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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Sept 20, 2010 18:40:18 GMT -5
Satoru gave a smile. "You're not putting a round through someone's skull. I promise." The Tora handed the gun over to the teen, going back into instructor mode. "This is a simply bolt action rifle, and it's the most time-consuming to reload." he tapped the bolt. "Once the bullet is fired you'll have to pull this back and turn it to let the casing get out of the way for the new bullet."
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Post by jernus on Sept 21, 2010 17:04:39 GMT -5
Kage looked down at the gun with a quirked eyebrow, wondering just why anyone would design something so annoying. Looking up at Cort, the giant screwed up his face slightly.
"Certainly sounds tedious..." he responded. "Even if I did like guns, this thing'd make me hate 'em."
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Sept 21, 2010 17:20:57 GMT -5
"It is." Satoru smirked. "But if you get used to the tedium of this thing, then you appreciate the faster-loading ones a lot more." He tapped the butt of the gun. "Hold this up to your shoulder when you shoot, and try and hit the bulls-eye." He pointed to a recently set up target in the typical circular shape. He took a step back to let Kage work the gun. He'd toss over more ammunition when Kage needed it.
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Post by jernus on Sept 21, 2010 17:27:01 GMT -5
Kage did as Cort prescribed, holding the gun up to his shoulder and taking aim at the center of the target. With eyes squinted, the giant imagined that he would not be shooting a bullet, but the elaborate Braille coin that was given to him by Jeremiah before the departure. The trigger was pulled, and the projectile soared through the air toward the circular goal, striking it not but an inch from the bulls-eye.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Sept 21, 2010 17:48:06 GMT -5
Satoru's years of professionalism were the best barrier between his jaw and the floor, and Ra be damned if he wasn't glad about that. He managed to suppress the desire to a small smirk. "You know," He laughed, fairly giddy (though he'd never show it) that Kage wasn't hopeless. "For a pacifist, you have one helluva shot." In the background, Egil gave a nod and a smile.
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Post by jernus on Sept 21, 2010 18:07:03 GMT -5
Kage grinned sheepishly, fumbling badly while trying to reload the gun. He looked at Cort, eyes round with feigned innocence.
"Any chance you'd believe me if I said I got practice with my aim by playing quarters?" the giant asked. Finally, he got the rifle loaded again and aimed in the same way, firing at the target and getting just a hair closer to the bulls-eye.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Sept 22, 2010 6:10:46 GMT -5
"Considering how you handle guns," The elder Tora responded, noting the fumbling. "Yes. I doubt you've even held something like that before." He gestured to the rifle in Kage's arms. He'd have to see how Kage handled a pistol soon, he handled the kickback pretty well. Not to mention his aim was fantastic.
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Post by jernus on Sept 22, 2010 20:43:24 GMT -5
The part about playing quarters was essentially a lie. Although, it had been with coins that Kage had learned how to hit things with precision. Ever since Jeremiah had discovered the old set of three Braille coins (one in gold, one in silver, and one in bronze), the giant and his old gang were all but obsessed with teaching themselves how to make them useful. For some reason, they seemed too special just to be pawned off. Kage fiddled with the rifle again, becoming a bit quicker at reloading it. He fired, sending one of the slugs straight through the previous hole. With a modest grin, the younger Tora wondered silently if he could make bullets come back to him, like his trusted disk of silver.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Oct 3, 2010 15:28:07 GMT -5
After a few more rounds on the bolt-action, Satoru slunk back to the closet. If Kage was that accurate with a bolt-action, he'd have to see how well the Tora did with a semi-auto. He grabbed one of his personal favorites, an M16A4, out of there and toted it back to the giant. He stood silently for a minute or so more, waiting for the younger man to notice him.
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Post by jernus on Oct 9, 2010 23:33:26 GMT -5
Kage lowered the rifle and turned around, noting that his teacher now bore a different gun for him to try. The giant stood there awkwardly, completely unsure of where to stow the bolt-action rifle. Hopefully, his cluelessness would continue to get him mercy from Cort for awhile...
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Oct 9, 2010 23:56:56 GMT -5
Egil stepped over and took the bolt-action from Kage, he then brought it back to the storage room unbidden. Satoru gave him a nod and handed the giant Tora the semi-automatic. "Alright. This is a semi-auto, just pull down this" He pointed to a bolt handle. "and it'll re-load itself. Try a different target this time." he wanted to see if the man was any better if he wasn't fumbling with bullets.
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Post by jernus on Oct 10, 2010 0:07:52 GMT -5
Kage took the semi-auto and examined it briefly. He figured things out and walked to another target. Taking aim, the giant fired, creating a neat hole a couple inches below the bull's-eye. The younger Tora reloaded and fired again, this time hitting just to the left of the first hole. He continued the process until a rough shape had been made in the target, vaguely resembling a mushroom. Granted, this showboating was sure to get Kage in trouble someday, but hell, it was fun for now. The giant looked back at Satoru, grinning as he whistled a tune from an old video game he'd played as a small child.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Oct 10, 2010 0:21:39 GMT -5
Satoru's eye twitched as the shooting went on and Egil slapped his forehead. Mina, who was instructing a sixteen year old on how to properly aim his handgun a little ways away simply laughed. "Oh, he's a keeper." She called to Satoru, who sent her a glare.
"Back to work, Mina." He responded while regaining his composure, the Tora woman simply rolled her eyes but did as she was told. Satoru returned his attention to Kage. "Try aiming for the bullseye." He said, betting that if he took nonsense now he'd be taking it for awhile.
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Post by jernus on Oct 10, 2010 0:27:31 GMT -5
Kage shrugged, reloaded, aimed, and fired, striking a searing hole right through the center. He then rolled his eyes at Cort, as if to say, "Like you had to tell me twice?" It had been awhile since the giant had gotten to exercise his sense of humor, and the multiple reactions gave him plenty of tomfoolery-fodder.
"Anything else?" he asked innocently, lowering the semi-auto.
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Post by Satoru Alabaster on Oct 10, 2010 0:33:36 GMT -5
Satoru simply shrugged. "Give it eyes and make it dance." He commanded, deciding to see if Kage would actually go through with this. Besides, the brat had asked.
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