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Post by Clipper on Jul 19, 2009 21:48:16 GMT -5
Between running errands for the command staff, learning the layout of the ship, stalking hanging out with Holi, and pulling her shifts watching the rocks, Clipper still makes time to come to this place as often as she can. Usually she tries to make sure that Holi is busy elsewhere, or that he doesn't follow her here. She doesn't want him to see how self-conscious she is about being able to do her fair share of the fighting, which he would probably guess if he knew how often she used these simulation rooms for target practice and light fighting sims.
The target practice, she's fairly good at. She's always been a surprisingly decent shot, especially for a glorified secretary. The fighting, though... she needs practice with. A lot of it.
Of course, Holi mentioned something about Ultra Magnus wanting to work on their combat skills - theirs specifically, for some reason. She won't complain or question it. She'll gladly learn whatever anyone will teach her, if she can. If only to keep Holi from getting himself in trouble watching out for her.
Down the range, several more targets quiver and twitch as her shots strike them squarely. Target shooting, though, is a lot easier than shooting opponents. Especially opponents with heavier armor than her pistol can puncture. Maybe she should talk to Holi about that. He might have some ideas.
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Post by Arcee on Jul 19, 2009 21:54:07 GMT -5
The footsteps from behind are softer than the average Transformer, suggesting either a minibot or a larger one of low weight. Either way, they stop for a moment to watch the small Autobot's shooting.
After a moment, however, Arcee clapped lightly. "Pretty good shooting," she said.
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Post by Clipper on Jul 19, 2009 21:59:02 GMT -5
"Oh, thank y--" Clipper begins to reply, turning to glance behind her. She is expecting someone shorter from those footfalls she'd subconsciously made note of. Her gaze falls upon Arcee's knees, pausing for a moment of surprise before she looks up.
And up.
This bot almost looks like a grown up version of... of, well, herself! Only a very confident one, if that casual ease she holds herself with is anything to judge by.
"...you. Err, um... Hi! I'm Clipper!"
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Post by Arcee on Jul 19, 2009 22:08:35 GMT -5
Something about the really small transformers, like the micromasters, intrigued Arcee. She found it amazing that they would build Transformers who were barely bigger than humans.
"Nice to meet you," she said, bending down so that Clipper needn't stare up quite so much. "I'm Arcee."
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Post by Clipper on Jul 19, 2009 22:14:19 GMT -5
Barely bigger than humans with the minds of children. It's that latter that usually boggles most folks.
"Nice to meet you, too," Clipper chirps cheerfully. "Did you come to practice, too?"
Please say yes, please? Someone as cool as Arcee simply must have pointers to offer, after all! (And yes, Clipper has already decided that Arcee must be cool. It's obvious, isn't it?!)
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Post by Arcee on Jul 19, 2009 22:27:24 GMT -5
Arcee smiled. "I did, actually."
She drew her own pistol and looked down the targeting range. "What do you have it set at?"
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Post by Override on Jul 19, 2009 22:58:06 GMT -5
The next footfalls to enter the room are not particularly light or faint. In fact, the stride is firm, confident, and about as unfeminine as they get. Despite the fact that the feet producing this stride has high heels.
Override enters the training room and glances around, giving a quick wave to the two pinksters. She's not quite as surprised by Clipper as Arcee is - after all, not only does her reality have small-sized Transformers, they also have child-like personalities. If anything, it's how adult that Makeshift is that strikes her as odd.
"Target practice, huh?" the racer asks, looking around. Then she quirks a smirk that oozes confidence. "Well, I guess I could use that more than a racetrack, after all."
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Post by Clipper on Jul 20, 2009 10:01:18 GMT -5
Clipper beams happily, her own pistol clutched to her chest. "Only one-hundred meters. Nothing too fancy. Please feel free to adjust it to your preference!" She's more interested in watching at the moment than shooting for herself, anyway.
Especially once the next arrival saunters in.
"Hello, Miss Override!" Clipper chirps. It's all that she can do to keep herself from simply clapping with childish cheer.
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Post by Arcee on Jul 20, 2009 21:42:52 GMT -5
Arcee smiles at Override and nods. "Hello there," she says, straightening back up.
"Okay," she said, sighting down the targeting range with her pistol. "Let's try for three hundred."
She waited for the adjustments to be made, then squeezed off a series of shots. Each one struck the center of the target's mass, effectively reporting a kill-shot. Granted, she didn't really have the kind of firepower for that, but in pure target practice terms, pretty dang good.
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Post by Override on Jul 20, 2009 22:47:46 GMT -5
"Hello, Clipper!" Override greets cheerfully, then she nods towards Arcee. "Arcee."
She enters the room fully and crosses her arms, weight resting on her right leg as she watches. Once Arcee finishes her shots, she gives another firm nod. "Good going," she allows.
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Post by Clipper on Jul 21, 2009 14:22:01 GMT -5
Three hundred? Clipper's never shot at that range before here; she isn't sure that she's got the skills for it, but... well, she has to learn sometime, right?
Arcee makes it looks so easy, though, and it makes Clipper feel self conscious as she joins Override in the praise for a moment before stepping back up to the line and cycling a deep ventilation. She can do this.
Right?
Heck, this is nothing, compared to ducking the entire Breast Force when they were trying to get her and Holi! These are just targets! What's the worst that can happen? Arcee and Override can laugh if she misses? She can do this! Her expression screws up into one of deep concentration as she sights down her pistol and squeezes off a short series of shots.
Well, at least she clipped the targets with all of her shots. That's something, right?
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Post by Arcee on Jul 21, 2009 19:39:09 GMT -5
Arcee nods her thanks to Clipper and Override, before watching Clipper take her own shots. "Not too bad," she says, smiling.
"Want a few pointers?"
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Post by Override on Jul 21, 2009 22:45:04 GMT -5
Override draws her weapon, then shouts, "Cyber key power!!" The red blast comes out of nowhere, arming the double-barreled weapon. Override herself shakes her head and brings the palm of her hand to her forehead.
"Ugh," she notes, still trying to shake the odd feeling.
"Sight on mine's a bit different," she notes, giving Arcee a grin before she fires at the target a few times. She's no where near as accurate Arcee, but she's not too bad, either. However, she doesn't tend to hit anything dead center, instead putting two holes side by side on either side of the center, when she does hit right.
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Post by Clipper on Jul 22, 2009 5:56:37 GMT -5
The look Clipper gives Arcee is one of sheer, pure adoration. "Would you really?!" she exclaims with relief and happiness and just plain excitement. "Oh, I would like that ever so much! Please! I want to learn to be as--" she breaks off at Override's shout, turning to watch with wide, earnest optics.
"Woooow!" she breathes, impressed. "Would you be willing to, too, Miss Override, ma'am?" she asks, and the hero worship is rather plainly writ upon her features as her gaze bounces back and forth between the two.
"I want to learn to be strong warriors like you!" Because she'd seen Override fight some during her own rescue, and clearly anyone who is that good a shot has to be goot at it, right?
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Post by Arcee on Jul 22, 2009 22:02:52 GMT -5
Arcee takes a moment to boggle at Override's display of firepower. She's seen Cyber-keys in action before and done a little light reading on them from the database, but still...
"That's spectacular!" she tells Override. "That's an amazing gun!" She didn't care for dual barreled weapons herself, simply because they made aiming harder, but she was still impressed.
She shakes her head. "I'm nothing special, Clipper. But I'll show you what I can."
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