Expedition Log 6

[lara_the_explorer]

I'm heading to the shooting range. If anyone wants a crash course, a warm-up, or even contest, you're welcome to come along. I'll be in the lobby.

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[unexpected_adventures]

Shooting? I've never tried that before. Is it...hard to do? I am good at conkers, as I've got a good eye for that.

[lara_the_explorer]

Would be a good time for you to learn.

[unexpected_adventures]

Learn? Oh. Well, I suppose I could try, yes. [He gave her a small smile and nodded.]

[lara_the_explorer]

[Lara smiled, it should be interesting seeing a Hobbit who is so facinated by a camera try and use a gun. It could result in a disaster, but still...]

Okay. I'm still at the lobby. I'll wait for you here.

Action;

[unexpected_adventures]

Alright then. [He felt uncertainty build up inside of him but wasn't going to let that frighten him off. His Took side was screaming for him to get to the lobby and meet Lara. Another adventure, right?

He made his way down the stairs and into the lobby, looking around for his friend.]

[heliotroping]

...I haven't gone shooting with people in a while.

I guess I can... if no one else goes.

[lara_the_explorer]

Okay. We can wait at the lobby if you want, but I mentioned I'll be at the shooting range, so if anyone wants to catch up they can just go there.

[heliotroping]

I'll meet you down there. We can discuss guns if you wanted to wait for people.

[lara_the_explorer]

Sure. I'll see you in a minute.

[ dictated ]

[wishmadeinfire]

Shooting what, precisely? We have a myriad of long range weapons people have used before here.

[lara_the_explorer]

Guns. But I have a crossbow I plan to test out.

[wishmadeinfire]

You are not going on the expedition, are you?

[lara_the_explorer]

I am.

[She lives for stuff like that, yo. Ironic that she might die because of it. But yolo]

[dog_eat_dog]

I suppose I could test out my shooting arm, see that it all works fine.

[Bed rest? Never.]

[lara_the_explorer]

Okay. I'll wait for you here at the lobby.

[That's a voice she hasn't heard before... She's unsure if she should ask about the woman's shooting arm]

[dog_eat_dog]

[Tess is down shortly. Having been in Paradisa for a harrowing few days she's at least had time to clean up, but she can't get rid of the tell-tale marks of a survivor: the scratches and bruises littering her arms, the bigger ones patched up with little bits of medical tape and the little ones left open. Her shoulder wound was bandaged with an expanse of white bandaging that consumed her entire right shoulder and up the incline of her neck, the center of it subtly coloured by the ooze of fresh lymph. On top of that, her hair is unstyled, pulled back only by a bandanna, and her face is free of any make-up.

Tess hasn't touched make-up or a curling icon in over a decade, and maybe she looks younger than her 39 years for it. She's more used to carrying shivs and a handgun, anyway.

She approaches Lara with a certain ease and carelessness. That's just how Tess does things, "making friends" everywhere she goes.]

I'm guessing you're the one with the shooting range.

[lara_the_explorer]

[Lara turned to see her new acquaintance, and immediately she noticed something... This woman, the scars, just everything... Is she a survivor like her? She has a lot of scars herself, but she keeps them hidden underneath a jacket. Regardless, she straightened up and gives Tess a greeting nod]

I don't run it, but I'm there a lot.

[Lara is just starting to pack her bags to get ready to go. She's carrying a lot of guns and ammunition in them]

[putuporshutup]

I'd love to get some target practice in if you've got a gun to spare.

[lara_the_explorer]

I have lots.

[putuporshutup]

Great, I'll be down in a jiff to see what you've got.

[It only takes her a minute or two to get from he room on the third floor to the lobby, and she immediately spots the girl that she knows she hasn't really met, but remembers being friends and roommates with at Hogwarts.]

Hey. Lara, right?

[lara_the_explorer]

Yeah, and you're Meg. I remember you. [Lara gives a faint smile in return]

[silentrunning]

[Chell catches your words.]

I'd like lessons, please... I'm decent in archery, but haven't ever used a gun.

[lara_the_explorer]

Sure. More people learning how to handle firearms for defense would be great, meet me in the lobby, I'm just about to go.

[silentrunning]

[And when you get to the lobby, there'll be a tall girl in odd boots with a messy ponytail waiting for you. At least she shouldn't be hard to spot. She looks like she's looking for someone.]

[lara_the_explorer]

[There wasn't anyone else at the lobby, so Chell was pretty easy to spot. Lara gave a greeting nod her way]

Hey