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National Space Centre
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Post 1 - Approaching the Astronaut Training Area *has Layla* Eden felt sick. BUT. Her insides were still all in tact--at least she hoped--and she just took LOTS of deep breaths before following Professor Flamsteed inside. She hooked arms with Layla so they wouldn't get separated--and she smiled at the girl. "This is so cool--" she whispered. And she didn't feel out of place with muggles. Her MAM was a muggle. So yeah..these were all just comPADRES to her. HMM. WHOAH. Her eyes grew big in the inside--and WOW. She wanted to just run around and do EVERYTHIIIIIING! AHH. Glancing at her friend, she bit her lip. "Can we PLEASE check out the Training area fiiiiirst? You don't have to do anything--I just--I want to do the SPINNY thing!" she cried, and she really hoped Layla didn't have any....reservations or anything. They could do whatever Layla wanted next--yeah? |
Need a museum buddy? aaahhhh! Ian finished screaming as the pulling of his belly button ended. He looked around and hopefully didn't 'make a scene' screaming out of no where. They were behind some bushes and Ian felt secure there, but he wasn't sure he wanted to do that again. It was crazy and he didn't particularly feel like that was the best way to travel. He heard the professor speak and once again warn them about the 'secrecy rule'. Ian was good. He hadn't even considered using magic, because well, muggles. Anyway, Ian headed over to the professor as the portkey was handed over and he listened to the instructions. He was very excited to get inside, if for no other reason than to sit for a few minutes and gather his wits about him. Plus, he'd sort of like to have a partner. Museums were ALWAYS better with partners. As he handed in his ticket, he smiled at the attendant and decided that he was actually feeling better. Now, he just looked around for someone to hang out with. |
Tour of le Rocket Tower ^_^ Adi felt his feet collide with the ground and he nearly lost his balance. He wobbled a bit before grabbing hold of his bestie to steady himself. "Whoa...almost fell over.'' Almost. He sucked in air. Man! Traveling by portkey wasn't that fun. But at least he wasn't feeling sick. "You okay?" he asked Benny as he looked around. Hey, they were in a parking lot. The Space Center's parking lot probably! Woot! Adi fell in step beside Benny before following Professor Airey. He knew just how to act like a muggle. He spent half of his life living among them, after all. He handed in his ticket. Then they were inside! Map in hand, he studied it. "Benny, let's go take a tour of the Rocket tower. You can choose where we go after.'' The Rocket Tower sounded AWESOME! But so did everything else. Adi took off in the Tower's direction. His friend wouldn't mind his suggestion, he knew. |
To the moon walk! Norah blinker slowly, staring around at her surroundings with one hand on her forehead. Ehhhh, was she supposed to feel this weird? She rubbed her forehead and flicked a few auburn curls from her eyes before turning to face Professor Flamsteed. Once inside, the second year's eyes widened and she looked around in awe. Yeah, yeah. No magic. Sounds good- could they see stuff now?!? MOON WALK? WOOOAH! Norah perked up and began to bounce in place. That sounded SOOOO cool! Waiting impatiently for permission to go, she looked around for a partner. Oh, well. She would see if anybody showed up where she was going. Trying to contain her excitement just a little bit, she began speed skipping in the direction of the moon walk. THIS as gonna be the best day ever! She could feel it. |
Doing the Moon Walk! *mention of Norah* OOMMFFHHHH Kace finally landed in the space center. He looked around and didn't feel as sick as he probably should have been. He kept his eyes open the whole time maybe that is why. He got up and took in his surroundings. Now this place was totally epic! He smiled and stopped to take the view in. He even heard about the activities they could do and decided on the moon walk first. He walked over to the area and noticed a girl who he had met before was doing the moonwalk too. He smiled at her and asked, "You ready to do the moonwalk?" He was quite excited to feel how the astronauts really walked on the moon. He was just a nerd like that. |
