Flight

Jul. 21st, 2013 09:05 pm
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The space within the SXF-16 is cramped. Three seats, and room for maybe two suitcases. Ask anyone who flew on the Pan Am clipper ships, and they would say that this is a step backwards. But ask anyone who sat at the controls of the SF-12 Mockingbird or SF-11 Vulture, and he would be thrilled there's room for a co-pilot.

Howard opens the hatch from the outside, leading his passenger aboard.

"Welcome aboard, Helena."

Date: 2013-07-24 01:19 am (UTC)
timelessinventor: ([w13] hey baby hey baby)
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"Oh, that sounds brilliant!" Helena beams, her enthusiasm absolutely infectious in the small place.

"I think I understand now why people are so entranced by flight. It is such an amazing experience."

Date: 2013-07-24 01:28 am (UTC)
timelessinventor: time machine box ([W13] inventor)
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"Not really. People are in large planes and flown about when they travel, which is quite common, but not many people actually do the flying themselves. It's a shame, really. Perhaps I will attempt to get a flying license when I go home."

She pauses, still making the plane go straight and true. "People do mostly travel by air if they are going long distances. Cars are more used, but they're useful mostly for short-term travel."

Date: 2013-07-24 01:43 am (UTC)
timelessinventor: ([w13] With Claudia)
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"It's probably a good idea, darling. Large planes are all the rage in my bit of the future." She smiles.

"No, I think the car increases in popularity. From what I know of your era, there is more, oh, what would Claudia call it, public transportation, busses or trains or things like that, than there is in the future."

Date: 2013-07-24 01:52 am (UTC)
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"Well I believe New York has a subway still in the future, as well as some other large cities." When Helena travels, she tends to find taxis to get places. "I do not believe street cars are as much of a thing anymore."

She grins again, pulling her brain out of thoughts of transportation and the future. "That would be absolutely lovely. I don't think I've actually seen orange groves before."

Date: 2013-07-24 01:59 am (UTC)
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"Oh, of course, darling. Leena, the lady who runs our bed and breakfast back home finds them a quite good supplement to pretty much every meal. I am also quite fond of orange juice for breakfast." She smiles, relinquishing control a tiny bit reluctantly. "And it would very likely be rude to land on someone else's property."

Date: 2013-07-24 02:06 am (UTC)
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Helena's bright and cheerful laugh comes back. "I doubt that you need an orange grove, Howard." She watches out the window, entranced by the trees and the occasional tiny vehicle below.

Date: 2013-07-24 10:35 pm (UTC)
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"And I am certain that you know all about diversifying, however, I do not think oranges would go very well with a mechanics factory." She's amused, still grinning as things go by underneath them.

Date: 2013-07-24 10:50 pm (UTC)
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That also gets a huge laugh. "Now there's a thought, Howard. Not only would be an interesting fuel, it would smell wonderful." Helena is more than a little fond of citrus.

"Hm. I do not know the terrain around here, but perhaps back out to the coast." There's that sparkle in her eyes again.

Date: 2013-07-24 11:02 pm (UTC)
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"That sounds lovely. I did once get to see the white cliffs of Dover, which were quite lovely. The Artifact was not so lovely, however." She makes a face, but the expression quickly flees as she goes back to watching the world go by underneath the plane.

Date: 2013-07-24 11:38 pm (UTC)
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Helena watches things go by, pointing out a few features, both human and natural, and asking a few questions about the land winding below them.

Date: 2013-07-24 11:52 pm (UTC)
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Helena revels in the stories about the rich and famous, joining in with a few of her own about the elite in London in the 1890s. She knows more than a few salacious details about movers and shakers, and tells the stories with the true art of the writer that she is.

Date: 2013-07-25 12:04 am (UTC)
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Helena moved in a pretty interesting set in London, so her stories tend to disprove the theory that Victorians were repressed and boring.

She doesn't run out of stories for quite a while, going from prominent names that Howard would likely know to others who were lost to history.

Date: 2013-07-25 12:19 am (UTC)
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Helena smirks. "Oh, the stories I could tell you about him, darling. He was quite the character outside of what I'm certain history said about him."

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