Gun Range, Morning

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Before setting up to practice, Pip made sure that the shooting range rules were well posted:

SAFETY RULES:

· TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY WERE LOADED

· KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL READY TO FIRE

· BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT’S BEYOND

· ALWAYS WEAR HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION

· NEVER USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS BEFORE OR WHILE SHOOTING.

· CHECK IN ALL WEAPONS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE RANGE.


However, he did not strictly obey them, as he was not wearing ear protection around his ears, but around his neck.

The reason for this might probably be that he's not shooting at anything, but throwing knives at a practice target. He'll put the ear protection on if someone desperately needs to fire a gun.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Put a balloon in your mouth. Do you have a balloon?

Pippi, on the way to lying class, notices there's somebody in the shooting range and pokes her head in.

"Good morning."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Thwip. Thwack.

"Yo."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi leaned against the wall and watched him toss the knives.

"What have you been up to this weekend?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip held up an arm. It was covered in bandages, as was his other arm and most of his face.

"Merdebasie thought it was a good time to test my abillities. Or something. I don't understand that cat."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"She is a mystery that one." Pippi said smiling.

"I sailed around the island."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Oh? How was that. See any of those weird things we saw a couple months ago?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"It was very nice, and I saw neither hide nor fin of those things. I think they were just after that statue they took and I don't have anything else like that. That I know of." Pippi said. "I was thinking about going out again some time this week. I was wondering if you'd like to go with me?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Sure, sounds like fun. All day excursion type thing?"

Thiwp. Thwack.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yeah." she nodded. "You know, floating around, swimming, fishing, exploring rocky bits you can't get to on foot. Stuff like that."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Picnic lunch?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi nodded.

"And a picnic dinner dinner?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Dinner dinner is good good."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

ooc: D'OH!

"Doubly so." Pippi nodded. "What's a day that's good for you?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Well, I don't have class tomorrow, although I do Wednesday and Thursday. And I think there's something special planned for Friday."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I don't have class tomorrow either." she said. "Are your classes in the morning on the other two days? We could just go after that."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Er... I don't have an afternoon class on Wednesday."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"After Stealth then." she nodded. why do I keep forgetting that?!

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good. We can try to pick up a meal from Cafe Fina?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps we could call ahead so they know we're coming." Pippi grinned.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Might be a good idea," Pip said, throwing his last knife into the target.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

They couldn't set another fire just picking up a take out order right?

Right?

Pippi reached over and tapped the tip of a throwing knife with a finger.

"I think so." she said watching the knife thunking into the target. "So did Brian teach you this?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

Something had drawn River back to the Gun Range. That something was probably shooting. But she was content to watch Pip throwing knives, relieved that there were no paintings to kill here.

"You're good at that," she commented.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Pip said. "I was taught by a guy who could pin a falling leave to a tree from fifty yards."

He turned and grinned. "Or so he claims."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River shook her head. "I don't believe that." Then she smiled. "This is a good place to throw knives. Better than the common room."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "There's targets and a greatly reduced chance of hurting anyone."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River nodded. "Not hurting anyone is good." She tilted her head to one side.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip chose to remain silent on that one.

After all, he was generally paid extremely large sums of money to hurt people.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River chose to remain silent on the fact that Pip was paid extremely large sums of money to hurt people. After all, who was she to judge.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"So, I'm lead to understand that the thing with tentacles under the blanket is yours?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Berthold? He lives in my room. Under Buffy's bed. I look after him."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John pops in for a quick bit with his guns, and sees the tall dude thwicking the wall with knives. Hey, he hasn't done this himself in a while. He grabs some throwing knives out of one of his ammo boxes and starts his own version of darts.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Hey John," Pip said. "Didnt' know you were the throwing knife type."

Thwip. Thwack.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"I try to be." Thwack "OUt of practice, though." Thwack