GambolMuse

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Takeshi was grateful that Shu had managed to get to sleep finally, even if it didn't look like the most restful of naps. The little guy never work up during the whole event, which was nice, now they just had to wake him up. Anything serious like shaking him or picking him up might startle him, so Takeshi figured he'd just poke and prod until Shu finally woke up on his own. Giving his brother's nose a few gentle pokes he chuckled when the younger boy finally came to, ending up being startled even with his being so careful. "We're at the new city buddy, or at least we're supposed to be..." Takeshi answered, scratching his cheek as he glanced back towards the railings, "We can play later, I think we're going to meet that king guy now. I'm sure we'll have time for it though." Hm, Shu really didn't sound much better, hopefully his mood would improve after they met the King and got some playing underway. Done with sitting on such a hard bench Takeshi got up from his seat, groaning as he gave a good stretch and rubbed at his rather sore backside. It was hard to tell where this city was, and evidently he wasn't the only one struggling with that. Putting his hands on his hips he walked over to the rails, frowning as he glanced over and tried to pick out any signs of civilization. "Shu... Come here, you see anything down there?" "Uh... Where a King might live...? It looks like just a bunch of trees..." Haku mumbled, shrugging as he looked around some more, "I figured it would be like your city, but there's nothing here." The musician did know where he lived, right? It was hard to tell how old the alien was, but it might be possible the man was senile and lost. Heck, other than having an instrument on him there really was no way of knowing he was an actual musician. Glancing over at the Kaesstrian warily he let out a sigh, wondering if it might be best for someone to fly down and take a look around. Nothing could be seen from above but there was the forest floor, maybe it was just hidden. Or maybe they weren't in the right place and had to keep traveling some ways. In the grand scheme of things being a little lost was hardly the worst problem to have, but it certainly was annoying. Seeing nothing no matter how hard he looked Haku finally got fed up, turning to look at the musician toying with his lute. "Hey... We're in the right place aren't we?" he asked incredulously, "You're not leading us around are you?" "Hm...? Oh, y-yes, of course we're here! You're just not seeing it!" the musician answered, smiling nervously as he hugged his lute, "Our city is hidden, sort of. It's not like other cities, we live in the trees!" In a manner of speaking anyways, it would be much clearer once they had actually settled down and arrived. Looking over at T'charrl he moved to the front of the airship, peering down over the edge for some open land to set down on. It didn't take him long thereafter to find something, an area that used to be farm land but was now just a field some hundred meters away from where they hovered. "Over there! We can land there, and the city is nearby. No one is near there, so we shouldn't have any problems." That was being a touch optimistic as no doubt someone had noticed the flying ship by now, and kind as the King may be he wasn't going to sit by idly while something unknown hovered over his city. Guards would be coming by either any moment now or as soon as they landed, but so long as he did the talking things should work out just fine. Going to rejoin the rest of the group he smiled hopefully, gesturing in the direction of the spot. "I'll speak when we meet someone, it's best I do it. I'll introduce you though Prince, that should make them treat you kindly."

