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Tweak says, "he don't want your sympathy"

Lockon Stratos (Neil Dylandy) (stratos1) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2015-07-22 09:55:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, artemis crock, kitty pryde (aoa), leia organa, lyle dylandy, neil dylandy, wally west

Day 333 | Video / Action; open
[ Video, maybe not much before noon. ]

So. [ Neil was tossing a rubber duckie in one hand. ] If anyone's frustrated with these things yet, there's a shooting range that can use some variety of targets. If you come by and dump these things for me - or us - to shoot, you can stand by and watch them be destroyed, fair and square.

And by us I mean anyone who wants to be on the other side of things, feel free to join me. Artemis? Lyle? I'll be at the range.

[ Action: at the shooting range, well into the early evening. ]

[ Neil did head out directly for the location he had named, filling up a bag with duckies on his way. There, he'd be around, both to show off with easy cheer, and to talk shop with those who felt like it. Or work through challenges with them. That could also be fun.

He was fine. Not like he'd spent the day before trying to sort out through his own head when it came to memories and family losses or anything. Just. Fine.

Whoever showed up, they'd be greeted with a cheerful, ]

Yo!

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	video; redclayheroics 2015-07-23 12:14 pm UTC (link)
	I can get you a couple of sack fulls if you want 'em. Kinda wanna take a few shots at 'em m'self, if you don't mind. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	video; stratos1 2015-07-23 12:16 pm UTC (link)
	Both of these work. What's your weapon of choice? [ Something he wouldn't have answered if he didn't already know Artemis. 'Take a few shots' could mean anything. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2015-07-24 09:54 am UTC (link)
	I'm decent with a pistol but better with a rifle. 's been awhile since I handled a weapon that actually shot anythin' tho, mostly I've been practicin' at th' arcade. [ Zombie shooter games, heck yeah. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-07-24 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	Well, some of the ones at the range shoot marshmallow bullets, but sometimes it's still better than not doing anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2015-07-25 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	I can deal with that. See you in a bit, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-07-28 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	I'll be there. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	[Video] fastonhisfeet 2015-07-23 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	[Hey, if it isn't one of his girlfriend's not!brothers.] You're not thinking about challenging Artemis to a shooting contest, are you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[Video] stratos1 2015-07-23 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	Not with a bow and arrow, no - I don't shoot myself in the foot, but she's good. Why, you ever tried to? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Video] fastonhisfeet 2015-07-24 03:24 am UTC (link)
	Dude, you're joking right? [Besides him being the type that would shoot himself in the foot, nobody knows just how good Artemis is with a bow better than him.] I mean, she already kicks my butt enough as it is when we spar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Video] stratos1 2015-07-24 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	You, my friend, seem to be wise beyond your years. [ Look, there are different kinds of wisdom. Wally's isn't bad at all. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Video] fastonhisfeet 2015-07-29 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	[Now if he could only get everyone else to realize that.] Well, I do have my moments. Anyway, I can make myself useful and wrangle up some of those ducks for you guys. [He already knows what Artemis' answer will be if she hasn't given it already.] Not that it will be hard considering they're everywhere. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	video; forceful 2015-07-23 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	And what if we want to do some of the shooting ourselves? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	video; stratos1 2015-07-23 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Absolutely welcome. Shooting range, no shortage of ducks, and company who's like-minded. What can possibly go wrong? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; forceful 2015-07-24 12:57 am UTC (link)
	[ shaking her head, because saying as much is almost an invitation for something to go wrong. ] What sort of weapons do we have access to? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; stratos1 2015-07-24 02:37 pm UTC (link)
	[ Shh, he doesn't believe that kind of jinxing. Besides... ] Well, people can bring their own, but the ones at the range have marshmallow bullets... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; forceful 2015-07-25 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	What's a marshmallow? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; stratos1 2015-07-30 10:33 am UTC (link)
	... a small, soft, smooshy, edible sugary thing. Come over and you'll see - besides the ones used for ammo, obviously. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; forceful 2015-07-30 11:34 am UTC (link)
	I'm not sure which I find more appalling: the fact that you're still utilizing something as crude as bullets or that they're made of an edible sugary substance. [ but she heads in that direction anyway, not having much of anything better to do at the moment than sate her own curiosity. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; stratos1 2015-07-30 11:37 am UTC (link)
	[ Quietly. ] You remember this is a prison, right? For people supposedly sentenced for life. Frustrating as that is, I can understand not making actual live weapons easily accessible to some people who might end up here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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forceful
2015-07-30 11:42 am UTC (link)

I've been imprisoned before. This isn't a prison. This someone's experiment.

[ or so she surmises. it was steps up from the inside of her cell on the death star and the not-so-rare "occurrences" that took place felt far too much like a bored child shaking a jar full of beach snails -- or a vengeful adult filling the jar with halite. ]

People will rebel with or without access to weapons.

