re_alignment | [Video]

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tf: dreamwave | jetfire (crau)

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Greetings. [Jetfire probably looks a bit too serious for the topic this is going to be revealed to be about, but he's simply like that.]

After I promised someone who's not... er, as big as some of us a way to get around more easily, it was clear more of you would need the same. Since unless you've found something in the Junk Pile or can always trust to quickly have a nearby cybertronian offer or ask them, which might not always be possible in an emergency.

So, this is hopefully a workable solution... [Jetfire briefly partly turns away from the feed, and when he turns back he angles the arm he has the computer screen on that's recording to show a... well, it reminds of a disc. Maybe an upside-down frisbee, with an added, low railing and what's clearly seating.]

They hover, and you control direction by leaning where you want to go... it is recommended you sit down while riding one of these. Speed I've managed to add as a manual control toggle.

[It was, however, easier to make the control motion sensitive, even if that might make them slightly harder to control for the humans and/or other smaller organics that would need them.

He carefully puts the little disc back on the table beside him as he turns back to the feed.]

I only have seven of these for now, but I'm working on more, so ideally every temple that has at least an organic will get one first, then the Hub ought to have one, and then I can start giving them out to any who wants or needs one.

Locked to Four
I apologise for the time this took, but yours was tinier than the others, so they were all finished more or less at the same time.

[This time the little hover frisbee-like disc he presents have a little extra "frisbee" attached behind, much larger than the front one as well as two claw arms, one obviously meant to pick up anything that couldn't be made, or wasn't, magnetic, and the other one to pick up what the claw couldn't.]

I had to compromise between the size that would most fit you and how large the... ah, attachments could be and still make it reasonably easy to control. I hope it works.

Locked to Starscream
[Excuse him as he stares into the feed for a moment, then glances away ~~no, he's not squirming~~ and back, shaking his helm.]

Starscream... I need to talk to you. In person.

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[Oh my goodness is that...? If Four could speak he's be squealing happily right now. To him the creation is beautiful, and it means that he can move around with a lot less fear than before. It's definitely going to be fun to figure out how to use it!]

Thank you so much! I can't even begin to tell you what this means to me! So what's this hovercraft called?

[Once he gets it he will refrain from taking it apart to see how it works. Somehow.]

[It certainly is, and it will be able to go fast enough to take you anywhere within the Haven in reasonable time. Better make sure you're strapped down, though.

Jetfire chuckles, briefly glancing down at the floor before he looks back up again, shaking his helm.]

You're welcome, and while I can't fully envision it, I'm quite sure I can draw some parallell comparisons to if I lost my ability to fly.

... Called? [Jetfire tilts his helm, optics brightening slightly.] Ah, I didn't exactly give it a name so you're welcome to do so.

I will definitely give it one! How did you make this hovercraft? It must have been extraordinarily difficult to make something my size, and I appreciate the effort! Does it have a limit to how high or fast it can go?

[Smiling, Jetfire nods at that before his expression tightens slightly from concentration.]

It wasn't easy, no, but by suspending the parts in a field of acoustic levitation, I could manipulate them close and fit everything together reasonably easy. [That "reasonably easy" had still been pretty difficult though.]

And yes, it will always need to stay within a limit of around four times its own height above something solid, otherwise the hover mechanism will fail. And ah... If you want to go at top speed, I definitely recommend strapping yourself down; it can go quite fast.

[He doesn't have any simple equivalents to offer, but take that suggestion seriously Four.]

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Woah!

That looks amazing! How do you get it to hover like that?

[~~talk technology to him jetfire~~]

~~[Well if you insist!]~~

Ah, thank you. And, given that it needed to be reasonably safe and it turned out to be the easiest components to find or make even with what we have available, I used acoustic levitation.

[He carefully picks up one of the little hover vehicles, somehow, even with the size of his fingers, managing to turn it on to make it rise up half a meter or so above his palm.]

Using a frequency neither humans nor most other organics should be able to hear, this means it's perfectly safe to touch the underside as well, even when it's active and hovering. [He tilts his helm thoughtfully, optics narrowing slightly.] Admittedly I had to presume a possible range of hearing for any other possible organics, at least given organics of a particular size and with reasonable generalisation, but it shouldn't be painful even for someone capable of hearing in those ranges.

[Uncomfortable, probably, but (hopefully) not painful.]

[Raf nods at that, soaking it all in. he's definitely interested, especially if it can make him less reliant on others...]

And it's all controlled by leaning pressure? What about height?

Your own height won't matter, given that there's a variety of heights among you, so it was simpler to account for that by taking the rider's height and weight out of the equation when it comes to steering.

When activated, it will hover at around... [Jetfire's optics narrow briefly as he tries to come up with a suitable comparsion, and given Raf's height...] a little taller than your own, if I'm not wrong. If the disc is over-burdened, it'll sink closer to the ground, but it should be able to manage a reasonable amount of weight added onto it.