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Post by taicoleman on Oct 5, 2005 15:34:42 GMT
He stood there for a good three seconds with a large smirk on his face, his eye's studied the large peice of paper dangling infront of him which seemed to be full of holes near the top of it "Damn I am good....Still not one bullet missed the head or neck...heh..." He seemed to be very pleased with the shooting he had just finished doing. He turned around and walked over to a desk taking up another sheet of paper that looked just the same as the other one just with no holes in it. After he went back to his station and changed the paper he pressed a button for it to go back to the furthest it could go.
His hand now reached into his pocket as the clip in the gun fell out beside of him where there where allready 4 empty clips there, he pulled out a new clip and loaded it up into the gun. He moved back into position, both hands on the butt of the gun and his arms extended all the way out, his right eye closes and he begins to fire once more.
He usually came to the shooting range when there is alot on his mind, or he is depressed and needing to take it out on something. His train of thought usually revolves around his master whom h epromised to never forget so he thinks about him as much as he possibly could just so the memory wouldnt fade from his thoughts. The shooting now became more frequent as he was getting a little angry from thinking so much, his aim was getting off and he was starting to miss the paper all together "Why" BANG "Did" BANG "You" Bang "Leave!?!" BANG! There was now a clicking sounds heard a few times before he put the gun down on the counter infront of him, his hand extended to bring the paper back to him. He didn't even look at it this time but threw it away and picked up his gun putting it back in its holster, leaving all the shells and things on the floor. "Grr...Now I am sitting here all alone talking and fuming to himself" as he finished saying this his head lowered and he began to think once more.
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Post by Eric on Oct 6, 2005 9:25:06 GMT
Eric loaded the magazine into his semi-automatic. It secured with a satisfying click, and he stood in the booth next to Tai.
"You know..." He said, the voice cutting through the silence that existed without any gunshots firing off. "You take too long to aim. Squeezing up one eye is only good when you're using a sighter and are nestled somewhere with plenty of cover on account of being a sniper. When you're actually out there - against someone who knows what they're doing, which I have to say is pretty rare these days, you don't have time. They'll be quicker on the draw than you for sure."
He chuckled and let off a few rounds, the sound echoing painfully in his ears because it was an enclosed space and he wasn't bothering with the protective mufflers. Empty cartidges tinkled to the ground.
"I've read your file, Coleman." He went on, casually as if he'd introduced himself and the two were good old buddies. "You've had a decent amount of training, but not much time in the field. Which is a downer on your ablities, I'll give you that." Eric's gloved palm reached out and smacked the retreive button, and the flimsy bullet hole ridden sheet of paper with the outline of a man on it returned. He sighed.
"You know what the problem with this stuff is? Is it doesn't leave any sort of options open for disabling a target. We just get a head and a neck. Me personally, I like to take out a kneecap or two and then drag them in alive to face justice. And of course, sometimes it's better to shoot the hand and disarm them because we really do deal with a lot of puppies."
"But your a shoot to kill kinda guy, cos the idea of a kneecap or a hand to you is just bad shooting." Eric flicked the release switch on the semi automatic and let the now half empty magazine fall into his hand. He rattled it a little.
"I've got a question for you Tai. And I want a yes or a no right now because I ain't gonna chase you around or explain it all now for you to turn around and say naw. I've been told by the Ob to get together a party and take out Maxwell Conner. You wanna be on it or not?"
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Post by taicoleman on Oct 6, 2005 13:19:58 GMT
He looked over to the person that had just stepped in beside of him, he seemed to have started talking to him about his aiming skills....Thats one thing that you never did to him, undermine his skills. He listened to what the man had to say until the very end, he really had no reason to talk to this man until the question of help was asked. A light grin formed on his face and he said "Yes, I will be more then glad to help you...But in all honesty...I am probably the strongest person here....Well I like to think that anyways" He smiled at the other and said "Well since you know all about me would you mind telling me your name? I dont like to work for someone when I dont know who they are...."
He now placed a new paper onto the holder and pushed the button for it to move back out towards the back of the room. "Anyways I have heard all about Maxwell Connor or whatever and I think it would be my pleasure to help with this case." He was looking at the other as his gun moved out and he fired a few shots without even looking at the target, they all seem to hit in the head space of the paper "By the way I was deep in thought when I was shooting the first few rounds...So don't base everything on the first look..." A smile broke out on his face once more as he said this....
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Post by Eric on Oct 6, 2005 13:35:24 GMT
Eric snickered and stepped back to sit on the viewing seats behind the booths.
"You're hardly the strongest Tai. You're only 19. Despite what you think you won't be at your physical peak until your mid twenties. Fact of life. You've had a lot of training, sure, but everyone here has." He let out a long sigh and leant back, head thunking against the back wall.
"I'm Eric Latner." Eric let his eyes drift close and let out a long sigh. Maybe Tai was a bad idea. Maxwell Conner guy. Max was more than just a...guy. The guy was outstanding. If anyone actually sat down and looked properly through the records of this place, payed attention...They'd notice no-one had beaten that guys records.
"And Maxwell Conner is a tougher indivdual than you think. Why do you think I'm getting together a team of six and not just going after him myself? Why do you think I was ordered to do so? I'm not going to take you on the team if you're going to bring your ego with you Coleman. No matter how good you are in life, there's always someone better than you. Conner can draw and offload a clip before your fingres even touch the metal of your gun. "
He wanted a fag, but there was one place that Eric didn't smoke and that was in the firing range. He stood up, and started to move off towards the armoury. "I ain't having another greenhorn covering my six Coleman. You drop your ego and issues at the door in this place."
