020 - [Action/Accidental Voice]

[mydadsthedoctor]

[Anyone at the edge of the woods might see Jenny up in the trees rigging up some sort of contraption. She's not holding back the noise too much, so if you don't see her, you can probably hear all that banging. Anyone in the area, feel free to get hit by some of the snow getting knocked out of the branches.

When she's done, she'll be hoping down to the ground, and slipping on the ice, and for once, falling right on her ass.]

Woah! ....Ow.

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[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

[and here we have a curious Nobody.]

What's that you've got there?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Something to help me with my training.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

What sort of training are we talking about here?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Gets up off the ground and nudges something with her food that makes a target swing by, and then quickly pulls out one of her knives and throws it, hitting the target exactly on the mark.]

That kind.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooh. That kind of training. Got it.

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Moving targets are so much better then the stationary ones.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Won't hear me arguing on that one.

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Grins.]]

Care to give it a go?

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Sure, why not.

[and out come the guns~]

Ready when you are.

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Right!

[She nudges a few more triggers, letting multiple targets swing by.]

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

[There's a brief moment to aim, then few soft clicking noises, and in a matter of moments each of the targets has one of his gun's energy-crystal bullets buried in it. They aren't all dead in the black, but most of them are at least close.]

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

That was fantastic!

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Enh, I've done better. But it wasn't a terrible showing at least.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Are you alright?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Just slipped.

[She's laughing. That is the number one indication that she is alright.]

[2ndunitcaptain]

Good good. Hey, be careful, though, alright?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

I usually am. I just got so caught up in what I was doing that I forgot. Not something that happens often, I assure you.

[2ndunitcaptain]

Just making sure.

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Leto had a vision this morning of being attacked by stinging hornets. Just as he's thinking about that FASDGSDGJSJLK snow dropping on him. Oh crap, snow is water get it off get it off owowshitgetitoff it's in my robe thing!]

Ghafla!

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[She'll be yelling over to him.]

Oh, sorry about that.

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

Be more careful next time! [He continues on his way a few steps, pauses, turns back around.] What are you doing?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

I said sorry. I can't exactly control what the snow does.

And I'm rigging up something to help me train.

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Train? What could...He says the first thing that comes to mind as he cranes his head up to look]

Jungle warfare?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

No. Just some knife throwing, and crossbow practice, really. Can't let myself get rusty, right?

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

Enemies strengthen you, allies weaken, as they say. Could I join you?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Look, bright smile.]

Course! Always nice to have some company. What's your name?

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[D'awww. Leto is of course, unmoved by it however. He pulls his gloves on and tucks his robe into them, then pulls his hood up. No more painful, painful frozen water for him. He scrambles up the tree like a fucking ninja, which is basically what Fremen are, Bedouin Ninjas]

Leto Atreides.

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[His action neither surprises not bothers Jenny in the least.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Leto. I'm Jenny.

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Good Lord, a weird kindred spirit. He's not really used to pleasantries.]

Ah...Right. Where are the targets?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Don't worry, it won't bother her.]

Already rigged up.

[She breaks a small branch off the tree, and aims in perfectly at a point on the ground before throwing it, obviously setting off a mechanism hiding under the snow, and making a target swing out from one of the other trees.]

See?

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Defensive reflexes, activate! His crysknife's (http://www.kingego.com/shop/images/593.jpg) in his hand like whoa. Well technically it's his aunt's crysknife and he oughta give it back to her but he hates her. Anyway.]

Heh. Impressive.

[He takes it by its sharp edge, aims and throws. Crysknives aren't really designed to be thrown but it manages to hit around the third circle, making a thhwwwwaaaang noise as it vibrates to a stop.]

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

That was brilliant!

[Oh, look. More smiling, before agilely jumping down from the tree, and letting her feet hit two more triggers, sending another two moving targets swinging down. As quick as lightening, she's got two of her hidden knives in her hands, and throws one at each target. Hitting them center bullseye with ease.]

