Blood Gulch Arms - Tuesday

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Sometimes tex remembered that beside freelancing and being sheriff, she had another job. One that involved selling weapons. Personally, she prefered to just use them, but she wasn't going to turn down good money. Even if she very much just wanted to toss a grenade out of the window to blow up The Grunt who seemed to be on a caffeine high and was doing a duck-with-teeth warrior dance on the street.


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

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin walked into the store, two lightsabers on his hip. "Could I rent out the practice room again, please?" he asked.

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Tex tilted her head and smirked as the kid was an easy rip off. "Sure. Same rate as last time."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin reached into his money pouch without protest and handed over the required amount. "Here," he said.

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Putting the money away, Tex lifted the side of the counter to let Anakin through and went to open up the supply room. "I don't suppose you'd be interested in selling one of those fancy swords of yours?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Not even a little bit," Anakin replied shortly.

He walked into the supply room and dropped his robe into a messy pile on the floor, then glanced around for the remotes.

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"Everything's got it's price," Tex mused as she moved towards the workbench and activated the first remote.

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"Not these," Anakin said, eyes flashing as he ignited both lightsabers and stood ready.

"The other remotes, too, please," he requested.

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"Of course not," Tex placated and actived the other three remotes as well. "Have fun."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin gave her a quick smile, then turned his attention to the remotes whirling around him.

They shot, he deflected.

They got faster, he got faster.

He whirled and spun, two blades moving effortlessly as he traveling back and forth down the length of the room.

Not one laser blast made it past the swirling motion of the lightsabers.

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Tex stood to the side watching and contemplated what would happen if she threw a knife at the kid to set him off balance. Could be interesting if Appo was right about these Jedi.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin had finally found his balance. Tuned into the Force, he was one with the lightsabers, with the remote, with Tex watching from the sidelines

He was moving without thought, deflecting the remotes' blasts almost before they had been fired.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

It was that almost part that had her intrigued. If he could see that coming, she wondered what would happen if he got an unexpected element in the fight. Time to test a theory.

Quickly she drew a knife and threw it at his leg. It wouldn't be too bad if she hit him there and her theory was wrong. Well, if she didn't hit an artery or something.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin felt the knife hurtling towards him. He let it richocet off of the lightsaber he was holding in his left hand, deflecting the four remote blasts with his right hand.

Then he flipped the remotes off with a thought and turned to face Tex. "The hell?"

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"Just testing something," Tex said pleasantly.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin glared. "Did I pass?"

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"You're still standing, aren't you?" Tex didn't sound all too bothered. "Not a bad trick."

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"Good thing, too," Anakin said, turning the remotes back on and going back to working out. "I like having all of my limbs attached."

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"They are," Tex said with a shrug, going back to watching.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin's lips thinned, but he didn't say anything as the remotes began getting fast enough to actually require most of his attention.

Another forty solid minutes of lightsaber work went by before Anakin shut down his left handed lightsaber and began working on single lightsaber forms.

None of the remotes' blasts had hit him. Obi-Wan would've been pleased.

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Tex was getting bored watching, even if it was shiny. "You know, if you really want to get a workout next time I might be persuaded to act as fifth remote if you pay a little bit more."

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Anakin reached into the Force and shut of the remotes, then extinguished the blade on his lightsaber. "I'm not paying you extra for throwing a knife at me," he said flatly.

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"I can do a lot more than knife throwing. Suit yourself, braidboy." Tex rolled her eyes.

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"I'll think about it," Anakin said, reaching down to pick up his robe and heading for the door.

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"Uh huh," Tex replied as she led Anakin back towards the shop and something in her tone might suggest she doubted his ability to think.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin rolled his eyes at her behind her back.

"Thanks," he said shortly, heading out the door.

Where he got hit in the head with pudding.

"What. the. hell?" he asked, looking up.

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Tex looked out of the window to see what was going on and blinked at the pudding.

"Stupid ducks," she muttered as The Grunt seemed to be enjoying his pudding bath.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin shook his head and walked back towards campus.

Most of the pudding ricocheted away from him as he concentrated, but occasional pistachios made their way through, beaning him on the head and shoulders.

This did not improve his mood.