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Burning Skies Saloon
Yiski:
--Outside Saloon--
Jun'ko and Lauren agreed to their girl's day out and had left the group before BdrLine showed up.
Yiski
"I had the young couple on the first flight to Chang-ning. I couldn't let their lives get caught up in mine."
Yiski then turned to Althea and Zill.
Yiski
"Anyways, let's get to the Armory. Kinda itchin' to make somethin' deadly."
Althea, Yiski, and Zill headed for the Armory. BdrLine had opted to go back to the Port.
--Armory--
The smell of gunpowder and ordinances brought a smile to Yiski's face. As they arrived, a group of gunsmiths approached Yiski.
Gunsmith
"Good to see you again Commander. What are we making toady?"
Yiski
"Good question. Let's put some stuff together and see if it doesn't kill us."
A small shiver went down the spines of everyone who wasn't Yiski. Althea looks to Zill.
Althea
"Does he always have that evil expression?"
Zill
"You consider that an evil expression?"
Zill followed behind Yiski, eager to tinker with his own explosive. Althea just stood at the entrance trying to comprehend Zill's question.
Gryphos:
--Nidhogg's ship--
I've stayed in Anvala long enough, and things have already started blowing up, best continue with my journey of... I guess adventure.
He looked around the ship.
Damn, still no crew.
He rummaged around in his pocket, but found only a small amount of coins.
And I can't hire a crew, I really shouldn't have drank so many Hellfires. Ah well, I guess I'll just have to be careful.
He then took position at the helm, but got the feeling something wasn't right. He wasn't alone.
A voice from behind
"No crew, interesting choice."
Nidhogg did not react with hostility for he knew the voice. Turning around, he placed a hand on the man's shoulder. The man was taller and some would say handsomer than Nidhogg, but he had the same long hair tied in a loose ponytail, only a much darker blonde.
Nidhogg
"Tristan, brother, it's good to see you"
They hugged each other in a brotherly embrace. Before separating.
Nidhogg
"Why are you here? Are you just visiting or- Oh, you're going to try to retrieve me for Father."
Tristan
"No, Father did not send me. I'm just genuinely worried about you."
Nidhogg
"As per usual, you worry too much for your little 'Nid'."
Tristan
"Haha, true, but I also need to talk to you, cast off and we'll chat."
And so Nidhogg disembarked on his ship with his brother into the sky.
Yiski:
--Armory--
Yiski and Zill had set up shop in different sectors of the armory. Yiski holed up mostly near the guns and munitions while Zill tinkered with all the bombs and mines.
Althea decided to stay close, but not too close to Yiski. At first, she would keep watch at near the two entrances. Later, she found herself closer to Yiski mostly to see what went on in his mind. When she first reviewed his file for the duty, she was shocked to learn the recent armament upgrades (tungsten rounds, new mercury, stronger plate armor, upgraded rifle rounds) were all done by Yiski. Even the rounds used in her pistols were rounds Yiski's had created a year ago.
Althea
"So this is what it means to be a Striker."
--Trading District--
Jun'ko and Lauren were having a good time. It would have been a better time were the two not followed by a group of five guards. Apparently, what Yiski forgot to mention from the rest of the orders where that any close friend, family, or associate of Yiski were to be guarded at all times.
It had been awkward having five guards following you everywhere, especially when the girls wanted to try on new clothes. Though a thought did cross the girls' mind. They looked at each other and whispered to one another.
Lauren
"Think we should get their opinion on some lingerie?"
Jun'ko
"Don't you think it's a bit risque?"
Lauren
"We'll just see how they react. Should give us an idea of how our boys' will react too."
Jun'ko
"Hmm... that does sound like fun. Let's do it!"
The girls then proceeded to enter a lingerie store. At first the guards hesitated knowing full well they were guarding the girlfriends of their Admiral and Commander. None of them wanted to even think about the potential nightmare if they found out.
Lauren
"Are you fellas coming in or not? Or are you going to shirk your duties?"
All the guards gulped and looked at each other. One said...
Guard
"This stays between us or we'll all screwed."
The nodded and entered.
RearAdmiralZill:
-Armory-
Zill was tinkering with some bombs. More specifically, personal bombs. Sure, grenades were alright, but a handy bomb of either lethal or non-lethal goals would come quite in handy. His experimental one actually came from his book, though he would never admit that. He tweaked it for his own goals though, as this one had a nice tar surprise. By now he had a few done and wanted to test them.
He took it to the blast range, and much to the curiosity of the technicians of the range, told them to set up 10 targets. They did, and he told them to clear out.