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	video; stratos1 2015-07-30 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	True enough, but that doesn't mean some of the people here - maybe not right now, but people who have been here, at the very least... well, I don't want them being offered weapons freely. Not for the sake of riot. For the sake of the kids that're here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; forceful 2015-07-30 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	[ she stops. ] There are children here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; stratos1 2015-07-30 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	Teenagers. Close enough. So yeah, that's why I don't complain too much about the guns at the firing range. Better practice with marshmallows, than some of thing that can happen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; forceful 2015-07-30 12:44 pm UTC (link)
	[ leia has mixed feelings, but being brought up within a rebellion does that to a person. but just because she was a teenager with a blaster doesn't mean she wants anyone else to be. ] One can only hope that in the event of a real disaster, our captors would allow us to properly defend ourselves. [ she starts walking again, drawing close to the shooting range. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	greenerarrow 2015-07-24 02:12 am UTC (link)
	Shooting defenseless rubber ducks? I'm in. [She tilts her head a little.] You do remember I'm not your sister though, right? [Just checking.] (Reply to this) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-07-24 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	[ Neil grins, but then it fades a bit, and he gives her a shrug. ] I remember. [ Though he didn't mind remembering that she was while he did. A bigger family, for just one day. He shakes that off, smiling once more. ] But I remember that shooting's a thing you like, so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

greenerarrow
2015-07-25 04:05 am UTC (link)

[It kind of didn't suck having siblings who stuck around. All the more reason not to act like it was a good thing right? Don't tell her how to logic! Also, she totally regretted nothing even when she saw his smile fade a bit. Nope. No regrets...]

I guess that part kind of stands out. [Seeing as they met on the range and all.] So, um, how many new relatives did you end up with?

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stratos1
2015-07-28 11:52 am UTC (link)

Aside from my actual twin, one more brother and two sisters. Though I don't think Duo's opinion on the matter of brotherhood matched mine. He had a different brother, and um. Does that mean I ended up with two more brothers?

Oh, and a new childhood best friend, which reminds him I should check on Conrart, just in case.

[ And an unexpected love interest, but some things had better be left unsaid, right? ]

How about you?

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	greenerarrow 2015-07-31 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Busy. For me it was mostly just you and Lyle. I was still with Wally, and I'm pretty sure he spent the day trying to hide from both of you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-08-13 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Not in a way that I mind. [ Quiet. And then, surprised laugh. ] I got a little distracted with the scavenger hunt, I should have targeted him at the picnic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-08-14 03:24 am UTC (link)
	It probably would have been entertaining. I assume I would have gotten to watch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-08-17 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	[ Beat. ] Of course, it's not too late... [ Half a joke, somewhat at Wally's expense. Half an offer to stay close. Maybe not as fake siblings, but... close. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-09-16 04:11 am UTC (link)
	I'm assuming he'll find that less intimidating now, but maybe you can keep it interesting. [You understand she can't go around outright accepting offers like that, but if you wanted to read between the lines...] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	[action] kitty_has_claws 2015-07-24 02:46 am UTC (link)
	[She doesn't do much long range fighting, but she saw Neil's broadcast and decided to check it out.] Finding new and exciting ways to fill the days? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[action] stratos1 2015-07-24 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	Kitty! I seem to have noticed some frustration regarding these things. [ He tosses a duck and catches it. ] Couldn't think of a better way to vent. How's it going? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] kitty_has_claws 2015-07-25 02:37 am UTC (link)
	It's been better. I'm just really traumatized by rubber duck violence. [She doesn't look very traumatized. But she's probably been better. The last warden special hit her right in the heart which has been abused for awhile, but does she want to talk about that? Not so much. She's tired of being the sad girl.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] stratos1 2015-07-28 11:25 am UTC (link)
	[ He can see things are not quite right; his eyebrow arches up. Keeping things light. ] So are you here to save the rubber duckies, then? I'd make such a villain. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] kitty_has_claws 2015-07-30 02:38 am UTC (link)
	You do already have an eye patch. It's one of the better villain accessories. But the ducks don't really fall under the umbrella of my protection. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Video cbsniper_v2 2015-07-29 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Sure why not. There are certainly enough of them. I'm game. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Video stratos1 2015-07-30 10:31 am UTC (link)
	Good. See you there, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Video > Action cbsniper_v2 2015-07-31 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Be there soon. [And it wasn't much longer before he showed up at the shooting range, looking for Neil] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Action this one apparently got lost in the cracks of my inbox. pick it up or leave it. stratos1 2015-09-12 01:30 am UTC (link)
	[ Neil was actually laughing out loud, trying to juggle four rubber duckies (and failing badly). ] Oh hey! I as trying to hold these mostly in the air so somebody else could shoot them off. You any good with actual juggling? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2015-09-12 02:14 am UTC (link)
	[Lyle can't help snickering as he watched Neil try to juggle the ducks] If I were, would I mention it after you just said that? I can toss rubber ducks though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-09-12 07:06 am UTC (link)
	[ Neil's grin widened, at that. It was a good thing, always, to hear Lyle's laughter, even if it was a snicker. He did catch (mostly) the duckies he'd been trying to juggle. ] Well, I have to challenge myself, right? Anyway. Do you have your own weapon? Or a weapon of choice here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2015-09-13 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Challenge yes. Recreate some story where someone has a piece of fruit shot off his head, no. [And he snickers again as Neil tries to catch the ducks] There is one here that I like. Unfortunately can't have one else where. (Reply to this) (Parent)