R1 DEADLAND PT2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[lockdownmods]

[it’s strange, for the people who were already dead, the shift in scenery is sudden and complete. For those who have just arrived? It’s like you’re back where you left?

How strange.

But if you ever need her, you can always reach out to the guardian of this place.]

LOCATIONS
Note: locations lag a week behind the living counterparts

Comments

[donotlick]

Yeah, here you go, kid.

[ Hank shows him the way to undo the safety. These guns are pretty real-looking, even if they're full of paint bullets. ]

Now, can you guess how much one of these would hurt?

[supportrole]

Thanks.

[ He watches carefully, taking mental notes for future reference. ]

I mean, I think I have a pretty good idea, but I don't actually know how to quantify it.

[donotlick]

It'd hurt about this much.

[ I'm sorry, Mishima, but Hank really wants to stress gun safety so yeah he's going to take several steps back and shoot you with a paintball in the foot. Uh, this is to learn the important of gun safety? ]

[supportrole]

[ FFFFF ]

Ow!!

[ Mishima cringes and shifts all of his weight onto his other foot. What the fuck!!!! ]

You know, that really doesn't help with objective quantification!

[donotlick]

Yeah, sorry, kid. I just wanted to give you an idea.

[ Hank laughs. I'm sorry......... Not sorry though. ]

If a paintball hurts that much, try and imagine a gunshot. It ain't fun.

[ Guns aren't fun!!! But Hank also hands over his gun. ]

Here, you can shoot me to get me back. Just don't aim at my face or my dick.

[supportrole]

[ Mishima just huffs. He didn't think it would be fun, jeez. That was completely unnecessary!

...But he's a little surprised by that next instruction, and as ruffled as his feathers may be, he doesn't immediately jump on the opportunity for revenge. ]

Wait, what? Seriously?

[ He's not refusing the gun, but he takes it very gingerly. Is this a test? ]

[donotlick]

Yeah, go for it.

[ Hank shrugs. He really is okay with this? I guess so. ]

I've been a cop for most of my life -- taken plenty of real bullets before. A little paintball ain't gonna do much to me.

[supportrole]

Well, if you say so... You don't get to fail me for reckless behavior or something since I'm following your instructions here, okay?

[donotlick]

Haha, nah.

[ Hank waves a hand. It's fine! For reals. ]

You don't learn real respect for a weapon till you learn how much it fucking hurts.

[supportrole]

[ STILL NOT SURE THIS ISN'T A TEST but ]

All right...

[ Biting his lip, he aims for... a leg, he guesses??? Hank shot him in the foot, so that seems reasonable.

Aaaand-- shoots! ]

[donotlick]

[ It's not a test, it's ok. Hank takes the shot to the shin with only a minor flinch. Of course, he wasn't caught off-guard so maybe that helps. ]

Well, that still fucking smarts.

[ It's cool since it's the VR room at least the paint isn't real. ]

See, now we're square.

[supportrole]

[ ...Heh, that felt kind of good, aside from the part where he thought the recoil was going to knock him over backwards.

He nods. ]

Right! What's next?

[donotlick]

[ Oh, good. He's created a monster. ]

Now you try and shoot at some targets instead of people. Let's see if your aim is any good, kid.

[supportrole]

Okay!

[ He starts to aim-- and then pauses when he realizes he has a question he might actually be able to get a legitimate answer to. ]

Oh, question! Do you know if closing your non-dominant eye actually helps with aiming? We were debating that when we were throwing darts a while back.

[donotlick]

Ehh, it depends. Since you're getting started, yeah. Closing one eye'll make it easier to aim because you don't have to wait for both your eyes to focus on the target.

[ Hank demonstrates by closing an eye and firing off a shot. He nails it, a bullseye because he really is a great shot. ]

Cops like me'll wanna practice shooting with our eyes open, though. Especially if it's our service pistol. [ He fires with both eyes open. This one misses, but only by a few inches from his first shot. ] Yeah, since I ain't used to this gun, it'll take practice to get it just right. So closing your eye helps with precision, but it won't work too well if you're facing down a perp.