The High Flying Girl!

"Hey hey! You can call me Skyla, 'The High Flying Girl!' as they say. I run the Mistralton Pokémon Gym, alongside being in charge of maintaining AND flying any cargo planes in and out of the city. Feel free to gimme a call, write, whatever, and I'll try to get back to you! My schedule can be tight, so don't complain if I'm occupied!" [Roleplay blog currently unaffiliated]

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If at First you Don't Succeed... || Skyla and Caitlin

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Amazing how perceptive Pokemon could be. In response to the young aristocrat’s outburst, the Whirlipede stared at Caitlin blankly before rolling its merry way along behind a nearby bush. Letting out a loud sigh of relief, Caitlin was by no means tactful when it came to the insect’s feelings.

"Nasty little creatures those bugs can be. I’m just happy it wasn’t a Scolipide," the blonde declared, waving her arm dismissively at the direction the poor insect had gone. She too, had abandoned her Pokemon at the airport.

"Well, there goes my plan of looking for a Ranger." Shame really. Caitlin was in the mood for a berry. But the two had other pesky things to worry about, namely, the wind. The storm’s presence was becoming harder and harder to ignore, and by the looks of the incoming storm clouds, it wouldn’t take long before it would practically demand attention.

Stroking her blonde braid, Caitlin suggested, “I say we go look for some shelter. Preferably,” she looked back at the log, “away from that general direction.” It wouldn’t take long for an angry Whirlipede to rouse up a hunting party for a pompous blonde girl in pink.

Walking in the opposite direction they came from, Cailtin was perfectly content walking away from the bug Pokemon. That is, until a lightning bolt struck a nearby tree. With a singed foundation, the now smoking tree collapsed in the duo’s path and Caitlin ended up in Skyla’s arms. Again.

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Skyla let out a long sigh of relief as she watched the large insect roll away. Caitlin was right; Good thing it wasn't a Scolipede. Skyla usually had no issue dealing with bug Pokémon, but now that she was without her teammates, the creepy was put back into the crawly. Atleast somewhat.

"Huh... I'm glad it left before things got ugly. It didn't seem too mad either, not like I'm a professional bug-whisperer." The pilot took a deep breath in, before letting out a frustrated sigh through clenched teeth, making more of a 'ssshhhhh' sound. "I'm sorry this had to happen, Lady Caitlin, I feel like a walking bad-luck charm right now." Skyla's sight was sharp, but she couldn't spot a single ranger.

"I think Rangers usually stay a bit closer to civilisation than we are... Which is a shame since we could really use one right now. I'd vote for some shelter too, but how would we go about doing that? I just see trees on all sides." She crossed her arms and glanced about, really trying to spot anything that might pass as decent shelter. Everything was pretty sheltered, but such tall trees during a storm weren't exactly--

CRASH!

Yes, such tall trees weren't exactly safe during a storm like this, as one of the trees was most harshly struck by a particularly fatal voltage. Skyla let out a loud yelp and as quickly as the tree had fallen, the young noblewoman had jumped up into Skyla's arms. She was pretty light, at least.

"Tch... This just gets worse. Whatever shelter we do find, it should be something closer to the ground. Thankfully the trees and ground around here are far too damp to be catching on fire too easily." Skyla gently attempted to set Caitlin back on her feet, before she'd make an effort to aimlessly walk about to find that shelter they so sought after.

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Is there a story behind how you keep your hair? That's a pretty unique hairdo, all things considered.

"Ahah, there's nothing really special about how I do it! It's literally just like a bun or topknot, I can't remember when I started doing it actually... I got this little propeller ornament when I was little, when my hair was getting a little unkempt, but instead of wearing it with a ponytail I decided to sort of... Improvise!"

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How much do you believe these Feel Good stories in the news about regular passengers who end up saving planes full of people by landing the aircrafts all on their own without any prior training?

"Tsk, if they wanna write stories that cheer up the consumers, go right ahead, but if the pilot was really the one who saved them, sucks pretty hard for them to not be appreciated for it, hm? I've honestly scraped by a couple of life-threatening situations and lived to tell the tale! If I didn't know what I was doing I'd probably be dead, but who knows, if I was hit by an adrenaline rush I could've pulled off some sort of 'gut feeling' moment. Like I said, who knows? Can't say for sure. The human body and brain can pull off some crazy stuff in a pinch."

