'd be old enough to even go on the summer trip!!! (There better be another summer trip this year. Hmph.)
Then, hearing one of the little creature things on the screen say something about flying saucers, he turned to Cinna. It was HIS turn to ask. "Have you ever seen a flying saucer before?" 'Cause honestly, if Zander had ever seen one then it'd be total confirmation that Aliens were real. Except, since he hadn't ever seen one it was still up in the air. Up for debate. Definitely.
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After that slightly nauseating travel via portkey, Sam decided that her first "activity" would not be too physical so she decided to watch a show at the planetarium.
Sam consulted the map and headed over to where there was a show. She managed to find herself a seat somewhere in the middle a few moments before the show was due to start.
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Once the lady got him all strapped up and secure with all the harness stuff, Zeke stepped forward and took hold of the first rail. The moment he did this, they started pulling him up with the lever thing, and WEEEEEEEEEE it was like there was no gravity!!!! Like Professor Botros' class again!!!! Only this time it was well... better? Zeke floated and tried to use his weight to push himself up and away from the rung so that he could grab the next. It wasn't easy work, but he supposed it was the muggle man up the top that was doing the hard work.
Heheheheeee.
Once he'd managed to complete the activity and returned to earth, hehe, Zeke waited for the lady to unclip him and un-harness him... and then stood to the side to watch and consider where to go next.
Deciding he might just sit and ... chill, Zeke figured he'd go and see what that space show thing was about.
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Ravenclaw
Fourth Year
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Cafe - Thornton/Maddie Post 5
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Sipping his ginger ale, Thornton was feeling much more settled. "Oh." He said, frowning, as she told him about the auto accident. "I'm really sorry to hear that."
He ripped a piece of cake off and chewed it thoughtfully. "It's good that someone who knew them could take you in, though." He wasn't sure what else to say, and so just put more cake in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
If he was chewing, he couldn't be talking, you see.
Swallowing, he tried to change the topic. "After we eat, where should we go?"
Noticing Maddie she gave the girl a small wave wondering in the back of her mind if she'd be joining them as well. The more the merry right? Plus they had to look out for each other even if one of them was a little 'off' lately. It's not like it was any of their faults really when it was that book that kept appearing around everywhere. Anyways back onto the topic at hand Hady turned her attention back to Thornton.
Taking another sip of her drink and savoring the relaxing feeling it gave her she thought about his newest question quite glad for the change of topic. "Well there's lots of fun to be had here. If we're aiming to keep a calm stomach for the time being still then maybe we can head to the Planetarium for a show or we can shake things up and go to the Moonwalk."
Both ideas were just fine with her. Or they could do something else as well too. Right now Hady was open to all ideas just so they had a good time. Tucking a strand of stray hair back behind her ear she took another sip of her drink as she looked around the cafe.
Oh, how we drift away from our friends. And the ones back home play remember when
The show at the planetarium was pretty good. It was rather interesting hearing about whether or not people are alone in the universe. Sam was more inclined to think that other life forms were more humanoid rather than those little green things that muggle movies and television shows displayed.
Next Sam decided to check out the Astrobotic Mining exhibition. According to the brochure she would be using some kind of device to mine moon rocks. Not an everyday occurrence but why not? Samantha had a bit of trouble manoeuvring the device via the remote but she got the hang of it after a few goes. She managed to mine a couple of moon rocks which she was pleased about.
Noticing Maddie she gave the girl a small wave wondering in the back of her mind if she'd be joining them as well. The more the merry right? Plus they had to look out for each other even if one of them was a little 'off' lately. It's not like it was any of their faults really when it was that book that kept appearing around everywhere. Anyways back onto the topic at hand Hady turned her attention back to Thornton.
Taking another sip of her drink and savoring the relaxing feeling it gave her she thought about his newest question quite glad for the change of topic. "Well there's lots of fun to be had here. If we're aiming to keep a calm stomach for the time being still then maybe we can head to the Planetarium for a show or we can shake things up and go to the Moonwalk."
Both ideas were just fine with her. Or they could do something else as well too. Right now Hady was open to all ideas just so they had a good time. Tucking a strand of stray hair back behind her ear she took another sip of her drink as she looked around the cafe.