They watched as he charged it, rolled it to the targets and took cover.
BOOOOOOMMMMMMM
The range filled with tar, and shrapnel could be seen in every target. Zill grinned, and the technicians groaned at the cleanup to be done.
-Trading District-
Jun'ko was the first to come out of the dressing rooms in a silky red robe. The soldiers were relieved to see it covered everything and agreed it was stunning.
She grinned and let the rob fall, revealing a black and red corset with laced panties. The soldiers eyes tripled in size and one tripped on his rifle, falling over.
Jun'ko
"Perfect. Thanks boys."
The soldiers shook the image from their mind, only to be met with Lauren coming out of the rooms. She didn't tease with a robe, and went for a tight black outfit. While technically covering all the parts, it wouldn't take much to show off more than anyone but Yiski had claim to. Again, the soldiers broke down, and eventually they turned around to gather composure.
Lauren chuckled and went back.
Lauren
"This really was a good idea!"
Jun'ko
"Yup! And this was only the first outfit. Those "poor" guys."
Yiski:
--Armory--
The thunderous, earth-shattering boom could be heard inside and it made everyone jump, minus Yiski who kept tinkering with some ammunition and Althea who kept a watchful eye on Yiski and his surroundings.
Althea
"Seems like the Admiral is having fun."
Yiski
"Uh huh." *Turns and looks at Althea* "Hand me your pistols."
Althea
"Commander?"
Yiski
"If you're gonna guard me, you might as well have the best equipment, right?"
Althea reluctantly handed her pistols to Yiski who quickly took them and started dismantling them. Althea watched was Yiski carefully cataloged each part and set it aside on the table. Yiski then went to work on the triggers by shaving a few bits of its hammers. Yiski then took each barrel. With an unsatisfied look on his face, he tossed them into the scrap pile. Yiski then took two alloy rods and machine worked them into new barrel which looked wider in diameter.
Two hours passed before Yiski finally reassembled the two pistols. Before handing them back, Yiski loaded a clip of the ammunition he was working on. Once loaded, he handed them to Althea.
Yiski
"Well given what I had to work with, this should do for now until I can make a better model."
Althea
"What ammunition type did you load into them?"
Yiski
"Well, that's a surprise. How about we head out into the range?"
Yiski limped with his crutch out to the range with a slightly confused and worried Althea close behind. Yiski sighed when he saw half the range covered in tar. He looked at Zill and Zill looked back. Yiski knew that mask had to hiding the biggest grin yet.
Yiski
"I'm not goin' to ask."
Althea and Yiski finally found a spot not covered in tar. A technician placed a few targets. Most were within a pistol's maximum effective range of about 40-50 meters. The other targets were set at about 80-100 meters.
Althea pulled out a single pistol. She hesitated for a moment.
Yiski
"Don't worry, it shouldn't blow your hand up."
Althea then fired the first shot.
*BANG*
Althea noticed an immediate difference with the recoil or lack thereof. Confident with the single shot, she quickly unloaded the remaining six shots into the targets.
Yiski
"Not bad. Try hitting the far targets."
Althea took her second pistol and held it at the ready. While she did have the basic rifle training, she was in no way as proficient in rifles as she was in handguns. Althea ignored the deficiency and fired all seven shots in succession. Only three of the seven landed. Althea sighed, but Yiski came from behind.
Yiski
"Don't worry about the long shots. Just wanting to see what you're comfortable with in range."
Yiski motioned for the technicians to fetch the targets and when they were brought, Althea's eyes went wide. Each target was the standard three inch plate. The targets which were in range had holes which could fit a rivets. The targets which were hit farther had fist-sized dents.
Althea
"How? There was no recoil."
Yiski smiled at Althea's amazement.
Yiski
"I the ammo you're usin' is a modified tungsten rounds. The pistol tungsten gives it decent armor penetration. The additional weight plus the slower velocity give the round massive stoppin' power. At probably twenty meters, you could probably take down a heavy defender with a few shots."
Althea
"What about the recoil?"
Yiski
"Well, the powder is still the same, but I machined on 'gills' along the barrel. It let's out the pressure as the bullet travels down the barrel. While it does slow bullet velocity, you notice there's no recoil."
Althea still looked at the new pistols with amazement. Given mere hours, Yiski improved the killing power and accuracy of her pistols. Zill came up from behind and gives a whistle.
Zill
"Flak Yiski. How many of your rounds are going to make armor look like a squid riddled with gat rounds?"
Yiski
"When those idiots stop thinkin' they can mess with Anvala."
Zill
"HA! As if."
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