IC: At the shooting range this dusk

[bitingcynicism]

[ITP: Stress relief. Via lots of bullets and lots of perfectly aimed bulls-eyes. Though considering the shooter's stress levels, this could go on for a bit.]

Comments

[forthehoard]

Oh, yeah, I was thinking about stealing alcohol for him.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

Don't push it, Parker. You don't want to get involved in their problems.

[forthehoard]

[shrugs]

Nate drinks a lot, too.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

It's not the same.

[forthehoard]

Why?

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

It just isn't.

[forthehoard]

Hm.

That's not good enough.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

You have enough trouble already, Parker.

[forthehoard]

How am I supposed to know what trouble to stay out of if I don't know what it is?

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

It's a dangerous woman that never stays too far away from them. She's insane.

Like Claire.

[forthehoard]

So, I'll just stay away from her.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

She's here because of them. Don't get involved.

[forthehoard]

Give me something to do.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

What?

[forthehoard]

If you're going to stand here and tell me all the things I'm not allowed to do, after I've just been told by someone who was going to torture me that I'm not allowed to do the only things I'm good at, then give me something to do instead. I have to do something.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

. . .

[forthehoard]

No? Then I'll keep on figuring it out for myself.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

... What do you know about defending yourself?

[forthehoard]

I'm pretty good at fighting. I know it's hard to believe, but everyone here's too fast. I'm fine against normal people. I can shoot a gun but those are messy. I'm also good at stabbing.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

Speed won't matter if you can use their strength against them.

[forthehoard]

Yeah, I'll be sure to try that next time.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

... I can teach you.

[forthehoard]

You can try.

[bitingcynicism.livejournal.com]

[Laughs a little.]

You don't think you can learn?

[forthehoard]

I'm a fast learner. I might even be able to remember how to do it. But I don't know how it will work.