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Slow clap before he walks along the branch to retrieve the crysknife. He inspects it for chips, then readies it again. This girl could be a Bene Gesserit if she weren't so seemingly nice...]

Brilliant. Give me another target and then...something to surprise me.

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[She gives him a smirk at that last part.]

Alright. Something to surprise it is then.

[She taps another mechanism with her foot to let a target behind Leto swing by, and while he's turned, she'll be tapping another two to let down a couple of very large sacks. One above him, and one behind him, as well as throwing a couple of her quick speeding knives his way. One towards his left thigh, and the other towards his right shoulder.]

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[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[ASHGJDFJ Spice-blur time. Leto feels himself suspended in a matrix of possibilities as time slows to a seeming crawl for him. First is the target. He looses the crysknife again. It's not the prettiest throw but crysknives are very sharp so it manages to embed itself.]

Heh.

[Ok, now for the rest. Possibilities seem constricted as Leto searches for the path that won't end in him getting stabbed or knocked off his perch. The sacks are coming first, so he scrambles in a blur. The one from above impacts a foot to his left. He leans, precariously balanced in a kind of limbo, so the one to his rear swooshes an inch from him. He grabs it as it passes him and hides behind it so the knife intended for his shoulder gets lost in the canvas and sand. The second one is thrown below the sack however so he has no choice but to shoot his arm down to block it. It seems like it's gonna impale his forearm however...The knife impacts, standing on its tip. Breathing heavily, he raises his forearm to examine it. It impacted in an area covered by his sandtrout skin...He yanks it out by the handle, feeling no pain in the process. A few droplets of green spice issue from it.]

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Jenny's frown disappears a little when she things she just might have taken the 'surprise' part a little too far.]

I'm so sorry. Are you alright?

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Her frown dissapears? Anyway, he holds his arm up. The blade, which would probably have sheared through human skin, didn't penetrate more than a quarter inch. If you look closely you might be able to see sandtrout skin. BTW they are still standing in fucking branches.]

It's fine. I blocked with that part for a reason.

Sorry, that totally should have been smile, not frown. ^^;;;;

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Wrong, he's standing in branches, Jenny's on the ground now, but she nods.]

Just checking. You said to do something to surprise you, so I did.

[goldenpathredux.livejournal.com]

[Down he drops, landing in a crouch. He hands her back her knife and retrieves his own from the target. He peels back his sleeve, cuts a tiny nick from the unprotected part of his forearm and licks the blood off. Don't be alarmed, just a local custom from Dune. Trust me, it makes sense in context.]

That was...fun. I'd be in your debt if I could use it again some time.

[reconciledtwins.livejournal.com]

*And here's a Ru who was very bored with Jenny doing something else. He got there just in time to see Jenny fall, and he's gonna float slightly over the ice and offer a hand to help her up* You okay?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Her laughing definitely says she's okay as she takes his hand.]

Yeah. I should have been more careful.

[reconciledtwins.livejournal.com]

Probably. *He pulls up to help her to her feet*

What've you been up to out here?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Just training a bit.

[reconciledtwins.livejournal.com]

Oh?

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'll show you if you let me borrow one of your guns for the demonstration.

[reconciledtwins.livejournal.com]

Alright. *He pulls out one gun, twirling it a bit before offering it handle first.*

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[She takes it with a grin.]

Thank you~

[She takes a few steps away from Jr. so she has room, and then closes her eyes as she gets into a fighting stance. This was some training she was obviously planning to do blinded. Finally she slightly moves her foot to set off one of her triggers, and making a target swing. She her skilled listening has her turning quickly and taking the shot, setting off more triggers in the process. She ends up setting off about 5 triggers and shooting 5 shots at targets, one of which will be swinging right by Jr's head, before she feels she's done, and decides to open her eyes. When the targets stop swinging, you'll be able to see that she's hit every one of them dead center.]

[reconciledtwins.livejournal.com]

*Ru doesn't even flinch as the bullet goes right past his head.* That's pretty good.

[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[She gives his gun a twirl and hands it back to him handle first.]

That was fun.