Makita (
runmakitarun) wrote2007-05-13 10:02 am
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Guns and Dolls
Makita is set up on the outdoor range. The RKG-41 is a bulky weapon. It's designed to survive a lot of abuse, and she's used it to beat people with before.
It also kicks like a mule. Makita's lack of expertise with the thing is pretty evident as she keeps shifting her stance trying to compensate. That and the merely mediocre aim she seems to have with the weapon.
There is an open case of 10mm ammunition on the ground nearby and an awful lot of spent shell casings around her feet. Her frown is a mixture of concentration and frustration. Too many of her shots are missing the target.
It also kicks like a mule. Makita's lack of expertise with the thing is pretty evident as she keeps shifting her stance trying to compensate. That and the merely mediocre aim she seems to have with the weapon.
There is an open case of 10mm ammunition on the ground nearby and an awful lot of spent shell casings around her feet. Her frown is a mixture of concentration and frustration. Too many of her shots are missing the target.
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"Are those .50 BMG?"
An extra millimeter or two and they could be. All Goldy knows is that they are a darn sight bigger than the standard 7.62 mm ammunition used in AK-47's and their variants.
"It's little wonder you can't stay on target with those monsters. Are you planning on taking down a herd of elephants?"
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"The Reds believe in using bullets that can hit people hiding behind walls." And since she gets all her ammo from them, she's a bit constrained.
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"Nice and destructive. If you can hit the wall in the first place."
She hands the cartridge back and nods at the gun itself.
"Do you mind if I give it a try?"
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The Fable looks at Makita askance and quickly adjusts the muzzle direction once she's got her hands on the weighty stock.
"Shit, Skeeter. I know I'm immortal, but I'm not invulnerable. Bullets still fuck me up."
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She lets Goldy take the weapon and watches her curiously to see how she'll handle it.
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"Barely forgiven," she says. "If you weren't so cute..."
With a mildly berating frown, Goldy slips her own rifle off and hands it to Makita in a far safer manner. She'll find it pretty light compared to the brick of a gun she just relinquished.
The blonde then moves forward a few paces, levers a shell through the breech and, unlike Makita, braces the stock against her shoulder. Once her stance is adjusted for the expected recoil, she takes a careful aim on one of the cut-off logs that are serving as targets and fires off a short burst.
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"Do it again," she says. If this isn't a fluke...
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"That wasn't luck," she remarks, reading Makita's train of thought and rewarding it with an eye-roll.
"But okay."
She shrugs and steadies herself once more. A different target is selected this time. And after a few seconds, another clattering volley of shots is released.
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"Teach me?"
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"Demanding little minx aren't you?"
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"I'll..." she sighs, "You don't really need me to teach you how to use a pistol, do you..." And there's not much else Makita knows.
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She breezes back over to Makita's side.
"Don't worry," she says in a far kinder tone. "I was only teasing. I've taught lots of people around here how to use guns more proficiently. I don't require anything in return, especially when it's for an important cause like yours."
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Goldy ponders the inequity for a short while, trying to come up with some kind of appropriate recompense.
"You could take me to see your war zone and and let me kill a few hostiles?"
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Smiling, she gestures at her hunting rifle, still in Makita's hands.
"My sniping skills could also use something more than demon bunnies to keep them honed, so I'm happy to see if I can pick off a few key officers for you and your side."
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Her top lip then curls up. She can't see why her own equipment won't suffice. It has no shortcomings or unsuitability for Makita's world as far as she can tell.
"What kind of new gear? I have everything I'll need in terms of munitions and camouflage."
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She scrunches her face dispassionately as she gets to the trade-off.
"The added weight means far less range though."
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More face scrunching.
"But, you say that there are rounds that can pierce those shields? So it's just a case of getting our hands on some that will match my gun. Or me working with a different gun."
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"We get ours from the Reds. They carry them to take out our own Kasters." She nods, "That's the 10mm pistol round, the smallest caliber that they make. There's also a 10mm sniper round, but I don't carry them because I don't have one of the 10mm heavy rifles."
She shrugs, "Not that I could shoot the thing anyway, even if I had one."
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"Well, unless you have some different unshielded targets in mind, we're going to have to get hold of one somehow. I'm sure I'll be able to use it. And I can teach you how to as well... if you like?"
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