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"No porridge?!" Goldilocks was terribly sad as she chatted with those working at the cafe, eyes big and full of the sads. Surely the bears had gotten to the porridge first as revenge and now she'd have to try something else even though nothing at all looked as perfect as porridge would. *SIGH*
Why on earth would they have porridge at a space center? That's just ridiculous. Way to call attention to yourself, you--"Hmph." Goldilocks didn't like that little voice in the back of her head. It was her time to explore and that Maddie person really should respect that. The constant nagging was getting ever so annoying, didn't she know?
Deciding that her empty belly simply had to be filled, the girl settled on some soup. Apparently it was a special of the day. She carefully took a cupful after paying and eyed it warily. Then dipping the spoon in, she had herself a taste.
*!!!!* JUMPINGJUNIPERSTOOHOT!
Goldilocks proceeded to spit the soup she'd tried out, a pained expression on her face. How was that soup suitable for anyone?!
Seeing Hady wave to Maddie drew Thornton's attention back to the girl. He also waved, concerned that she was drawing attention to herself in ways that could easily get complicated if a muggle were to intervene.
"If you blow on it, it might cool off?" he shouted over to her.
Sipping his gingerale, he wrapped the rest of his poundcake in its plastic and tucked it in his bag. He considered the state of his stomach and consulted the map as Hady made her suggestions. "Hmmm," he said idly, looking over the various exhibits, tracing his fingers down the descriptions. "I'd like to do the Astronaut training, but I don't think I'm quite up for it yet. So, yes, the Planetarium sounds like a good idea."
He looked back over at the other Ravenclaw, scrunching his face up in thought. "Should we invite Maddie to come with us?"
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Oh, how we drift away from our friends. And the ones back home play remember when
Samantha was feeling rather hungry and thirsty and so she headed off to the cafe. She used some muggle money to purchase a lemonade and a chicken and salad sandwich. She decided to sit down by herself and slowly ate her sandwich. She thought about the portkey trip and found she had to force herself to keep the last mouthful of sandwich down. Luckily she had bought the lemonade as that always settled her stomach whenever it was feeling a bit off. Sam much preferred when she travelled with her parents.
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Fourth Year
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Still at Cafe with Thornton and Maddie # 5?
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Seeing Hady wave to Maddie drew Thornton's attention back to the girl. He also waved, concerned that she was drawing attention to herself in ways that could easily get complicated if a muggle were to intervene.
"If you blow on it, it might cool off?" he shouted over to her.
Sipping his gingerale, he wrapped the rest of his poundcake in its plastic and tucked it in his bag. He considered the state of his stomach and consulted the map as Hady made her suggestions. "Hmmm," he said idly, looking over the various exhibits, tracing his fingers down the descriptions. "I'd like to do the Astronaut training, but I don't think I'm quite up for it yet. So, yes, the Planetarium sounds like a good idea."
He looked back over at the other Ravenclaw, scrunching his face up in thought. "Should we invite Maddie to come with us?"
"We can do the Astronaut training afterwards if you like." Hadleigh suggested figuring it best to take turns with both their choices. If Maddie came along with them then she could pick something as well. That would be most fair to them all. Shifting in her seat she let her eyes land on the Maddie once more and waved her over to them.
Her attention shifted back to Thornton then. "We probably should. It would be in everyone's best interest to keep an eye on her just in case." She remembered what the Professor had said about drawing attention to themselves and if they'd left the other girl alone that would most likely happen with her current state of mind.
Plus Hogwards students looked out for one another right?
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SPOILER!!: Gabe and Adi
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They both seemed really understanding about his...uh, anxiousness...and Gabe shifted on his feet, snapping a second picture before pocketing the camera. Notebook and quill out, now....for some light notes....So, when he scrapbooked this later, there would be entries to match the pictures.
...and questions about moon rocks. Sure, Gabriel knew about moon rocks.
"Uh, it's hard to say about, erm, other countries...." Pause. "....but all the successful Apollo missions produced lunar samples.".....This was a good subject to get him started on...."....and the GENESIS ROCK....came from the Apollo 15 mission."
....and some more writing.....
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Ahh. Gabe was brilliant! Brilliant people were totally cool. "You're a genius,'' Adi said, examining the rocks again. He hadn't known about the information Gabe had shared but he was fascinated. Now he really wished he could go to the moon. Maybe Flamsteed could take them there on a trip next. Hehe.
