fandomhigh | Rangering!, Friday, Period Four [ 07/17 ].

"Good afternoon, class!" Minsc was, as usual, very excitable when his students came into the the Danger Shop this week, with an added side effect of being glad he had an afternoon workshop, all things consider. The setting looking an awful lot like the clearing they were in last week, but with an assortment of long-range weapons available. "Some of you may remember this class from last time! This is the class where we do buttkicking, but at a distance! Like last time, I noticed that many of you are already very proficient in swords. I am sure many of you also have a proficiency in range weaponry, too, but the range weapons is one of the reason we are called range-ers! It is also because we range over a wide range of land and have a wide range of knowledge and can kick a wide range of butt, and..."

Minsc paused, seemingly lost for a second in his own definition.

"It is a very versatile word," he concluded. On that point, anyway, because he started back up on the lesson.

"So here we have a collection of different range weapons. I know some people use guns and lasers, pew pew, but rangering is an older art, so we will use older weapons! We've got bows, crossbows, some very nice slings, and darts." And, yes, those last ones were big giant lawn darts. Last semester, it had been a mistake. This semester, he decided that they were far too awesome to ignore!

"I would not be surprised if some of you already have a proficiency in one of these long-range weapons already. If so, try one you're not as familiar with. Or, instead of just going for the targets, I can put you in a real battle with a beastie form the programming, and what you can do there is work on being able to fight an enemy who, unlike the targets, won't just stay put, so you'll have to work on potentially switching in and out between weapons for a more efficient kill!"

"Off to the side, there are also practise swords and staffs. If you are done with target practise, it is good to keep up your other work, and you may choose to spar with each other! I actually encourage this, as no ranger should get rusty! Well, then! Have at it! And if there are any questions, please just ask! TO ARMS!"

[[ OCD ~~is coming~~ gets another shot! ]]

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There are plenty of weapons available, and an assortment of targets, of all shapes and sizes. Some are stationary, but may are also moving. There are quite a few that seem to take the form of gnolls. With MEAN ANGRY FACES, RAWR. Not that Minsc had a prejudice, or anything.

They'd get to that in a future week.

Minsc has also given ~~handwavey~~ lectures on how to properly use all the weapons for beginnings. The lawn darts, incidentally, just happened to consist of "THROW IT. REALLY, REALLY HARD."

Well, this was always a good occasion to get some more crossbow practice in. Like last time, Arthur snagged the weapon, loaded it, and got to work.

His aim was still nearly perfect, and after a while, he switched to throwing knives just for the sport of it.

Kenshin eyed the ranged weapons, as if wondering which was the least likely to bite him.

Maybe he'd watch the other students for a little while. Just to see how the worked.

Fiona went right for the bows. While the longbow looked a bit intimidating, the crossbow struck her as far too close to a gun for her comfort. As such, she picked up the compound bow.

It took her about four arrows, one bout of having to suck on her fingers, and learning to keep her hair back due to a painful pull.

Then she was a ridiculously good shot.

Well of course Gwynn was using the bows. They were her favorite and best weapons.

Zayne decided to try out the sling. It took several tries to not let the sling itself fly, not hit himself, and throw the stone anywhere but straight up or straight down.

Momoko watched the others for a few moments, then tried using a sling. It felt weird to hold the rope in her hands... and using her whole arm to make the swing? As different as it was, though, she somehow managed to make a few shots land near the target. And eventually some landed near the target she was actually assigned to!

Still, it was actually a very fun kind of weapon. She was probably not supposed to be smiling as she reloaded.

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