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The musician had just randomly started playing and in doing so he'd done them a great favor. T'charrl seemed to calm down ones the notes began flowing, and though perhaps against his will Shu finally managed to get to sleep. Takeshi watched his little brother during the entire duration of the trip, frowning every time there was the slightest twitch or uneasy movement. If he was having a bad dream then he'd hopefully get through it okay, they didn't want to wake Shu seeing how tired he was earlier. Eventually the younger Saiyan was moved to his brother's side, kept close enough so he had some comfort but at least he wasn't using Takeshi as a seat any longer. A good while had passed until the musician finally stopped his playing, and not long thereafter they had finally found what they were looking for. At least that's what the musician said, Takeshi couldn't see anything other than trees below them. Following their escort's instructions they gradually descended towards the ground, having to search a little bit for some open land to set down on. Small fields of grass broke up the forest here and there, and a pair of rivers seemed to encompass the area they were supposed to be visiting. But where in the world was the city? "Uh... You sure this is the right place...?" Takeshi asked, frowning as he peered over the side as best he could. It was hard to see much from the bench, and he didn't want to move what with Shu using his thigh as a makeshift pillow. Craning his neck unsuccessfully he let out a sigh, leaning back and scratching at his head. "I kind of figured we'd see... Well, you know, a city. There's nothing but trees down there." He didn't think they were tricked or anything, but it was really confusing as to what was going on. Maybe the guy didn't want them landing in the actual city and they were going to walk the rest of the way in; considering that their ship was completely new to this world that wasn't such an unreasonable idea. If they were indeed at their destination then they should be ready to get moving which meant time to wake Shu up. Looking down at his brother Takeshi smiled, giving Shu a little shake before playfully poking at his nose. "Hey buddy... Wake up, we're here," he whispered, giving his nose a second poke. It was so nice to be back home, and so quickly too. If he had flown under his own power this might have been possible, but his wings would have hurt so bad they may well have fallen off afterwards. To think they had something like this, it really was a majestic invention. No doubt someone had seen them by now and word of an odd flying machine had been spread, so he wouldn't be terribly surprised if some guards met them when they did land. "It is the right place, yes. Our city isn't the same as the one T'charrl is from; many cities on our world are different from one another, we're all like different cultures in that way," the musician answered, smiling as he walked over to the railing and looked down, "It's what makes my job so much fun. I get to explore other kingdoms, see things few see and write songs about it. This little adventure of ours is certainly going to be one of those songs." Smiling thoughtfully the musician grabbed up his lute once more, strumming a few strings thoughtfully as he hummed under his breath. Lyrics would come in time, he'd have the chance to toy around with it some once they settled down. Haku was fair lost as to where they were too, even while looking over the rails. There had to be something down there and yet none of them could see a single thing. Canopies were too thick to peer through, and the fields were all empty for the most part. There was some weird colored grass in a couple of them, he wondered if they might be some kind of crop or just alien grass. Folding his arms on the railing he rested his chin on them, letting out a long sigh as he peered down. As far as his adventures went this was by far the most peaceful, and boring. He wasn't craving a battle or anything like that but he just wasn't used to so much casual time, it was odd. In fact the amount of time the Princes and their friends spent doing basically nothing was strange considering everything going on around them, it was like they were ignoring it or something. Shrugging the thought off for now Haku pushed away from the railing, going over to see how T'charrl was doing with the landing part. He'd managed to fly them here with no problem, but now came the landing which was supposed to be the trickiest part. "Do you remember what the weird guy said to do?" he asked, looking over the controls curiously.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Takeshi really didn't have the faintest idea what he could do to help, as he hadn't a clue what got Shu so stressed to begin with. He figured it was enclosed spaces that put the little guy on edge and yet the airship was open as could be; flying wasn't anything new for him, he did that both on his own and on Nimbus. Really this wasn't anything new for them, so what gives? Hoping to help a little bit he moved his brother into his lap, figuring maybe the closeness would help make Shu feel a little more at ease. It probably didn't help the situation that Takeshi had gone and made a gasp as well, even if it was one more of discomfort than fright. Squirming uncomfortably he smiled sheepishly at Shu, giving him a pat on the back as he kept questioning things. "Well... I mean I can't be, but if we only go into a small body of water then there's no way there can be something big in it, right? We'll try finding a little lake, or a river or something even." They would just have to be careful and not go jumping into the first body of water they came across, that's all. "Maybe you're all stressed and everything because you haven't slept, you know? I know when I go without sleep for a while I get all cranky and nervous sometimes," Takeshi said, "But you don't want to sleep, so... Maybe we should play something? It's safe to walk around so we could play tag maybe?" The musician hadn't known what to expect of the take off, and was just as surprised as anyone when it happened. Rather than take to the benches like the Saiyans had however he was far more interested in looking around, seeing what he could over the railings. Sure, flying was scarcely a new concept and he'd seen sights like this dozens of times, but never like this. He'd never have thought he'd be returning home in a flying ship, and he was thrilled with the songs he could write about this! If this was the future for their people then it was going to be a very interesting future indeed, it would be interesting to see how things developed from here. Smiling as he watched the ground pass by below the musician finally tore himself away from the side of the airship, looking over at the Saiyans curiously. They either seemed terribly disinterested or frightened by this, what a shame they couldn't enjoy the journey. T'charrl didn't seem very relaxed either, perhaps he could do something to help with that? Music had a way to soothe people if done right, and what better time than now to try? Smiling as he took the lute into his hands he closed his eyes, plucking one string and beginning to hum along with the note. Soon he was plucking one after another, playing a soft melody in hopes of helping tone down the tense atmosphere.