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Him? Forget about Benny? Yeah, right. The Hufflepuff was about to jokingly state that "he'll try not to" but he remembered that Benny was more sensitive and the reply might make him feel bad. "Not a chance,'' Adi replied instead as he continued his examination of the interior of the Capsule.
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Okay, he was done examining stuff here. Time to move on! "Where to next, Benny?'' Adi asked as he climbed out of the capsule.
So the moon rocks they saw before them weren't the only rocks collected from the moon. There were perhaps dozens of similar samples taken from each of the missions. Interesting...very interesting. Genesis rock? "What's that?" Benny asked, not sure if he was missing something or not. Didn't genesis mean birth or something? It was all really curious and they were supposed to explore and learning on this trip. Didn't all have to be from exhibits.
The Gryffindor managed a smile as his best friend answered his tease. Just checking on their status and having a little fun in the process. Yep, that was all he was doing. And watching the Apollo 11 landing on the exhibit they had moved onto after the Russian capsule.
As they finished up on the Destination Moon part of the tower, saying good by to Armstrong and Aldrin, Adi asked him for a choice on where to go next. "How about the planetarium?" he suggested after looking again at the map and the various remaining exhibits. Mining didn't really interest him and he wasn't sure of the moonwalk or training. And maybe Gabe would want to continue along with them there.
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"Why I never," Goldilocks exclaimed, placing the cup of soup back on the counter and ignoring the waving children she could see out of the corner of her eye. How was anyone supposed to enjoy a warm meal when their tongues were in jeopardy of being burned off every time they took a bite? Just like the biggest of the bears who liked his porridge far too hot. It simply wouldn't do.
"I don't want it!" She called back to the boy who was speaking to her, hands busy fiddling with her curls. They'd grown quite limp since she'd arrived here and she was sure her ribbons would fall out soon. This day simply wasn't going as planned. Perhaps those two kids who seemed to be watching her had something to cheer her up.
Skipping over to them, she casually struck up a conversation while her fingers inched towards the boy's bag stealthily. If she'd seen correctly, he'd slipped some food into there.
"You don't s'pose they have any other cafes in this place, do you?" Goldilocks was all smiles and watching both students intently, making sure her hand that was now rifling around in the boy's bag was unseen.
That's incredibly germy. He's probably already eaten some of the food and you're not putting that into my body!
Goldi was doing her best to ignore the voice but it was growing louder now, 'causing her to rub her forehead with her free hand.
I don't want that.
With a start, the girl yanked her hand free from the boy's bag, knocking it to the floor.
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SPOILER!!: Gabe and Adi
So the moon rocks they saw before them weren't the only rocks collected from the moon. There were perhaps dozens of similar samples taken from each of the missions. Interesting...very interesting. Genesis rock? "What's that?" Benny asked, not sure if he was missing something or not. Didn't genesis mean birth or something? It was all really curious and they were supposed to explore and learning on this trip. Didn't all have to be from exhibits.
The Gryffindor managed a smile as his best friend answered his tease. Just checking on their status and having a little fun in the process. Yep, that was all he was doing. And watching the Apollo 11 landing on the exhibit they had moved onto after the Russian capsule.
As they finished up on the Destination Moon part of the tower, saying good by to Armstrong and Aldrin, Adi asked him for a choice on where to go next. "How about the planetarium?" he suggested after looking again at the map and the various remaining exhibits. Mining didn't really interest him and he wasn't sure of the moonwalk or training. And maybe Gabe would want to continue along with them there.
Adi surveyed the Capsule from outside. He wondered how the guy- Yuri, must have felt when he and the Capsule made it to space for the first time. Ecstatic, no doubt. Not to mention relieved. Because that's what Adi would have felt.
Planetarium? "Sounds good to meeee! But afterwards, we get something to eat. I'm getting hungry.'' Maybe he could find some kind of chocolate that he hadn't eaten in a while. He started towards the exit. Ohh. Gabe! Adi almost forgot about the shy dude.
"Gabe, you coming with us?'' That would be totally cool if he did. He probably would have more facts to pass on to the two younger students.
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Hehe. Wow. This event was popular. Everyone was coming! "Hey, guys!" she said happily to Cinna, Grayson, Angel, and Flamsteed. It seemed that everyone wanted to jump on the moon too!
