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Even rulers need to start somewhere

It had already been a month since her arrival and Chao was starting to not only get used to her new locale, but come to even enjoy it. the talks she had with Stacy were enlightening for the most part and she spent untold amount of hours in the Media library going over all the various technologies out there in the multiverse. There was still many things to learn and new theories of science to explore, but for now she just needed to chew on what she had.

In the mean time, Chao decided it best to have a look at the vehicle bay. Which lead her to stand in front of the flight of X-wings. They were one of the few ships in the bay that were in such huge quantities. Still, Chao couldn't help but gnaw on her lower lip in speculation as she stared at the X-wing in front of her. It probably belonged to someone but the nagging in the back of her mind just wanted to get her hands on the machinery.

Damn the prodigal mind of hers.

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It felt like there was something slightly off about the world, like something was nagging at the back of his mind. It was the same feeling as entering a room only to forget why you had done so, but knowing that the reason was there, just out of reach. It wasn't a terrible feeling, but still, it bothered, like a minor itch made worse because you could not scratch. This feeling had Tycho seeking out something familiar, something that would calm and comfort him. Thus he headed down to the hangar bay.

As he strode towards the X-Wings though, Tycho was surprised to discover he wasn't alone. Maybe Wedge is right, he thought, and we need to get the X-wings moved to a separate bay where people can't access them without authorization. Still, his voice was friendly enough as he hailed the girl he did not recognize.

"Hello, is there something I can help you with?"

Chao had dealt with many things in her life that had a tendancy to jump out right behind her, she took no reaction to Tycho's approach. The man, though severely taller than her, didn't feel like he was any threat to her. Even so, there were currently plenty of things to be more focused on.

She turned her head when greeted and smiled in return. "Oh, No. But thanks anyway-yo."

She turned back around and stared hard at the X-wing again.

There was a slight frown between Tycho's eyebrows at the girl's dismissal, but his face quickly smoothed again. He came up to stand beside her. "Interested in the X-Wings?" he asked. She clearly was, and he wasn't about to let her be around them unsupervised.

she stole a quick glance at Tycho and flashed a small grin. "You can say that, if that's what the fighter are called. It's been a while since I've seen star fighters."

Her head turned with her eyes as she stared at the fighter's wings. "I can see where the actuators are supposed to spread or pull the wings together, but the size and design of the wing itself makes me wonder if it can actually perform in an atmospheric environment-ne."

Usually, nobody but Hakase could even come close to understanding what she just said, but it was more of her thinking out loud than talking to Tycho. Though, she was certain that he might have some idea, given he knew what the ships were called.

Tycho chuckled as he raised an impressed eyebrow. This girl obviously knew at least some of what she was talking about. "Granted, they're deep space craft, but in my experience they preform well in atmosphere. Better than many other starfighters in fact. They've got a good power to maneuverability ratio."

He looked the small girl up and down. "I'm guessing you're not from my universe then," he offered. "But you're familiar with starfighter mechanics and engineering?"

She nodded at his explanation. "Well I would doubt many star fighters would be just as capable. Usual doctrine or policy is to create separate vehicles that can specialize in either task or simply believe that the freedom of space combat would make atmospheric combat a thing of the past. Still, the the wings on your fighter are nowhere broad enough to benefit from Bernoulli's principle, adding more reliance on the engines to maintain a steady lift. They should be a little more broader and more connected with chassis itself to remove that problem and probably earn you a bit more maneuverability and speed, not to mention fewer engine maintenance checks."

Hearing Tycho ask whether she was interested in Mechanics or engineering earned the man a light flush across her cheeks and a nervous scratch on the back of her head. "Not too much familiarity, just a thing or two really."

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"Hmmm." Tycho nodded along to her comments. "But having a fighter that can fly in both atmosphere and space gives you a lot more versatility," he pointed out. "Space only fighters become severely limited by where they can land and refuel, for example, and wouldn't be able to attack planetary based targets, or defend them either." He frowned as he continued to listen. "I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Bernoulli's principle," Tycho admitted, "but it's true the wings aren't meant to provide any lift in atmosphere." He shrugged. "That's what the repulsor lifts and ion engines are for. The wings are basically just platforms for the laser cannons."

