TRUTH OR DARE

[cactusy]

1) Post your characters, one per comment.
2) Comment around ICly asking other characters "truth or dare?"
3) Truth is self-explanatory; dares should involve tagging out to another character's top level somehow ("Insult someone you find terrifying", "Tell someone you think is hot one thing you find sexy about them", "Strike up a conversation using the most awkward non-sequitur you can come up with", etc.)

Comments

[solitarysoul]

Uh...yeah. Its a long gun, usually used for longer range fighting.

[meadqueen]

I see. You’d rather spot your enemies from afar.

[solitarysoul]

...yeah. That was my job most of the time. Find the enemy and shoot them before they got to close. Or before they'd noticed us at all.

[meadqueen]

That's a heavy responsibility for one so young.

[solitarysoul]

[It really, really was.]

...yeah.

[meadqueen]

It was a war? Not raiding?

[solitarysoul]

It was a war. A long war. Too long.

[meadqueen]

I'm sorry. War can be an ugly thing.

[solitarysoul]

Its...its fine.

[It wasn't, but he doesn't want to dwell on it. Or bother her with his own issues.]

Its over anyway.

[meadqueen]

We don't have much here that has range. I don't like it either. If you’d feel safer you can take one of the spears.

[solitarysoul]

I don't really know how to use those. They weren't very common. I have a knife, though. That's better than nothing and I know how to use it.

[meadqueen]

It is better than nothing. Perhaps not against these crabs.

[solitarysoul]

Yeah [he grumbles] it'd be a lot better if I had a gun for those.

[meadqueen]

I don't like guns and I’d wish for one too after the incident at the bungalow!

If we find a crossbow would you like a chance at it?

[solitarysoul]

I've never used a crossbow...but its like a cross between a gun and a bow. I'd probably not have any trouble with it.

Yes, please.

[meadqueen]

We don't have them yet, but our enemies do so we may someday.

[solitarysoul]

What about, um, normal bows?

[meadqueen]

I know how to make a bow, but not the string.

[She’d always acquired her bowstrings from the tanner fully prepared]

[solitarysoul]

[Damn, if only he'd asked August about his bow...though the old man probably wouldn't have stuck around to answer.]

Maybe somebody else does. But I imagine it'd be different than using a gun anyway.

[meadqueen]

It requires more strength, I think. A shortbow wouldn't be impossible for you to use.

[solitarysoul]

That makes sense. I'm stronger than I look though.

[His was no bodybuilder, and frame was generally thin, but Levi is in excellent shape. Aside from being slightly malnourished. Thank the army for that.]

[meadqueen]

Many people are, it seems.

[A lot of even the skinny or tiny people here are used to better nutrition than Randvi could dream of]

A longbow might be a bit tall unless we find you a horse.

[solitarysoul]

[He's not that short! But he remembers August's bow being huge, and if that was a long bow he doesn't know if he'd be able to handle something that big. Well, a bow that big at least.]

I guess that makes sense. Its better to start on something easier.

[meadqueen]

[She’s probably a bit shorter than him, but they're in the same range for handling tall weapons]

A short bow should work for most purposes. I doubt you'll be shooting from rooftops at this point.

[solitarysoul]

I haven't seen many rooftops anyway. But a tree could work in a pinch. Uh...not sure how easy it'd be to carry a bow up one though.

[Can you strap bows to your back, like he does with this rifle? He has no idea.]