Issue 1 Downtime

Posted: **Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:11 pm**

With the Danger Room down, Mars joined the flood of students using the Rec complex. She took the bow she "confiscated" during the clown fight and headed to the indoor range for some target practice.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:15 pm**

There, an impossibly foppishly dressed man was taking some target practice with an old-fashioned dueling pistol.

He was wearing ear protection, though, so he didn't notice at first when Mars came in.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:03 pm**

Mars grins, "Nice guns."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:42 pm**

"Hrm? Oh! Hello there."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:46 pm**

"Hello," Mars says. She gets into stance, tapping into Fifi's skills, and nocks an arrow. With a smooth draw and release she hits a bullseye, "I'd say they were old-fashioned, but I'm not really one to talk."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:53 pm**

"It's an extra level of challenge over the laser-sighted pistols of today.

You shoot much?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:14 pm**

"Not guns," Mars says, "My father believed guns were 'cruel and barbaric weapons best left to the untalented savages of the world'."

Mars fires another arrow.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:16 pm**

"Crueler than shooting someone in the knee with an arrow?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:22 pm**

Mars smirks, "If you're good enough, you never even need to hit anyone with the arrow."

Mars fires again, this time hitting just a fraction of a centimeter to the side of the target.

Mars smiles, "'Violence is for people who don't have talent'."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:23 pm**

"Well, as long as the other person doesn't know that's your philosophy, I suppose."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:31 pm**

"Even if they know, what are they going to do as long as I'm better than them?" Mars asks.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:32 pm**

"Well, if you won't shoot them, they could simply charge you."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:34 pm**

"And then what?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:35 pm**

"Well, they could punch you in the face, for one. Or shoot you."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:44 pm**

"Okay," Mars says, looking cocky, "Try it."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:41 pm**

"I'd rather NOT be responsible for sending you to the infirmary."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:52 pm**

"That's what I thought," Mars says with a laugh.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:53 pm**

"Seriously. A stream of fire upside the head ruins most people's day."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:30 pm**

"I'm not afraid of fire or anything else," Mars says, returning to shooting, "Most burns are caused by hesitation. Move quickly, stay low, and fire is a toothless beast."

"'Fire doesn't kill, fear kills'," Mars quotes again.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:39 pm**

"But the fire helps."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:18 pm**

Mars laughs, "That's true."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:23 pm**

"So, what is it you do -- you have, like, super accurate accuracy?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:27 pm**

"Photographic reflexes," Mars says, "I can learn something just by watching someone do it."

"I take it you're some sort of flaming...guy?" Mars asks.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:30 pm**

"I command the four elements, in conjunction with the turning of the Earth."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:34 pm**

"Please tell me your codename is 'The Four Seasons'," Mars says, "Oh, or 'Earth, Wind and Fire'."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:35 pm**

"I don't actually have a code name. I'm just the Lord Thomas More, the Vizcount More and Earl of Mornington."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:42 pm**

"I'm sure that sounds very impressive when the bad guys shout it in terror," Mars teases.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:46 pm**

"Well, it should. Heir to the Duke of Wellinton, future KG, LVO, OBE, DL, Prince of Waterloo, Duque de Vitoria, Marques de Torres Vedras, Conde de Vimeiro, Deputy Colonel in Chief to the Yorkshire Regiment and the Blues and Royals, honorary colonel of the 2nd batallion of the Wessex regiment, future member of the House of Lords..." he rattled off.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:56 pm**

"Right and what does any of that actually mean?" Mars asks, "Besides that you have a pedigree that could get you into the Westminster Dog Show?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:29 pm**

"What did you say?" Tommy bristled.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:38 pm**

"I'm just saying, it's not like you really earned any of that," Mars says, "So you're the Count Vizier of whatever. Who cares?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:40 pm**

"My family earned it," Tommy explained.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:49 pm**

"So someone gave it to you," Mars says, sounding rather bitter, "Not because you earned it or wanted it, but because you were born."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:52 pm**

"No, you see, by establishing a ruling class, you free them from a number of worries, allowing them to devote their time to scholarship to be more effective leaders."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:03 pm**

"And that must be so hard," Mars says, "Having to put up with all of that education while the lazy peasants take all the cushy labor jobs."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:04 pm**

"Well now, what crawled up your garters?"

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:40 pm**

"Your way of living offends me," Mars says, "The monarchy always rationalizes itself as being leaders, but they've never led their people into anything except slavery and death."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:42 pm**

"And maybe when you read your second history book, we can have a more civilized conversation."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:45 pm**

"Dismissive and condescending without making any counter-point? You'll make a fine ruler someday," Mars says, "'Lord Tommy the Prat of Westminster'."

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:46 pm**

"Now, you see, I won't be ruler, unless there's a massive spate of deaths. I'm not that high up the line of succession."

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