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you know what they say about girls with big gloves, don't you

"We’re really handy?"

Skyla wiggles her fingers about, clearly amused.

"Hmph, but in all seriousness, these things are kinda heavy! Wearing them all the time probably helps build some muscle in my arms, my arms feel really light when I take 'em off. And I don’t need to worry about bird talons or cat-scratches or anything!"

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TMI Tuesday, Go go go!

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If at First you Don't Succeed... || Skyla and Caitlin

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Like one would expect, dangling from a few tree branches was far from comfortable. In fact, it was extremely uncomfortable, thank you for asking. Swell as the suit was at protecting her from the harsh rush of wind, the material was easily damaged by the sharp end of twigs. At Skyla’s call, Caitlin’s head perked up and began to scan the area in search of her favorite (and only) redheaded friend.

Now, where was Sk — oh. Ohh. There she was, right below her. Skyla’s big, guileless blue eyes were greeted to the sight of a disheveled Caitlin weakly waving. From the lofty height she was dangling from, Caitlin loudly announced, “At this point, the only thing wounded is my pride.”

With Skyla right by the tree trunk, Caitlin put the girl’s location to good use and cautiously made her way down. With Skyla’s help, the Elite managed to get her feet firmly planted on the floor unscathed.

After a sheepish thank you to the girl, Cailtin began scanning their surrounding.  Trees, trees, and …more trees. Just their luck, they ended stranding themselves in the heart of a forest. 

Without any path indicating which way they should take, the girl’s mind whirled with possible solutions. The foliage was far too dense for some sort of search party to get them. They’d need to move someplace else, with less trees and a clearer view of them from up above. She’d gotten lost in a forest before, yes, but she’d had help. Hopefully, some Ranger would pop out of a tree log and battle them and give them some sort of berry before giving them directions to the nearest human civilization. 

"Come on, Skyla," Caitlin abruptly called out, "let’s go look for the nearest tree log." With a statement like that, hopefully Skyla wouldn’t think her head suffered too much of a blow.

Coincidentally, there was a tree log not too far away from where the two had landed. Anticipation bubbling within her, the blonde ran towards the fallen tree structure and peered inside only to have something pop its head out. 

Its big, spiky, purple head. A Whirlipede.

Needless to say, the girl yelped out something along the lines of, “AIIYYPH!” before backing away from the poor Pokemon.

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Skyla let out an exasperated sigh. They had both made contact with the ground, relatively unscathed. Her heart was still pounding a little too. "Thank goodness we're both okay... That was... R-Really good luck... With the landing I mean! The fact that this storm came out of nowhere wasn't lucky at all... I-I think it might have been the effect of a Pokémon."

The young noblewoman seemed a little... Delirious may have been too harsh a word, but she didn't seem too upset or scared, considering what had just happened. Maybe she shock hadn't caught up with her yet. Skyla always felt more than a bit guilty after something like this went wrong, but Caitlin didn't seem to be blaming her for anything atleast.

"Tree... Log?" She muttered, was she really okay? She seemed to know how to walk in a straight line atleast. This was a little unnerving though, there were no footpaths in sight. They'd probably fallen somewhere much more dense and wild. She'd try to gauge the direction from the position of the sun or the direction of the winds, but with that storm stirring above them, and the shelter of the trees, everything was completely unreliable.

"A-Ah! Lady Caitlin, don't get too far--" Skyla quickly followed, and just a fraction of a moment later, the young lady was shrieking! Sure it was brief, but it was enough to startle Skyka too. "W-What's going--" With that, she answered her own question, spotting the Whirlipede. She let out a long sigh. It wasn't a Scolipede atleast.

"A-Aah... Ahah... Well, if we move away nice and slowly, it should probably leave us alone..." She remained pretty quiet, almost whispering. If there was one Whirlipede... Please let there not be more. Skyla was usually perfectly good at dealing with bug Pokémon, but... Well... She didn't really have her Pokémon on her now. Atleast they were in the capable hands of the ones back at the airport, who would probably send out scout birds to find the pair, but in these winds, that also wasn't going to happen for a while. Atleast the dense trees were shelter enough from the storm above.