AJ was funny, and made Lux laugh. "I'm sure I will love the both of you." AJ seemed cool and she was dating Adi and he was one of her friends. It was awesome. "And that sounds like fun!" They would have to take turns doing it, and she was next after Kace.
When it was her turn, she headed over to the device thing, smiling at the staff as she sat down like instructed. After she was strapped in, she watched one of the men turn on the machine. It was so exciting and soon she felt like she was actually on the moon. Haha. It was kind of funny because everything felt like it was happening in slow motion but it was also cool at the same time. Wheeeeee, she was moon walking!
After it was over, she headed back out to her friends. "Wasn't that cool, Kace!?"
"I mean... I guess it's possible?" he shrugged. The Aliens thing. But what if there were Aliens out there!!! They were probably the ones responsible for Arithmancy. He'd always known that it was an alien subject. One from out of this world. That'd definitely explain why it's so hard to understand. "We should ask Professor Flamsteed later or something... See if he believes." Professors knew everything, right?
AHHH IT WAS STARTING!!! The Gryffindor quickly took his eyes off his friend and glued them to the screen instead. It was just a silly movie. How come he was so excited?
.... Maybe it just had to do with the fact that they were doing something COOL outside of class. Field trips were always fun and Zander had always felt as if he'd missed out on them. Most of the time they weren't really open to younger students. Luckily this summer he'd be old enough to even go on the summer trip!!! (There better be another summer trip this year. Hmph.)
Then, hearing one of the little creature things on the screen say something about flying saucers, he turned to Cinna. It was HIS turn to ask. "Have you ever seen a flying saucer before?" 'Cause honestly, if Zander had ever seen one then it'd be total confirmation that Aliens were real. Except, since he hadn't ever seen one it was still up in the air. Up for debate. Definitely.
Cinna shook her head, though she did agree that any thing was possible. But aliens well she hardly believed had there was such a thing as aliens. "I don't think so. It's one of those see it to believe things." And she did not believe in aliens.... Or fairy tales. For more than one reason. "Yeah, we should." She really wanted you know what Flamsteed's opinion was too. They should totally ask him later.
Great the movie was starting she took her attention of off Zander and looked up. This was cool the WHOLE ceiling was the screen.
She watched this was totally cool. The whole field trip they should have way more of these in lieu of regular lessons in the classroom. Although she did have to hand it to the professors they did come up with pretty cool lessons.
So Zander was one of those talking during movie people huh? She turned and looked at him. "I though I did one time but I realized it was just a frisbee." She laughed but not too loud.
Toby had always been fine with portkeys, just the same as how he'd never encountered problems travelling by floo powder; it probably helped that he'd spent his entire life in like perpetual motion or something. He walked with the rest of the group to the entrance, handed over his ticket and headed inside.
Neat. So neat. And so many high-tech things, which was a BIG change from the sort of old school feel of Hogwarts. Toby took his time to gaze around at everything he could see from where he stood, half-listening to Airey and figuring (or hoping) that Soph was paying more attention than he was. 'Cause, y'know, they wouldn't want to miss the portkeys back or anything. That would be a real tragedy.
And then they were freeeeeeeeeeeee. Toby looked down at his guide map properly to find an activity to hit first, though he wished he could go everywhere all at once.
"Let's do the astronaut training thing," he said to Soph, who was still right there beside him. "That sounds like it could be fun. Then maybe we could try the moonwalk." It all meant moving about. Toby wanted to visit the planetarium at some point too, but was immediately drawn to the more active, uhh... activities first.
There was no time to lose, so Toby nudged his Ravenclaw counterpart and gestured his head in that direction, starting to step that way.
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?
Funny enough, in all her plans of an early graduation, it never occurred to Lex that once the year was over there were still NEWTs before she would properly be free, so nope, no thoughts of exam, just the freedom that came after. Freedom kinda like this right now from this spot looking down at everything else. It was almost like flying her broom again, something she hadn't done in ages thanks to some idiot no one could find anyway.
Oh and she'd won? Neat! Might have meant more if she'd noticed but a win was a win and Lex had copied Lottie's movements in order to get herself down in a timely fashion. Still plenty to do before they had to leave.
Alexa let herself be pulled over to the orb that spun in all directions while her body readjusted to the fact it now had to carry her weight again. This weird feeling wouldn't last, yeah?
