[ with the confidence of someone who intended to rewrite the world to make it so. kaveh looks at altria. he does, he thinks, feel that confidence in him after all. though it'll be quite embarrassing if he never quite makes it into the air after all her encouragement.
alright. kaveh looks to the river. he finds a rock along the outcropping - after all, perhaps he can jump a little and help with the process. and if he falls, he'll end up in the river - surely that's better than hitting the ground. ]
Alright. Let's give it a second try.
[ kaveh unfurls his wings. this time, he allow them to flap first, a little like a plane warming up its engines. to his surprise, he can feel the generated lift almost immediately. so it's a stationary take-off, kaveh thinks. keeping his centre of balance, well, centered, he looks up, and -
he is in the air.
... not that far into the air. there are five handspans between himself and the ground. but he's hovering. ]
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alright. kaveh looks to the river. he finds a rock along the outcropping - after all, perhaps he can jump a little and help with the process. and if he falls, he'll end up in the river - surely that's better than hitting the ground. ]
Alright. Let's give it a second try.
[ kaveh unfurls his wings. this time, he allow them to flap first, a little like a plane warming up its engines. to his surprise, he can feel the generated lift almost immediately. so it's a stationary take-off, kaveh thinks. keeping his centre of balance, well, centered, he looks up, and -
he is in the air.
... not that far into the air. there are five handspans between himself and the ground. but he's hovering. ]
Oh!