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Halted Train of Thought || Skyla and Shauntal

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Shauntal was jerked by the sudden transition from being off the ground to ascending into the skies. This little plane sure could move! Although it was a bit surprising, it didn’t startle the skittish woman. In fact, after all the build up from waiting, she was ready to take to the sky. And in little to no time at all, that’s where they were.

She leaned a little closer to the window to see exactly how high up they were. Skyla’s gym was so small, it could be pinched between Shauntal’s gloved fingers. Mistralton’s runway was but a mere few inches, maybe less, apart. The city as a whole was a very beautiful sight from up above to take in all at once.

The jet rose even higher until the city below began to lose it’s complex detail and looked like a bunch of dots, lines, and greenery. The transparent clouds grew more substance to them and made things even more difficult to make out as they flew through them.

Requests? Now that she thought about it, Shauntal had plenty! She was curious to see how quickly one could travel across the entire vast region of Unova from a birds-eye view. She wanted to see the distance from Aspertia’s mountains to the level ground below them. She wanted to just barely scrape across Castelia’s very own sky scrapers. My, how empowering it felt to look below on the rest of the world!

"Hm.." She decided to hum, rather than list all of her impulsive desires. This trip wasn’t for her own curiosity, but for ideas for a best selling novel. She had to keep reminding herself that. "Could you take me Humilau? I know the ocean is vast, but I want to know just how widespread it is in comparison to the land.”

Perhaps it would strike inspiration for some sort of sea monster or succubus story?

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Being in a tiny plane like this really made those turns all the more obvious - In a huge passenger jet, you could be sitting peacefully with the window shutter pulled closed and not even notice that the plane was undergoing some ridiculous tilt, you'd need to open the window to see the ground to realise that! This little plane had no sense of blissful ignorance like that, though it was much easier to turn something this small.

Skyla glanced about once they had reached a good altitude, not a grey cloud in sight, not for miles around; always refreshing news. Right after she heard Shauntal's request to set course for Humilau, the jet began to make its turn, but she made sure not to take it too sharply or abruptly.

"Humilau it is! Be warned that, even from this high up, the ocean still looks big and blue!" She temporarily paused the communications line to quietly chuckle at her own joke... Maybe it was some sort of pilot inside joke?

From the ground, planes always appeared to be moving so slowly, but from up here, any dots that could potentially qualify as vehicles may as well have not been moving at all. With Humilau being on almost the opposite side of Unova to Mistralton, there was more than enough sightseeing to sitness beforehand; as quick as the journey might be, everything was visible for plenty of time.

"Just let me know if you have any breakthroughs! I'll definitely be buying this book by the way!" Yes, yes! A novel inspired by one of Skyla's airborne tours of Unova, she didn't even expect credit, there was a certain charm to being the unsung hero in this situation, but, she was getting ahead of herself! What's to say Shauntal would get anything to go on? Let alone finish and publish a whole book without changing ideas.

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If at First you Don't Succeed... || Skyla and Caitlin

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So…that went better than Caitlin had thought it would.

Luckily, Skyla had higher expectations for the blonde. Within no time, Skyla managed to catch up to Caitlin’s level and promptly grabbed her flailing wrist from flailing any longer. The simple gesture was enough to illicit an unusually beaming smile from the blonde. With Skyla right by her side, they’d be able to brave the strong winds, gracefully glide down using that handy-dandy parachute, and stick the landi— ohh. Ohh. What was that? On Skyla’s face? Or rather, her expression? If Caitlin didn’t know any better, why, it was fear!

Erm. That was never a good thing. Here they were, about to do something incredibly life-threatening that Skyla, the pro, had done numerous times. And yet, the pro was looking nervous.

Gulping, Cailtin’s blue eyes took note of Skyla’s gaze and landed on the grey clouds up ahead. That being said, the blonde couldn’t tell the difference between cumulus and cirrus, or even stratus and nimbus clouds. But the cloud she was looking at was definitely a rain cloud. Aside from it being a pesky nuisance, a little rain was no biggie, right?