The moon walk! - Mention of Kace and Norah UGHHHHHH. Lux felt SICK after that Portkey ride. Taking deep breaths, she waited for the feeling to pass before taking a good look at the surroundings. This place looked so cool! This was going to be an amazing field trip, she knew it already. Knowing how to behave like a muggle because she lived around them and dressed like them, Lux followed Professor Flamsteed. After handing in her ticket she looked at her map to see where to head first. There were a lot of cool options, but the moon walk sounded like a nice place to start. Making her way in that direction, she spotted Kace and a girl she had never spoken to (Norah). "Hey, guys!" Turning her attention to the other girl, she said, "I'm Lux." |
Tour of the Rocket Tower Gabriel kept his eyes firmly shut throughout the uncomfortable trip; the sensations overwhelming enough without visually affirming said sensations. When he finally collapsed in a heap...against very hard terrain, dark brown eyes finally cracked open. Parking lot.....Ouch. It took Gabe a few moments to pick himself up off the ground....considering nausea as a factor. His stomach churned almost painfully; jaw clenching against the urges to expel everything he'd had for breakfast that morning (and maybe dinner the night before). It helped to breathe through his nose....and to not open his mouth.....BUT HE FINALLY STOOD. Yes, shakily...on even wobblier feet...but it WAS technically standing. It took a few more moments for him to realize that he'd landed on his satchel...and a mild panic began on that front. Had his camera survived?...AND HIS QUILLS?! After confirming everything had made it through in one piece, Gabe was slightly more prepared to proceed into the building. He'd been to the muggle movies a few times...and vaguely understood how the ticket business worked. You simply handed it over to gain admittance. Logical and easy enough. After doing so (a bit timidly), he bolted in the direction of the rocket tour. THIS BANNER....needed some science and fact finding. Immediately. |
Tour of the Rocket Tower SPOILER!!: Adi ...And they reappeared in a parking lot. Quite a difference from the high stone castle tower they had left behind. Ben managed to right himself as he closed his eyes, feeling someone grab hold of him beside. When he opened them again, he reconized his best friend, offering a small smile before nodding. He was okay. The fourth year followed along with him and Professor Flamsteed, handing over his entry ticket to the space center as instructed before entering the building with the rest of the class. He had just opened his guide map in the atrium when Adi spoke up beside him, offering the first choice for their little expedition. "Alright...sounds like a plan," he replied with a nod of agreement. The Gryffindor looked down at the map in front of him and found the place they were looking for. Not that there weren't plenty of signs directing them where to go. Not to mention the home of the two large rockets couldn't be that hard to find regardless. "This way..." he motioned to the Hufflepuff before walking with his friend to the transparent enclosure. |
Moon walk! Hiiii fellow moonwalkers!!! (Norah, Kace & Lux) So much fro a graceful landing. AJ managed to catch herself right before her face smacked the ground. It was good to have reflexes. Portkey travel was interesting. While her belly had butterflies, she didn't have to puke. All in all it was a success. AJ listened to the last of Airey's instructions before handing over her ticket and opening up her map. They were muggles, she got it. She skimmed the map, and decided that she would be checking out the moon walk first. AJ would most likely kill it at moonwalking. The lion set off at a jog, and noticed one familiar face out of the small group already assebled there. "Hey Norah, hey guys... I'm AJ." Hiiii. "Wanna have a moonwalk off?" You know, kind of like a dance off. Please! |
Moon walk- Kace, Lux, AJ SPOILER!!: you three! Norah grinned at the other Hufflepuff boy as he joined her on the way to the moon walk. She had met him before, right? Hey! Jace, right? Wait no! Kace. "WOOOT! She remembered (eventually). "I'm Norah, she added, just in case he had forgotten. Not that she'd blame him, Norah was a pretty booooring name. Anyways. "Oh yeah! It'll be sooo cool. Almost like being a real astronaut!" And with that she quickened her pace a little, impatient to get there and try it out. The second year smiled and waved at the next Hufflepuff who joined them. It was like a Puffer party! Lux. Got it. "Hi Lux, I'm Norah," she replied, sticking her hand out to shake the older girl's, 'cause manners duh. Her mum would be so proud. "That's a really nice name!" she added as they continued on their way. Hey! More people, and this time somebody she recognized. Hey, AJ, Norah responded with a little bounce and a wave. A moon walk off? "You're on!" She could totally be a real astronaut and be the best at moon walking. As long as it wasn't as uncomfortable as portkeys- ew. FINALLY, they were at the moon walk area. The Hufflepuff felt her lips part as she surveyed the contraption. Wooooooah! She started to bounce on the tips of her toes, grinning excitedly, and looked around at the other three students. "So who wants to go first?" |
