Blood Gulch Arm - Monday

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex reclined in her seat and looked out of the window. The snow was gone now and it seemed town was safe from snow monsters. She kinda wished it had been zombies because that sounded a lot more dangerous than water based monsters. If she was a type to admit things, Tex might say that she was a little impressed by how good the kids up at the school had managed to stay alive. She wasn't however and just hoped that the mountie and the girl with plaids remembered to return her weapons or things might have to get ugly. But not as ugly as The Grunt sitting across the street wearing a maroon scarf.

There's a new sign:

Shooting range with moving targets:
$25 per hour


((Shop lay out and supplies can be found here.))

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[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha walked in and looked around. She was slightly taken back by a completely empty storefront, but from the sign on the shop she assumed this one sold weapons.

"Good morning" she nodded to the figure clad all in armor. Agatha was unsure if the armor was a person wearing it, or just animated armor. She had seen this person at the gym this weekend though, and on posters around town.

"My name is Agatha Clay, and i am just going around and meeting folks in Town."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Rex watched the moment for a moment. She didn't look very intimidating, probably just harmless and annoying.

"Tex," she replied with a short nod and then because she was running for mayor and maybe she needed to be friendly. "Welcome to town."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha smiled. She deduced that there was a person inside the armor after all.

"Thank you. It is a lovely town."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex snorted. "Yeah, what made you think that? The need for armoured troops or the snow monsters?" Not that she was complaining, she kinda liked it this way.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"I just meant it was pretty. Are things like the snow monsters a regular occurrence?" She got the feeling that this person did not actually want her in the store.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex shrugged. "I wouldn't know. Apparently I missed out on zombies and we've got vampires too."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"There are zombies and vampires? Right. I will stock up on holy water and make sure the flamethrower works." Agatha nodded with conviction, as if she had fought both these things before, successfully.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex tilted her head. "I have water pistols on sale that can be used to be filled with holy water."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha looked at Tex with perplexion. "What is a water pistol? I have a pump-activated propulsion system for holy water from teh last time i needed it, i believe it is still in order. Is what you speak of similar?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Actually, they're more for paint ball because the player totally didn't mistype zomg. But something like that, yes." Tex pulled out the specs of the three (http://www.xtremez.com/paintball/product_information.asp?number=GNCZ3&variation=BK&aitem=&mitem=&back=yes&dept=73) paintball (http://www.ariakon.com/acp.asp) guns (http://www.ariakon.com/overlord.asp) she had on offer and showed them to Agatha. "Put in holy water instead of paint and you're good to go."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha looked carefully over the specs. "Hmm... I might need to pick one up just to take it apart and see how it works. Which is more complex?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"The CORE ZX 3 Pistol," Tex replied motioning to the first paper. "It's semi-automatic. The other two are of a similar design."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Alright. Then i think i should buy that one. I simply must know how it is put together. So compact, and with such promise of power."

[ooc: i have no clue what agatha's finances are. i am assuming she got sent here with money though, so i am going to assume she can afford this.]

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex grinned, instantly in a better mood. "$120 for that model, do you want to try it first?" She asked.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"I suppose." She really did just want to take it apart. "It might be useful to know how it is supposed to work after all."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"I'm not going to force you," Tex replied as she found Agatha's tone reluctant. She lifted the side of the counter anyway.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Good, but you are right, i should try it." She smiles again, as really, she has a sunny disposition. "Lead the way?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex is less sunny, unless the sun reflects in her visor. She can get pretty shiny then. Leaving the counter up, she moved to the armoured door behind her. She tapped in the number and then said snowhugger out loud before the door opened to the supply room filled with racks of weapons, most from her own time. "After you."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha raised an eyebrow at the word Tex said, but followed her to the door and went in.

If one had ever seen a small child in a bright and shiny candy store, that is what Agatha looked like inside that room. It wasn't that she liked weapons. No, she simply liked gadgets. Of all kinds. The more strange and complex the better.

"Oooh." Really, that was all she could say as she looked around in glee.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex smirked as she watched Agatha look around. She knew the feeling, only she did relate it to weapons. She moved to the rack where she kept the paintball guns and drew out one for Agatha to test.

She led the way to the back of the room and opened a second door that led right into her own personal shooting range. The solid targets were still present on the other side of the room, but on a workbench to the side there were four balls which were actually the training remotes she had recieved as bribery.

