childofrebellion | Swoop Races with Barry and Cisco

The door opens onto a decently lit alley with building's reaching up, ships overhead and a crowd of various alien races moving in the cross-street.

Cassian holds it for Barry and Cisco to walk out, searching up for surveillance and listening for 'trooper boots, "Welcome to Corsin.

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childofrebellion

"Probably not the best idea, but its not a question I've ever seen them asked,"

Usually if he's noting where they are, it to avoid them.

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run_barry

"Yeah, they don't really seem like the posing type," Barry says warily.

On their world of course Stormtroopers are cool, but up close like this, they're kind of intimidating.

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makes_the_toys

Cisco snaps his shot of the passing patrol and then gets one of the droid for good measure.

"Don't sound so leery, Barry. You could take those dudes, easy."

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childofrebellion

Cassian gives Cisco a skeptical look, 'troopers aren't always the best fighters but they're dangerous.

In a block or two, they start to see mechanics and swoops in various pieces along with people discussing their chances.

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run_barry

"Sure I could," Barry replies with a chuckle, trying to laugh off those nerves.

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makes_the_toys

When they get to the swoops Cisco puts aside the picture taking in favor of focusing on the crafts.

"Cool. Is this gonna be like one on one drag racing, or more Indy 500?" he asks.

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childofrebellion

"I don't know what either of those are,"

He thinks he kind of knows what Cisco asking but maybe not.

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run_barry

"He means do two racers take each other on head to head down a strip in a straight line race, or do all of the swoops race each other at once around a track or course?" Barry tries to clarify.

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makes_the_toys

"Basically, does it come down more to speed, or maneuverability?" Cisco asks.

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childofrebellion

"There are two kinds of races. Usually its everyone all at once but there are some time trials. Swoops get built with all kinds of modifications for everything in between depending on the rider. See, that one over there is all about speed,"

He points to a stripped down and sleek swoop, someone's working on the engine and their is hidden.

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makes_the_toys

Cisco stands on tip-toes and leans in, trying to get a better look at that engine.

"Do you ever race?" he asks Cassian.

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run_barry

"How fast do they go?" Barry asks in turn, looking over another of the nearby craft.

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childofrebellion

"No, when I was younger, we'd sometimes race if there was space with whatever vehicles we had. I always liked flying better, less chance of running into anything. Go ask if you want, it all depends on the swoop,"

And in his experience, mechanics and racers like to brag.

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makes_the_toys

"I'll ask him!" Cisco says quickly, jumping at the opportunity. "Hey yo, man, what're you clocking on this thing?"

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run_barry

Barry chuckles at Cassian's reply. "And I'd prefer to stick to the ground, because there's less chance of falling out of the sky."

When Cisco takes lead on asking strangers questions Barry watches, eager to hear the answer, but also ready to corral his friend if it becomes necessary.

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childofrebellion

The racer looks up from the engine, showing a human male face, "I can crack 200 miles per hour in the right conditions. There's not a space piece on my corsair, all she wants to do is go."

Cassian nods at Barry and walks closer to hear the answer.

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makes_the_toys

"Yeah? That's pretty fast," Cisco nods. "It a long gain for speed, or does she punch it right away?"

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run_barry

Barry stands by, perhaps smirking just a tiny bit knowing he could outrun the machine.

"He wants to know how long it takes for you to reach top speed," he says, in case Cisco's question needs translation.

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childofrebellion

"She takers her time about it, but once she's going no one can catch her. Do you have a bike and why does your friend think you need translating?"

The racer leans on the swoop while talking to Cisco. Cassian sees Barry's smirk and smiles, he's glad they're enjoying themselves.

Edited Date: 2018-02-27 06:27 pm (UTC)

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makes_the_toys

"Not everyone gets my lingo," he replies with a grin. "I've lost this guy here a few times."

He jerks his thumb at Cassian and laughs.

"But we're cool, right? I don't have a bike, but I know a thing or three about engineering."

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run_barry

"You win a lot of races?" Barry asks, even more eager now to see the swoop bikes in action.

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childofrebellion

"I'm a pilot. I have my own lingo. I've seen you win some, won a few credits too," Cassian says with a smile that makes the racer beam.

"Of course, I'm Howl Grison and I'm almost at the top of the Chronium leaderboard," He gestures up to one of the many floating screens that's rotating through ads, announcements and rankings.