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[mindtricks]

[ the device is resting on a table, a distance from anderson and jax — far enough that both of them are in the picture. anderson’s posture is, as usual, straight; a soldier at ease. jax is slouching, flicking his lighter open and closed. he has a cigarette behind his ear but he doesn’t reach for it. he clears his throat, expectant, nudges her with his elbow. ]

Gonna talk to the good people, Pollyanna?

[ if the video wasn’t already on, anderson would comment on the use of the nickname in what is, essentially, a public service announcement. as it is, she just raises an eyebrow at him before turning back towards the device. ] We realise that the last jump was unpleasant for many of us. Sickness aside, however, our position is no less vulnerable now than it was before.

We asked before, but for those of you who are new, or those who missed it last time: Gunnery is responsible for the defense of the ship — which, regardless of how you may feel about it, is your current place of residence — against attacks, as well as for the maintenance of the armory. We offer weapons training, and I offer self-defense lessons as well.

You get your sea legs under you, you come down, talk to either of us. Can usually find one or the other kicking around Gunnery at any hour, and we don’t mind visitiors if you aren’t acting like an idiot.

[ after a moment to let that sink in, anderson reaches out and turns the device off. ]


[ red is jax, black is anderson.

ps please have a look at ataraxiongunnery if you're so inclined. pps theself-defense log is here, feel free to wander by ]

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text.

[battlesleep]

I believe my experience could be of use to you in the defense of this ship.

What time would be most convenient for me to come by?

text.

[mindtricks]

What experience do you have? We're both there now, but one of us is usually there, so whenever is most convenient for you.

voice;

[spartan051]

[Kurt wasn't willing to just go broadcasting his presence on this ship's comms just quite yet but the mention of attacks on the ship definitely caught his interest.]

What sort of attacks does this ship face? Aside from mutinous crew members, I assume.

voice;

[mindtricks]

There was one incident relatively recently of pirates boarding the ship to take our supplies.

[ one shoulder lifts in a shrug, not that he can see it. ] That it is not the most frequent occurrence does not mean we shouldn't be prepared for a repeat performance.

[kutte]

Anderson's got the pirate angle. Had a fuck load of demons show up a few jumps ago. Ugly fuckers, hard to kill.

[chuffle]

Aw, are we calling you Pollyanna?

[She sounds a little tired, but, well.]

I'll walk anyone through, too.

[kutte]

I thought she could use a nickname.

[ sorry for your lot, anderson ]

Thanks, Daphne. You alright?

[mindtricks]

No. He is.

[ she lets jax call her that because — they're friends of sorts and arguing the point would not be worth it. doesn't mean that she's going to let others call her by the same nickname.

her tone isn't unfriendly so much as matter-of-fact. ]

text;

[puppydogeyes]

External defense.

[Yes she really is going to pick on wording.]

text;

[mindtricks]

[ the text gets a moment's consideration — external defense is the objective of gunnery, internal is security's. the separation of tasks, rather than the separation of power, is something the hall of justice does as well.

this isn't an attempt to usurp power from security.

a clear division of tasks is important. power plays are not.

so: ] Yes.

[kutte]

[ what's up tyke ]

Thanks for the contribution. Anything else you wanna add now that you've got our attention.

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[lafautedevoltaire]

[Now that he's curious about]

What sort of guns?

[mindtricks]

[ there's barely a hesitation before she replies, despite his being a child. ]

Various kinds.

[ yes, the blandest answer possible. ]

[kutte]

Not toy ones, kid.

[ jax is unphased, though not particularly encouraging, waiting to see where this goes. ]

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[allbloodyhail]

I want a gun. [ well, let's just cut to the chase here, spike. ]

[kutte]

Put it on your Christmas list. See if Santa's good to you this year.

video.

[mindtricks]

To what end?

[debts]

Is a spar out of the question?
I like knowing what I'm signing up for.

[ What, like Natasha's gonna leap on a blind horse? ]

[mindtricks]

Of course.
When would be convenient for you?

[kutte]

Assuming you're after Anderson with this one. Sparring's not my arena.

action;

[deagle]

[ chris spends a large chunk of his time in gunnery where there aren't other things to attend to, and right now is no exception. next to where he's sitting is a disassembled rifle, all the pieces laid out in an orderly fashion with everything he needs to clean it sitting on the desk as well. it's not entirely necessary to clean them this way, but chris is still learning the ins and outs of what they have in stock. he likes to be thorough.

chris lets his attention get pulled away to the network now and then, watching the feed for anderson and jax's post. of course, one response in particular gets his attention. ]

Probably not wise pissing off Tyke.

[ it's said to both of them but mostly you, jax teller. ]

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[mindtricks]

[ a beat, and she doesn't sigh or anything quite so obvious, but there is a hint of tension in her shoulders and expression. ]

Agreed.

makes own thread yolo

[kutte]

Tyke was pissed off before either of us showed up.

[ as if jax is blameless. but it's not in jax's nature to back down, and tyke ruffled his feathers. butting heads is second nature to a son. you step back, you look weak. you look weak, you're dead. it is what it is, and jax hasn't considered it further than that. ]

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[alsohawkeye]

Alright team, I think I'm in this time. You don't happen to have extra arrows lying around, do you? If not I'll need a minute to brush some rust off with the firearms.

Actually, remind me - can I do this and Security? Or is that an either/or?

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[mindtricks]

No arrows, no. And you'd have to choose one primary department.