Puzzle 005

[tapshoetomove]

[Because of the recent outbreak of people being turned into murderous drones and the problems people seem to have with the milk, Luke was cautious about leaving the house. In fact after a dangerous run-in with his fake droned father, Luke wasn’t even that willing to leave his own room. After all, no one knew who would be next

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/tags anyway [Action]

[snipingmissy]

Hello! I've never played baseball before!

[She won't shoot Luke. Yet. Instead, she smiles pleasantly. If he weren't droned, it would probably be kind of scary that she's also holding a gun but kill!drones probably don't realize the danger of other kill!drones.]

yessss [Action]

[hintcoinplz]

Aww, but you're a girl! Girls don't play baseball, they play with dolls!

[And he just laughs at that. The fact she's holding a gun doesn't scare him at all, but it does cause him to tighten the grip on the bat a little.]

Hey lady! That gun you're holding sure looks cool! You sure you're supposed to be holding something like that?

XD [Action]

[snipingmissy]

Actually, I am not a girl--I'm a grown woman.

[Riza continues to smile pleasantly, and releases the safety of the gun, cocking the weapon.]

You think it looks cool? Would you like to see it?

[Action]

[hintcoinplz]

Boy would I ever! Dad's so boring, he never lets me play with guns!

[But first, he's lifting that bat up.]

Hey lady! Before that, let me show you a need trick I learned!

I will eventually get my HTML right [Action]

[snipingmissy]

[Pleasant smile, but she's watching that bat all kinds of warily.]

Sure thing, kiddo. Let's see that trick!

o9 [Action]

[hintcoinplz]

Okay!! It went something like...

[And he's swinging at her as hard as possible, aiming directly at her legs.]

...this!!

\o [Action]

[snipingmissy]

[Really? Baseball bat to the knees? At least be a little more creative. Of course, the fact that it wasn't creative did not change that he got her squarely in the shins. She might have cursed if she wasn't droned, but proper ladies don't swear in front of children. The grin immediately sours as she looks down at the broken skin from the baseball bat hitting her.]

Are you quite finished? I thought you wanted to see the gun.

[Sorry, kiddo. She cocks and shoots, but makes a point to hit just by the side of his shoe. She won't hurt him.

Yet.]

[Action]

[hintcoinplz]

[Give him a break here, he's not very tall. Still, he leaps aside to avoid the bullet, his mind entirely focused on bringing her down.]

Ha ha, you're pretty good lady!

[He lunges forward and swipes at her again.]

[Action] THIRD TIME = CHARM ?

[snipingmissy]

[If she wasn't kill!droned right now she'd probably hold him back by pushing his head away from her so he couldn't reach.]

Okay. Playtime is over, kid.

[She moves out of the way of his swing and cocks her weapon again, this time aiming for the wrist of his dominant hand, hoping to encourage him to drop the bat--and shoots.]

[Action]

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke misses his swing, and jerks away. The bullet doesn't hit his wrist, instead entering through his shoulder.

If Luke weren't droned, he'd be screaming in pain right now. Instead, the drone just grins wider.]

You couldn't even hit the backside of a barn!

[Still, something in the drone's mind tells him that baseball bat vs. gun wasn't going to end well for him, and he starts backing up.]

[Action]

[snipingmissy]

=Smart move, that backing away. You don't insult a markswoman's skills and get away with it. She was going for his arm because something somewhere was preventing her from outwardly attempting to murder a child. Of course...that restraint is pretty much gone now. She's aiming for his head, this time.]

Don't press your luck. I'll give you a minute head start, if you'd like.

[Action]

[hintcoinplz]

You sure are cranky today!

[He's backing away, but now he's wondering if he could get one last hit in before she tries shooting him again. If he's quick enough.]

[Action]

[snipingmissy]

You did hit me in the shins.

[Go ahead and try, Luke. If you step closer, she's going to shoot the hat right off of your head, and maybe take some hair off with it.]

[Action]

[hintcoinplz]

That's no reason to be mean about it!

[Should he...? It's too much to resist, he dashes around her and aims for another swing.]

[Action]

[snipingmissy]

[Okay Luke, you win. He got her square in the side, and that made her far angrier than being hit in the shins. She fires, her shot knocking his hat clean off his head and potentially singing a bit of hair, too.]

Are you done yet

[Action]

[hintcoinplz]

[Curiously enough, ignoring the present danger, some sense of deep instinct tells him to go back to collect the hat she shot off.

And so ceasing his attack, he turns to go scoop the hat back up.]