Heeeeyyy she could go first. No arguments here. There was a grin for Lottie before she allowed the person manning this post to get her settled and strapped in. Right before the machine started she gave Lottie two thumbs up. Soooooooooooo ready for this. It had looked plenty epic when they were high up. No chance she'd be disappointed. None.
The spinning was slow at first, possibly to get her ready but then all of a sudden the movements became sharp, twisting her this way, shifting her that way until everything was moving so quickly that the most she could see where blurs of everything around her. Which way was up? Had she turned the other way now?? AH-MAAAA-ZIIIING!!!
By the time they finally ended the 'ride' of sorts and helped her out, she couldn't be sure what she was looking at but there was a wide grin plastered across her face. "That was so unbelievably epic, you gotta try, like now, gooo." Good advice right there while she ensured whatever she had before coming here didn't decide to make a sudden emergency exit. Throwing up wasn't an option. Ever. Just give her a minute.
Lotus watched as her overly-excited and happy friend went on to try this orb on her own. Smiling all the while, of course. The Hogwartian was certain the experience was bound to feel a little like those roller coasters they tested over the summer. Except maybe a bit tougher than that, especially considering you were going to be rotating in one spot at a point. Roller coasters didn't really have that.
So, she waited with some others that were making a line now, and beamed as Lex stepped out of the thing completely unharmed and smiling as wide as ever. Good. That was the best sign. As if being told this device was something you ought to try wasn't sign enough. "I'll get on it, then!" Not that she was waiting to find out how it was to try it, she was still getting on that thing even if Lex hadn't approved of it.
AND... right, instructions were given and she almost rolled her eyes when people said that she should signal them to stop if it got too tough. Like, you've no idea who you're talking to. Muggles. Have you been hit with a Bludger before? Doubtful. That's when it started, rather gentle at first, she was reminded of those roller coasters until the rotating bit started. Now she really wanted to try the real training facilities cuz if the thing was stronger than this then that was out of this world! Quite literally!
LOL! It was over just as quick as it started, which wasn't really good for her head, really. As long as the information she was currently holding was still there, she didn't mind the minor, minor, very minor headache... which was now dissipating. She nodded again at the muggles, while beaming, and stepped out of the orb thing. "That... was awesome," she said, standing next to her bestie, "The real thing must be a hundred times stronger than that." They could ask Airey, no need to keep the people behind her waiting.
"Where to next? The Rocket Tower? Or the Planetarium?" Whichever they chose will be just fine. Perhaps a 'movie' was better than an exposition, come to think of it.
Lotus watched as her overly-excited and happy friend went on to try this orb on her own. Smiling all the while, of course. The Hogwartian was certain the experience was bound to feel a little like those roller coasters they tested over the summer. Except maybe a bit tougher than that, especially considering you were going to be rotating in one spot at a point. Roller coasters didn't really have that.
So, she waited with some others that were making a line now, and beamed as Lex stepped out of the thing completely unharmed and smiling as wide as ever. Good. That was the best sign. As if being told this device was something you ought to try wasn't sign enough. "I'll get on it, then!" Not that she was waiting to find out how it was to try it, she was still getting on that thing even if Lex hadn't approved of it.
AND... right, instructions were given and she almost rolled her eyes when people said that she should signal them to stop if it got too tough. Like, you've no idea who you're talking to. Muggles. Have you been hit with a Bludger before? Doubtful. That's when it started, rather gentle at first, she was reminded of those roller coasters until the rotating bit started. Now she really wanted to try the real training facilities cuz if the thing was stronger than this then that was out of this world! Quite literally!
LOL! It was over just as quick as it started, which wasn't really good for her head, really. As long as the information she was currently holding was still there, she didn't mind the minor, minor, very minor headache... which was now dissipating. She nodded again at the muggles, while beaming, and stepped out of the orb thing. "That... was awesome," she said, standing next to her bestie, "The real thing must be a hundred times stronger than that." They could ask Airey, no need to keep the people behind her waiting.
"Where to next? The Rocket Tower? Or the Planetarium?" Whichever they chose will be just fine. Perhaps a 'movie' was better than an exposition, come to think of it.
Is THAT what it looked like while she was in there? It might have been the room still spinning some but everything just looked so much cooler right now. If there was time they'd have to come back to this place because she definitely wanted to try this again. Most definitely. Even Lottie's reaction was in line with hers and she was nodding along to the talk that the real thing must have been waaay better. Shame they'd never know..or not shame since out of control spaceships weren't exactly a GOOD thing.
