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[captainryan]

There's a werewolf at the bar looking over various pieces of equipment, a pot of tea at his elbow.

Botherable.

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[riversinger]

"Hullo you."

Have a pretty blonde werewolf to go with your new toys.

"What's all this?"

[captainryan]

Hey, that is a pretty blond werewolf.

But Ryan's only interested in River.

"Paintball. Mostly harmless." He allows himself an innocent smile.

[riversinger]

"Paint ball? Is it -- some kind of martial art form?"

She slips in beside him, and helps herself to a cup of tea.

[captainryan]

"No. It's paint." He tosses something at her. "In a ball."

His scent says he's teasing.

[riversinger]

She eyes the small, brightly coloured sphere, turning it between her finger, her nose wrinkling slightly.

"It smells like the lake shore on a still day in the sun."

[captainryan]

"Would you rather the paint stained?"

He has not told her the whole story yet. He is amused by this.

[riversinger]

"Stains? What are you on about?"

It takes a moment, but she sees the guns.

"Oh no, really?"

[captainryan]

He leans an elbow on Bar to put his chin is his hand.

"You'd rather live rounds," he amends his previous statement.

[riversinger]

She leans in, mirroring his pose with wicked grin.

"Oh no, I could never shoot at you with live rounds, love. I mean, what ever would I do if I hit you?"

[captainryan]

"Be in very deep trouble," he answers immediately. "I'd have to shoot you back, at least."

He thinks for a moment.

"I'd probably play dead. To lure you in."

[riversinger]

She grins, laughing, rolling her eyes at him.

"I'd probably fall for it. So long as you made sure your aim was true."

[captainryan]

...

Suddenly this conversation isn't amusing as it was.

"It's not my aim we have to worry about," he says more seriously.

[riversinger]

She cocks an eyebrow at him, her look growing sharper. She can scent the difference in meaning.

"So you'll teach me how to be a marksman then?"

[captainryan]

"The best shots are the ones that do the most damage," he points out. "It ends the threat quickly and conserves ammo. It's not shooting that's important, it's shooting well".

[riversinger]

She purses her lips at him.

"Which is why you don't shoot things you don't want to see destroyed."

[captainryan]

He gives her a softer version of his 'don't be a moron' look, but only because she's River.

"No, then you just shoot them in the knee or other non-vital part."

It has the bonus of making them more willing to talk, too.