Shooting Range, Tuesday evening

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After today's Hunting class, Lion-o thought about his lack of experience with firearms and his conversation with Momoko last week. He decided to check out the shooting range for himself and see if these Earth weapons were anything like the ones he was familiar with back on Thundera. He made a handwavey call to Momoko to see if she wanted to join him, then he checked out the safety rules.

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.

He was busy trying out the protective gear while he waited.

[[OOC: Lion-o is here for Momoko, but anyone is welcome to show them how to use a gun!]]

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[heromaniac]

Momoko was not happy with the fact that she did not know how to use a gun. Everyone else seemed to have some experience with it. She happily set off for the shooting range.

"So. This is a shooting range? Kinda nice. Reminds me of a giant festival stand back home. What's that you have?" She pointed at the stuff in his hands.

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"Ear protection, I think," said Lion-o, showing her the earmuffs (http://earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/proeaulprpam.html) he'd found. "The sign says you have to protect your ears and eyes, but I'm not sure how this is supposed to protect your eyes and ears together."

[heromaniac]

"Hmm. I don't think they do." She took a minute to read the sign. "There must be other stuff - glasses, if we're supposed to wear eye protection. Where did you get those?"

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"I found them in a drawer over here," said Lion-o, pointing to a set of cabinets in the back of the room. "But I hadn't gotten very far yet."

[heromaniac]

"Right!" Momoko marched over to the cabinets and started searching. She returned wearing a set of earmuffs around her neck and a pair of glasses. She held out a pair to Lion-o. "Yay gear! Will these be okay for you? Now, how do we get a gun? There weren't any in the cabinets."

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Lion-o put on the glasses. They looked pretty goofy on him. "I like these," he said with a grin. "The guns are probably some place where they're not so easy to get to. Back home, we have a special locked room for stuff like that."

[heromaniac]

He did look kind of goofy, and Momoko giggled at the sight. "Sorry, sorry. Uhm. Locked room. Yeah, that would make sense. We do the same thing. So, we need to look for a locked room and someone to open it? Even if it's just to give you a gun, there should be someone, right?"

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"Unless everyone already has their own guns and they just bring them?" suggested Lion-o, looking unhappy. "In that case, we're stuck unless..."

"Unless old Snarf does the work for you, as usual," said Snarf, who was standing in the doorway. "Here, Lion-o. I managed to get a set of weapons for you and your friend."

[heromaniac]

Momoko stared. And blinked. Eventually.

"What are you?" She finally asked, crouching down to face the newcomer. "Are you another student? I don't remember seeing you before, but then I haven't met a lot of people. Though I don't think you're actually a people. I mean a person. Are you?"

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"He's Snarf," said Lion-o. "He's just..."

"...the nanny," finished Snarf, as Lion-o cringed. "I've taken care of him since he was a baby and I wasn't about to let him go off-planet alone. Who else is going to cook for him and tuck him in at night?"

[heromaniac]

"Wait. Wait." Momoko looked up at Lion-o then back to the... snarf? and back again to Lion-o. "Wait...You have your own cook?!"

She looked excitedly back at the strange dog-cat type creature. "Mr. Snarf, hello! My name is Momoko and I'm in the room just down the hall from Lion-o and I am very pleased to meet you. You seem to have taken excellant care of Lion-o up to now. Do you make cakes, by any chance?"

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Lion-o face-palmed. "He's not... It's just that I was one of the youngest kids here over the summer and my dad thought I needed some extra looking after."

"It's just Snarf, thank you," said Snarf. "And yes, I make cakes."

"Not very good ones," mumbled Lion-o.

Snarf glared at him. "Aren't you going to thank me for finding you a practice weapon?"

[heromaniac]

"I will! Thank you, Mr Snarf!" Momoko was still crouched and she held out her hands, palms flat. "And I am perfectly willing to try your cakes sometime, by the way, if you find that you somehow have extra," she added in a whisper.

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"Okay, weapons," said Lion-o, glaring at Snarf. He at least had an overview of them from class and knew how to handle them. "So, following the rules, we put on safety gear, load them like we did in class, and practice shooting at the targets."

[heromaniac]

Momoko held the weapon in her hands for an extra long moment. "Are these the same as the ones we used in class?"

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"These are more like pistols instead of the rifles we used in class, if I'm right," said Lion-o. "See how the muzzle is shorter?"

[heromaniac]

"That's kinda what I was afraid of... Are they loaded the same way?" She paused a second then squinted at him. "Heeeey. How did know? Did you study for this or something?"

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"A little bit," said Lion-o. "I kind of listened in as everyone else was picking out their weapons today and picked up a thing or two. I still don't really know how to fire one of these, though."

[heromaniac]

"Ah. That was smart! I guess I should have been doing that, too, but I didn't think of it." Momoko said as she shifted the gun to her right hand and looking it over. She held it like she'd seen movie gangsters do, but pointed at the floor. She was excited to try shooting a gun, but somehow it didn't feel right now that she was actually holding one.

"Uhm, Lion-o? Are you sure that we should be doing this? Without someone here, I mean. I know this is America, but guns are really dangerous."

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"What does America have to do with it?" asked Lion-o, confused. He didn't want to admit it, but without having an adult there, he was a little afraid of firing the gun.

"Well... I guess you're right. The rules say safety first."