Gerard couldn’t help the low chuckle that slipped past when Lana mentioned making sure that she had some excitement to share with everyone, he knew that there was a good chance he would be able to give her that. “Don’t you worry,” he confirmed with a nod as he checked everything over a final time, and noticed her thumbs up, realizing that they were good to go, and feeling his nerves melt away as the instinct of knowing what he was doing took over. Many, many hours and years of practice meant that he could get them up and around safely. And that was just what he intended to do.
“Bungee jumping,” he shouted over the sounds as he began the lift-off, carrying them up into the sky steadily, moving forward away from gray and concrete and towards green fields and tree tops, instead, “I hope you’re okay with sky diving, instead of bungee jumping,” he teased, a loud laugh replacing his words soon after. “No, no, I promise we’ll be okay,” once they had reached the altitude he was hoping for, he gestured with one arm towards her side of the helicopter. “There’s your first sign of ant people, below us, we’ll go see if the lake looks like much more than a mud puddle, next.”
It seemed pretty obvious she was mostly joking, but it never hurt to have a good story to tell. Especially with the amount of conventions and panels she did, it was always nice to have something new to talk about. Plus, they had mutual friends, so it would be fun to recollect, regardless. “Not at all!” she agreed, peeking behind her at the rest of the aircraft. It was nice, even if she’d just be in the same seat for the journey.
Lana shook her head. She hadn’t been sky-diving, either. Of course, she would consider it, but it definitely freaked her out a bit! “Maybe,” she said, chuckling. “But not today, alright?” She laughed as she imagined what the odds were of him having the gear already on board--and hoped not. Looking outside, she smiled. Everything was definitely smaller, but it was still a great view. “Yeah, it kind of makes everything look like a doll house. I like it,” she teased.