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Chapter 8: Learning to Fly, p2

11:03 AM, MONDAY 17
"You will be flying DT's," Maia said briskly. "That stands for Dragonship Transport Model. Ander and Lethya, you'll be flying DAT's so you don't have to go back to the single steering handle. No matter what make you've got, it'll fly like whatever you're used to, just bigger, slower and with less maneuverability. Also, you'll have ten to fifteen people on board, so no monkey business. With a little over a hundred pilots taking at least ten each, we should have the refugees staying here shuttled down in no time—one trip each. Some of you may be assigned Orientation Duty, which means you show them around. Also no screwing ar

Chapter 8: Learning to Fly, p1

Chapter Eight: Learning to Fly
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
—William Blake
The deeper sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain.
—Kahlil Gibran
6:23 PM, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 6118 AD, V.E.O. ACADEMY, NEO TOKYO, JAPAN
Lethya chewed one last bite of broccoli, swallowed, and picked up her tray. "Well, I'm outta here. See you guys later."
"See ya." Lawrence and Eizo waved to her, bent over a diagram of a DA as well as most of the other occupants of the table. She smiled slightly and walked away, dropping her tray in the Disposal Chute, then turned to her old table, where Ander and Jerik sat. It was time

Chapter 7: Decisions, part 2

6:20 PM, THURSDAY, MAY 13
At dinner, Lethya sat with Lawrence again. This time the discussion was something she could weigh in on: exactly all the differences between a Dragonship and a DA. Sakfas was having the most advanced Mechanics and Engineering class work on repairing Ander's DA-002, and while the work was going slow, at least it was getting done. Simultaneously, the first DA's were being mass-produced for the older and more experienced pilots, but the first production round wouldn't be available for another three weeks.
"There's an extra set of boosters under the wings," she said, frowning in concentration as she attempted to sketch i

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The Eyes of the Labyrinthby ~BlackLillian

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A commission for *RobinRone of Athene from her new OCT,

! Yes, Athene, as in the Greek goddess of wisdom. Intrigued? You should be! Go check out the OCT pronto, auditions just opened up and it looks to be a doozy!

Athene (c) *RobinRone (and, I suppose, the greeks.)

~epicabsol Jul 3, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Athena meets Iron Man?

*SuperBunnyBun Jul 10, 2010

Eyes of the 'Labyrinth'? ...wait a minute... that isn't David Bowie! ...sure she's just as girly, but not the same!

~Blue-Demon-Hybrid Feb 8, 2010

Whoa, cool.

~NightshadeTea Feb 4, 2010

Is that a golden apple atop the lovely lady's head? :9

I really enjoy this portrayal of the Goddess Athene. (Hell, if they were like this when we learned about it in high school, I might have actually enjoyed the subject. >> ) I love the lighting and, as always, I adore your use of color. Good stuff.