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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 3:08:29 GMT -5
Gabe couldn't really say he was thrilled to be back at the shooting range, but it wasn't like he was dreading it either. It had been his own decision for Satoru to start training him after all, and now that he was okay enough to be seen in public he was ready. He was more prepared than anything, at least he hoped so. Sleep had still been an issue, and now that the shiners he had were gone it was easier to see the dark circles that had formed under his eyes. Still, he wanted to do this, and he'd be damned if someone got in the way.
So with that in mind, the blond teen stepped into the range, it was time to get shit done.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 16:06:48 GMT -5
Satoru was waiting just inside the range, he had just cleaned the guns they'd be using. Gabe knew how (after all, he had seen Satoru do it often enough and it had been the first thing he had taught the blond boy) so there was no need to revisit the lesson unless he royally screwed the pooch on weapon-upkeep. Satoru would tear him a new one if he did that.
"Right on time," he remarked as Gabe came in. The Kuma was actually a little early, but 'early' WAS 'on-time' to the gunslinger. He liked punctuality.
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 16:35:44 GMT -5
Gabe looked over at Satoru as he entered and gave a slight grin. "'Course, didn't think I'd be late, did you?" The blond had almost always been good when it came to punctuality. There had been occasional mess ups in the past(no one was perfect after all), but it had never been without good reason.
No matter though, he was there. "Well, ready when you are." He said, glancing at the guns that he knew would be for today.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 17:05:58 GMT -5
Satoru just smirked. "C'mon smartass, got work to do." He wheeled his way over to the muffs and tossed a pair to Gabe before heading into the active-firing part of the range. He knew better than anyone how little sleep his son was getting. It wasn't a hard thing to tell, after all, but more than that he'd spent more nights wide awake with the kid than he cared to admit. At least it was helping to dissolve the years of mistrust and awkwardness that had been between them.
That, and shitty B-list horror movies at 2 AM were more entertaining to rag on with another person.
Gabe had been in nearly every day (save the days Satoru knew he was in no condition to actually handle a weapon). "Starting off like usual," he said as he passed over a pistol.
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 17:34:07 GMT -5
Gabe laughed a little and caught the muffs that were tossed at him and put them on as they reached where he would be practicing at. He took the pistol from Satoru and nodded a little as he started off. The blond took the safety off as usual before holding it up to get ready to aim, ignoring the headache that was starting to come on. That… was probably from the lack of sleep, right? Nothing he couldn't ignore. Still, they came up every now and then, getting worse each time. There were some other things too, but he couldn't afford to think about that right now.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 21:26:00 GMT -5
Satoru flicked the switch on to pop up the target, Gabe had thirty seconds to get a kill-shot. With every new target the time would decrease until he would need to get it nearly instantaneously. Hard enough to do while well-rested, something he had yet to see the kuma do while sleep-deprived like he was. Still, he had asked Satoru to go hard on him, so he would.
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 22:27:47 GMT -5
Gabe aimed and shot at the first target, and if he'd had time to think he would have cursed over how lousy of a shot it had been. He had been able to get the next one, but it was probably more luck than anything. The blond was tired, he was having trouble focusing when that usually never happened, and the gunshots. Even with the muffs on he could still hear it go off, even though it was muffled.
Gunshots, like the ones at the warehouse…
The blond's eyes grew wide and the pistol in his hands went off again, this time going WAY off target as he took a step back, biting the inside of his cheek to fight the urge to yell. Fuck shit dammit no he was NOT doing this pull yourself TOGETHER DAMMIT!!
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 22:50:44 GMT -5
Satoru's response was almost an almost immediate shut off of the target system. "Gabe," he said, deciding against his first instinct to yell. If this was what it surely was, then yelling would be absolutely useless (and would compound the problem). "Gabe, calm down."
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 23:02:31 GMT -5
It took a few moments, but after he reminded himself to breathe Gabe blinked and cursed under his breath. He was NOT doing this, he had no reason to. "… I'm fine." He said after he got himself together. He brought the pistol back up again. "C'mon, those shots were shit, I can do better." If he could just CONCENTRATE.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 23:19:15 GMT -5
"Like hell you're fine," Satoru replied, "the hell was THAT?" The shots were indeed shit, but he had seen Gabe get a bit of sleep last night (at least a few hours worth) and this was... a different feel. Gabe didn't shoot that wild even when he was a zombie on his feet. That was a complete lack of control in all departments, not just absentmindedness from being sleepy. There was a difference.
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 23:29:04 GMT -5
Gabe's body tensed up. "Just… wasn't thinking. Got startled." The Kuma was aware of how stupid that sounded, he never was good at coming up with excuses, part of the reason he hardly lied. Still, what was he supposed to say? What had happened was in the past, he should have gotten over it. He was fine, he just needed to get his act together. The blond had no place freaking out like that, at least that was what he kept telling himself.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 23:42:46 GMT -5
Satoru glared. "Shut up," he said. "Shut up, put the gun down, and get some fucking sleep. You're not ready to do this right now." The lack of sleep was probably contributing to Gabe's lack of control. And his inability to cope with what had happened... It was a vicious cycle, really, and destructive as hell. He had assumed Gabriel would be able to get better on his own, but this? This might need some outside help.
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 18, 2014 23:52:58 GMT -5
"Yes I AM!" Gabe snapped. "Put the damn targets back up, I can do this!!" He wasn't going to back down willingly, Satoru knew that. Besides, like HE could make Gabe leave? Even without the wheelchair there was a significant height and weight difference between the two.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Feb 19, 2014 0:04:49 GMT -5
Oh for God's sake Satoru did not want to deal with this right now. Gabe was being obstinate and Satoru was pissed as hell and there was one easy way to solve this. He moved without warning and pulled out Vera to fire one shot straight up into the ceiling. The fierce CRACK that ripped through the air was loud even with the muffs on.
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Post by Gabe Alabaster on Feb 19, 2014 0:42:11 GMT -5
The sudden sound of the gunshot ran through Gabe's ears despite the muffs, and once again he jumped violently and accidentally set off the pistol in the direction of where the targets would have been. The repeated sound hit Gabe HARD and suddenly he was back at the warehouse. There was so much shooting and confusion 'cause he'd been in so much PAIN. And oh god they had beaten him bloody and laughed like it was funny seeing him weak and defenseless and hoping they'd just KILL HIM and get it over with and-
The blond fell back with a yell, hitting the floor and somehow managing to drop his gun without setting it off again in the process. He was shaking as he brought his arms over his head, like he was trying to shield his mind from the memories he was trying so desperately to keep OUT. He just wanted to feel safe in knowing he could protect himself, couldn't Satoru SEE that?!
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