Limyaael

I really like this idea! Some handwaving is probably necessary (unless the writer is trying to write pure biological science fiction), because otherwise the story would get smothered in explanations, but even the adaptations you mention give an extra sense of reality to the story.

Did you develop what kind of extra ability the winged actors bring to the stage? Are there plays written just for them, or musical numbers where they perform unique dances?

Grooming! Knew I forgot something.

And the skiers story sounds awesome.

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Did you develop what kind of extra ability the winged actors bring to the stage? Are there plays written just for them, or musical numbers where they perform unique dances?

Yes to both, although some of it is just the sheer coolness factor. Since we were writing RPF, we said that, for example, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, and Keira Knightley were all winged, which meant that several sequences in PotC were a bit different. They had to bring in specially-trained fight coordinators to choreograph scenes like the blacksmith's shop and the final fight.

Grooming! Knew I forgot something.

In this world, there are both dragon/bat-winged people and bird-winged people; both types of wings require different care. There are also differences in the way they fly. With leather wings, you're built for stamina, and can fly longer but not as fast, and you can't take off from ground-level--you sort of have to dive off something high. Feather wings are for sprinting--fast, but not far--and they can take off by jumping from the ground. Feather wingfolk are always nervous about getting wet, since water interferes with the oil on their feathers and makes it hard for them to fly until they get groomed again.

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I like the idea of wings as a limitation as well as an advantage. Too often, fantasies seem to add a nonhuman trait and assume the humans will get all sorts of good from it and no worries (especially in the sense of having to take extra care of the additional feature).

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In one piece I never actually wrote, one of Jason's brothers met a winged woman in med school. She was wary of him at first, because she was so used to non-winged guys exoticizing her. Then he talked to her about growing up with his little brother, and how they'd all have to take turns grooming him, and how it took him so long to learn to walk, and how awful it was when he tried to fly too young and broke bones and pulled muscles and they weren't sure he'd ever be able to fly.

Then there are things like Liam having to go to flight camp in Eire, because of the airspace restrictions in Northern Ireland, or Afghani girls getting their pinfeathers clipped when the Taliban was in power.

You've prompted us to put the wingfic pieces we have complete up on our website--here, if you're interested.

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In one piece I never actually wrote, one of Jason's brothers met a winged woman in med school. She was wary of him at first, because she was so used to non-winged guys exoticizing her. Then he talked to her about growing up with his little brother, and how they'd all have to take turns grooming him, and how it took him so long to learn to walk, and how awful it was when he tried to fly too young and broke bones and pulled muscles and they weren't sure he'd ever be able to fly.

That's exactly the kind of character interaction I love to read about- people having reasons for their misunderstandings and friendships (instead of having the plot proceed by not talking to each other). Thank you! I'll check that fic out if I get a chance.

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Then there are things like Liam having to go to flight camp in Eire, because of the airspace restrictions in Northern Ireland, or Afghani girls getting their pinfeathers clipped when the Taliban was in power.

Mmmm, delicious worldbuilding. :D *checks this out*

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