But the redhead’s face showed that she was terrified of far more than getting wet. No, the cloud wasn’t just a rain cloud, it was a storm cloud, the kind that was peppered with special appearances from lightning and vicious winds. And to think, Caitlin wrinkled her nose, helmet hair was already bad enough.

Temporary hair damage aside, Caitlin nodded her head in reaffirmation to Skyla’s directions. The Elite lacked the textbook knowledge Skyla learned through pilot school, but thankfully, that wasn’t the only type of knowledge out there. Caitlin’s common sense and logic could be used to get them out of this mess. 

Her mind reeled back, hungry for different ways to get them into landing mode soon. Lying horizontally slowed her down, so maybe standing vertically would speed them up. And once they got close enough to the ground, then they could launch the parachute. It sounded like a good plan, but it was by no means perfect or thoroughly thought out. Nevertheless, she only had one shot to test her theory out. She hoped for the best.

With bated breath, Caitlin shifted her body from a horizontal position into an upright one. Within seconds, her body began to shoot down faster than the rate Skyla was going. Afraid of the possibility of braving the trip before the the pilot, Caitlin’s long arms reached out and pulled the redhead along for the ride. When the Elite wasn’t worried about ending up as a human pancake, the ride was actually quite enjoyable. The sensation resembled that of the amusement park rides that would make Caitlin’s stomach drop before a high-pitched yelp managed to make its way out of her tightly-clamped mouth.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), the parachute would have to be utilized sooner than Caitlin had estimated. The rate at which they were plunging straight down was increasing at a dangerous rate. Yanking the bright yellow string conveniently dangling in front of her, a flat white parachute collapsed out of Caitlin’s suit only to be inflated by the rushing wind milliseconds later. Caitlin could see their landing spot magnify with each passing millisecond. Eyes gleaming with anticipation, Caitlin’s demeanor increased as the thought of saving the day became more and more like a reality. By golly, she’d done it! She’d come up with a brilliant solution, utilized the parachute at just the right time, and their target was directly below them. Heck, how could they not succeed?!

That optimistic demeanor lasted up until a gust came out of nowhere and veered the two off to the side. Before Caitlin could’ve even comprehended what was going on, the two landed smack-dab into a not-so-cleared-off patch of trees. Trees have branches. Sharp, pointy things that can puncture things if such things approach sharp, pointy things with force. Needless to say, that’s how Caitlin and Skyla ended up dangling mid-air at the mercy of a few tree branches.

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It was a little starange, if anything, Skyla's experience just made her more frightened at this point, and Caitlin's, perhaps blissful ignorance, saved them a lot of panic. Yes, Skyla was just getting unwanted reminders of a storm like this creeping up on her before, thankfully, this time there didn't seem to be any tornadoes; That would have been even worse.

Caitlin's quick thinking was exactly what Skyla had in mind for hastening their fall; Caitlin just got around to doing it more quickly while Skyla was worrying about it. A bit shocked as the blonde grabbed her, Skyla felt herself falling quickly before she had even assumed the correct position, but she followed through promptly. At the distance they were at now, they would be juuust fine, and Caitlin's parachute worked perfectly. Skyla would have let out a sigh of relief, but they hadn't landed just yet...

As Skyla was in the process of opening her own parachute, tugging the cord, making sure she was now far enough from Caitlin to open it, that was when that gust hit. Skyla was carried, along with Caitlin, far off-course. And those tree branches rushed towards them at a speed that was beyond uncomfortable. They were close enough to one another to not be separated by the gust, not distantly anyway. Within a matter of moments, all of them spinning and confused as the wind sent both figures spiralling out of control, Skyla could feel the tree branches rushing past her, closing her eyes tightly, even if the goggles were more than enough to protect them.

It was then, that she stopped, suspended in the air, hanging from the strings of her parachute. She slowly opened her eyes and looked down, now she could let out a sigh of relief. The ground wasn't too far away! She could easily get down from here... But first she had to make sure Caitlin was okay, but it only took a moment of frantic looking about to see that the young lady was in a similar state.

"Miss Caitlin, Are you alright?!" She called over, she didn't seem to be limp or unconscious. Skyla's heart was still pounding, but once again, she had escaped from a storm, very much well, though, taking a moment to think about her own condition besides still being alive, those branches weren't very pleasant, she felt pretty scratched up, but certainly nothing particularly dangerous.

