Hangar with Cisco, Barry and Yamato

[childofrebellion]

The hangar's not too far from the main exhibit hall, a walk through busy streets to an imposing building. Inside they walk by many of the real ships that only had models in the exhibit hall and towards a section that's near one of the corner. The ship is gleaming and shining where it waits.

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[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato gives Cisco a smile back, then turns, resting his back against the ship with his feet still on the ladder.

He does catch that opening-and-shutting mouth and glance from Barry.

"Right, right, reflexes. I've mostly been piloting with my eyes shut, just hitting the accelerator, getting up to max speed, and hoping that I don't run into anything. That should work out just fine for the race, right?" He deadpans.

He's joking -- he definitely hasn't done that in any of the practice runs, and even the thought of it makes him want to cringe -- but he does a pretty good impression of grave seriousness, because what is life if not an exercise in trolling Barry.

[childofrebellion]

Cassian rolls his eyes at Yamato who's not being helpful, "We've had a lot of practice runs."

[makes_the_toys]

"If we're going for 'gun it and pray' then I'm definitely going to need more time to reinforce this thing," Cisco informs Yamato, happy to roll with the troll on Barry. "I thought we were racing, not demolition derby-ing, but if that's the game I've got some awesome modifications we can do."

[run_barry]

"I know you're kidding," or rather, he stridently hopes Yamato is kidding, "but I'm still going to say don't do that."

Yamato isn't insane, so obviously he's going to be careful out there, but Barry feels that same cringe at the idea of flying blind and has to say something about it.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato laughs, giving Barry a wink.

"Maybe hold off on the demolition derby mods, okay?" He murmurs to Cisco, before heading all the way down the ladder, turning his attention back to Barry and Cassian. "I'll be fine. I've had a good teacher."

He gives a nod over at Cassian at that last.

[childofrebellion]

At the look from Yamato, he nods with a small smile, knowing he's a good teacher is a nice feeling,

"He will and I can share the data for the practice runs with you too. Another time tell me about those other mods, I might know some uses for them."

[makes_the_toys]

"You got it," Cisco says, giving Yamato a finger-gun point while clicking his teeth. Then he gets back to work.

There is totally no maniacal cackling involved as he works.

[run_barry]

"How long have you guys been hanging out here?" Barry asks Cassian, meaning not so much the show, but in Cassian's world.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato hasn't exactly been keeping track of time, but he's sure Cassian has, so instead he starts craning his head up a little to get a glimpse inside the cockpit.

That cackling is ... unnerving. But it's probably fine, right? Probably. Totally probably maybe fine.

[childofrebellion]

That cackling isn't a good sign and Cassian raises an eyebrow at Cisco before saying,

"A few days to establish everything."

[makes_the_toys]

The cackling is just a sign of a mad genius at work.

The cursing and surprised exclamations that follow are a sign of progress.

Eventually Cisco emerges again and grins at Yamato on the ladder.

"Dude, you are going to have a sick time flying this thing."

[run_barry]

As long as nothing catches fire or explodes Barry is content to let Cisco do his thing.

He nods to Cassian, again not going to ask what the mission was.

"That's cool. And how long does this show last?"

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato flashes a grin at Cisco.

"You should've seen the practice runs. Part of the course involves flying straight down, and with gravity on its side and the momentum it'd built up in space, it went really fast," he says.

[childofrebellion]

"And you controlled the fall. They've created some challenges in the course."

Cassian was proud of Yamato during that run.

[makes_the_toys]

"Yeah? Well be prepared to go even faster the next time out," Cisco says, growing more excited as Yamato and Cassian describe the course.

"I did some reroutes and bypass work to get you both more speed and fuel efficiency. I also tweaked the handling some so you should have more responsiveness."

[run_barry]

"Waaait-- say whut now?" Barry asks, looking between Cassian and Yamato.

Flying straight down 'really fast' just doesn't sound... safe.

"What other challenges are there on the course?"

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Um."

Okay, this might be the awkward part. Trolling is fun and all, but Yamato doesn't actually want Barry to have a heart attack.

"There's an industrial area with obstacles, too, and a narrow system of caves, along with a few sections that are open and don't have any challenges. It's a three lap course, so I'll go through all the challenges three times," he says, then turns a little towards Cassian. "Did I get any of that wrong, or am I missing anything?"

[childofrebellion]

"I think you covered all of it." Cassian pulls up a holoprojection of the race course.

[makes_the_toys]

"Oh come on, it's not like there are laser death traps, or a field full of post-apocalyptic murder vehicles," Cisco replies as his way of easing Barry's anxiety.

"Yamato's going to be fine. He's probably done this at least once."

[run_barry]

None of that is very reassuring, but Barry doesn't want to be overbearing.

Putting on a smile, Barry nods, looking at the race course when Cassian puts up the holoprojection.

"Well that all sounds... exciting."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato's eyes flick in Cisco's direction at the mention of laser death traps, because he's pretty sure the industrial section of the course has at least a few moving laser cutters.

Not that he's going to say that. Instead, he needs to say something reassuring, right? He's got this, it's fine, he can definitely do reassu -- ...

"Hey, if I die, you can have my stuff. Win-win, right?"

Nailed it.

[childofrebellion]

Cassian sighs at all of them, "They're not full on starfighters in this race."

[makes_the_toys]

"Why does he get your stuff?" Cisco asks, affronted. "If you die you're probably going to take my ship with you in some horrible burning inferno, so where does that leave me?"

[run_barry]

Yamato and Cisco are both the worst at this and Barry turns to Cassian for help.

"I mean like, for real, the last time was just a fluke, right?" Barry shouldn't expect a crash to happen every time they come to a race, right?

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"You wouldn't appreciate my stuff. You'd take my harmonica down to a pawn shop and dismantle my digivice to examine its insides," Yamato says to Cisco, folding his arms, any attempt to reassure Barry momentarily forgotten about.