At her next words, Tycho chuckled. "It seems like you have more than just a little familiarity, if you can tell that much about a fighter just by looking at it ..."

"That's my point-yo. your draining more power out of the power plant for lift when you can already gain that power naturally. The energy used on the repulsor lifts and the compensation to the ion engines could easily be put toward more important systems like shields or weapons. Giving the fighters fixed wings would give that natural bonus while still maintaining its space flight capability."

Yeah, Chao knew that she was kind of insulting the man's ship, but there was just so many improvements to be made. If they were going to fight the ohm, they needed to be at their best. Being sensitive about the look of ships wasn't exactly useful in dealing with war.

Chao's nervous look eventually evolved in a more pleased smile. "I do enjoy mechanical engineering, though I'm more for mechas and robots than spacecraft." Taking a few steps forward, the martian started to pace around the ship. "Can I assume you own one of these-ne?"

"Hmmm." Tycho stroked his chin as he listened. "Maybe, if their primary use was as an atmospheric fighter, but, they're a space fighter that sometimes gets used in the atmosphere. And this arrangement of the wings allows the most versatility in the use of the quad lasers, which greatly increases the X-Wings effectiveness, allowing for one on one dog-fighting with a variety of craft, as well as attacks against larger ships." Without even noticing, Tycho had slipped into lecture mode.

"Mechas?" he frowned. There weren't mechas in his universe.

"That one's mine," Tycho said pointing proudly to a near by X-Wing. "I don't personally own her, no, but I am her pilot. The New Republic owns the ships ... or at least it did." Tycho sighed at the reminder of their universe gone.

Asuka didn't know how to fix X-Wings. Hell, she was just learning how to fly them. That didn't stop her from admiring the craft. However, today she was slightly irritated to find someone she didn't know eying the fighters.

"What do you want?"

You only really needed to know the basics of the X-wing to admire it and for Chao, there was some admiration for the star fighters. Whether it was because they looked cool, they were so simple in design or just in awe how they still managed to run, only Chao really knew.

Her turned her head and gave Asuka her standard small smile. "Nothing. I just came to admire the ship, that's all. I haven't seen a star fighter in a while-ne."

"They have these where you're from?"

Someone else from that particular universe, huh? It seemed like there were a lot of them on board. She settled her hands on her hips, tapping one foot against the deck plating.

"I fly one of those, you know."

She managed to sound smug, even if she had only flown them in simulations.

She shook her head, but words were far more clear. "Not from the universe where this fighter was made, but we had star fighters in my universe too."

That said, she started to pace around the ship, the tips of her fingers running along the edges of the alloy plating. "Still, titanium alloy plating, Hard deflector shield technology, Infusial engines which from what I understand aren't too different from ion engines, Pulse Laser cannons, proton torpedoes and even an FTL drive built into the strikecraft itself."

Chao finished her words just when she stood in front of Asuka again, turning back to face the Star fighter. A smile still crossed her face while her arms hung behind her. "That's almost unheard of in a small ship like this."

There was a blink at Asuka's line though. "Someone your age as a pilot?"

"Oh."

Why did it sound like everyone was from a universe where they were already in space? Then again, it wasn't her fault that Second Impact had set the human race back a few decades. She watched Chao curiously and then a grin spread over her face as she nodded, brushing some stray hair out of her face.

"I guess I'm just that good!"

Chao pondered it for a few seconds before give a big shrug. "I guess it isn't too surprising that a simple ship like this could be piloted by a child."

There wasn't any smug tone to it, but more of as-matter-of-factly. Chao's head was even tilted as if the ship would show more dimension and complexity if looked at differently.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Asuka glared. "I'm just as competent as anyone else in the squad! Better, even!"

Chao quickly raised her hands in surrendering, even throwing up a polite smile in the hopes of calming the redhead down.

"It didn't mean anything like that!" Chao asserted. "I'm just pointing out how simple the ship is. All of its design seems pretty basic." At least, as basic as a Child prodigy as herself would see it.

"It's a space fighter! How is it simple! It has a faster-than-light hyperdrive! That's not even theoretically possible where I'm from!"

Asuka grumped. She hated being outdone. She hated being told that something she saw as complex was just simple.

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