Shooting range, Friday during the day

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This is Aeryn's way of trying not to get emo all over the dorms. At least here it's contained.

There's something about being able to wear her weapon here and actually shoot at something that can't fight back that's comforting. It's normal. This is a Peacekeeper standard issue pulse pistol being fired repeatedly and accurately at the special target that doesn't disintegrate when she hits it, though the paper targets might be more satisfying at the moment.

Shooting makes her feel better.


[Open, though I'll be headed back to work soon and pinging back as soon as I'm able. I'd so much rather be playing. And don't worry, she's not allowed to shoot people.]

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler is not allowed to work out until his burns heal.

But he can fire a gun.

He tacks up a standard target and gets a handgun out of the locked cabinet, nodding to Aeryn along the way. "Howdy."

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Aeryn gives him a little nod, thinks back to remember whether she's seen him before, decides she hasn't, and says, "Hey." Then she's back to firing her weapon.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler watched the girl fire off a few rounds.

"I've never seena gun like that before," he told her. "You're good."

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"It's not local," she says. Just to show him, she shoots at one of the paper targets, which gets a hole blown right through it.

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Tyler blinked. He wasn't an expert on guns, but he knew enough. That wasn't possible with any weapon he had ever heard about. "Where'd you get it?"

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For some reason, describing it today bothers her a little, but she can deal with it. "It's an alien weapon," she says, and hates the word a little more. "Military."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Yeah?" Tyler asked, assuming she was kidding. "What, you get it in Roswell?"

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Aeryn shoots off another blast. "Peacekeeper command carrier."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Peacekeeper your branch of the military?" Tyler asked. He fired a few quick rounds. "I never heard of that."

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"Very few people here have," she says, and might be gripping the pulse pistol a little harder.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

The comment about alien technology, plus something about her manner, clicked the, and Ty;er slowly lowered the gun. "Here meaning here on earth?"

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She nods, and frowns. "Did you think I meant something else?"

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"You could've meant here in Fandom or here in Virginia, even here in America," Tyler said sullenly. "Sorry. Aliens are one of the new things for me here-in-Fandom."

"I'm Tyler, by the way. New student."

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"Aeryn," she says. "It's one of those things you might want to get used to quickly."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I'll take it under advisement," Tyler said dryly, assessing the young woman. "So you're Aeryn? People tell me you're a good fighter."

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"I would hope so," she says, though now she's wondering who's saying what. "I'm in the gym most days lately."

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"Me too," Tyler offered. "I just got out of clinic, have to take it easy through Monday, or I'd be there now."

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"I'm surprised I haven't run into you before," she says. She pauses. "Clinic?"

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Clinic," Tyler agreed, sounding angry. "Did you hear about the idiot who almost blew himself up in the third floor common room a week ago? That's me."

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"Yes, that will usually land you in the clinic," she says. "Why would you do a thing like that?"

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"It wasn't -" Tyler sighed.

And then started to laugh. "Because it seemed like the thing to do. I was trying to make an explosive and I fucked up. Or -- well, it blew up, but way too soon."

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"That's worrisome on a few different levels," she admits.

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"It's in the past," Tyler said, squeezing off a few rounds. "I'm healing, I'm not doing it again, I have to move on."

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"I like that answer."

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"I do my best," Tyler said, and turned his attention back to shooting.

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Parker's not in the best of all possible moods either. Since the gym isn't helping much? Maybe the gun range will. "Hey. Aeryn."

She chambers a round in the .Sig, and starts to shoot.

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"Hey," Aeryn says back, pausing just long enough to change the cartridge.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker shoots the whole round of ammo, reloads, then fires again. The bang bang bang is oddly soothing after this week. No, she's not picturing anyone on the target. Okay, maybe aroudn the knee shots.

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Aeryn watches silently for a while. "Good aim."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." Parker pauses, and takes the earmuffs off for a moment. "I think I'll open up Gun Club tomorrow. See if any of the new kids are interested. I could use more practice." She cocks her head at Aeryn's gun. "That's still working, hunh?"

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"Technically speaking, it's a different one," she says. "Um. One of the new kids, Dean, I know he asked who he would speak to about joining."

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"Me, I guess, while Marty's in Tahiti. I can handle it better now that school's not in session." She paused. "That's Alec's double, right? Different hair, same face?" Parker looked speculatively at the gun again. "Is our esteemed Sheriff still selling those, or is she out of the alien gun angle now?"

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"That's him," she says. "And as far as I know they're still being sold." Enough to be investigated by the Peacekeepers, anyway, but she'd not admitting that.

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"I really need to pick up one of those. The Island's been quiet for a while, but I don't trust that." She put the .Sig down and loaded her 9mm. "Did you ever want to try one of these?"

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Aeryn shakes her head. "I tried one once. Didn't like the feel to it," she explains.

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"Fair enough." Parker finished chambering the gun, and reached for the ear protction. "Hmm. You aren't planning on shooting Jack, are you? 'Cause if so, I need to get him some Kevlar."

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"I'm pretty sure I'd get expelled for that," she answers. "I'm not shooting him. Unless he really deserves it."

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"Which he won't. He's not that guy any more. Thankfully." Parker looked at the gun, then shook her head. "Wish I could shoot all my troubles. Too bad they do expell for that now."

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"Would be nice..." she agrees.

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Parker grinned. "Hoping for bad guys it is, then." She put her ear protection back on and moved to the next gallery.

bang! bang! bang! bang!