Unfastening the straps of her parachute, Skyla held onto a nearby branch to make sure she could find a steady footing, before jumping down to the ground with a thump. Her particular tree wasn't too tall, she stumbled a little upon landing, but got right back up again, moving to stand beneath the hanging Caitlin. "I'll catch you if need be!"

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Baby Makers || Will and Skyla

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Will cocked his head. Experience? Wandering? Did Skyla think that was good advice for him? He couldn’t exactly go off on some grand adventure for the time being, not after already having made a trip to Unova and definitely not when battles with the Elite Four were in such apparent…high demand. He furrowed his brows, unhappy with her words, but unable to get upset at the gym leader’s bubbly personality. 

His mind ran over the words of her second point regarding the eggs - what he would actually do with the babies once they hatched. The Elite Four mansion was already filled with the at-home pokemon of each trainer, and it became even fuller when their battling teams were let out to relax. And it wasn’t just that fact. To have inexperienced psychic pokemon wandering around could spell trouble for anyone. Natu were also notably more energetic than their evolution, hopping around everywhere and squawking incessantly. Something told Will that his co-workers wouldn’t appreciate three new distractions in their midst, so his options were to let the three go free, to trade them, or to give them away. The boy looked into Skyla’s big, blue eyes.

"Y’know, it makes the most sense for me to let someone else have ‘em, I think. It’s just not realistically possible for me to take care of three new pokemon while I have others to train, and not everyone I live with is patient enough to deal with hyperactive children. And definitely not when they have Sot’s genes. Man…what a shame, because…I really love natu…”

Will looked down at the basket of eggs again. Thinking of the babies that would be hatching (assuming they didn’t die first), the psychic was reminded of the day he got Thea. Each spring, the aviary in Violet City was full of chirping and squawking with the new arrivals of flying-type pokemon, and it wasn’t rare to see trainers or families making their way to the place to see the babies. It was a great experience to be had for everyone, even if people hadn’t come to actually get a pokemon. Many of the trainers that stopped by were interesting in learning about breeding or were happy to take one of the feathery pipsqueaks off the hands of the gym trainers and aviary workers. Families, on the other hand were motivated by the idea of bringing home a new pokemon pet or giving their children the first pokemon of their life. The latter had been Will’s case. One pair of foster parent’s he’d lived with had taken him there, and after hearing the cry of a little natu echoing through his mind, the boy finally found Thea in the back of the aviary. Picking her up and nuzzling her, they’d bonded instantly. 

A soft smile passed across Will’s lips. Maybe giving away the babies wouldn’t be so bad if it would inspire the same passion in someone else that he had for the natu line. But the smile he had only just began to wear quickly faded away when he realized that the natu weren’t actually born yet. 

"Skyla, I can’t take these guys out on a journey or anything since I’m confined to the Plateau for now. I figured the Center would be my only hope, but…maybe there’s another way… Any other suggestions?"

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Skyla lifted one of her large blue gloves to her temple, rubbing at it with one finger, one of her eyebrows lifted in thought. It wasn't the solution she was searching for, in fact she already reached it while the fellow was speaking, she was pondering on whether the suggestion was polite and in order or not. He did suggest it, but she almost felt like taking them away from him wouldn't quite lift his concerns. The easiest way to work it out would just be to talk about it.

"Well, since you make the suggestion... This may sound blunt but, considering my experience with Flying types and aviary Pokémon in general; you could give one to me. I'd happily take one off your hands if it'll help, I'm not exactly overflowing with Pokémon to take care of." Skyla promptly gestured to the surrounding tsunami of stymied trainers. "And at this rate, you'll be surrounded by this for a good many hours to come. I honestly don't mean to pressure one off of you, if it at all seemed that way." Skyla didn't seem to struggle too much about being blunt with her plan; the idea was hanging on the outer tip of her mind, and so she had no trouble voicing it.

In truth, if it were to benefit her in a way more than just attaining good karma for helping someone out, she was more than game for it. How could she not want one of those little things?

