Ten limbs, three shotguns

[Triunis]

[glow=gold,2,300]BLAMBLAM![/glow]

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[glow=gold,2,300]BLAMBLAM![/glow]

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[glow=gold,2,300]BLAMBLAM![/glow]

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[glow=gold,2,300]BLAMBLAM![/glow]

" . . . Come on, keep up the pace!"

[glow=gold,2,300]BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM![/glow]

"Enough!"

A large insect-like creature came crashing to the ground, panting heavily. She lifted her head and stared accusingly at the creature who spoke. This one was male. He wore a trench coat, with a long sleeve for his three and a half foot tail. His pale blue hair stood on end, thanks to only a few minutes of effort. Currently, he was pointing the smoking shotgun in his hand at the ground, and staring intently at the creature before him.

"Not bad, Rift. You are definately getting better; I've never seen someone learn so quickly. But there's still so much for me to teach you."

Rift sighed and stood, holding her gun in her upper two right arms. Every day for . . . how long was it? At least three years, since Setthirosa had raised her into a mature Cython. She glared at him with mock accusation.

"Well, pardon me for trying to use a little caution. These photon cartridges aren't free."

Opening the back of the Nile, her gun, she popped out the empty photon cartridge and threw it to the ground. Her statement was true; they had to sneak into town quite frequently to steal more photon cartridges. Setthirosa shrugged.

"Nevertheless, you've got to act with speed. If you wait there trying to find a target, you'll be a target yourself. Switch to rapid fire."

Inclining her head, Rift grabbed the rapid-fire attatchment and slipped it onto the end of the Nile with her middle arms. Inserting the proper ammunition, she raised the gun and aimed it at Setthirosa.

"Remind me why you teach me to fight?"

"You'll have to fight someday. I don't want to see you die becsaue of my mistakes."

[glow=gold,2,300]Rattatatatatatatat![/glow]

The Cython had been behind a rock as soon as Setthirosa fired his first shot. Peeking up over it, she jeered at him.

"You'll have to do better than that! Maybe you're getting too old for this . . ."

[Awabi]

[glow=red,2,300] CRACK WHAP THUMP[/glow]
"ow, bloody hell! foking tree! god dammit! awe bollax, thats gonna leave a mark... that frigen HURT!." a colorful whirl of curses sounded as a blured figure landed at the bottem of a tree near by.

[glow=red,2,300]WHUMP[/glow]
the sound of her foot connecting with wood resounded through the hollow trunk. "Awe, my kebs! Foking tree..."

A short woman of slender build stood up slowly and brushed herself off, rubbed her back and tucked her purple hair behind her ears. She became of aware of presences near by instantly and tensed into a ready stance, and turned slowly to eye her opponents.The woman turned and regarded them, taking in every detail. A quick decision snaped across her face and she said in a more dignifyed voice "How undignifyed, i am sorry, allow me to introduce myself" She preformed an elagant Player's bow and then said. " I am Awabi of the..uh...wanderers, pleased to meet your aquaintance." She smiled sweetly and then with a loud POP was in the tree regarding them with a measuring gaze.

[Triunis]

Setthirosa looked over at his companion.

"Rift."

In an instant, the Cython was in the air, twirling the Nile.

[glow=gold,2,300]BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM![/glow]

Five branches from around the girl in the tree dropped to the ground, severed and charred from the photon bullets. A sixth dangled from its bark, which was burning rapidly. In an instant, Rift ran to the tree and jumped past it, severing the final branch with her empty left claw, and landed in a crouch, her head inclined.

"Good enough?"

"It was very well done, Rift. Makes me proud."

Setthirosa walked up to the tree and peered up at Awabi.

"Hmm. Well, I'm Ahknada Setthirosa - call me Setthirosa - and this over here is my friend Rift. Nice to meet ya."

Rift stood up and looked around behind her at the girl. Her compound eyes betrayed no emotion, but her careless posture suggested a feeling of indifference. She spoke with an underlying ambience of clicks and buzzes.

"Hey, tree-girl! What brings you this far into this pit, anyway?"

[Awabi]

She stiffened slightly at Rift's tone. Standing up gracfully she walked slowly out on the branch humming slightly, her hair blowing slightly in a upper thermal. She looked dreamily out upon the barren landscape. "It's my escape. I am here because i choose to be. I just happened to hear you practiceing and thought i would come see what was happening." Then with a controlled grace she jumped down lightly landing with a soft "thump" and walked closter to Setthirosa. If one looked close enough they would notice that she left no foot prints and that her steps made no sound. "When i heard you speaking about photon cartridges i thought perhaps i could be of help."

[Triunis]

Setthirosa looked up suddenly.

"Really? Help how? Normally we aquire ours through . . . err . . . questionable methods . . ."

Rift brushed herself off. She looked up at the girl and raised her antennae in a smile, sun gleaming off her carapace.

"We steal 'em. Setti here knows how to make one from the proper materials, so we steal them and make bullets."

Still 'grinning,' she extended the Nile and fired off a few bullets. The slammed into a rock about twenty feet off and left searing holes in them.

"Do you know some way to make them better, or can you get us more materials?"

[Awabi]

"Hmmm."She gazed at the rock measuringly and then replyed.
"I'm not sure i can make you better ones but i may be able to find you some better materials."
She walked over to the rock and examined it carefully, running her fingers along the edges of the hole."Yes i think i could get you an upgrade in materials and possibly a better way to make them. Depends on my luck, but im pretty sure i can snitch you some better materials."
"Heh heh..." she grinned mischievously and with a twinkle in her sharp eyes said, "The question is, do i want to risk my tail for to strangers?"