Matt and Keith: To the Moon and Back

[tookashirototheknee]

It's test season at the Garrison, and everyone's running around anxiously. Seniors are looking for crews to make their final test flights, some people are campaigning to be on those crews, others are just avoiding the entire thing.

For his part, Matt is just doing homework, fighting a final paper for physics. Really, he just wanted to test projectile motion and toss it across the room, but he's still fighting.

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[whatsacactus]

Keith's been reading his assignment front and back. His first real chance to fly. It's just to the moon and back, and he has to choose his team. There's only one he'd trust to go with him, who could theoretically act both on comms and engineer.

It's late when he comes knocking on Matt's door, holding the assignment and looking a little nervous. He isn't sure how to ask him.

"Matt? It's me."

[tookashirototheknee]

"Come in!" Oh, good. A distraction from this paper. Matt's in his chair when Keith comes in, hair mussed, and leaning over his laptop, with some notes on paper to his side.

Looking over, he smiles, rolling his eyes. "You know that you can just walk in, right? You're one of the few who can. I really don't care."

[whatsacactus]

"I need your help."

No easing into it, no preamble. Straight to the point as Keith plops down onto Matt's bed and lays back. He lets the paperwork fall onto his chest with a sigh.

"I have to do a test flight, to the moon and back. Have to pick an engineer and comm to go with me."

[tookashirototheknee]

"Ok, so do you want some suggestions?" Matt turns around in his chair, leaning back a bit thoughtfully.

"Hm. I'm not as familiar with the engineers, but there's some good comms I could suggest."