"Though I can't safely say I can take all three if them,v I could always hatch the eggs and bring them back to you, but if they're hatched by me, they could look to me as their trainer, instead of yourself, which might not be ideal for you either. Is there anyone else you know who may be able to take care of one of them? I know there's another flying-type Gym in Johto at least. You could ask him too." Regarding the conundrum with all of these trainers however, there wasn't much the Elite could do besides possibly call people. Taking one egg might help, but it might not solve the whole problem...

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Mechanical Maintenance Mishap - Leo and Skyla

[snaggerleo]

"Let’s book!" He flipped his riding goggles down and returned Umbreon to his Pokeball, chugging the tea as quickly as he could and setting the empty glass down on the cargo hold floor. She’d be back for it, certainly. The prep done, he made a line for the door and held himself back to keep from trying to kick it open. Instead the handle was turned very calmly, opening the door just wide enough to let him peer out and figure out the Gym’s proximity for their current location. There was a deep breath before he darted out into the rain, heavy boots making running through the mud and weather difficult, but determination making it easy.

Halfway there he realized it was stupid for him to not breathe. It was only rain, not a pool! He paused, momentarily in the mud, hands on his knees, to catch his breath before picking the run back up.

The Gym had enough of a roof and was a large enough building to provide them some shelter from the rain, giving him enough time to worry about drying off his clothes and getting the rain off his glasses. And then that worry disappeared when the front door opened and he was hit with a gust of wind nearly strong enough to knock him over. It sure knocked the rain off.

"WEH! R-Right, Flying-types, I get it…" The wind died down long enough for him to actually enter, and his fingers unbuttoned and removed his overcoat long enough to shake off the excess rain droplets. The sleeveless shirt did a good job of showing off the mild cuts and burns on his arms; he hadn’t learned his trade in an environment 100% devoted to safety, and it had left its marks.

The coat came back on soon enough, Leo carefully buttoning it back in place, and he sighed in relief. “I’m pretty impressed. Were those compression blasts, or just high-powered fans? The Gym must be popular in the summer time.”

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Skyla acted in a similar manner, finishing off any remnants of her tea, eyeing the packet of cookies for a moment. She quickly tackled the packaging, pulled one of the cookies out and hastily shoved it into her mouth before placing the packet down again. She was up by the doors soon after Leo had made his dash. Finishing her mouthful, she let out a deep sigh, alas, she was tasked with closing the plane's door behind her as she stepped outside, which meant just a few extra seconds getting drenched.

This was it, the moment of truth... She jumped out into the pouring rain and pushed the door closed ASAP, closing it before having to pull a key out of her pocket to lock up. She rolled her eyes as she finished the necessary precautions, before charging across the runway. In spite of how uncomfortable it was, she was pretty amused by the scenario all the while. It didn't take her very long to get to shelter either, letting out a sigh of relief as she noticed Leo had become acquainted with the fan system.

"You could say these are my biggest fans~"

Skyla seemed to be quite amused by her own bad humour, which was probably intentionally bad. She clapped her hands together before giving a brief 'jazz hands' gesture as if she'd just cracked an amazing, witty line.

"Ahah, bad jokes aside, I set up some massive fans at the back of the gym. It makes the passage through a little more exciting for challengers, see. It is popular in the summer, I know I'm fond of it. When you're soaked from the rain though, it just makes you feel all the more cold, until you're blown dry that is."

Skyla let out another sigh and attempted to clear up her partially soaked hair with one hand, patting at her clothes with the other. "We don't need to pass through the long way if you don't want, though. You've done more than pass through a windy chamber, we can go around if you'd like."

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If at First you Don't Succeed... || Skyla and Caitlin

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The only thing that could’ve possibly soothed Caitlin’s fears was that she, the bona fide rookie when it came to skydiving, would be going first. NOT Skyla, who already knew the ropes of the business. Oh goodie.

While the redheaded girl went rambling on with her public service announcement, the words rang in Caitlin’s ear like some sort of sick joke. Not just the whole oh-you-should-go-first-just-so-I-know-you-won’t-back-out-like-a-wimp bit, but the words chute, emergency, and jammed. Just her luck, what a nice choice of words her ears decided to pay extra attention to. Psshh, what made Skyla think Caitlin wouldn’t jump? That was such an absurd…erm, unreasonable, even, assumption!

Rriiiiggghhttt.

