A gunblade is a girl's best friend - after her dog anyway

[rebellingheart]

[Stupid gossip posts. They seem worse than Chessy's column in the paper somehow. It's probably because everyone can answer the bbs post, but either way it's just so frustrating!]

[Which is why she's currently in the training center more or less working off some steam. Honestly it's actually kind of nice to train now. The gunblade forms seem to be second nature finally so it's nice to just focus on movement for a little while.]

[No more grat juice splattering all over her either which is nice. Those days are behind her for good now and in their place she moves with grace and confidence - the ultimate result of countless hours of training.]

[Come bother her as she depletes the local grat population?]

Comments

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[It's easy, Rinoa! Train for years and have gunblades designed for it!]

If you ever upgrade it, maybe an adjustable grip weight would be a good idea?

[She flips out her own weapon again, holding it out grip-first. Her make have an enlongated grip that extend past the wielder's wrist.]

The balance on these is shifted to the wrist. I don't think you could get yours back that far based on its design, but if you could pop a weight further back down your arm you'd have at least that little bit more leverage? And then slide it back forward for two-handed use.

[rebellingheart]

[Her gunblade isn't designed for it though.]

You think that'd work?

[She leans forward, trying to see exactly what Maria is talking about.]

Maybe you're right. If I ever upgrade I'll look into it. Thanks a bunch for the idea!

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a thought anyway. I don't know much it'd work... oh, you know, you could probably accomplish the same thing with a lot more style if you had adjustable extensions! Like how Lionheart has the wing design on top. If it was variable geometry, it could snap back further and shift the weight...

[rebellingheart]

[But she likes the way it looks as it is.]

Maybe you're right. [She smiles apologetically.] But I haven't had his one very long yet so it'll be a while before I get any adjustments or a new gunblade.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh -- oh! Don't mind me. I'm just thinking out loud too much. [Sheepish smile time!] I just... well, it's really something amazing seeing a new model of gunblade!

[rebellingheart]

You must really like gunblades. [Understatement of the year much?]

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Ever since I first saw them back in Dollet! I've wanted to be a SeeD since then.

[rebellingheart]

At Dollet? When was that? [She knows about the Dollet mission, roughly, but that was so many years ago now. That can't be what she's talking about.]

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

During the Commander's SeeD exam. It was twenty years ago if you count straight, ten years ago for me. I lost some time to Time Compression.

[rebellingheart]

You got to see Squall's SeeD exam? [That certainly catches Rinoa's attention.] Selphie told me about it, but I can't imagine what it must have looked like to see it!

[That last part surprises her though.]

You were affected by time compression too? I never knew.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh, it was getting bad at Dollet. That's why my parents finally let me come to Garden.

And it was amazing! I didn't see much, but I saw them running up the street, dealing with Galbadian soldiers, and then back down, with the giant robot chasing them. I'd never seen something so amazing in my life!

[rebellingheart]

I wish I could have seen it, the way Selphie tells it they must have looked so funny running from that robot!

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Well... I thought they looked cool. Maybe it was just because I was six at the time, but I thought it was incredible.