Thankfully everything went back to normal by the time Lottie got released from the spinning orb of doom or she might have been inclined to ask what a Planetarium was. No worries, brain function back to a maximum. "We should do the Planetarium. I got a glimpse of it while we walked over here and it looked neat." That was all the reason ever to check it out so with her arm linked with Lottie's once more, she led her right on over.
Entering, she realized that whatever they'd be showing was just about ready to start so she tugged her bestfriend somewhere down to the middle of the dark room where she found two seats by the end. The end was good. If something went wrong, they wouldn't be bumping into idiots just trying to get out. Admittedly not the most adventurous but they weren't allowed magic so it was the next best thing.
Lex watched the big headed figures appear on the wide 3 dimensional screen. "Aliens? We're learning about Aliens?" Hang on...she leaned a little closer to Lottie.
"What are Aliens?"
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Dot had managed to lose Kyroh at some point (not surprising), and she was trotting about looking for someone to keep her company as she explored the rest of the science centre. And there was Lex... and some other girl. Dot changed directions and headed after the older girls, keeping a careful distance until they were seated.
And then she climbed over them and took up an empty seat on the otherside. "Hi, Lexor. I lost my Kyroh, so I'll sit with you. I'll be so quiet you won't know I'm here." Starting... right now.
Dot covered her hand with her mouth and gazed solemnly at the ceiling. It was kind of... dizzy-making, and her stomach still hurt from that spinning chair.
"We can do the Astronaut training afterwards if you like." Hadleigh suggested figuring it best to take turns with both their choices. If Maddie came along with them then she could pick something as well. That would be most fair to them all. Shifting in her seat she let her eyes land on the Maddie once more and waved her over to them.
Her attention shifted back to Thornton then. "We probably should. It would be in everyone's best interest to keep an eye on her just in case." She remembered what the Professor had said about drawing attention to themselves and if they'd left the other girl alone that would most likely happen with her current state of mind.
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"Why I never," Goldilocks exclaimed, placing the cup of soup back on the counter and ignoring the waving children she could see out of the corner of her eye. How was anyone supposed to enjoy a warm meal when their tongues were in jeopardy of being burned off every time they took a bite? Just like the biggest of the bears who liked his porridge far too hot. It simply wouldn't do.
"I don't want it!" She called back to the boy who was speaking to her, hands busy fiddling with her curls. They'd grown quite limp since she'd arrived here and she was sure her ribbons would fall out soon. This day simply wasn't going as planned. Perhaps those two kids who seemed to be watching her had something to cheer her up.
Skipping over to them, she casually struck up a conversation while her fingers inched towards the boy's bag stealthily. If she'd seen correctly, he'd slipped some food into there.
"You don't s'pose they have any other cafes in this place, do you?" Goldilocks was all smiles and watching both students intently, making sure her hand that was now rifling around in the boy's bag was unseen.
That's incredibly germy. He's probably already eaten some of the food and you're not putting that into my body!
Goldi was doing her best to ignore the voice but it was growing louder now, 'causing her to rub her forehead with her free hand.
I don't want that.
With a start, the girl yanked her hand free from the boy's bag, knocking it to the floor.
Thornton was about to respond to Hady when Maddie skipped over. Putting his map down, Thornton watched her carefully, unsure what story she was currently thinking herself a part of and what might set her off. He did not noticed her attempts to get into his bag, however.
He frowned at her question. "No, I don't think so," he said, looking at the map. "This is the only one." He looked to Hady, who had agreed they should invite Maddie along.
"We were going to go to the Planetarium if you wanted..." but then, Maddie jerked her hand and his bag hit the ground. Looking first at it, he picked it up, and then returned his gaze to Maddie, frowning.
"If you wanted something out of my bag, you could have just asked."
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Gabe didn't know what to think of Adi and Benny taking an interest in what he had to say. People so rarely did....even though, he had loads to offer in the information department. He just read a lot of books about everything, which was apparently a mark of Ravenclaw House.
To set himself apart, though, Gabe had decided to believe it was simply a Gabe!thing.
