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[tickle_me]

[voice]

Are there any gunsmiths in this place? Or people who can do magic-type shit to fix guns?

[She knows there's a bunch of you weirdoes with wizardy powers.]

Nothing urgent or anything; I just wanted to know for later. I've got a pair of customized Beretta 92FS's that I'd hate to lose.

[She did go get them tuned up at Praiyachat's after the shitstorm with Roberta died down, and outside of regular cleaning and maintenance she actually hasn't used her guns much in the past few months ever since she learned to work the Battle Dome. But given the types of confrontations she tends to get into, it's only a matter of time before something happens to her beloved cutlasses again.

...right, she's forgetting something, isn't she?]

Obviously there's no money here, so lemme know what you want me to do to pay up. No bedroom shit, though, so get those thoughts outta your head if they're in there.

Comments

[the_dead_pool2]

Yeah, if he was a gruff hairy guy with adamantion claws, that was probably Ol' Wolverine. Fight him all the time, occasionally with, occasionally against.

[Did no one tell you that fictional characters are real here, Revy?]

It shouldn't be that surprising. After all, one person's reality is another person's fiction.

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[tickle_me]

I'll meet ya in the Battle Dome. You wanna see 'em now?

[Voice]

[tickle_me]

Should I ask how bad it's gotten by your time?

[tickle_me]

[There's a silence as Revy mulls this over.]





















...this world is out of its goddamn mind.

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[thefinaljedi]

Yeah, sure. Give me twenty minutes?

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[tickle_me]

Yeah. See ya.

***

[Revy lives closer to the Battle Dome than Luke, so she's likely to be there before him. She's leaning against a wall on the first floor, arms crossed and smoking a cigarette.]

[the_dead_pool2]

Yep! I should get along fantastically here!

[When in Rome and all that jazz]

Haven't you seen people with crazy powers yet?

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke takes his time, and arrives when he said he would. A Jedi is never late, Revi. He arrives precisely when he means to.]

Hey there. Revy, yeah?

[tickle_me]

Of course I have! But who the fuck expects fictional characters to be real? That shit gets you put in the crazy house.

[Action]

[tickle_me]

[Revy glances up.]

Yeah.

[She glances at him up and down, appraising his threat level the same as she does with anyone new that she sees or meets -- and sometimes even those she already knows. It's her basic survival instinct, honed by years on the street.]

[Voice]

[voidseeing]

The typical international conflicts. Just politics as usual.

[the_dead_pool2]

As long as you make sure most who try it are dead, I don't see how its really an issue.

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[thefinaljedi]

[Well, he does notice it, and gives her a nod of respect. Luke is a man that carries himself with confidence and strength, like a lion that knows just how imposing he can be. At the same time, he's also got a little upbeat bounce in his step, and a gentle, easygoing atmosphere.

And he is, of course, smiling and offering a hand.]

Afternoon then. I'm Luke.

[Voice]

[tickle_me]

[A laugh.]

Of course. The world just keeps on turnin', doesn't it? And every fix just creates new problems.

[tickle_me]

[Dammit, she just wanted to know who could help her, not have her sanity questioned again.]

Ugh, fine, whatever. So how do I find you if I need you to look at something? Ain't no phones here from what I can see.

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[tickle_me]

[Revy eyes his hand with suspicion and a touch of bewilderment. She has little patience for social niceties, so she usually ignores any such displays offered by other people, and besides that there are very few people crazy enough in Roanapur to interact with Revy Two-Hand more than is necessary. Which includes something even as innocuous as a handshake.

There are other reasons for turning down handshakes in a shithole like Roanapur, too. You never know where people's hands have been in such a dirty town.

But these are...extenuating circumstances. She should at least indulge a person who's Luke Skywalker able to help her keep her cutlasses in tip-top shape, right?

There's no smile when Revy returns the handshake, but it's less of a hostile expression and more just her being linefaced for business reasons. Because that's what this is, a business transaction. Even if there's no money involved.]

Here. [In a swift motion, she unholsters one of her guns and holds it out for Luke to inspect.]

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

[The hesitation honestly doesn't shock him but hey, since she took his hand she gets a gentle squeeze, and a chance to feel a genuine robotic hand.

When the gun is offered, he takes it and looks it up and down, making an impressed sort of sound.]

Yeah, I can take care of it. It doesn't look like it needs much more than routine maintenance. But if it breaks down or jams, yeah, I can definitely get it running. It's got a good grip on it, too. You have two of them?

[the_dead_pool2]

[You make it too easy sometimes Revy]

Just activate the Deadpool signal, shine it in the sky, obviously.

[Its a bit hard to tell if he is being serious or teasing you]

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[tickle_me]

[The robotic grip, gentle though it is, still throws Revy for a bit of a loop. But this time she keeps her surprise in check.

At Luke's question, Revy nods, but she doesn't draw the second one. She'll hand it over if he asks to see it, but she's antsy about being completely disarmed.]

Yeah. I like having backups.

[Never mind that she dual-wields them simultaneously.]

[tickle_me]

[oh my god no. no. Revy is so done with you, Deadpool.]

Fuck off!

[And then she slams her journal shut, because that's what a rational and mature adult would do in this kind of situation.]

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

[Passing it back, Luke nods. He can understand the disarmed thing, even if it's only a guess.]

The other one in the same condition, then?

[Action]

[tickle_me]

[Upon getting the first gun back, Revy produces the second for Luke to verify. She's pretty sure it is, but she figures it'd be best not to take chances.]

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

[A quick once over and he passes it back.]

Yep. Same thing. Just needs a good cleaning, which I figure you can do yourself.

[Action]

[tickle_me]

[Another nod from Revy as she re-holsters her other weapon.]

Mind showin' me what you'd be doing if you had to fix these? You said somethin' about a simulation earlier.

[She wants to know what she's in for.]

[Action]

[thefinaljedi]

Yeah, sure.

[Luke heads over to the console and brings up a premade simulation he'd made a while back to work on repairing some of his own gear. Gesturing to the door, he heads that way.]

If you'll follow me.

[The room is basically a small gunsmith's shop. Given that the tools are real enough in the simulation, they can do real work when they're created. So, he's been using this to be able to modify his own blaster further.]