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Westenev

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Bridgett shot the man a dark look, but unfortunately, he was one of those men who evidentially didn’t get the hint. With a twinge of annoyance, she turned her attentions to the frightened girl. Well, whatever. Someone had to be mature around here, after all.

“Hey, What’s your name? I’m Bridgett” Bridgett yelled. With that, she was finished, giving Annie a quick smile and pat on the back. “Don’t look so worried, squirt. You’ve got this! Just hold my hand and jump with me!”

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Bridgett would reach for the spear and jump into the storm, girl in hand.

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15-Dec-2017 22:42:34

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Annie1227

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Annie screamed with fright as she jumped out of the air ship with Bridgett into the storm. Her body was shaking with fear. She yelled over the storm and in a frighten voice,"My name is Annie." She couldn't believe she just jumped out of the air ship. -Dances-

16-Dec-2017 01:37:16 - Last edited on 16-Dec-2017 01:38:37 by Annie1227

Inferi

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Flying in the Storm

The announcement that Bridgett had been hoping would come did indeed, although not until after the vessel was hit. Her annoyance at a lack of crew members doing much outside the bridge was only partially reasonable, though, since the few crew members that were out in the decks had either been killed or were hiding with the rest of the passengers. Like everyone else, there wasn’t much they could do, and it wasn’t as though they had a lot of training or experience in dealing with something like this. Perhaps they should have been, and perhaps she was right at not liking that they weren’t, but after seeing the first one die after the outer door had opened had likely broken any desire they had to do much.

“All passengers, please return to your seats and strap yourselves in. The ship has been struck and we are descending. I understand how difficult this is at the moment, but everyone needs to remain calm and return to your seats as soon as possible. I repeat, please return to your seats and strap yourselves in.”

Although his message was obviously quite dire, the Captain managed to keep the announcement done in a calm voice. It likely wouldn’t help the overall mood of the airship much, but as everyone knew, telling people not to panic when you’re panicking yourself didn’t usually go over well. At the very least, it gave an impression that things were possibly more under control than they actually were. Either that, or the descent was not as bad as it seemed.

For everyone that jumped, the experience was much the same, the only difference being the lens that they would be seeing it through. The rain pelted them, feeling less like liquid and more like solid matter, each drop striking with a ferocity that one wouldn’t expect rain to possess. The wind buffeted them this way and that, to most feeling like an invisible cat’s paw that was playing with them as they fell. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

17-Dec-2017 00:08:34

Inferi

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While also similar to the experience of the two that had jumped - albeit one of them hadn’t exactly volunteered for the jump - those jumping now had a few things that would make it a bit less of a trial. For one, each of them had their own equipment, and therefore did not have to spend every last bit of energy making sure someone in their grip didn’t plummet to their doom. Assuming they activated it in time, their descent afterwards would be less rough as well, since while the gear was designed so that it could take more than a single person in case of emergencies it was certainly better to operate with only a single individual strapped to it.

They also didn’t have to fall as far as those before. The time they had spent on the vessel between when it had been hit and when they had jumped, while not that long, had been enough for the airship to lose a significant bit of altitude, and as it was not flying incredibly high to begin with that drop made the overall distance quite a bit shorter. It still wasn’t a fun transition from the ship to the ground, but having to deal with it for a lesser amount of time was certainly a positive.

And lastly, when it came to the landing, it was much more likely they would be able to avoid injury. Although they would still be striking the tree canopy, having only a single person to worry about meant they would be much more likely to control their impact. The lack of a second person on the gear meant they would be going slower at the time of impact as well, another factor in their favor.

As they exited the cargo hold, if any of them chose to look back at the ship they would see, for the brief moments that the ship was fully visible and not just a silhouette with an orange trail behind it, that there were at least two points that were leaking smoke and fire into the air. One was on the wing on the right side of the vessel, and one appeared to be coming from the lower back area on the same side. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

17-Dec-2017 00:08:46

Inferi

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For those familiar with airship design, that likely meant the primary engine matrix, as well as one of the secondaries, had been targeted and were probably offline.

The descent angle of the ship, however, looked reasonably serious. The control of it actually seemed remarkably good - the descent looked as controlled as it could given the situation - but it was descending fast enough that it was clear it wasn’t going to make a good landing. At first, those falling dropped faster than it did, but once they activated the gear the trail of the ship descended below them for a ways before appearing to level out.

One could assume it hit the ground there, especially since a dull thud echoed through the air at that point in time, but there wasn’t exactly time for those falling to take much note of it. That would be because, as it happened, the canopy of the forest below them came into view, and all would realize that they were about to hit the trees. It wouldn’t be a simple landing...but it was one they were going to have to make.

