and the bramble grew through the frame until it swallowed everything

[kantikoy]

WHO: Adrasteia, Edgard, Joselyn, Ellie, and ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT SHOW UP (this is an open opportunity for anyone interested)
WHAT: Flying griffons, testing gear
WHEN: Late Harvestmere (now)
WHERE: Kirkwall, Vinmark Mountains
NOTES: Adrasteia's post & ooc info

Comments

pre-flight checklist;

[kantikoy]

It's still early yet, when Adrasteia comes to the griffon's roost; the sun has just barely begun its dawn across the horizon to the east, and a great deal of the Gallows is still sleepily gathering itself for the new day.

Adrasteia arrives in riding gear different from her usual fare; no robes today, this is all about pants and a loose tunic belted across her waist with several flasks at the ready. She puts more on the table that she and everyone else volunteering for this little experiment have gathered around — mostly they are strong healing potions but there are two other flasks present as well, with little icon labels around the necks indicating which is which (though the fact that Antivan Fire is red and visible through the frosted glass of the flask might help as well).

"Alright," Adrasteia states, rubbing her hands together. "When we're in the air I am going to try and find us a good clear landing spot where we can put the Provost's little experiment to practice. I'll try it out first; that way if something happens or it doesn't work correctly we'll know about it, and if it goes very wrong someone can stay with me while someone else comes back here and gets help. Everyone take three flasks, one of each; hopefully this way we won't have to go back at all, but I like planning for contingencies either way."

She pulls out the gauntlets from a pack bag at her feet. "I've tried these in my room and so far they've worked fine, but it's the 'not getting hurt when falling out of the sky part' I want to make sure functions properly.

Any questions before we mount up?"

[notathreat]

Ellie's always up for a challenge, and so far, barring a couple of hiccups, the Provost's inventions have been interesting to work with. She already knows she'll be asking for a set of the climbing gear, and if Adrasteia's gadget is meant to work with the griffons, it's only fair that she help.

It also means it's not something Abby will likely be anywhere near.

As indicated, she takes up the flasks, opening her cloak to slip them into the basic potions belt she's been assigned, and pauses to pull back her hair.

"If we don't end up using the potions, can we keep 'em?"

[kantikoy]

Adrasteia hands Ellie a bit of dark gold ribbon for her hair; the elf's curls are up in their signature braids wrapped around her head. "Of course! I'll take an inventory at the end of our little exercise and let someone know who's kept what."

Fashionably??? Late? (Sorry)

[muckspout]

Edgard grabs the potions as indicated and eyes the other two who seem perfectly calm. He doesn't like it.

"Have a question," He says lightly. "What is this experiment? What are these?"

Edgard will not endanger the others and least of all, Sunbeam.

[notathreat]

"Nice, thanks."

Ellie takes the ribbon with a blink, but uses it -- she's got a hair tie but this is much fancier. She still hasn't quite got the knack for it despite Wysteria's instruction, but she manages a lopsided sort of bow and hopes she won't lose it.

Edgard is out here asking the real questions, though.

[kantikoy]

Adrasteia nods in Edgard's direction. Good question! "These... gauntlets, I suppose, for lack of a better word, that the Provost designed, let off a lightning-type charge. First you have to turn them on, which you do by touching these two parts," she indicates the bracelets around the tops of the gloves, "and they light up with runes. Then the lightning travels across surfaces, like the ground or a table, and zaps someone else. They only have one charge per use, but they can be turned on again fairly quickly.

What we're testing today is like a... large frame? For gliding on. Here." She hauls a bag onto the tabletop and pulls out some sort of apparatus that is clearly meant to be worn over the chest, shoulders, and back. "It looks like large wings when it's out. There's an enchantment on it, which means it should cushion rough landings and block projectiles. I want to see if it'll work, first of all, and then I want to see what they can do together.

Does that make sense?"

[muckspout]

Edgard listens to the explanation with his mouth open.

"What are we putting the wings on?"

He asks the question at a whisper both terrified and excited. "us?"

[kantikoy]

Adrasteia grins widely. "Yes." She was planning on trying first but perhaps it would be a bit foolish for the healer to take the first leap.

shows up late with starbucks

[obdurata]

Joselyn, who has been quietly getting herself organized with Butterball, purposely does not allow herself to think too hard about the number of explosions she knows Tony to have been involved in. Or the incident with the golem. (Did you move? No, she had said, from several feet further back than where he'd placed her.)

She does think about the first day she met him, and trying very hard not to be won over by sledding. This is probably going to be great, actually. Probably he'd have stopped her when he heard she was going to be involved if he wasn't confident about the test.

“As trust fall exercises go,” she says, “it's a doozy.” This is not said without enthusiasm.

[kantikoy]

"Exactly. I had planned on going first, but on second thought, it's probably better if someone else wears the wings first; that way, if something does go wrong, I'll be around for healing. If all goes well we should each be able to get a turn and report back to the Provost on how it all went."

Adrasteia smiles at the assembled friends.

"Sound good to everyone?"

toss me that latte

[muckspout]

Edgard considers saying that no, it sounds extremely scary and very unsafe. But, he looks into his friend Adrasteia's face and smiles. He then puffs out some air, scoffing.

"Sounds like a breeze."

He trusts these people. Right? He gives Joselyn and Butterball a gruff nod since he knows them the least well.