Shooting Range [Wednesday Afternoon]

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Hillshire hadn't given her specific instructions to keep up her shooting, but then again he never did. Triela sort of prided herself on that fact. She didn't have to be told what to do most of the time because she knew her job. And keeping a feel for her weapons was part of that job.

So she had retrieved her miniature arsenal from the weapons locker and after checking to make sure they were still clean had laid them all out to work with. Today, she had decided, she was going to work through her guns by size. The G3A3 assault rifle hadn't really be designed for skinny 14 year old girls, but she wasn't having any problems keeping it on target as she fired three-round bursts down-range.

While Triela was careful not to violate any range safety rules, she rather conspicuously wasn't wearing any hearing protection.

[Shooting range!]

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[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

Lucas knew nothing about weaponry, still, he was exploring and the shooting range was part of the school so there he was, even if he was a bit out of his element.

"Hey, so do you need guns to be in here?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela stopped firing, lowered the rifle, and turned, "I don't think so. I haven't seen any rules about that or anything." She offered a wave, "Do you shoot?"

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Not really," Lucas said, meaning no. "I'm just exploring. You seem to have quite a collection of guns there." His eyes were a little wide. He really needed to get used to some things at Fandom.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Different guns for different jobs," she agreed. "I'm Triela, by the way."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Lucas," he replied with a smile. "I'm here displaying how I obviously know nothing about weapons. Should I even be in here while you're shooting?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"As long as you follow a few simple rules," Triela grinned. "First, you don't touch any guns until someone teaches you how to use them. Second, you never, ever, ever walk in front of someone and the targets downrange. Because getting shot is no fun."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Gotcha," Lucas nodded. "Stay behind you and keep my hands to myself. Wow, that sounds a little dirty."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela snorted in amusement. "Well, if you want to get your hands on something I can run you through the basics on handling some of these." She was talking about the guns.

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

Lucas shrugged his shoulders, "Hey, I've got time to kill. I like to learn how to handle new and different things."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"You're lucky I'm a good teacher then," Triela slide the bolt back on her rifle to make sure it was clear and set it down. "So... how big do you think you want to go?" she asked. "In ascending order, this is a pistol," she pointed, "which you already know. This one's called a 'Personal Defense Weapon', that's a sub-machine gun, and that's a rifle."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Wow, that's a little overwhelming," Lucas admitted, noting the size of the larger weapons. "How 'bout we stick to the pistol?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Good choice," she nodded and stepped over to pick up the pistol. "I know this won't mean much to you, but this is a Heckler and Koch P7M8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P7). It fires a 9mm bullet," she picked a loose round up and held it out for him to inspect.

"First rule is simple. Treat any gun like it's loaded. Even if you just checked to make sure it isn't. That means you don't point guns at things you don't want to shoot." She slid the magazine out and checked to make sure the gun was empty before offering it to him.

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

With wide eyes Lucas accepted the gun. He held it gently, like he could break it, mostly out of fear. "You know, these things kill people. That's quite the thought to have when holding one, huh?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Precisely the one you should have," she nodded. "Now the P7 line is sort of unique. You see how there's a lever that runs the length of the handle? That replaces the safety on most other guns. You have to squeeze that handle with your hand before you can pull the trigger."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Huh, that's interesting," he said, pointing toward the target and squeezing the handle.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Once you've got pressure on the handle, the trigger works. It's not loaded, so go ahead and see what that feels like."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Lucas replied slowly, squeezing the trigger. He was surprised by the feel of it. "That's cool!"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"You want to try the real thing?" she asked with a grin.

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"Do you think I'm ready?" he asked, getting a little excited to try this.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Sure!" Triela was good about gun safety, but since she spent time around nine year old girls who handled the things professionally, her views on who should have the things was a bit skewed.

"Here," she held out her hand for the pistol, "I'll show you how to load it."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

He handed it back to her, intent on paying close attention. "How'd you learn about this stuff?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"It's sort of my job," Triela explained as she picked up a magazine. "The M8 variant that we have here has an 8-round magazine," she showed him. "You've probably seen how this works: you slide the magazine into the slot in the bottom of the handle." She did that, then ejected the magazine and held them both out to him, "You try."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"What kind of job do you have?"

He took the magazine and gun from her and mimicked her motions. "Like that?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Counter-terrorism mostly," she answered as she watched him. "Just like that. You'll be able to feel when you've pushed it in far enough."

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"I feel so accomplished," Lucas teased. "So then, you're not too young for that sort of thing where you're from?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"It depends on who you ask. The Agency says 'no', but the fact that most other people would say 'yes' gives me an edge."

"Now that you've got the gun loaded, you're only one step away from actually shooting it. You've got to get a bullet from the magazine into the chamber. You've probably seen this part on TV or something, but you pull the slide (that's the top part of the gun) all the way back and then push it forward." She waved an admonishing finger back and forth, "Unlike in the movies, you don't jerk it back. Just pull your back steadily, and then slide it forward again. No sudden motions, just make it nice and smooth."