Gun Range, 4pm

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker got out of her Astronomy Final-- woo, last test taken-- and headed down to the gun range to practice. She left a *handwavey* message for Jack to join her, if he wasn't still being pie'd at every turn.

[for time_agent but open for all your gun range needs]

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[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy waved at Parker as he came in, but largely was more concerned with cleaning, and practicing with, his throwing stars. Today he was working on accuracy with throwing more than one at a time.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack was blisfully pie free today. "This is because I didn't show up on Saturday, isn't it?" he asked as he wandered over to the weapons locker to retrieve the 9 mm he preferred.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Yup. Among other things." Parker re-loaded her gun, and cocked her head at him. "No pies. Hunh."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Grinning, he nodded, looking smug as he grabbed everything and took it over to the alley next to hers. "No pies," he agreed. "Sometime last night it just stopped. I can't really bring myself to get too upset about them -- they had some unexpected benefits."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned, sighted, and fired a few rounds. "Such as?" she asked, waiting for Jack to shoot.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Turns out Sam likes Jack covered in pie." He smirked, loaded, and slipped on his ear and eye protection.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned wickedly. "A la mode? No, don't answer that. Heh." She took her turn shooting, carefully making sure she hit all the zones in order, then hit the switch to retrieve the target. "So, I'm giving out prezzies tonight, but yours is going to be late. Paperwork thing. Sorry about that."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You're getting me a present?" Jack grinned again, and started firing, aiming carefully. When the clip was empty, he turned to face her. "I might have one for you as well."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"It should be here by Saturday, right before I take off Sunday morning-- you are going to be around, right?" Parker switched to the .Sig, and loaded the gun carefully. "I'll probably be back for New Year's Eve. I plan on ditching the Centre festivities after a few days and heading to L.A. to see Angel and his crew."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I'll be here. I'm planning to take it easy, and be as lazy as possible." He hit the switch to return the target, and smiled, extremely pleased to see the grouping was centred around the heart with no straying. "When are you going to back?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I think I'll be heading for L.A. around Wednesday, and back here by the Tuesday after that, at the latest." Parker stopped firing and pushed up her eye protection. "You'll like Christmas here, Jack. Especially with Isabel in charge of it. She won't miss a thing."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"It won't be the same without you here, but Izzy's a good person to be organising my first Christmas," he replied, then paused, struck by a sudden thought. "That I remember, anyway. Was I here last year?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You were," Parker said, keeping her voice light with an effort. "Although you, me, and Angel went on a trip to New York City right before Christmas with C.J. Hit the shops, the museums, and the skating at Rockefeller Center." She grinned at the memory. "That was fun. Albeit ouchy."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Aha, that's when I made out with Angel, isn't it?" He grinned and set the gun down, leaning one hip against the wall. "Maybe I should come up to LA after all, see if we can revisist the experience."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker snorted. "Actually, it was the week before that, when he was under a love-everybody-in-a-touchy-way spell, and you had amnesia and didn't remember why it was a bad idea to make out with him. Although I think there was severe flirtage going on in New York when I wasn't looking." She shook her head. "Hey, if you could get him to lighten up? I'd almost say go for it. Except it's Angel, and I don't want to know about it."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Right, week before. It's hard getting everything straight in my head." He grinned. "And Parker, there's always severe flirtage going on, even if you don't see it." Jack dropped his ear and eye covers next to the gun. "I think I'll stay here with Sam and Cedric - they'd be about as thrilled as you at the prospect."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Although for very, very different reasons," Parker said, smirking a little. She took off her ear and eye protection, then tapped a finger on his paper target. "Nicely done, future-Agent-Jack."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Why thank you, oh instructor mine." Jack folded his hands in front of him and gave her a little bow. "Between you and Sam I should be pretty damn good by now." He waited a heartbeat, then added, "And I am. Fancy helping me with something else?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

She snickered, then mimicked his pose. "With that kind of lead-in, I should put in qualifiers, but-- sure. What's up?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

He smirked. "I need some help with my sword."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker cocked an eyebrow at him, and put her hands on her hips. "Should Cedric or Sam be helping you with that? Polishing, or...?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Ah, but I need someone who knew my sword from before I was gone. Because I can't remember what it looks like." His smirk got wider. "I want to give it to Cedric for Christmas, but you can help me polish it before I do."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker reached over and *whapped* him on the arm, saying, "There's not anough 'oh-em-gee dirty' in the world to cover the way that sounds. Heh. Yes, I'll help you find the sword. You're sure you don't want it?" She put her gun away, and turned toward the weapons locker. "It's probably in here. Somewhere."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack laughed, happy to have gotten a reaction, and put his gun away as well. "I'm sure. He's been taking fencing, so he'll get more use out of it that I will, and," he shrugged and walked up behind her, "I want him to have it. Unless giving him a used present is a bad idea?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I don't think so, in this case. It's personal to you, it'll mean more." She shook her head, then smiled slyly. "Though the number of entendres you can get out of 'giveing Cedric your sword' is without number." She frowned, opening another cabinet door. "Right, let me think.... hmmm."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack leaned over her shoulder - there was no point him looking, he didn't know what he was looking for - and smiled. "I want him to have something of mine - not dirty - and I think he'd like a sword. And it's something besides magic he can defend himself with. Just in case."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Ahh. That, I totally understand." Parker opened a swinging rack, and ran her fingers down the line until she came to an Ivanhoe. "This one, I think. Yeah, it's yours, I recognize that jewel in the pommel." She smirked. "Show off."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I didn't buy it. I don't think. But it's gorgeous." He reached around her to carefully pull it free. "This I could get used to," he said as he stepped back and swung it in an experimental arc. "It actually doesn't feel as strange as I thought it would."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I told you, you were studying it. You're certain you don't want to keep it? Re-learn your skills?" Parker pulled a practice sword off the rack, and made a few passes. "Could be useful."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack was seriousy considering it, but as he swung the sword in an arc, light flashing off the blade, he smiled. "No, I want this for Cedric. If I decide to learn again, I'll use one of the practice swords." A smirk reappeared. "Or Cedric could loan me his."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker facepalmed. "I have *got* to get laid. Okay. Yay, sword! Happy Christmas and New Year's and all."