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STATUS: dyin from work. Gonna be brain dead for a while until I readjust 10 yrs ago
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dyin from work. Gonna be brain dead for a while until I readjust
10 yrs ago
School. Hell. I'm almost certain there's school in Hell.
11 yrs ago
I wanna be a crystal gem, ma
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It's been a bad week and it's only wednesday
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EY YO SENPAI NOTICE ME
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I'm chill with it. Just don't go crazy, kay?
Might draw Jak. Might.
Someone needs to skip.
I'm working on a Physics report
Someone needs to skip.
I'm working on a Physics report
I'm tempted to draw some of the characters, but I don't have the time to… nor am I particularly good. Sorry…
TwilightDragon said
Jak is seriously going to have to intervene before everyone kills each other~
Best edit.
Hmm. All valid points. However, there would definitely time to refine a lot of the use of the weapons. Yamamoto was handed his bat, but he had to learn to use it effectively and ultimately received a better weapon.
Jak's never fired a real gun (much like myself) but I'd imagine no one would be a perfect shot right off the bat anyway. Not to mention that there's a lot I can do with the hand guns to upgrade them for later. Now though, the most fancy thing you could use them for is hitting a target with rubber bullets. I'm not sure if Sonya would actually let a bunch of high/middle schoolers have weapons they can't use effectively and have someone get hurt fatally.
Not to mention, if I go this route then I have a lot more play with who I can get to mentor Jak. (If we're doing that). You don't have to be a professional who uses guns all the time and only in a rigid fashion to know how to work a gun. Unlike a katana. Not saying that you can't use guns professionally, but you can certainly learn through trial and error a bit better than with a katana style. You have to be shown that, and repeat various steps.
Plus, if Sonya really is going to be training them to fight, she needs to supply weapons and know her 'students' current history. She can't expect Naoto to just pull weapons out of nowhere anyway, even if his mom is an assassin. More than likely, with these 'personalized weapons' she is trying to see who all can use what. If that fails then she might have more on standby.
As for Jak taking the weapons, that will have to be something she'll have to overcome herself. She doesn't have personal issue with guns, but being handed weapons that kill someone will take a toll on anyone. She's already made the decision, and she won't back out, but growing to accept the weapons is something that I'm sad didn't really make it into the anime or manga. If you give a kid a sword, then they are told they have to use it on people, then what comes of the person?
We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, though. For now, the guns have a great amount of play for their use and I have an idea on how they're going to 'evolve' later on. Using close range weapons are a little over played right now too. Jak will deal with the idea of using the weapons as it comes, because that's how she works.
Jak's never fired a real gun (much like myself) but I'd imagine no one would be a perfect shot right off the bat anyway. Not to mention that there's a lot I can do with the hand guns to upgrade them for later. Now though, the most fancy thing you could use them for is hitting a target with rubber bullets. I'm not sure if Sonya would actually let a bunch of high/middle schoolers have weapons they can't use effectively and have someone get hurt fatally.
Not to mention, if I go this route then I have a lot more play with who I can get to mentor Jak. (If we're doing that). You don't have to be a professional who uses guns all the time and only in a rigid fashion to know how to work a gun. Unlike a katana. Not saying that you can't use guns professionally, but you can certainly learn through trial and error a bit better than with a katana style. You have to be shown that, and repeat various steps.
Plus, if Sonya really is going to be training them to fight, she needs to supply weapons and know her 'students' current history. She can't expect Naoto to just pull weapons out of nowhere anyway, even if his mom is an assassin. More than likely, with these 'personalized weapons' she is trying to see who all can use what. If that fails then she might have more on standby.
As for Jak taking the weapons, that will have to be something she'll have to overcome herself. She doesn't have personal issue with guns, but being handed weapons that kill someone will take a toll on anyone. She's already made the decision, and she won't back out, but growing to accept the weapons is something that I'm sad didn't really make it into the anime or manga. If you give a kid a sword, then they are told they have to use it on people, then what comes of the person?
We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, though. For now, the guns have a great amount of play for their use and I have an idea on how they're going to 'evolve' later on. Using close range weapons are a little over played right now too. Jak will deal with the idea of using the weapons as it comes, because that's how she works.
Hmm. Yeah, that's mostly what I was thinking. Since the Vongola have like, the BEST toys.
Plus, we really need someone to work mid to long range since everyone's close up. Is it because of some other factor I am unaware of, Solace?
It could totally fire bullets made of dying will flames and never run out of ammo
Plus, we really need someone to work mid to long range since everyone's close up. Is it because of some other factor I am unaware of, Solace?
It could totally fire bullets made of dying will flames and never run out of ammo
Sam thought about how Scorn described Curdon Cay from her perspective. A padded room, and no one around for what felt like years upon years. Then she mentioned seeing Sam once. Sam immediately perked up. A slight grin crossed her face as she knew faintly why Scorn was being so familiar with her. She must have seen Sam while she was comatose.
"… Yeah. In order to keep a Conduit like me in check, they had to drain away blood and keep me in a perpetual coma. Before that was solitary confinement. They didn't know what I could do so they restricted just about everything from me. Augustine must have had some way of changing the temperature or air in the room, because every day was something new. One day, she heated up the room so much all I could do was lay there and wait until I died. On the same day, she dropped the temperature down so fast that the very same sweat that had kept me cool froze. I decided I'd had enough when a guard accidentally left a door open too long."
