Shooting Range, Thursday Midday

[withoutverona]

Romeo tugged safety equipment out of the cabinet and posted fresh targets and the rules sign before Leto was due to show up, and leaned against a wall cleaning and loading his Dagger as he waited. He'd also recovered the antique gun from Paris from the storage locker, in case Leto didn't have his own weapon to use.

It seemed like he was at the shooting range more often than usual of late; he only hoped the practice was good for him.

[OOC: For Leto, but open!]

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[future_sandworm]

As Leto entered he glanced around the room, before giving a nod in greeting to Romeo. "Good morning." He smiled.

[withoutverona]

"And good morrow to you," Romeo smiled back. "Have you been to a shooting range before? I remember you told me about weapons on your world, but I forget what was said."

[future_sandworm]

"We do have firearms, but they are not as commonly used," Leto explained. He watched the guns, hands on his back. "So, will you start?"

[withoutverona]

"I can," Romeo said. He checked both guns one last time before, reluctantly, setting them aside and going to put on safety goggles and ear protection. "You'll want these, if you aren't used to firearms," he explained.

[future_sandworm]

"I'm... just better at other things," Leto said, reluctantly accepting them. "These are compulsory?" It seemed silly, really, but he wasn't going to refuse.

[withoutverona]

"No," Romeo admitted gratefully. "I don't like them much myself. Triela usually asks new members to wear them during gun club, if I remember rightly, but I'm not Triela."

He was also utterly unconcerned about losing sight or hearing, apparently.

[future_sandworm]

And apparently, so was Leto. He turned his attention towards the guns instead. "Do you fight duels with guns?" he asked.

[sorry for disappearing for so long!]

[withoutverona]

Romeo almost fumbled the gun in his hands at the precision of the question. "For defense," he said, knowing that wasn't exactly an answer.

[future_sandworm]

It wasn't a subject that Leto would push if Romeo didn't want him to. He nodded. "Show me?"

[withoutverona]

"I have been in duels," Romeo said, almost grudgingly. "Anyhow. It's of no import. You load it like so" -- he demonstrated on his own gun -- and then just aim and fire. Do you wish to try loading?"

He nodded to the ammunition and spare gun within Leto's reach/

[future_sandworm]

Leto repeated the action and then aimed at the target, waiting to pull the trigger. "How do you protect yourself against a bullet?" he asked. "A fight must be over quickly."

[withoutverona]

"You shoot first," Romeo answered. He didn't like it, but that was the honest truth. "Or you hope your aim is better, or that your friends protect you. There's no way to truly protect yourself."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela had promised she'd go to the Gig, but she wasn't really very good around animals. So in order to get herself in the right frame of mind she decided to stop by the range. Doing something she was good at would help with that.

She was surprised to find it occupied and paused, obviously trying to decide if she should just come back another time. It wouldn't do to be a bother.

[withoutverona]

Romeo was still practicing, but a moment later he glanced at the door and noticed Triela. "You're welcome to practice, if you want."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

She nodded sharply in acknowledgment. "Just let me know if I'm in your way."

[withoutverona]

"Of course I would," Romeo acknowledged, a kind of don't-be-silly tone in his voice. "And you don't mind I skipped the safety gear?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela shrugged. "You know how to handle a gun."

And she skipped the gear herself most of the time. It wasn't a good idea, but whatever.

"Just be careful," she teased as she started setting up out of the way.

[withoutverona]

"Yurika would never forgive me if I got shot the day before a dance," Romeo said seriously.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, probably not," Triela snorted. "And pissing Dojima off isn't on my list of good things to spend my time doing."

[withoutverona]

"She does have a temper on her," Romeo said. It sounded as if he approved.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"She does," Triela agreed fondly. "It's part of the fun, right?"

[withoutverona]

Romeo turned to face her. "We don't fight that often, Triela."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"More than any other couple I know." Because Triela totally had a ton of experience in that area...

And she and Hilshire didn't count.

[withoutverona]

Concerned, Romeo lowered his gun completely at that. "Seriously, Triela, I've no idea what you're on about. What has she been saying?"

They had been quarreling a bit about post-graduation plans, but she was making him wonder if he should have taken those disagreements more seriously than he did.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack decided to let off a bit of steam, and by steam he meant bullets.