Skyla looked so happy, so eager. It was though she was saying, “Hey, it’s alright to go jump down a plane with only a parachute to potentially save your life!”  Speaking of jumping out…

Caitlin could only drop her jaw in awe as the huge gust of wind surged in without the metal sheet to block its way. So surprised was she by the sudden force that she almost backed up into Skyla. The Elite mentally tsked herself for almost having down so. She didn’t need to look even more cowardly than she needed to.

On the count of three, she’d jump. She’d be sure of it.

1…..2……3!!!!! Oh gosh, that was a really steep slope!

Well, she didn’t really jump. Needless to say, backing out at the last minute was not what she had wanted to do. Aware of how much pressure was on her, Cailtin gulped down a squirm. If she didn’t jump now, she’d never get the cou-

Oh, what d’ya know, she did it anyway. A little late past the 3, but better late than never.

Suffice to say, the experience was exactly what Caitlin thought it would be. The wind rushed past her, and she instinctively spread her arms and legs out like one of Elesa’s beloved Emolgas. And as the laws of physics declared, her aerodynamic drag slowed her body down into a more enjoyable pace. While the pace was enjoyable, her young skin being stretched out and flapping in the wind was not. Physical discomforts aside, she pushed herself to find comfort in the sights.

Fluffy white clouds up above, clear blue all around, and green trees below her, it was as though this was the life Caitlin was meant to live. For Skyla to have found out the wonders of the sky earlier than most, the blonde began to see the redhead in a different light, past her affection towards aviary and aircraft.

Looking around her, it was easy to spot Skyla, who, thankfully, wasn’t too far away. Smiling through her helmet, Caitlin managed to force a hand to wave to her pilot friend. Then, Caitlin gestured downwards, as if seeking confirmation as to where they would land.

Wait, a forest wasn’t a safe place to land! All those trees and branches could only lead to a punctured parachute. Panic enveloping her mind and body, Caitlin began to flail around, something even amateur skydivers should never do.

SKYLA!!!!

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Skyla always struggled to give those warnings and terms of safety, they didn't seem to make anything better, and it may have been difficult to jump before the instructor, but only when Skyla jumped after Caitlin would she be able to watch her and make sure everything went well. Skyla was always pretty impressed when someone made that jump, some people gave in and simply returned to their seat, in spite of having paid their money on such a request!

"Whoo! Go go go!" Skyla sent a loud, encouraging shout after Caitlin as the young lady dropped from the plane. Skyla took no delay at all in jumping out after her, closing in her arms and legs for a moment in order to pick up speed, before opening them up again upon catching up, offering Caitlin the conventional 'OK' gesture with the thumb and index finger.

Skyla wasn't sure what Caitlin's gestured meant until the girl was blatantly frightened of the ground, almost nothing but trees visible below them. Skyla panicked a little as she saw Caitlin starting to flail, making sure to stay fairly close to her. From where they were, the landing spot probably looked minuscule, but would no doubt be a sizeable clearing by the time they land. Shouting didn't get very far with the roaring wind in their ears and the sounds they made probably being long left behind, but Skyla's mighty vocal cords could no doubt conquer the wind to some extent.

"Relax!! There's a clearing below!!" Hopefully her words got through to the flailing lady, but even if they didn't, the pilot reached out a firm hand and took Caitlin's wrist, not being too forceful as to trigger more panic, but maintained a firm grip, attempting to help the girl return to a more controlled posture.

That controlled order, however, didn't seem to last, as even Skyla was confused by a sudden strong gust of wind. The weather was supposed to be much calmer today, maybe it was just a turbulent singularity... The pilot turned her head to spot a large grey cloud looming above them, when did that get there?! It was nowhere to be seen beforehand, it wasn't possible for it to just form out of nowhere--Not on its own that is, Skyla was starting to remember an experience she had from a few years ago, gulping anxiously, she tried to keep it cool and remain calm about it. Last time she encountered a storm this sporadic, she was inside a plane, this time, she didn't have any colossal metal shields around her...

"Try to speed your fall! We shouldn't stay up here too long!!" She couldn't take more risks and just fall at a leisurely pace, they needed to reach the ground safely, ASAP.

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Headcanon Wednesday!