"The, uh, Genesis Rock was pulled by the Apollo 15 in 1971....and was erm, called that because, at the time, they thought it was part of the uh, moon's primordial crust....which basically means that they thought it was as old as the actual formation of the solar system." He'd fully settled into the topic and was now taking several pictures...as he rattled off facts. Again, he'd read a lot of books...especially where science was involved. ".....However, scientists disproved that..." One reason why he'd wanted to be one, thank you very much.
Scientists always uncover the truth.
"It's on display in the States now........." OH, THE BLUE STREAK ROCKET. Gabe excited snapped more pictures, getting every angle of the display. THIS was what he'd wanted to see. After a few moments, he tucked the camera away, writing again.
............And was he being invited to go? To the Planetarium with them? BLUSH.
......."I was, uh, going there next.....if, erm.....that's okay."
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Goldilocks was starting to feel quite strange and it didn't help that she'd been caught red handed. She knew from experience what could happen when you touched things that didn't belong to you and while this boy looked much less threatening than a family of bears, he could certainly cause a scene. Naturally this was a fight or flight situation.
"I don't know what you--" And she ran off. Flight was much more her style, y'see. Sorry kiddos.
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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SPOILER!!: Adi and Gabe
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SPOILER!!: Gabe and Adi
So the moon rocks they saw before them weren't the only rocks collected from the moon. There were perhaps dozens of similar samples taken from each of the missions. Interesting...very interesting. Genesis rock? "What's that?" Benny asked, not sure if he was missing something or not. Didn't genesis mean birth or something? It was all really curious and they were supposed to explore and learning on this trip. Didn't all have to be from exhibits.
The Gryffindor managed a smile as his best friend answered his tease. Just checking on their status and having a little fun in the process. Yep, that was all he was doing. And watching the Apollo 11 landing on the exhibit they had moved onto after the Russian capsule.
As they finished up on the Destination Moon part of the tower, saying good by to Armstrong and Aldrin, Adi asked him for a choice on where to go next. "How about the planetarium?" he suggested after looking again at the map and the various remaining exhibits. Mining didn't really interest him and he wasn't sure of the moonwalk or training. And maybe Gabe would want to continue along with them there.
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Gabe didn't know what to think of Adi and Benny taking an interest in what he had to say. People so rarely did....even though, he had loads to offer in the information department. He just read a lot of books about everything, which was apparently a mark of Ravenclaw House.
To set himself apart, though, Gabe had decided to believe it was simply a Gabe!thing.
"The, uh, Genesis Rock was pulled by the Apollo 15 in 1971....and was erm, called that because, at the time, they thought it was part of the uh, moon's primordial crust....which basically means that they thought it was as old as the actual formation of the solar system." He'd fully settled into the topic and was now taking several pictures...as he rattled off facts. Again, he'd read a lot of books...especially where science was involved. ".....However, scientists disproved that..." One reason why he'd wanted to be one, thank you very much.
Scientists always uncover the truth.
"It's on display in the States now........." OH, THE BLUE STREAK ROCKET. Gabe excited snapped more pictures, getting every angle of the display. THIS was what he'd wanted to see. After a few moments, he tucked the camera away, writing again.
............And was he being invited to go? To the Planetarium with them? BLUSH.
......."I was, uh, going there next.....if, erm.....that's okay."
Gabe continued to be a fount of information. Benny listened as the other boy answered his question, giving him the details on the Genesis rock. As old as the solar system itself...that certainly matched his thoughts on the significance of its name. "Cool... " he said simply with a look of interest. Even if the assumed history had turned out to be wrong in the end. Shame it was in the states too but then technically it was their rightful property given NASA was an American organization.
So Planetarium it was for them as Adi agreed to his suggestion. "Alright," Benny agreed in in return with a nod of his own. He could go some food himself eventually too. They were spending a good amount of time walking around and climbing and exploring and it was all bound to work off energy they had gained from their last meal, whatever it had been for each of them. The Gryffindor paused alongside his friend as the Hufflepuff did as they were about to leave, waiting to see what response they got from their Ravenclaw companion.
"That's fine," he assured Gabe, turning back to the front to lead their little group in the way they should go. What with the map still in hand and attention paid to any signs that were provided. Soon enough they were at the planetarium and being politely ushered inside to take seats so they could see the show that was just about to begin. Benny obediantly followed the direction, taking a seat in a chair near the center of the half-dark auditorium, plenty of room for his two companions to join beside him.