Legend of Zelda: The Templar Crusade

The PM system DOES work, in fact it works well :o Except... We still can't delete things, but other than that!

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"Oh it is not doomed! It may very well hold up during a storm too, we don't know yet. That's why this is a test flight," Katas said cheerfully, "If you're worried about it though then set down the minute you think one's approaching and everything will be fine. It's all about caution here my boy, baby steps!" If they rushed into the maiden voyage than the ship would surely fail, it just so happened that preparations had been handled for such a venture already. Placing his hands behind his back he bounced on the balls of his feet, waiting a bit impatiently as it was sorted out who would actually fly the craft. T'charrl sounded adamant about handling the task, much to the dismay of his young companion evidently; It was a Kaesstrian ship, made sense for one of them to pilot it anyways. With baited breath he waited only a moment longer until the vehicle finally took off, inciting a gasp of excitement from Katas. "Brilliant, stupendous, wonderful!" he exclaimed, laughing happily as he clasped his hands together, "Have a safe trip boys! We'll be waiting to hear from you soon!" Katas added, waving as the airship began to drift off. So it hadn't crashed right as it had taken off, that was a relief. Now hopefully the joints and everything else held up on the journey! There really was no easy way to get Shu to relax here was there? If he was going to be stressed about this whole trip then so much for relaxing at all on the way there. "Okay... So maybe it's not soft like a cloud, but it's the same idea... Kind of. Look, you want soft?" The only thing he could think of doing was grab Shu and place him in his lap, which he did exactly that. It was better than sitting on the hard benches, and the little guy wasn't too big or heavy so putting him there wasn't a problem. Smiling hopefully now that his brother was perhaps more comfortable Takeshi gasped along with Shu as they shot up, albeit for a different reason. Having a certain spot uncomfortably compressed upon launch he let out a faint wince, leaning forward slightly as his eyes teared up some. Sheesh, he really wished they had some warning they were taking off! Squirming slightly in his seat the older boy looked back at Shu, smiling a little before patting his brother's head. "Relax, the water is safe I'm sure. It's not going to be like Uuonoe where there was a giant fish trying to eat us, so calm down buddy." Honestly, what was scary about this? They all could fly, every single one of them, so it wasn't like having the ship fall out of the sky would spell the end of them. If Shu was so worried about falling out there were four people who could catch him, and that was provided he didn't just catch himself first. "Look at it this way... Nothing can hurt us up here in the air, everything scary that might be here is way down below us. It's just me and our friends here now, nothing to worry about you know?"

