anti-OTP: Sam Spade/Vera

[naturestrangled]

The sound of gunfire can be heard, coming from somewhere on the grounds. Vera has chosen a tree and drawn a target on it with a bit of chalk, and is practising her shooting with a rather antiquated (though fine for her time) pistol. She pauses to reload and shoots again, intent on her task and unlikely to notice much else for the moment.

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[mancalledspade]

"What is it women have against trees today?" he asks, wryly and without preamble.

[naturestrangled]

She jumps, startled, but lowers the gun once she sees who is speaking. "Well, today it is the fact that they're actually dreadful for target practise -- it doesn't do much good to shoot at something that cannot move for practise when anything you'd need to shoot for real can."

[mancalledspade]

"Well, start where you can, I guess." He half grins. "Unless you want to start pulling animals or small children out of the plothole."

[naturestrangled]

"Oh, but I should hate to hurt a helpless animal," she says dryly. Not that we dislike children at all.