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Erik Lensherr | ( Magneto ) ([personal profile] wecanavenge) wrote2012-10-11 11:33 pm

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[His communicator is suffering beak damage at this point, because Erik has been pecking away to get the video function working. It's very clear that he's standing on the ground. It's also very clear that he is a small but kind of nasty looking bird, and his feathers are very very ruffled. He may have fallen down here, but he'll never admit it. And his helmet is just in the edge of the frame, rolling back and forth on its side. Because he was definitely trapped under it for a bit.

No one must know.]


How do these damn wings work?


wedonot: (L: I miss having thumbs.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-12 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
[On a good day, it's sort of stupid having a conversation over the network when you're literally right next door. When you've suddenly got giant ass paws and no fingers, working the communicator is pretty much out of the question so there is a lion sitting outside your door nbd.]

I would think it should be instinctual. Are you alright?
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[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-12 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Lions can open car doors, this is cake. B|]

Well, you are one right now, and just to give you fair warning this time, I'm afraid I'm temporarily a lion. [And with that advanced warning, he is trying to open the door. It takes a while longer than it would usually, because you know. Paws, but he does manage to turn the handle and push it carefully, because he doesn't want to squish you by accident and he can't tell how close you are to the door. :|]
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[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-12 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Whelp, Charles is just sitting down on his haunches in the doorway instead of coming in because good God, you're making enough of a fool of yourself without him encroaching on your space.

Also you are getting the best lion lol srsly face he can manage.]


Erik, why would I eat you? Honestly.
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wedonot: (L: I miss having thumbs.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-12 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, duh.] I'm a lion, they do tend to be quite large. [But okay, enough with the teasing, he is flopping down and adopting a sphinx pose, looking at Erik curiously.]

I suppose it's too much to ask for you to be able to levitate. My telepathy's completely gone.
Edited 2012-10-12 07:02 (UTC)
wedonot: (L: Erik pls.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-14 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Fair point. [Still, it's sort of a puzzling issue. He certainly understands the mechanics of flight, but it's nothing he's ever had to do himself. Obviously.

Andddd sorry he's maybe smirking a little. Mouth closed, so you won't freak out about his pointy teeth and all.]


I suppose you can always hide behind your helmet again, if any other large predators decide to pay a visit.
wedonot: (L: I miss having thumbs.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[And Charles is pulling his paw back because your beak is sharp and you need to learn to take a joke. B(] Ow. What was that for?
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[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-14 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
And a very nice set of claws, I'm sure. [He's obviously kidding while examining his paw (because he is going to be a bit of a drama queen about this), but seriously you're not on the menu.]

Try extending your wings fully when you push down and then bend them when you bring them back up. You need to be pushing air down, not up.
wedonot: (L: Morgana hugs are good for you.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-14 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm just trying to help. [But okay, letting out a sort of frustrated huff and putting his head down on his paws so they're more at eye level.]

Arkady's been showing me how to temporarily sort of ride along with the mind of small animals, like birds and bats and such. If I had my telepathy, I could show you.
wedonot: (L: I miss having thumbs.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-14 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Charles somehow holds himself back from rolling his eyes at the comment and does as he's told, trusting him not to do anything too stupid and once he's hanging on, he is carefully lifting his head up again so you don't fall off.]

Come on, maybe there's food in the kitchen. [Maybe not doing this on an empty stomach will make you less irascible. :v]
wedonot: (L: Erik pls.)

[personal profile] wedonot 2012-10-15 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, not having fingers has been wonderful. [He really doesn't sound all that annoyed about it though. This is ranking pretty high up there on the 'it could be worse' scale, so he's really not complaining. It's not like he's stuck as Sebastian Shaw for the weekend or something.] And I don't enjoy you being miserable. I'm not that terrible of a friend.

[And more or less confident that Erik wasn't about to fall off, he headed out the door again, still moving carefully to make sure he could hold on.]

Why do you suppose you're a kestrel?
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[personal profile] trenchcoatedly 2012-10-12 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[This color-flecked bird is on a table with his communicator.]

There're a line of muscles behind your neck and down what would be your shoulders. Those are the muscles you need to attempt to flex, then contract, to fly.
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[personal profile] mustelidean 2012-10-12 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Erik, you are being stalked by a hunter.

Don't worry too much - this hunter is currently a ferret. And only really particularly interested in eating cheeseburgers, but nonetheless.

He came for the lulz and stayed for the show.
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[personal profile] mustelidean 2012-10-14 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Uh, yeah? Are you only just figuring this out now? Dean's whiskers twitch and he makes an odd, breathy wheezing sound at the puffed feathers.]

Gotitfiguredout yet, chief?
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[personal profile] mustelidean 2012-10-14 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now you're just encouraging him, Erik.]

I'mjustconcerned in general - empatheticthat'sme, heretohelp.
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[personal profile] mustelidean 2012-10-14 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Somehow, Dean is pretty convinced he can run faster than a kestrel; this has only marginally to do with the combined inherent cockiness of Dean Winchester and a ferret, and more to do with lawl.]

Awcomeon now don'tbelikethat! You'reahawk or something there'smeatonthedeck. Icanbringsome?
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[personal profile] mustelidean 2012-10-14 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Note to self: Erik likes his steak well done.]

Wellyouhardly looklike the fruit type.
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[personal profile] aggravating 2012-10-13 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[This is why Tony loves that he's programmed and built things to activate recordings with a wave of a hand - er, wing - and a vocal command.

Because like hell is he able to switch this on by himself. He probably doesn't even have enough body weight to push down buttons]


Seriously? You can't fly? [Look who's oh so effortlessly hovering in place.]
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[personal profile] aggravating 2012-10-19 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, uh, if you can't fly and peck, don't think I'm actually in any trouble, here.

[Oh this is the best day ever.]
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-13 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's probably a good thing birds can't snicker.]

Maybe I can show you.
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-14 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[If birds could roll their eyes.] Is your door open?
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-14 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be there in a sec. [AND OFF SHE GOES.]
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-14 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It doesn't take Jean long, really - she's been exploring the Barge as a bird, getting used to the differences - and soon she's swooping through his door.]

Hey there. [You sure are adorable, Erik.]
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-14 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Jean lands in front of him, shaking her head at his grumpiness.] It's not a big deal, you know.

[Then she moves straight into the makeshift lesson, stretching her wings.] Okay, have you been able to get off the ground at all?
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-15 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, so you can at least get off the ground a little bit. I think you need to give it more strength.

[She stretches out both wings high above her head.] Raise your wings like this, and then... [She drives them down forcefully. It doesn't do much for her, but he's small enough to take off without a leap or a runner up.]

You should feel that in your chest.

[She flaps a few more times, sustaining a strong sort of rhythm despite remaining on the ground. She flexes slightly as they rise, making them appear smaller.]
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[personal profile] burnmythoughts 2012-10-16 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jean feels a bit of a thrill herself, watching him rise, and the excited pride is clear in her voice.]

That's it!

Now, fly towards me. [She flaps again, showing him how to propel forward.]