Eric moved over to the armoury and signed back the gun and the magazine clip.
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Post by taicoleman on Oct 6, 2005 13:48:10 GMT
"Well it is very nice to meet you Eric but I will tell you now, you won't talk down to me, even if thats not what you are trying to do you still undermine my abilities...I have spent most of my life doing nothing but training! Since the day I have started to work here I have came to this firing range and practiced, after this I goto the gym and practice my Chinese Kenpo...Now if you would like to take this to the gym so I could school you a little.....Since you think my ego is large we shall see who is more powerful, you or I!"
He moves the paper down and throws this one away as well as gathering all the empty clips and dumping them in the proper recycling ben. He now moves to the door with the other and puts the gun back where it was and signs out. "Anyway when it comes to serious work, I leave my emotions and all that shit in the office, I am completly diffrnet on the field then I am here....Also I know what Maxwell Conner is capable of, I have read every fucking file there is in this place on him and I know all of his dealings...So like I said before...do NOT underestimate me, that is the most dangerous thing you could do..." He moved a hand up to his necklace which was a dice on a chain, it was his good luck charm and it had never failed him, his fingers began to fumble around with it as he did that whenever he was thinking, well if he was doing nothing else he would mess with it.
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Post by Eric on Oct 6, 2005 13:57:43 GMT
Eric raised an eyebrow, hand snaking out and grabbing Tai by the wrist. He spun him in one fluid motion, and pulled the arm in a straight line out behind him. The other hand he pressed down on the youth's shoulder, and then they were up against the wall. Tai wouldn't be able to move without his shoulder being dislocated, or the arm broken.
"Listen. I chose you, because your excellent training will be brought up beautifully in the field. I chose you, because you have a good marksmanship record. I also picked you because I think your quite capalable of going up against Maxwell and surviving. I didn't pick you because your capable of picking off Maxwell yourself. For a start, that's why I need a team of *experts*. I didn't pick you because of you field work, because you've only got a years experience and that's nothing."
Eric let the boy go and stood back, rolling his shoulders and dusting off his hands. "I haven't assigned you yet. This temper keeps up and you're not getting on it. I'm looking for someone that can respect a chain of command and follow my orders when I say them. You drop the ego at home. Not in the office. Understood?"
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Post by taicoleman on Oct 6, 2005 14:09:00 GMT
He knew that if he attempted anything the camera's would catch him and he would be in trouble, this Eric was much higher up then he was so he had no choice but to let him grab him and shove him against the wall "You know if I didn't know better I would say that you where coming onto me..." A grin formed on his face once more as the pain in his arm ment nothing to him. He listened to everything the other had to say once again and as he was released he turned around and bowed to the other "Yes sir, I will make sure not to cause anymore trouble....I don't like to be told what to do but with something like this I will be more then glad t admit defeat..." He was a rather nice boy, he followed the crowed when he knew it would benefit him and this was one of the times, so he would have to act a little what was so bad about that? "Sir, if I am on this team does it mean I will be getting a raise?" He was actually very greedy, he gambled alot for others things so he liked to have stuff in a way.
He stood back striaght up and looked directly into Eric's eye's as he would be the little lap dog for now, but he was planning on going up the chain. He would soon be the highest person here, he would own this place and then he would never have to worry about struggling for anything ever again.
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Post by Eric on Oct 6, 2005 14:15:48 GMT
Eric raised an eyebrow. "You know we all get the same...'pay' as it were you daft bugger." He snickered at the coming on comment. Oh christ, it was one of *those* wasn't he. he shook his head some and gestured that it would be nice if Tai followed.
"You don't like being told what to do. You don't like authority. I'm the same, but I know why *I'm* in the DPS. Why the hell are you? For fuck's sake Tai, you don't even have to work in this society, working is all about pleasure now, or so we're told." He shook his head some and meandered to the elevator. The Shoot range was in the basement, and most of the people that used the damn range had their offices on the 18th floor, what the hell was that all about?
He raised an eyebrow a little and glanced over his shoulder, pulling out a ciagrette packet and his zippo lighter. It snapped open and his booted foot held open the elevator door while he waited for Tai to catch up and answer his question.
If there was one thing Eric hated just as much as this infernal city, it was damn lapdogs. The cherry of his cigarette winked orange, and the officer let out a long sigh.
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Post by taicoleman on Oct 6, 2005 15:16:51 GMT
He grumbled some as he heard that they all got the same pay, He wasnt used to the system being like this...Mind you he had been there when it crashed, hell he was 9 but he never really payed it any mind nor learned much about it, this was actually his first job. He moved into the elevator and said "Well the reason I want to work here is so I could be the head guy, I want to be at the very top...I want to rule everything!" He watched the other take out a cigarette and then light it with a slight smirk on his face. "Well I see you like that dirty little habit....Sensei loved to smoke too...I.."He clears his throat and shakes his head "Well don't worry about anything, we are teammates now I guess and I will do my best...thats a promise!"
He moved his hand up and pressed a button that would take him to the cafateria "I think I want to go eat a little something before going to the gym...Would you like to join? I think if I got to know you better I wouldnt be so adverse to taking orders from you, mind you we got off on a bad start so this should clear things up. I myself am not a unlikable guy, I like everyone really...I can be ditzy sometimes but you know, I know when there is a time to play and a time to be serious..." He looked at Eric and smiled once more at him before the elevator stoped.
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