Sam remembered the memory in more detail than that, her discovery of her powers, the frantic use of them to try and escape… the failure when she accidentally used too much of her own blood. "I tried to escape, and when they found out what I could do… I spent my life in a coma for what they told me was about seven or eight years. The bonus was that now I have a blood store set up to use. Sorry that's kind of depressing… but I did manage to see most of the things to visit in the United States." Sam shrugged, as though the story was rather dull. To her, it was. She'd told just about everyone who asked, and when they said that was rough or sympathized with her, Sam usually brushed it off.
Wherever Augustine was now, karma had her in its clutches. The thought made her smile. "The only reason they brought me out of the coma was that I had to promise not to hurt people and to submit to police if I am ever arrested. I even managed to get a lovely anklet out of the deal. Anyway, you see any taxis around here?"
"… Yeah. In order to keep a Conduit like me in check, they had to drain away blood and keep me in a perpetual coma. Before that was solitary confinement. They didn't know what I could do so they restricted just about everything from me. Augustine must have had some way of changing the temperature or air in the room, because every day was something new. One day, she heated up the room so much all I could do was lay there and wait until I died. On the same day, she dropped the temperature down so fast that the very same sweat that had kept me cool froze. I decided I'd had enough when a guard accidentally left a door open too long."
Sam remembered the memory in more detail than that, her discovery of her powers, the frantic use of them to try and escape… the failure when she accidentally used too much of her own blood. "I tried to escape, and when they found out what I could do… I spent my life in a coma for what they told me was about seven or eight years. The bonus was that now I have a blood store set up to use. Sorry that's kind of depressing… but I did manage to see most of the things to visit in the United States." Sam shrugged, as though the story was rather dull. To her, it was. She'd told just about everyone who asked, and when they said that was rough or sympathized with her, Sam usually brushed it off.
Wherever Augustine was now, karma had her in its clutches. The thought made her smile. "The only reason they brought me out of the coma was that I had to promise not to hurt people and to submit to police if I am ever arrested. I even managed to get a lovely anklet out of the deal. Anyway, you see any taxis around here?"
Sam was surprised by the fact that Scorn had beds for her to sleep in. Actual beds. Sam couldn't remember the last time slept on something bed like with the intention of getting up. That was good news though, she might have a semi-permanent residence in New York. She even have a roof above her head and solid meals for a while. Things were looking up, thankfully.
"Yeah, I've been running all around town today. It felt a little like running a marathon when I was finished. We'll take a cab, since I'm not really interested in tiring myself out like that again." Sam said, trying to explain. "It takes concentration to control that much blood and keep it all together, and when I go fast I tend to overtax myself keeping together. It's more often used for short distances, since I'm better at running than shifting around using my powers."
Sam slid off the bar stool, paying Zeke for her soda as she went. She adjusted her jacket and waited for Scorn. "I'm ready to go whenever you are." Sam probably could shift over to the base, if it was within a block, but Sam doubted that it was that close, and she needed to walk the streets some anyway. She'd heard New York was a busy place, filled with people. She wasn't used to the crowds, but she liked being in them. It meant that she wasn't alone anymore, and wasn't at the whim of crazy Conduit woman who could change anything at the drop of a hat.
"Yeah, I've been running all around town today. It felt a little like running a marathon when I was finished. We'll take a cab, since I'm not really interested in tiring myself out like that again." Sam said, trying to explain. "It takes concentration to control that much blood and keep it all together, and when I go fast I tend to overtax myself keeping together. It's more often used for short distances, since I'm better at running than shifting around using my powers."
Sam slid off the bar stool, paying Zeke for her soda as she went. She adjusted her jacket and waited for Scorn. "I'm ready to go whenever you are." Sam probably could shift over to the base, if it was within a block, but Sam doubted that it was that close, and she needed to walk the streets some anyway. She'd heard New York was a busy place, filled with people. She wasn't used to the crowds, but she liked being in them. It meant that she wasn't alone anymore, and wasn't at the whim of crazy Conduit woman who could change anything at the drop of a hat.
True. Still leaves what she'll have to use for right now. Perhaps the ninjato? That makes her close range again though… and I really don't see a Rain flame using a bat… need to think on it more I guess.
A list of ideas I've come up with thus far:
-Pair of hand guns that lock into one larger gun (Makes her mid-range, but allows for tranquility effect)
-Pair of ninjato (Bladed weapons again, but staying true to other Rain Guardians)
-Some kind of blunt instrument, like a bat (Won't allow for tranquility effect as much, but stays true to Jak's strengths)
I'm leaning towards the guns since we need more mid to long range fighters, and other Rain type flames have used guns before. (I.E. Collonello)
-Pair of hand guns that lock into one larger gun (Makes her mid-range, but allows for tranquility effect)
-Pair of ninjato (Bladed weapons again, but staying true to other Rain Guardians)
-Some kind of blunt instrument, like a bat (Won't allow for tranquility effect as much, but stays true to Jak's strengths)
I'm leaning towards the guns since we need more mid to long range fighters, and other Rain type flames have used guns before. (I.E. Collonello)
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