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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 22, 2008 22:18:41 GMT -5
*Kade nodded even though Archon couldn't really see it.* "Yeah, first time knocked me on my back. Second time locked up my muscles because I didn't try to move with the recoil, I just stood stock still when I fired... that wasn't fun. Both my arms and across my chest, my muscles were all clenched tight and it hurt to even think about trying to move them... very strange..."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 22, 2008 22:19:41 GMT -5
"Sounds like a... I don't know what that sounds like," Archon admitted. "Maybe you should be using a normal repeater first... They're way easier to use. Seriously, the spring is weak enough to draw back with your arm."
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 22, 2008 22:21:54 GMT -5
"Well, I think I'll get it next time, I just need to move with the recoil... after our little repeater rifle lesson, he took it upon himself to show me some paw-to-paw combat at the training grounds... I'll just leave it at me falling over from exhaustion a couple of hours later."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 22, 2008 22:23:53 GMT -5
"I've never heard of him teaching paw-to-paw. Must have been an interesting experience... To say the least." Archon remained silent for the next ten seconds or so as they approached the house, then spoke again. "See this two-story brick behemoth? I live in it."
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 22, 2008 22:26:52 GMT -5
*Kade let out a long low whistle at the sight of the house.* "That... is big." *And indeed it was. No wonder it was big enough for eight beasts to live in comfortably.*
*Dantin had been silent the whole time, just glad that Kade was entering a conversation with someone other than himself.* "And that'll be the two-story brick behemoth that you live in if you do decided to."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 22, 2008 22:37:28 GMT -5
"Linx has been modifying it to make it really secure... Bunch of latches for the door, steel shutters for the windows on the first level... It's a really secure place, it's practically a miniature fort right here!" There were two keyholes now, one a lever lock, one a prototype cylinder-type lock. Archon had to unlock both in order to enter the house. As before, he held the door open for the two to enter. "Take as much time as you want to tour, Kade. It'll be your home if you agree."
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 22, 2008 22:41:42 GMT -5
*Dantin nodded in agreement.* "Yep, now lets get in there!" *Kade seemed to be hesitating again so Dantin was forced to give him a little push in the direction of the door. He once again faltered a little in his first couple of steps but soon entered the door with Dantin following behind him.* "Well, Kade, this is it."
*Kade looked around, it was definantly a big place from the inside.* "Wow, you weren't kidding when you said it was big... especially on the inside."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 22, 2008 22:45:22 GMT -5
"This is just the living room," Archon explained, shutting the door behind them and locking the cylinder prototype. There was no need to do both when the house wasn't empty. "There's a dining room, a kitchen... Storage rooms all over, this place is just built for beasts like us. Upstairs has some other stuff. It's a nice place, really... Now that we're furnishing it, it's fantastic to live in."
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 22, 2008 22:50:46 GMT -5
*Kade nodded.* "I bet it is, um, what other stuff is upstairs?" *It seemed kinda odd that Archon had just left it at that. What he trying to hide something or was Kade just being overly cautious?*
*Dantin didn't feel he could answer that totally correctly, after all he had only been up there two times and both times he hadn't been paying much attention.* "Um, isn't it just bedrooms and storage rooms?"
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 22, 2008 22:55:59 GMT -5
"And a bathroom. But yes, it's just bedrooms and storage rooms throughout, two bedrooms and two storage rooms each... One of the latter is big enough to qualify as an ad hoc bedroom for you. It's actually right up against the stovepipe so you'll get the best heating in the winter, and it can always be insulated for the summer." Archon gestured to the staircase as he approached it. They hadn't yet stored anything he wouldn't mind Kade asking for an explanation of the functions of, so that mouse could tour as much as he liked.
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 22, 2008 23:01:00 GMT -5
*Kade nodded... again... and followed Archon.* "So I'll be staying in a storage room transformed into a bedroom? Er, if I do agree to stay, I mean." *He already seemed to be getting use to the fact that he would probably be staying there.*
*Dantin just smiled.* "It's not as bad as it sounds. It'll be just like a normal bedroom, right?" *He had aimed the question at Archon, just so his agreement would satisfy Kade's uneasyness.*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 22, 2008 23:04:11 GMT -5
"The normal bedrooms in this house are so large they can fit two double beds," Archon corrected. "It'll be like a normal bedroom in a usual place. Enough room for a double and some dressers, a desk, whatever you want in there. The walls are aluminum-plated and there's some really good ventilation there, goes right into the stovepipe shaft, so you can have a bunch of candles or whatever with the door shut and you'll have no problems at all. Even though there is a pair of windows... I guess for the night..."
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 23, 2008 16:04:10 GMT -5
*Dantin laughed.* "Well, I know I wouldn't like a room if it didn't have any windows in it. It would seem all closed in and stuff without them." *A windowless room seemed almost like an oxymoron. How could a bedroom not have windows... though if it was a storage room then... he didn't know.*
*Kade tended to agree with Dantin on that one.* "Yeah, a windowless bedroom equals... a not good bedroom." *He knew that sounded completely stupid the moment he said it but obviously his mouth was moving without consulting his brain first.*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Mar 23, 2008 16:07:19 GMT -5
"Yeah, that's right, Kade... You have windows, though. Although they have the ultra-strong shutters," Archon added with a grin as they headed up to the second floor. The storage room was surprisingly close. "So, Kade, what are you thinking? I mean, about the house?"
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Mar 23, 2008 16:13:12 GMT -5
"Well, I, uh..." *He honestly didn't know what he was thinking. It wouldn't be too bad, he guessed... just very different.* "...as long as you can assure me that nothing'll happen... which you already have... I guess so..."
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