secondnature | IC CONTACT ( meadowlark )

Ehhh... [ she wiggles her hand in a so-so motion. ] Not a lot? But I'm betting I could carry you easily.

[ she is tiny but mighty. even without the superstrength. ]

[Keith's arms cross. Should he doubt her? He's used to being picked up and thrown around by Galra. Jason has been the closest thing to that since he's gotten here. He's light-weight compared to most of them, but ... still ...]

Guess it wouldn't hurt to see if we can make it happen.

Good answer! [ she's taking that as permission to duck behind him and wrap her arms around his waist and then take off. ] Up, up, and away!

[No surprise here: Keith has never flown like this in his life. The closest he's come is being in space, or even using the jets that are available in his paladin suit. But like this? Not at all. He almost wants to tell her to fly the two of them out of the city, but they ought to be careful. There's no way of knowing if they'll actually seriously get in trouble for trying.

This is also not a condition in which people can talk easily, which is fine, because Keith is content to just ... look out over everything. And over the horizon, too.

This is amazing.]

Let me know if this starts hurting your arms or anything. [ she says like she's not the one carrying him...

they don't go too high up. a little above the roofs and in lazy circles around the neighborhood. kara's careful to keep an eye on the ground and the buildings around them. both so she can find a landing place when they need it and also because flying people is not exactly the norm here. ]

If it weren't for the power dampeners, I'd be able to take you higher and faster. For now-- [ she pauses, shifting her grip a bit. ] Lean back and keep your legs close to mine, if you can.

[ they're going horizontal. ]

[If this were anyone else, someone could make this into a cute and intimate (read: romantic) moment. But it's Keith, so he just does as she says, keeping his eyes open as they go horizontal, which is just amazing. Keith craves the level of control that this gives the two of them right now, even if his is only a facsimile of it provided by the circumstances.]

I've never thought about what it's like to fly like this. I've done it in space, and while I guess it can be terrifying ... it's not for me. Not in the least.

[ essentially laying in midair like this distributes keith's weight a little better. means kara won't get tired so quickly and they can do this for more than just a couple minutes. ]

It's the same for me. There was so much about landing on Earth that was frightening. But flying was never one of those things. It's like-- [ gods, how does she even explain it? ] It's like freedom, in a way.

[ she pauses, then laughs a little self-consciously. ]

That probably sounds cheesy.

No, it sounds fine. [Kara hasn't gotten a friendship speech from Keith yet, but there is a high likelihood of it happening in the future. It's part of his cute awkwardness when he plays leader and doesn't feel like he's under fire.]

Even before I knew ... what I was, I always wanted to go to space. I didn't think I could. But it happened. And it felt freeing. It was. I found myself out there.

[As a part of the galaxy as a whole.

A part of the cosmology of it all.]

I get it.

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