Flight Shed, Sunday afternoon

[solo_sword]

Jaina probably shouldn't have been surprised she managed to get permission to use the sim from her grandfather, but she was. And yes, she was a little gleeful at getting back into even simulated flight. Okay, so she kind of missed this sort of thing, and she would take what she could get.

She got down there early, unlocked the door, and waited outside for John.


[For ltcolkirk yay! Flight shed invaded with permission.]

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[solo_sword]

That was a good move. Jaina didn't let herself think any more than that, though, turning her ship onto a 45 degree angle as she sped forward, trying to make herself less of a target while shooting off three shots in quick succession.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Being that he had less of a target than before, John fired off two rounds and flew up over her shooting. His goal was to attempt an attack from above.

And yes, basically forgetting about his own target.

[solo_sword]

Barely avoiding one of the shots, Jaina put herself into a roll, trying to make it harder for him to hit her, and attempting to get past him, forcing him to follow her to the target.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Cursing a little into the headset, John was forced to swing around and shoot at her tail as he followed her to the target.

[solo_sword]

Jaina heard that, but it didn't even occur to her to make a comment about it, though she did smile a little. She tilted a little wildly to miss the shot, recovering quickly to shoot once at the target, and miss.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He was so surprised she missed and the game wasn't over, that John failed to shoot at her ship.

[solo_sword]

Jaina checked her scopes to see exactly where he was, which she knew was bad and she didn't need to do that, and chanced angling herself upward to get in position for a direct shot.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Recovering from his surprise, John sped toward Jaina's ship and fired two shots.

[solo_sword]

One just clipped her wing because she was trying very hard not to deviate from her course, but she stabilized herself quickly and fired one clear shot to the port.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John almost had time for congratulatory thoughts at clipping Jaina's wing before she made her shot at the target. For some reason, he still couldn't help grinning, despite his clear loss.

[solo_sword]

"Good game," she said into the headset. Honestly, the fact that he tried to put up a good fight knowing her advantages impressed her more than anything else.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Great game," he replied. "I'm pleased I didn't get blown to bits."

[solo_sword]

"Well, normally I'd get the target and see if I still needed to shoot things afterwards," she said with a one-shouldered shrug.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I had this strange feeling I'd never beat you to the target," John smirked.

[solo_sword]

"You hit me," she said, faking accusatory.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"What can I do to make it up to you?" he said, faking regret.

[solo_sword]

"Hmm. What haven't I been lavished with recently...?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure I don't know..."

[solo_sword]

"Well, I think at the very least, you owe me another outing now," she said.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"That I can do, at the very least," he said.

[solo_sword]

Such a good answer. "Good. You ready to leave the sim?" Jaina asked.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I suppose it's time," John sighed, getting out of the sim and removing his helmet. He scrubbed his hands through his hair, because...yeah.

[solo_sword]

Jaina shut down the program, pulling her helmet off and putting it back where it belonged. "I might have to see if I can't get the keys again sometime," she said.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You 'might'?" John couldn't help the small pout. It was a natural reaction to loss of flight time.

[solo_sword]

"I'll certainly try," she said, trying very hard not to think the pout was cute. "It might be easier to get a yes since we haven't damaged anything."