"How good a shot are you?" Tex asked.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha, still looking around, followed.

"Depends who you compare me to, i suppose. Not as good as Zeetha, better then Krosp." She grinned picturing the big white cat trying to shoot things.

"I can hit a moving person from a descent distance, though not always in the place on the body i would wish."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"You should do fine then," Tex handed Agatha the weapon. She moved to pick up one of the balls and activated it. It zoom off around the room. "Go ahead."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha held the gun that she omg has been holding all along steadily and aimed, following the zooming ball.

Her first shot missed, and she hissed. The second shot hit, as did the third one.

After she was certain that she could hit the ball, she shot again, not bothering to aim this time but carefully watching the gun as it fired.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Not bad," Tex said as she watched Agatha shoot. "Satisfied?"

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Oh yes." Agatha tore her gaze away from the gun to look at Tex. "It is lovely, and i anticipate many hours of taking it apart and seeing how it works. I wonder if i can improve it..."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Improvements are always interesting," Tex replied even if she didn't really care what Agatha wanted to do with it. She just wanted the money.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha nodded. "Alright, i will take it. Shall i pay you?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Preferably, the duck and I don't exactly get along." Tex replied as she went to shut down the training remote.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"The duck?" She watched Tex shut down the zooming ball. "There is a duck?" She reached into her pocket for her wallet.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Outside, stupid thing won't go away." Tex grumbled and and put the remote back in its place.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Oh, i see." She didn't but you bet she would now look fora duck outside.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

She wouldn't be able to miss it, it was wearing a red scarf.

Tex nodded and held out her hand. "120 dollars."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha counted out the money and handed it over to Tex. "There you go." She smiled. With her new purchase in hand she waved sunnyly to Tex, and walked out of the store, where she did indeed see a duck. Wearing a red scarf. She shook her head and went on her way. There were many other things to see in town, and really a duck was not so surprising after all.

After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi arrived at the shop with ruck sack on her back.

"Good morning... um. I'm sorry, I never did catch your name, did you throw it?"

She takes off the ruck sack and produces the M6D (http://static.flickr.com/42/92279466_4ca3172dd9.jpg?v=0) and the clips. If she checks the ammo, she would discover it has not been fired.

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Throw what?" Tex asked as she picked up the M6D and the ammo. She did check it, raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.

Re: After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"You're name." said Pippi.

"Thank you very much for the loan of the gun. I ended up not needing it, since you mentioned in your announcement that shooting them just slows them down, we just douced with with flame-able stuff and set them on fire. That' worked very well..."


"And it was kinda pretty."

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, some of the kids I was with did the same thing. I prefer grenades myself," she replied. "It's Tex."

Re: After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi holds her hand out.

"Hi Tex, I'm Pippi."

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex stared at the offer hand. This better not be a part of becoming mayor.

"Hi," she said, because really that was much already even without the handshaking.

Re: After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

The fact that Tex is not taking her had does not seem to faze Pippi in the least. She continues chatting with her arm stuck out.

"So... What else do ya got? You sell weapons if I'm not very much mistaken," she said turning her head this way and that looking around the store.

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

As the store is empty except for the counter and two brochures, there really isn't that much to see. "What gave it away?" Tex asked dryly.

Re: After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"That would be the sign out side which says 'Blood Gulch *Arms*'... Did you get bought out this weekend?"

It's possible that she's leaving her hand out there because she's forgotten.

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"No," Tex didn't sound too happy and was possibly ignoring the hand. "Probably would have, but then we'd have an entire popsicle population right about now. Dead people don't vote."

Re: After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"They do in Utaland." she said, "And I heard here in America, dead people get voted into office."

Pippi was craned her neck to get a better look at the brochures. You could almost hear the wheels in her head turning.

"... Do you have something concealable that can be mounted on a small boat?"

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Concealable?" Tex shrugged and pushed forward the two (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weapons_in_Halo:_Combat_Evolved) brochures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weapons_in_Halo_2). "Have a look."

Re: After 3rd Period

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi took the brochures in the hand she'd been holding out all this time, looked at them, and then was very quite for a moment.

"... I was thinking a swivel gun but..." she flipped one of the brochures over to look at the back. "...Shiny."

Re: After 3rd Period

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Get me the specs and I can order you anything," Tex replied. "Some things take longer to get if I have to track down the right universe first."