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"Excellent! You're doing just fine T'charrl! As I said, gently push on the throttle and the wings will lift you up, it's very simple yes? The throttle itself will stick in one position if you leave it, so don't feel like you need to constantly hold onto it either." The more difficult part of this venture was likely going to be stopping, as steering and getting into the air were fairly self explanatory. The wings were angled in such a way that would push the ship forward, and obviously the faster they moved the quicker the ship itself would as well. To land all one needed to do was ease off the throttle, let the wings settle and then set anchor once all was said and done. They probably could have gone without the anchor, but with prevailing winds on their planet Katas figured it best to have some way to secure themselves to the ground. "I don't think you will... But should a storm come up be sure to land! It won't fare overly well in high winds, so you'd do best to find a place to set it down before you get caught up!" Oh it was everything he could do within his power not to start hopping right now, feeling all sorts of jittery over seeing his invention being used. Where there was excitement however there was also nerves, as depending on how this flight went they may or may not build more of these soon. "Enjoy your trip everyone, I look forward to hearing how it went!" That Katas man was really odd, and they left someone like that in charge of so much? Kaesstrians were a lot different than Saiyans in that regard, the King had a pretty much no nonsense policy and someone like Katas would never end up in any kind of real position. Speaking of position maybe he should be taking a little more incentive and try improving his standing with the others. Haku wasn't overly sure how to go about that really, but seeing how T'charrl was nervous about flying the ship he figured he'd offer to do it. Sure, he had no clue how just as the alien did and he wasn't going to show how eager he really was to try, but he'd put the offer out there. Coming over to the console he idly flicked at one of the displays, asking as passively as he possible could. Being called too small made him flinch slightly, frowning as he glanced up at T'charrl annoyed. "I'm not that small, and you're not that much taller than me anymore either. I could reach the controls easily," he retorted as he got all defensive, "But fine, if you want to do it then I won't bother you." Talk to the others? Right, because THAT always went over well. Shu still hated him and Takeshi only put on a front, he wasn't so blind as to think anyone here was actually welcoming him. Glancing over at the Princes briefly he let out a sigh, instead going to one of the few benches and laying down across it with his arms tucked under his head. If he wasn't going to fly then he might as well nap or something, there wasn't anything else to hold his attention. "If you're so tired buddy you can sleep, nothing's going to hurt you while I'm here," Takeshi answered with a smile, "I'll be right next to you the whole time." Keeping himself up couldn't be good, sooner or later Shu was going to need to sleep. Seeing the little guy like this was pretty disheartening as he was never this bad, and it would be a lousy first impression for Shu to show up like this. If this king of theirs was half as nice as they were being let on to believe then it shouldn't be too bad; if they were being lied to things could get a bit uncomfortable. Watching Haku take one of the benches he redirected his brother to another one, sitting down first and patting the spot beside himself. "It won't be bad, being in a boat is easy. I guess since we're in the air though maybe it's a little more like Nimbus? We'll be floating instead of driving or sailing, you know? It shouldn't be bumpy at all once we're in the air." Or maybe it would be with the wings flapping away, it was hard to say until they were actually doing it. "Do you want to try swimming while we're here? There's got to be water around here somewhere, and we've got plenty of time to do it. That's not hard either, we can probably teach you in a day if we tried."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Katas couldn't contain his excitement, it was the maiden voyage of his first airship! While a far cry from the space vessels he hoped to build someday it was a nice start, and there were plenty of applications for something such as this. Did other kingdoms have anything similar? He wasn't sure, but if they didn't then this would be a crowning jewel for their own and he was thrilled by that. Having explained the controls as simply as he could he urged for T'charrl to start the vehicle, eager to see how it ran. Near instantaneously the ship came to life, and with a slight shudder it began to hum dully, signaling the engines and mechanisms inside were working as they should. "Haha! Yes, yes it was! Splendid, it worked accordingly!" Katas cheered, grinning as he clasped his hands together, "Very splendid! Now easy on the throttle Prince! Just give it a little to start with, there's no