The Streets of Fandom, Friday Afternoon

[puppy_fair]

"Alright, guys!" Zack's arms were crossed over his chest as he looked around the streets. Handwavey Messages had been left on the phones of anybody who had exchanged numbers at past Reserve meetings, Martial or Magic, and people had been told to bring whatever they needed in order to go zombie-fish hunting. "This is kind of like the time we had

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[thegirl_onfire]

Katniss had longed for the chance to actually hunt something dangerous. Not because she ever wanted to, no, but because with the victory tour fast approaching, she'd be getting her new tributes in no time, and she needed to be in fine shape.

Streets were not her forte, though, so she was ducking behind whatever cover she could as she shot arrows out at the fish -- yes, the fish in the air -- and wishing for a tree or something.

[momslilassassin]

Ben gave her a little wave with the hand that wasn't holding onto his lightsaber at the moment.

[thegirl_onfire]

Katniss nodded at him, not wanting to move her hands from her bow or poised arrow. Her eyes glanced over his lightsaber, though, and she curiously asked, "Is that like a sword?"

[momslilassassin]

Ben nodded. "But better," he said, not at all biased. He slashed out at the nearest piranha and the fish dropped to the ground, sizzling.

[thegirl_onfire]

"It's a sword of fire," Katniss murmured, completely distracted.

[momslilassassin]

"Sort of," Ben agreed. "It's a little easier to turn on and off than regular fire, though."

[thegirl_onfire]

"It's a laser?" she guessed. It looked like something the Capitol might devise.

[momslilassassin]

Ben nodded. "It gets its energy from a specific sort of crystal. Only Jedi use it as a weapon." He smiled. "It's kind of distinctive."

[thegirl_onfire]

"Dangerous," she commented softly, shooting off three arrows rapid-fire before running out to retrieve them from the dead piranhas.

[momslilassassin]

He didn't disagree. "Most weapons are," he said instead.

[thegirl_onfire]

"Most swords don't also catch things on fire," she admitted.

[momslilassassin]

"It's a little theatric," he said with a tiny smile, "but it also instantly cauterizes wounds."

[thegirl_onfire]

Katniss instinctively pressed a hand to her newly-repaired ear, offering Ben a shadow of a smile. "That's handy."

[momslilassassin]

Ben's gaze followed her hand. "Ear injury?"≈

[thegirl_onfire]

"I was a little too close to an explosion," she explained without really explaining anything.

[momslilassassin]

Ben winced in sympathy. "Does it still ring, or did you lose hearing entirely?"