Event: The Lady Eiko Sky Race!

[tidesnpcs.livejournal.com]

Characters: Airship pilots, Eiko and friends, anyone in Lindblum! OPEN. 
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: It's time to race! In celebration of Lady Eiko's tenth birthday, Regent Cid is hosting an airship race.
Location: Lindblum
Date: March 20th, 1804 (slightly forward-dated) 
Warnings: High spirited competition!

The day of reckoning for Gaia's pilots has arrived! Yes, today hundreds of people have flocked to Lindblum to witness the spectacle: the world's finest pilots racing through the city. And all in celebration of Lady Eiko's tenth birthday.

Banners and pennants are on display throughout the city. Enterprising vendors have set up stalls selling souvenirs, including miniature models of all the airships in the race, and coloured flags to wave in support of your chosen competitor. Viewing platforms have been set up in convenient locations across the city, two each in the Business, Industrial and Theatre Districts. These are free to enter, but quickly become overcrowded. More daring citizens have climbed up onto the rooftops to watch the race.

Meanwhile, in the castle, Regent Cid, his wife, and Lady Eiko herself have a viewing platform all to themselves. This one is invite-only: a balcony that sits right over the airship docks, perfectly positioned to watch the whole race. 

The airships themselves are sitting in their bays, their pilots ready and raring to go.

It's time to race.

[ooc: All pilots should know where they finish in the race by now! If I missed you, please drop me a line. Oh, and by the way? All the airships have intercoms installed, so the pilots can all taunt talk to each other. Have fun!]

Comments

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Glad you didn't cheering for two women looks bad enough, if there were three I'd look like a hussy. [Laughs]

But I'm sure you're better than you say...hell I would love to ride along with you. After all after you've had Selphie drive an airship you're in, you're used to anything. Ever.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn looks amused at Irvine describing himself in such a manner.]

Selphie must be more skilled than I, with such experience. Yet, I have not been aboard this new vessel, only Garden.

[She eyed Selphie's vessel curiously, wondering if it was anything like those of Ivalice on the inside.]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

I won't lie to you, I'm not sure about your sister's ship or the others...but the Ragnarok...[Eyes the race] I would not be surprised if it takes the cup. This thing was originally meant for space travel, during a crisis in our world.

But...the ship is only half the parts needed for a race. A good ship is only as good as its captain.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

...space travel?

[Mjrn's eyes widen.]

I am loyal to the Strahl, but it has not this ability.

[Not that is was required for the race, but...wow. She nods at his other advice, though.]

Fran has flown for decades. There is little she cannot manage with the Strahl.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Then this should be a good race, best machine taking on the best pilot.

...Strangely enough I want Fran to win more, just cause I know Selphie will be unbearable to deal with later on.

[Blinks] Don't say that I told you that, she'd kill me.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Amused, she shakes her head.]

My lips are sealed.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Thanks Mjrn. [A small chuckle]