For Lex! Perhaps astronaut training? [1] Way to ruin this, Airey. They were allowed to wander off. Where was the fun in leaving the group if they were asked to pursue activities on their own?? No fun. But that didn't matter for long, because THEY WERE ON THEIR OWN. And no one was free to join L-Squared. Except a few cool people. Could be counted with one hand, so... yeah, very few exceptions. Her eyes on her best friend, Lottie waited until most of the peeps were gone before suggesting something with a bit of excitement for the Gryffindor standing next to her. "Astronaut training, then? Or should we leave that for later and tour something first?" They were going to witness what Airey was denied of either way. Could be their first stop, or their last, she didn't mind at all. |
Tour of le Rocket Tower ^_^ + Gabe & Benny Benny and Adi were off! And apparently so was Gabriel. "Gabe!'' Adi called as he caught up to the dude who had been kind enough to help him out in Muggle Studies. Come to think of it, Adi still had the pen. Oops. He had to remember to return it. "Hi!'' But Adi got distracted by the things on the pillows. "What are those?" He shuffled off excitedly to the first one. "A rock of some kind...'' Obviously from outer space. How cooooool! This was like a trip to Sugarplums or Honeydukes for Adi. Except of course he couldn't eat the rock. Hehe. |
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This had to be, officially, one of the greatest places in the entire world and Airey had earned himself some extra EXTRA chocolate frog points with this Gryffindor. Didn't matter that wandering off was allowed, it just made it less likely for Airey to pretend to lecture them when they finally showed up later. This was their day. D'you feel the freedom Lottie? The intoxicating sweetness of NOT being inside the castle? They probably could have illusioned all this and stayed at school but she was glad Airey opted for the real thing. She looked all about them, trying to figure what they'd get done first in this beautiful place. Of course it went without saying they were going it alone. Unless you were in the year that just left, you were not allowed and we all know how unlikely that was. "Astronaut training." She agreed with a firm nod as she linked arms with her bestie and pulled her in that direction. "I wanna try that anti-gravity simulation thing. Closest I'll come I reckon unless Aurors head into space." Had she told Lottie she'd applied for the program? She couldn't remember. |
Professor *cough* Angel was totally watching everyone else leave but she stood right were she was right next to the Professor, she was going to keep an eye on him and she was going to do a good job she didn't want Professor Hooksteed coming out and destroying this nice huge centre because well they would be banned and the Professor might get into trouble. Though the Professor at the minute was his normal self. Angel quickly tapped the Professor on his shoulder since well that would be the polite thing to do and to make sure he hadn't forgotten about her. "Where we going first?" Angel wonder if the Professor remembered she wanted to stay with him. |
Moonwalk - Kyroh Dot was practically beside herself as she let go of Lex and tried very hard not to vom on the shiny shiny floors. This place was so BIG and amazing and wonderful and new, and she wanted to see everything. And she wanted to see it... with... Hmm. Kyroh. Dot reached out and grabbed his arm, tucking hers through his. "Freckle Friend! I want to go to..." Dot scanned the little map the professor had given them, turning it over and over and upside down before pointing to something that sounded fun. "Moonwalk Thingy. Okay?" |
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What he was MORE worried about was the fact that he had lost Maddie and she wasn't acting like Maddie at all. She was acting like....well...she said her name was Goldilocks and that wasn't good. Glancing around the second year blinked as someone grabbed his arm. DOT! "I think we have to do Astro-naunt training first." That made the most sense to him. |
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Never. Never when he made that face. "Can we do my moonwalking next? Please please?" It was her birth month. She deserved it. |
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How could you go walking on the moon without proper training? You couldn't. The thought alone of doing it THAT way hurt his head. He watched as she stuffed the map in her pocket. "YEAH! That's what the training is for!" Beaming from ear to ear, he tugged her along as he sprinted toward the astronaut training. WOULD THEY GET TO WEAR SUIT!??! |
