Frances Barton | Hawkeye (hotshot_hawkeye) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-03-09 16:43:00

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Magic and firearms: How could this possible go wrong? (Martin)
She wasn't entirely sure how she had made a deal with the little sorcerer Martin to teach him guns, but Frances liked to made good on promises. Oh no wait, it was for the magic arrows that had saved her ass, that was it. Anyway, she had to be make good and since no one was trying to kill/enslave/genderswap/veganify the world (yet, it was only ten in the morning), today was a decent day to do so.

Frances was at the outdoor shooting range, at the safety line with a few different examples for Martin and decided to warm up a little with a handgun and stationary target while she waited.

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	magic_hands 2013-03-31 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	Martin grinned and rolled over onto his back to fist pump and cheer at his minor victory. "It counts then! Bonus marks for hitting every target?" Eventually and with some leeway in the definition of 'hit' but still. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	She pauses to contemplate if 'hitting the paper the target is drawn on' is the same as 'hitting the target'. "Well, I'm not sure you'll be in the tri-delta anytime soon, but I'd say you did passable for your first time on the range." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-03-31 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	Martin looks up from his position on his back, frowning at her upside-down. "Just passable? Hmph." Even if he wasn't going to a sharpshooter ever he wanted to do better than passable. That meant roping her in for more shooting lessons. At the very least it was good TK practice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	She looks down at him, not swayed in her grading by a pout. "With all due respect, this is your first time and you had no training. I'm just relieved we didn't have a loss of finger or eye during all of this. But, as the weapons aren't packed, there's still time for that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-03-31 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	"And I can't touch the guns!" He pipes up then grins. "That just means you have to give me another lesson so I get better!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	She crosses her arm and lifts an eyebrow in question. "Oh I do, huh? Think you got bit by the gun bug, Pip?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-03-31 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	He gives her a dignified sniff, which would always be made better by a goatee, and that was lessened in impact by the fact that it was hard to seem dignified while laying on your back and sniffing at the person upside-down. "No, it's just good TK practice and that's magic. So it's interesting magic practice and a way to understand you and my teammates. That's it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	She's sure he'd be very impressive with a goatee and upright. He isn't, though. And the idea of him levitating live rounds to practice would make anyone without re-gen powers a tad nervous. "We'll see. I'm sure we can think up some less shrapnel-inducing ways to hone your TK either way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-03-31 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	He shot up from his position lying down and turned to face her looking dejected. "What? You won't give me another lesson?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I never said that," she says with a shrug. "Just depends on how far you want to go and how viable that goal is." She leans on a post and shrugs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-03-31 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay..." He says, narrowing his eyes at her briefly as if figuring out if what she said was true. Apparently it's good enough for him so he shrugs in response. "I just wanted to see what the big deal about guns were and to be better than 'passable'. Passable at stuff is no good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"And have you? Seen the big deal, I mean." Now, the determination to be better at something for the sake of being better, that she could get. She chuckles and nods. "Alright, we'll work at getting you better than passable. Though teacher!Frances may be more of a hardass than milkshake-drinking!Frances, just warning you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2013-03-31 08:55 pm UTC (link)

Martin considers this. "Kinda but not really. I mean...it's fun and pretty cool. But it's not so good that it'd make sense for them to be really into and obsessed over. But maybe it's 'cause I have magic and when you have magic everything seems more dull when you compare it," he tries to explain.

"That's okay! You can't be more strict than Dr. Strange. And as long as I still get to hang out with milkshake-drinking Frances after!"

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	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-03-31 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	He is very lucky he's charming and a kid, this amount of power-snobbery has started cantina-fights. Orlen would have a bruise by now. "Well if we all could do magic, maybe we wouldn't have just a preferences for guns. Magic looks pretty cool too." She laughs and shakes her head. "Let's be honest, we both will probably need a milkshake after teacher!Frances." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

magic_hands
2013-03-31 09:09 pm UTC (link)

Nearly on cue he gives her one of his charming and innocent kid smiles for seeming to get his point. There was not one part of his life that wasn't affected or touched by magic, and not necessarily in positive ways either, by default nearly he had to consider magic the greatest. Some therapist might consider it a psychological defence mechanism, but really it was just easier to live with some things if one considered their power the best thing. "Maybe! It is very cool! I can't teach you any but you can have the magic arrows, that's close enough."

"Maybe even two milkshakes!" Hey, he wasn't going to give up on trying to get extra.

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hotshot_hawkeye
2013-03-31 10:40 pm UTC (link)

Well, totally absorbed in the extraordinary, meet the remarkably ordinary in the world of the supers. But his love of magic was honest, and that made it hard to be irritated at the little guy. "The magic arrows have been awesome, I think I can handle that range of magic, just fine, Pip."

She gives him an mildly exasperated look, like she's sure this will drive them to drink, in many ways. "We'll see. Don't need you being sick after a few hours in the hot sun."

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	magic_hands 2013-03-31 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Sadly, parts of the world of the supers was quite ordinary and dull. Shame. Though he did like the action parts and the bad guys. And the car chases while all suited up, those were the best. "Oh good! I've been having fun making them." "I'm not a baby," he says looking a little put out. "I can handle milkshakes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotshot_hawkeye
2013-03-31 11:26 pm UTC (link)

"Some of my teammates have been impressed with their capabilities, and sooo don't trust I will use them for good all the time." She winks because really, portal arrows make grabbing munchies from the kitchen while in the rec room so much easier.

She lifts an eyebrow and smirks. "Clearly you've never trained in the sun all afternoon and then pounded down a Frosty only to have it come back up. Well, experience brings wisdom and all that."

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	magic_hands 2013-03-31 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Why would you ever do that?" He sounds genuinely surprised. "That'd be no fun at all. Some people can be so silly..." He shakes his head at her teammates, tutting at them for seriously thinking one would only use things like magic arrows seriously. "If you say so then," he shrugs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotshot_hawkeye 2013-04-01 12:08 am UTC (link)
	"Yup. I make life interesting," she agrees rather proudly. "We see enough crud and doom in the world, a little life-lightening is good for the soul." "Speaking of, let's get some celebratory You-Didn't-Shoot-Frances-or-the Marshal drinks," she offers and strips down the weapons for their respective cases quickly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magic_hands 2013-04-01 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"That's true, people should listen to you more," he nods sagely. Because Frances had the best ideas. "I wouldn't shoot you! On purpose. But milkshakes it is!" He grins and scrambles to his feet and puts his hat back on while she cleans up. "Thank you Frances, it's fun learning new things that are fun too. Guns are more fun than I thought! Maybe next we can try arrows..." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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