Spaceships 101- 1st period- Week #3
"Hey, guys. We've got a special guest in class today," Jaina greeted the class, gesturing to the little astromech next to her. "This is Sneaker. Say hi, Sneaker."
The astromech let out a short series of whistles as a hello, and Jaina patted his dome. "Where I come from, starfighters tend to be flown with the aid of astromech droids. They help you with the flight and repairing systems if anything goes wrong. While the ships can be flown without them, I don't recommend it. Feel free to say hi to him, you probably won't understand a thing he's saying and I don't actually know his personality too well yet, but it doesn't hurt to be polite.
"And yes, this means we're getting you into actual starfighters today. This means you get weaponry, and things to fight against. We're starting off with the B-wing," she said, activating the hologram to show them exactly what the B-wing was. "These things have been around for a few dozen years now, and I'm not starting you off easy. The B-wing is clunky. They're heavily armed, nicely sheilded, and this also makes them difficult to maneuver. They're not fast, either. I'm setting you up in what seems like a simple run. You're going one at a time, flying in formation with your standard twelve-ship squadron, under attack from a few TIE fighters, because why not. You're working on a time limit, just get through those fighters without getting shot down. You're going to take hits. Get used to it, it happens to the best of us. Just see how you do, and if you need me, just ask."
The astromech let out a short series of whistles as a hello, and Jaina patted his dome. "Where I come from, starfighters tend to be flown with the aid of astromech droids. They help you with the flight and repairing systems if anything goes wrong. While the ships can be flown without them, I don't recommend it. Feel free to say hi to him, you probably won't understand a thing he's saying and I don't actually know his personality too well yet, but it doesn't hurt to be polite.
"And yes, this means we're getting you into actual starfighters today. This means you get weaponry, and things to fight against. We're starting off with the B-wing," she said, activating the hologram to show them exactly what the B-wing was. "These things have been around for a few dozen years now, and I'm not starting you off easy. The B-wing is clunky. They're heavily armed, nicely sheilded, and this also makes them difficult to maneuver. They're not fast, either. I'm setting you up in what seems like a simple run. You're going one at a time, flying in formation with your standard twelve-ship squadron, under attack from a few TIE fighters, because why not. You're working on a time limit, just get through those fighters without getting shot down. You're going to take hits. Get used to it, it happens to the best of us. Just see how you do, and if you need me, just ask."