Polished to Gleaming Perfection [Action/Open]

[gunbladegrrl]

[She usually did this sort of thing in her room, but... well, at this point, isn't she the only person left in Garden who uses gunblades? She has a proud legacy to uphold, a duty and an honor.]

[So today, the polyspecialist SeeD has camped out in the quad, with her weapons case open next to her. One of her gunblades still sits in it, as picture-perfect as anyone could ask; the other is lying in front of her in pieces, as she carefully examines and cleans each part of the revolver mechanism. She may be concentrating on her work, but not to the exclusion of the world around her -- there's something open about her, that encourages questions.]

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[curiouseyes]

[Yes, that is what it is. Ultraviolet rays]

I'd be happy to show you once we get there.

[gunbladegrrl]

[Maria stops outside the hallways that leads to the Training Center, casually drops down her case, then flicks open the latches. From a compartment in the top, she tugs out her holster, which she casually slings around her torso, then fastens both buckles. Next come the two gunblades, which she spins over her shoulders so the blunt backs of the blades slide into the magnetic grips, leaving the blades to form an X behind her.]

Then let's get to it.

[curiouseyes]

[Koriand'r watches how it works to put everything on. Since she doesn't have a weapon with her or technically need one, she had nothing to do, but watch. Truth be told she was intrigued by those weapons. She wanted to see how they worked. She grinned]

Yes, let's!

[gunbladegrrl]

[So Maria leads the way into the faux-jungle of the Training Center, casual and without much particular concern -- even when a pair of grats crawl out of the leaves towards the two girls. She casually draws the two gunblades, then rolls her neck.]

And these are grats.

[curiouseyes]

[Koriand'r follows right behind her, staying on guard. She watched as it emerges, her hand faintly starting to glow]

It's a plant. [Not what she had been expecting it to be]

[gunbladegrrl]

Sort of. They're not very fearsome but --

[Whatever Maria was going to say is cut off as the grat lashes out at her with one of its tentacles. She darts backward, smoothly drawing both gunblades.]

[curiouseyes]

[Being rather quick to attack, Koriand'r fired at the offending grat, not too strong yet. She wanted to see how much she had to use to beat them after being warned too many times about using too much power]

[gunbladegrrl]

Oh -- that's almost like magic!

[The grats aren't very tough at all. One blast will just about do it for them. Maria flips a gunblade back into its holster, then holds out her hand. Orbs of dull purple light jump out of the other grat and into her palm as she Draws Sleep from it.]

[curiouseyes]

I guess it is.

[She could explain it, but it still must have been strange for those who didn't know. She turns to look back]

What is that?

[gunbladegrrl]

That's just Drawing magic. It adds it to my stock, so I can cast it later or Junction it. You'll learn how to do it!

[She tugs her blade from its grip again.]

[curiouseyes]

That's cool. I can't wait to learn that. It looks like its useful.

[She can't wait to see how the weapons work]

[gunbladegrrl]

It's what being a SeeD is all about.

[Maria darts forward abruptly, spinning past the grat. On the way across, one gunblade flicks almost lightly out to catch it -- then explodes with thunderous force as she pulls the trigger. The momentum carries her nearly around so that her other blade cleaves through it with another sharp report. The grat collapses.]

[curiouseyes]

[Koriand'r stares in surprise as she watches]

That's such a neat weapon! [She's practically bouncing with excitement]

[gunbladegrrl]

Isn't it?

[Maria grins like she'd invented the things -- but as the last gunblade user at Garden, she does have certain proprietary feelings towards the weapons, after all.]

[curiouseyes]

Maybe I'll have to try it when I take the class. [She wasn't much for bladed weapons. Her people didn't kill animals when hunting, but if the animal was injuring people, it was different than an innocent animal]

[gunbladegrrl]

It helps if you're familiar with swords, and there are different models depending on what you're good with. Actually, these models are a little rarer -- most people go for the Revolver, which is a two-handed power model, or the Hyperion, which is more of a dueler's model.

[curiouseyes]

I have some experience with swords. It's one of the things we were trained in.

[When another grat comes over their way, she shoots at it as well]

[gunbladegrrl]

What kind, what style?

[That's a very impressive attack, she has to admit. She'd feel inadequate if she couldn't match the damage output with her weapons.]

[curiouseyes]

I don't know what the Earth name of the sword is. It's a long straight sword what has a sharp edge on both sides.

[gunbladegrrl]

Well, I don't know the Earth name either, but how long?

[curiouseyes]

[She shows her with her hands about how long it was. About a foot and a half to two feet] I was younger then so I think this is about how long it was.

[gunbladegrrl]

Sounds like a longsword, then. Those are what I used when I was training, my teacher thought they'd be the best matches for the weight and balance of a gunblade. Or the ones I use anyway!

[curiouseyes]

It could be. I don't see many of those weapons where I'm from. If I saw it I would know it. [She smiles. She definitely likes the look of the gunblades]

[gunbladegrrl]

You'll get the chance. They'll give you a whole rundown on weapons in WTR, if they haven't already!

[curiouseyes]

We've been doing that. It's an interesting class.