reason to dive in head first. Remember, the throttle controls the wings, the levers the rudder and the pull cord releases the anchor! A very simply yet elegant design, I think you'll love flying it." He hoped so, it wouldn't exactly promote others to try piloting his crafts if the first pilot loathed the task. Worst case scenario he could always do the test flights himself he supposed, though the Queen may not be so keen on letting him fly off wherever he pleased. For a second there it was almost believable Shu was going to hold it together, right up until the airship turned on. Really it was nothing more than just turning on a car, the noise and faint rumbling being pretty similar. That didn't keep the little guy from getting spooked though, and pretty soon he was latching onto Takeshi for dear life. Looking down at his younger brother he smiled exasperated, letting out a sigh before placing an arm around him again. "It's going to be fine buddy, I keep telling you that. Once you get past the noise and a bit of shaking it's not bad, really." This was all being said of course without any idea whatsoever of how this vehicle of their was going to fly. Most everyone else was too mystified by the creation to be spooked, save for T'charrl who was a little bit uneasy just by turning it on. Maybe their friend wasn't the best choice for a pilot, though then again no one on board right now really was. This would be an awesome time to have Vegeta around, or Viral even. Glancing over at the benches Takeshi tried to get his brother over, figuring sitting down might make it not as scary for the little guy. "It'll be like being in a boat, have you ever done that? Just imagine we're in a boat in the water and not the air, maybe that'll help." Haku wasn't totally sure what to make of the airship, only that he thought this was all a bit much. There really wasn't anything stopping them from just flying off themselves, and had they done that chances were they'd nearly be there by now. Instead of taking the obvious route they were trying out a rickety prototype of an invention, made perfect sense. Bracing himself when the machine came to life he looked over at Shu, slouching slightly and looking on baffled at how meek the kid was. He was pretty much a self-proclaimed coward and yet even he wasn't freaking out over this. T'charrl wasn't having the easiest time of it either, though Haku guessed it was more having to fly the ship. He wouldn't mind giving it a go himself, even if the most he'd ever really driven before was a bicycle back on Earth. Standing at T'charrl's side he looked over the controls curiously, having heard most of what was said between him and that weird alien. "I can always do this if you don't want to..." he said, feigning little care as he idly flicked one of the displays, "I don't know what else I'll do during the trip anyways."

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Katas was borderline bubbly at seeing his invention being used, hardly able to keep any semblance of a professional demeanor right now. "Hm? Oh, oh right! Landing! Well I think Her Majesty is sending word that you're coming with our friend here, so they should be expecting you. As far as I am aware we only told them to expect something unusual, I wanted to surprise them you see. As long as you don't do anything to warrant hostility you should be just fine! As for where you actually land it... I suppose in any open space you can find. Landing is quite simple really, you just let the anchor down then slowly stop the wings until you're descending. As I said the air sac isn't enough to keep you afloat on its own, but it'll make settling down easy. Basically find a spot, stop the wings and the ship should land itself." There had been a few mechanics he'd wanted to try for landings, but given time constraints and the urgency of this trip he hadn't the opportunity to put them in place. No matter, they were already drafting up another vessel only this time with more of the additional features in place. Humming happily Katas meandered over to the railing, hoisting himself up and over it before landing on the platform, patting the side proudly. "Are there any other questions, T'charrl? If not then I think we should try setting off! I can't wait to see how this works!" "I think they balloon holds us up, yeah, and the wings probably do too. If both of them are going to keep us in the air then it's super safe, two different ways to keep us up and all," Takeshi explained with a smile, giving Shu's chest a pat, "I really doubt that we're too heavy, the wings are as big as I am and the balloon is bigger than all of us. It'll be fine buddy, don't worry so much." If the ship were to fail for whatever reason he'd grab Shu in a heartbeat, and the others could fly easily enough on their own. As far as what they had been doing lately this was probably one of the safest things out there. Maybe just because it was so foreign to Shu that he was so afraid of it, though it was pretty foreign to the rest of them as well. "Know how you lie on my back while I fly sometimes? It'll kind of be like that, only you can walk around. And if anything bad happens I'll keep you safe Shu, you know that." Taking his arm from his brother's shoulders he gave the young boy's hair a ruffle, offering a thumbs up as well. "So let's have fun with this! We never get to try things like this out, you know? Might as well enjoy it while we can."