shield_legacy (shield_legacy) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-03 18:11:00

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Test Flight
Tim stood by the SHIELD jet waiting for Brad to arrive. They were scheduled to test fly a new experimental plane, but first they had to get to the test sight. Tim leaned against the plane and checked his email. Despite being out of the lab for only five minutes, he was still working.

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	shield_legacy 2013-01-11 12:21 am UTC (link)
	"It was. Of course I was grounded for two months after that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-11 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Sometimes it's worth it for that type of thing," Brad says, "Got a couple beating from my brother that are still totally worth it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-11 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"I know, right? I mean if you're going to get punished, may as well make the crime fit the punishment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-11 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"Exactly. Plus if you can impress them with it. Well maybe they will think twice about severe punishment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-11 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Oh my parents were never impressed with my stunts. My grandfather on the other hand...." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-11 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"Your grandfather is awesome. I bet he probably would have given you tips and ideas." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-11 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Tim chuckled. "He is. Yeah, he probably would have. He always had a soft spot for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-11 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Always nice to have family like that for help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-12 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. I think he took pity on me because I was the only boy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-12 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"Probably got to do a lot of cool stuff just because of that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-12 12:45 am UTC (link)
	"I got to come into SHIELD," he said with a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-12 12:54 am UTC (link)
	"And make all sort of fun things," Brad says, "So do I get any details on the latest fun thing that I'm going to be trying out?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-12 01:06 am UTC (link)
	"Some," Tim said. He pulled out a small device and turned it on. It displayed a holographic image of the new plane. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-12 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Nice," Brad says turning to take a quick look at the holographic image. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-12 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"She'll make orbit, but we're not going to test that today." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-12 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"And why not. That seems very important to test out," Brad asks having always wanted to fly a spaceship. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-12 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Because we're still working on the environmental systems and life support. She'll fly, but you won't be able to survive." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-12 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	"That really limits what I can do for the test in terms of speed and upper atmosphere as well doesn't it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-12 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Maiden flight and we just wanted to get an idea of how she flies and handles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-13 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"Fine. But know don't really know till you stress test it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-13 01:46 am UTC (link)
	"I know, but you can do the fun stuff in later test flights," Tim said. "We don't want to break it on her first flight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-13 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"Well it's something to look forward to at least," Brad says, "I guess you're right best not to break it. Lots of money there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-13 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"They do get rather touchy about breaking the fun toys," Tim observed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-01-13 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah plus I get a bonus if I go for ten missions without a crash," Brad says. He could definitely use that money even though they where allowed one crash per mission. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2013-01-13 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"Should I be worried that they give you guys bonuses for not crashing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)