The Forest

Alicia said nothing for a short while, her eyes fixed on the falling ship until it got out of sight. When Gareth wrapped up her injury, she winced a little, but didn’t make any noise, looking like she was trying not to make it seem serious. Whether it actually was or not, well, that still wasn’t completely clear, but since he had wrapped it up it looked like she at least wouldn’t be bleeding out if it was that serious. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

17-Dec-2017 00:08:56

Inferi

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It wasn’t until the ship was out of sight that she spoke again, and she sounded more composed now than she had before. It still wasn’t anywhere close to her feeling like she was actually comfortable with what was happening, but that was entirely understandable.

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We need to get to it. They’re crashing, and they’re going to need help.

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Her part said, she got to her feet, making a clear effort not to touch anything with her injured arm, and would begin walking off in the direction that the ship’s trail had been heading. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

17-Dec-2017 00:09:05

Azi Demonica

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Ben

Indeed, the rain would feel more solid than liquid. The canopy felt even more solid than the rain, though, unfortunately. Cracking, breaking, snapping and thrashing, the branches at least helped stifle Ben’s fall, sort of. He occasionally struck larger and thicker branches, which bent then flung upwards, catapulting Ben a little. He tried occasionally grabbing branches, but was too drunk to be precise, and still fell, sometimes rolling or dragging over other larger branches. In the end, Ben landed amidst shrubs and bushes, which stifled his fall a bit more, and he landed with a thud and shattering.

“Ugh! I think I broken something…” Ben remarked, sitting up, shaking his head, and lifting his hand, seeing that he held onto a branch that broke but hung on by some bark. He dropped the broken stick, then looking up, Ben saw the airship, flaming and smoking, going down.

He picked himself up with a groan, the device falling in some pieces, so Ben had to unstrap the remains of the device that saved him, and it immediately fell as a pile of rubble. At least it served its purpose. Ben checked his revolvers and Bowie knives, the weapons still in their holders, so that was good, but there was probably no way he’d ever find his hat again.

Utilizing as much clarity and consciousness a drunk man could muster, Ben decided to walk the direction of the airship’s crash landing. If anyone survived, they would probably need help, and there may be supplies and tools that could be salvaged, too. He did, however, keep an eye out for the skies, just in case.

17-Dec-2017 20:37:44

Westenev

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Bridgett

Bridgett led the small girl towards the doorway, the cold winds blasting a cold shiver down her spine. Glancing to her side, she expected the girl to be an absolute mess – but she seemed happy, if not eager to jump off the ship. Something about her had to be abnormal.

“We’ll jump on the count of three. Got it? Once we do, just spread your arms and legs like a starfish! Gravity will do the rest!” Bridgett yelled. “THREE… TWO… ONE…!”

Bridgett paused for a deep breath.

“JUMP!”

The two girls hurtled into the storm, pelted by a shower of wet droplets that seemed to immediately soak through every fibre of their body. A flurry of these pellets assaulted Bridgett’s eyes as she extended her body, a cool wind ripping through her armoured clothes. It was a struggle not to curl up and preserve what little body heat she had, but the little girl’s grip made her persevere.

Despite the discomfort, she glanced upwards to see the ship falling away into the dark clouds, followed by a pyro trail of smoke. It reappeared as they fell through the cloud, but so too did the threatening spears of wood and leaf that made up the lush forest canopy. It became all too evident that this wasn’t going to be a pleasant landing by any means. There were trees all around, with very few clearings – but even if they did get stuck on a branch or two, the Decent Packs would help them fall through the canopy.

Seeing that the trees were a little close for comfort, Bridgett pulled the girl in close. It was evident that she had tried to say something, but her ears had long since popped from the acceleration, causing her to hear nothing but a distorted whirling. Without any real means to communicate, Bridgett let go of the girl’s hand, reaching for the girl’s device. Pushing away from the girl, Bridgett gave the girl a reassuring thumbs up and a smile as the girl’s pack broke her fall.

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18-Dec-2017 01:22:05

Westenev

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Bridgett continued the fall a little longer, struggling to fasten herself to own her device. It was a rough, uncomfortable job – and when she finally pressed her button, she could feel it. Her weight hoist solely by her upper body, she could feel the straps really cutting into her underarms and sternum. Thankfully, she landed neatly between the treeline, which had the thankful effect of ceasing the wind.

Landing softly on the ground, Bridgett threw her own pack onto the ground. She looked around for a moment, before glancing upwards. Where was the girl?

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18-Dec-2017 01:22:14

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Annie1227

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Annie was so frighting as she was fall out of the air ship. As she was falling she felt herself slowing down and she was so grateful it did. Because she was scared it wouldn't work. She landed in a tree branch and she saw Bridget below her. She yelled in a frighten voice down to her, "Hello? A little help up here!" -Dances-

18-Dec-2017 02:32:14 - Last edited on 18-Dec-2017 02:51:34 by Annie1227

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