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You couldn't do either of those things at Hogwarts. "Oh, the spinny thing! I bet you throw up. I bet you do, Ky. I bet you vom all over the place." She let go of his arm so she could climb right up next to the machine to look at it. And there were flying trapeze things too! And costumes! "Dress up!" |
1-off to the planetarium Dec teeter-tottered as he landed like a toddler learning to walk. At least he wasn't on him bum. The boy took a deep breath. Ahhhh, city air. Cough, cough. He was quite curious to see how some of his peers react in a muggle world. His mother is a Muggleborn, so this is nothing new to him. Well, actually. This centre was new to him and he was very much excited to be here. First on his list was definitely the planetarium! It would be like star-gazing to the extreme! Off he went with a big smirk on his face. |
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"I wanna climb the wall thing." AND wear the costumes. And not worry about throwing um. Jumping down he walked over to the yellow ladders. They didn't need a suit for this right? |
Venturing toward the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium Solid ground! They had made it to the National Space Centre and from what she could tell, they were all in one piece. Of course, Cora couldn't be all that certain considering she still had her eyes shut. Attempting to take a breathe without possibly getting sick, she slowly opened her eyes and checked to see if she was all there. Arms...check. Legs...check. Okay, she was all there but the vommy feeling still remained in her stomach and that seriously didn't bode well with her at the moment. By no means did she think that she was going to need the bushes, but she didn't want to chance it. Keeping near the back of the group, she followed along as they entered the centre. It was even more excited to be there than she had imagined and the sheer excitement of being here began to distract her from the queasiness that still resided in her tummy. Pulling out her guide map, she opened it and glanced around. Everyone was going in all different directions and she wasn't even sure which one interested her the most. There was a lot of potential fun times to be had but she needed to plan her time ever so wisely. Taking notice of the time, she consulted the guide map once again and headed toward the Planetarium. There was showing in five minutes and they were just about to beginning seating. |
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"I plan on vomming too. I think it's cool," she called helplessly at his back, but when Kyroh seemed determined to do the ladder thing, Dot stubbornly shrugged on the astronaut suit and climbed up into the spinning chair. "I'm going to throw up. Make me go extra fast," she informed the dude running the machine. "Point me at that kid there if I start to spew, ok?" Sharing is caring. |
Tour of the Rocket Tower: Post 2 / Adi and Benny! Gabe felt better? after breaking away from the crowd.....and walking had even gotten most of the wobbliness out of his legs. He was off to do his own thing....science surrounding him....and history, too. Even if it was just of the muggle sort. ......and...someone was calling his name. Loudly. Uh... Halting his footsteps, Gabe turned, blinking owlishly at the source. It was the Hufflepuff prefect boy, who'd sat with him in muggle studies....along with a Gryffindor he'd seen in lessons and around school. Gabe remembered him as....Benny. Yes, that was it. ".............H-hello." His face colored accordingly. Were they...um, joining him.....now? Logically....that did sort out the buddy system drama...He wouldn't have to worry about some girl trying to walk with him...After further thought on the matter, Gabriel decided to go along with these two. Besides, the one boy was a badged person...and that was a good thing, apparently. Fumbling in his bag....he retrieved his camera....and offered his companions a small....MINISCULE smile. Miniscule because Gabe didn't really smile....No, he himself didn't know why he didn't. "........" There was also an urge to fill the silence with conversation...but Gabe didn't know what to offer.....QUICK! A SCIENCE FACT! "......Harrison Schmitt was the only scientist on the Apollo 17...when that...rock was collected." Just off the top of his head... ...because scientists were important in all aspects of life...and him simply being a geologist mattered not. Surely, he served a great purpose. Shutter!Click! |
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