Some Legends Are Told, Some Turn To Dust Or To Gold [CEREALIA INBOX]

[zerotohiro]

'Busy, leave a message!
...oh, you've reached Hiro Hamada. Whatever. Still busy!'

Hamada art by D-Joel, found on tumblr

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[zerotohiro]

[...........]

What.

[cannonades]

It's a good cover, since they're never in one place for too long.

[ NOT JUST A CIRCUS BUT A TRAVELING ONE ]

Before I got here, I was the target for the knife thrower. She's really quite good.

[zerotohiro]

What? [What the actual fuck, Trowa.] Why a knife thrower? Why a circus? There're other things that can count as cover aren't there?

[cannonades]

[ SURPRISE...... ]

She needed a target and I'm not afraid of much anymore. It was a good match. [ Of course there's more reasoning behind that but– ] The last place anyone is going to think to look for a rebel pilot is a circus. I couldn't do anything with stability or within military ranks. Admittedly, the pay isn't so bad.

[zerotohiro]

[TROWA BARTON YOU ABSOLUTE SHIT.]

I can't even come up with a good argument for that. The last place anybody would look is a circus. [There's a pause.] So wait does that mean if I threw sharp objects at you you'd know how to dodge them? [After the initial shock? Now it's just actually funny.]

[cannonades]

[ HE SURE IS ]

It's a good cover, like I said. I could dodge them or catch them, probably. Piloting for as long as I have has helped my reflexes quite a bit.

[zerotohiro]

Remind me to call you next time I want to test out some of my weapons. I'm still in the prototype phase of one of them that splits into three blades. [...] Unless you think maybe you could teach me that?

[cannonades]

Noted.

[ ................. ]

It's not a practice I'd necessarily recommend. Moreover, I can throw knives, but I'm not as good as Catherine. My specialties are in ballistics and firearms. I'm not about to start shooting at you.

[zerotohiro]

Why not? One of the girls training me has gauntlets that shoot things. [He seems to realize how stupid that sounds though.] I mean I appreciate you not shooting me but...I could use the agility training.

[cannonades]

What sorts of things?

[ That's remarkably unspecific, Hiro. Please. ]

If I can acquire a firearm that doesn't shoot actual bullets, I'll consider it. I have doubts Tadashi will let me live if I accidentally shot you with a real gun.

[ Truthfully, he'd have a hard time getting past that. Unfortunately, his aim is very accurate. ]

[zerotohiro]

[...and then, reluctantly:] Bullets.

Can't firearms shoot blanks or whatever? [He's not exactly encouraging this but at the same time he's just remembering something.] ...besides, I'd dodged bullets before but just barely. I want to be better.

[cannonades]

I'm not shooting you with real bullets.

[ End of story. ]

If they have paintball guns, though, that might work. It'll help mark off how close you came to dodging, as well.

[zerotohiro]

Do you even know how to use a paintball gun? [Yes, that's the question he's focused on.]

[cannonades]

Does it have a trigger? Then yes. [ UGH EYEROLL OF COURSE HE DOES ]

[zerotohiro]

Fine, fine. Find a paintball gun and we'll test it out. I don't think I've ever actually seen you shoot yet anyway.

[cannonades]

Will do. [ Mission objective received. ] Admittedly, there's not much reason to do so here. At least, not yet anyway.

[zerotohiro]

It's the "yet" that worries me. [He shakes his head.] We'll see how things go. I'll catch up with you later dude.