"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.
Soph was SUPER excited that Tobes was game and hurried over to the ladder activity with him, quick to set her bag down and take the ladder right next to the one Tobes chose. She was BEAMING at the Muggle lady as she set her up and gave her some instructions, putting her arms up automatically as the woman began strapping her in.
"I wouldn't be surprised by anything like that at this point with him," Soph grinned over at Tobes, briefly looking out over the large number of people before them to see if she could spot Flamsteed anywhere - what activity would HE have wanted to go see first, hm? Certainly he was like a kid in a candy store at a place like this and he would take part in the various events, too. Maybe they'd run into him later. That'd be loads of fun, wouldn't it? Getting to see him geek out maybe even more than usual?
Her attendant took a little longer to get Soph's harness on and get her all set up than Toby's attendant had so she started her climb about ten seconds after Tobes, but she took the challenge upon her to hurry and gain some ground on him. Nimble and swift, Soph navigated her way up the ladder, her movements fluid and her gaze shifting over to Tobes next to her every now and then, a big grin on her face the whole time. Soon enough she had reached his height on her own ladder and slowed her pace so that they both reached the top at the same time - or mostly, for she made sure her hand reached the topmost rung before his by like half a second. Hehehehehe.
She opened her mouth to say something, but their attendants were giving them instructions, so Soph listened, and as the woman played around with the weights for her harness system, she gave Tobes a thumbs up. THEY WERE ALMOST WEIGHTLESS. When the woman gave them the go-ahead, she peeked back down toward the ground where they were being told what to do and, slooowly but surely, Soph let her feet hang off the ladder rung and "weightlessly" made her way down the ladder.
"Tooooooooooooobes," she giggled, peeking over at him as it was like she was FLOATING and GRAVITY COULDN'T HOLD HER DOWN. "This is so weeee-he-heeeird." Lots of laughter. Lots of FUN. Up and down the rungs she went, testing out how super easy it was to go from the bottom to the top, sharing delighted grins with Tobes as she did so.
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Dec made his way into the planetarium, selecting a seat smack in the middle. Y'know so he could take in the whole thing from all sides. Now this was exciting...for muggle terms. He did go to a school where excitement was an understatement. The film being shown was about aliens. ALIENS. This was going to be so cool!!
When the show began, Dec couldn't help but ooh and aah under his breath at the spectacular 4D adventure. This was way cool. He'd have to ask his family to come with next time.
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Beaming at the Slytherin. Dude, where have you been? It had been like forever since she seen him. Shaking her head. "Nothing much, dude. What's up with you?" Been anywhere else in the museum yet? She would suggest the super awesome planetarium show. It was pretty awesome.
Of course they were awesome. They were Cinna and Whitlock. So yes awesome they were. She nodded and laughed. Perfect! "That's exactly what I was thinking Whitlock. Awesome and awesome equals awesome to the extreme!" Haha. Who else could pull off getting awesome in three times in one sentence? Only her!
Spotting Kace and Lux and their little group, she give them a happy wave and a big bright Cinna smile. Turning back to Whitlock, she nodded. "Sounds. Awesome astronaut Whitlock!" Those astronaut costumes looked heavy. Good thing she was a big tough and strong girl. Ha. What even the excitement was making her insaneer
Huh. WHY had it been ages since the two had hung out? Man, he remembered back in the day when the two hung out a bit -- love potion brownies, anyone? -- but now? Nothing. "Nothing much either. Still cool, still handsome." Still egotistical too but that was something she could probably tell for herself.
Awesome to the extreme? Grayson let out a chuckle at that before saying, "Now there's an equation I CAN agree with." Uh huh! "It also means that said awesome people have gotta stick together more." Just saying, Cinna.
And why was she calling him Whitlock? SURELY they had reached the first name basis, hadn't they?
ANYWAYS. It was time to be FREAKING ASTRONAUTS!
"Brilliant!" he said, right before heading over to grab an astronaut costume for himself and strap it on. And their group had expanded, hadn't it? Not only were there him and Cinna and Kace, little Norah, Lux, two of the Gryffindor triplets -- did they go everywhere together or what? -- and Flamsteed himself. He gave them all 'sup nods while he got himself strapped in for the moonwalk. This was gonna be BRILLIANT!
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