![]() Pay attention to the particulars of the flight pack’s vulnerability to electromagnetic radiation. You have time to review the documentation Dragon put together. There’s also limitations on energy and fuel, for the antigravity and propulsion, but not so limited that you’ll run out by the end of the day. You’ll want to learn with both the glove and the insect control. “If it’s anything like controlling Atlas, it’ll become almost subconscious.” “Multitasking is a strength of mine,” I said. One for the on-off switch, doubling as an override for the glove handling, four for antigravity panels, eight for the arms, six for the wings. “We built nineteen tracks into the device, that you’ll be able to control with the bugs you direct into the interior. He continued, indicating lines with his finger. “It won’t let me flit around the battlefield, but it’ll give me some vertical movement?” That ends if the wings break, and they aren’t made to be durable.” While the wings are intact, you should be able to manage zero to forty-five in about three and a half seconds. They should give you an easier time orienting yourself, or more speed pushing yourself in a particular direction, but not both at the same time. It toggles between using either antigravity or propulsion. They’ve got a venting-exhaust system we repurposed. “The wings are a modification of technology that was confiscated from a cape called Stinger. It won’t carry you out of the way of trouble, understand? It won’t stop you if you’re moving at terminal velocity, unless you’re falling a long way.” Expect zero to thirty miles an hour over eight seconds. “That gives you lift, the ability to offset gravity or momentum in a given direction, but the acceleration is low. One at the very bottom, one above that, facing more back than down, and two more at angles on either side. Four antigravity panels, like those Kid Win had in his hoverboard,” Defiant said, angling his hand to indicate the general placement. “It’s made using components and technology we already have. Yamada for even two hours, and you put this together?” It might take getting used to, but this will give you the ability to move faster if you need it, and it’s very possible you’ll need it this afternoon.” If both are damaged, you’re not likely to be in a state to fly. If the pack gets damaged, you have the gloves. “If your glove gets damaged, you’ve got the controls built into the pack itself. I sent bugs inside to explore, and found a series of fine switches. I found that there was a hatch, but it was small, barely larger than my hand, and the space was shallow. The controls seemed to be worked into gloves I was supposed to wear beneath my costume. There were built-in wings that folded at a juncture, like dragonfly wings with joints, and there were the ‘arms’. I’d be sacrificing the ability to keep things inside my utility compartment, but I suspected this would make up for that. The pack they’d given me, it was the wrong color to match with the armor. They’d said something about painting it, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to wait for that. I stripped down, pulling on my old costume. Worse, the boxes with my butterflies within were in one of the crafts that followed just behind us, carrying a full contingent of capes.īut Defiant was engrossed in the monitors, and that left me debating the merits of modesty over being ready. I could have waited, but I wanted to hit the ground running. I had only underwear, and I needed to change into the new costume. I shifted my weight, sat, stood, stretched.īeing in a prison, I didn’t have the luxury of a full wardrobe, certainly not the bike shorts and tank top I tended to wear beneath my costume. I couldn’t read half of the names of the groups on the list, but there was nothing to suggest it was organized. More participants in the fight was a good thing, but… so many small teams. A screen filled with lines of text, noting the hero teams who had committed to the fight, numbers beside them to tally the total numbers.įor every group that joined, I felt myself growing a touch more nervous. I watched for a time, saw the cape count rise. From the images on the monitor, he was clearly tracking who was coming, our forces, the Endbringer and the high-risk areas. Defiant was busy communicating, which translated to being inaudible as he kept the vents of his mask closed. Dragon was focused on piloting the craft, unable to speak, in any event. My restlessness was cranked up to eleven, cooped up in the craft with Defiant and Dragon, waiting to cross half the world.
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