Author's Note: Prompt suggested by CarsGeek24.
I is for Intuition
Windlifter paused, face towards the sky, body slightly cocked as though he was listening to something. And he was listening to something…it just wasn't something that the other vehicles on the runway assumed. Once even the smokejumpers had quieted and turned their full attention on the Skycrane he spoke.
"There is a storm on the wind; we will have snow by morning." He left the words hanging, letting the different vehicles absorb his words. He allowed his eyes to flicker back up to the sky. "We will have at least 6 to 8 inches; it is time to prepare…"
Both Dynamite swore under her breath, while blade sighed. It only took a few minutes before the vehicles broke into groups and dispersed to get the needed jobs done. Windlifter stayed put watched as all the vehicles on base got to work, well almost all the vehicles on base.
"So…" Cabbie commented quietly once the other vehicles were out of earshot. "Are you ever going to tell them that you are basically just repeated the information in the METAR alert that just came through?"
Windlifter turned slowly and looked at the Air Attack team's largest member. The big plane's expression was neutral, but there was a glimmer of amusement in his eyes. Windlifter took a breath and decided that a relatively straight forward answer was the correct path forward. "They did not ask for the source of the information, only for the story…and who am I to keep them from a performance."
"I don't envy you if the smokejumpers, the Chief, or Dipper catches on." The C-119 couldn't suppress with a hardy chuckle.
"Not Maru or Patch?" Windlifter asked, his interest peaked.
"Well, Patch already has put together the pieces." He shrugged his wings. "And I am pretty sure that if Maru hasn't already figured it out, he is well on his way to do so."
Windlifter nodded and then the two aircraft parted ways. Cabbie to make sure that his smokejumpers didn't do anything too stupid and Windlifter to mull over what he had learned. After all, while it was useful to be able to help sculpt other people's view of the world, it was also important to never underestimate another vehicle's intuition.