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Oh I wouldn't worry too much about crashing! Even if you do lose control the air sac gives you enough support to prevent any sudden landings. It's not enough to keep you afloat on its own, but it's light enough you should just glide back down to the ground." There were a few flaws here and there, but they were minor and Katas didn't see the need to go over them as none were threatening. The next iteration of the airship wouldn't have such flaws, so this was essentially a trial run. Smiling excitably Katas waited until the last person was onboard before drawing up the ramp and shutting the doors, going back over to the control console. "Let me see... There's the wings, the rudder, you can use that throttle to control speed... I think that's everything you'll need!" he said, pausing before pointing at another knob on the panel, "Oh, and that! Give it a good hard twist and pull, it'll release the anchor. It's a little heavy so do try not to drop it on any buildings, yes? Eslaria will have my head if we drop that through someone's roof! And frankly I like where my head is!" The airship was pretty neat and it would be fun using it, though Takeshi was still a little confused over the hypocrisy. If they couldn't fly why then were they taking a flying vehicle? Seemed like an awful lot of effort to go through to get them to come here, so maybe the intent to begin with was sending them out to test it. Hmph, he didn't like being someone's guinea pig, but now that they were here it would be silly to pass up giving it a go. With the ship as open as it was the older boy figured Shu would be okay on his own, at least for a short enough period to explore the ship some. Even with the vehicle being open the little guy wasn't having it, seeming just on edge the whole time. "Hey, whatever you need buddy, you know that. It's not that bad though, is it? We're not boxed in or anything, and there's plenty of room to walk around on." Walking over to Shu he placed an arm around his brother's shoulders, pulling him close and smirking in his direction. "Don't you think it's pretty neat? A flying vehicle! Well... Our ship's kind of a flying vehicle I guess, but this has wings. Don't see anything like that back on Earth do you?"

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Katas had thought of everything for this journey... Save for perhaps a trained pilot. In theory the craft was incredibly simple to control; the rudder controlled direction, the wings were used to maintain a steady altitude and the sac of air above could let the airship hover if need be. The machine in of itself had an engine which ran on natural energy, meaning it absorbed both solar power as well as particles ejected into the atmosphere. As a result the vehicle was nigh silent, completely clean to use and easily maintained... Only problem was there were no pilots. Someone in the group would have to volunteer to be the first ever to try such a feat, and he figured one of the Saiyans might leap at the opportunity. Instead he looked over at T'charrl curiously when he offered, smiling and giving a nod of his head. "Fitting! The pioneer of space travel for Kaesstrians also tests our first airship! Splendid, I think it's fitting!" Katas said happily, beaming as he strolled over to the side of the vehicle. Opening up a large swinging door he hit a button on a side panel, letting a ramp slide out from the flooring and extend to the roof. "It's quite easy to fly really. The big red button on the console ignites the engines, and you use the levers to control the power in the wings. Use the wheel for the rudder, and that is essentially it. Given that this is our virgin flight I'd suggest not going too fast... But if you want to try it anyways I won't tell!" Flying fast probably wasn't the best thing to be doing, especially not with Shu's aversion to traveling by vehicle. They had been told the trip in of itself shouldn't be that long, and it'd likely even be shorter than expected with this ship of theirs now. Luckily for the little guy it was a fairly open vessel too, the only thing that may even make it feel like they were enclosed were the railings along the edges, and even then those had gaps in it. Glancing back at Shu with a smile the older boy went right on ahead up the ramp, looking around on the deck as they got to the top. It was pretty spacious for their group, and it looked kind of nice even. A few seats here and there were built in but aside from that not much else, definitely basic and not for flying on a rainy day. For their purposes it would work just fine though. "Hey buddy, this isn't so bad is it? Not closed up or anything," Takeshi mused, "What do you think? Wanna get off me and look around a little?" Not that there was a whole lot to look at, but it was still an interesting vehicle nonetheless.