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Geography

Various teenagers throughout the blandly decorated room covered in maps and educational diagrams were being lulled off to sleep by the intense tapping of a particular pen. Some found it irritating, some seemed to take it like some sort of lullaby, and the teachers tolerated it, she only did it when she was truly interested in something after all; It may have been distracting at first, but when a sound is so common, it starts to become ambient almost.

This is how Skyla behaved in geography classes; she excessively tapped her pen on the paper of her work book whilst listening, thinking or piecing together the correct sentence. It wasn't just geography, but just about anything relevant to what might lead her forward in her particular interests, such as maths, science, I.T, and this class, geography. After all, any good pilot had to know about the world around them.

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Skyla is so energetic! Are you the same way or are you more laid-back? And depending on your answer, does it make it easier or harder to play her?

((Actually, I might go as far as to say Skyla is less energetic than me, in a different way. Skyla puts her energy into physical activities, and working on more serious things, but isn’t the kind to get amusingly hyper or excited around friends; while I’m lazy as heck with physical activities, and get incredibly energetic when talking to people I know. I guess I also like to offload brain energy over the internet, if that makes sense. When I get mentally tired, I can’t roleplay much, but when I’m motivated, it gets easier to do just about anything. I hope this stuff makes sense—

So, I wouldn’t say my energy makes playing Skyla easier; I’d say it makes just about anything easier. When I’m energetic my brain works better, simply enough! ))

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Halted Train of Thought || Skyla and Shauntal

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Shauntal had been so focused on buckling herself up, her head hanging low to look down at what she was doing, she didn’t have much time to respond to the other command. But the moment she heard the gears turn to lower the glass, she jerked her head away quickly, it only grazing the crown of her head. She followed it down with her eyes then quickly dropped her head once more, her hands brushing together before finally— click!

She snagged it once to make sure it was buckled properly then leaned back in her seat, letting out a sigh. She had forgotten the speaker was right by her ear at the moment, but was soon reminded when hearing Skyla’s beaming voice from the other end. She quickly turned her head to face it and gave a nod, although Skyla was, of course, unable to see it. “I’m all set! The harness is just fine, don’t worry.”

The array of noises began to make Shauntal’s ears ring faintly. She didn’t see it as much of a problem, thinking she’d probably become used to it once she spent more time in the plane. Once feeling the whole plane vibrate, she became more excited about what was to come. It was only a matter of minutes now until she was going to be looking down upon all of Unova.

"Oho, yes, I believe it will be some time before I’m ready for air tricks." She laughed with the pilot at first, but then began to think maybe Skyla was giving a warning beforehand.

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The plane continued to hum for roughly another minute, and without warning, it started to move; Much like those moments when sitting on a ride at an amusement park, it starts moving and everyone thinks; 'Oh! We're moving, we're moving!' It was much easier to get a small plane like this up in the air than it was to take-off a massive cargo or passenger plane. None of that rolling around the runway for half an hour until the correct road was reached, this one was already ready to go.

"Alright, here we go then~!" She called down the radio excitably, as the jet quickly accelerated to a very high speed, everything was shaking thoroughly, and any passengers may feel glued to their seats a little until--The vibrating stops entirely and you experience what almost feels like a shift in gravity. Before you know it, the ground it rushing away from you!

"And we haaave lift off!" Take-off was always one of Skyla's favourite moments. Landing was pretty exciting too; All that shaking and anticipation stuck with her since the first time was a passenger on a plane. She may not have done it too quickly, for the comfort of the passengers; but these small planes really did ascend faster, in a matter of seconds the Mistralton gym and airport were far below them.

"Keep me posted if you want me to do anything, or get a closer look at anywhere in particular. As a matter of fact; got any requests? Something you wanna see from the sky? Don't worry, took me a while to get used to tricks as well!" Easy for her to say, then again, it's probably much more difficult to pull off a trick than to just experience one...

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I find your quest for higher education really inspirin'. Sometimes I wish I had your gumption back when I was decidin' whether or not ta finish school.

"Well it’s equally inspiring to hear that from a genius like yourself! Thank you, maybe we should get together and brainstorm sometime! We might even invent time-travel and never use it in fear of tearing apart the space-time continuum!" She huffed jokingly, when really, she didn’t want to be joking.

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Fessup Friday!