>>6199201A bit later, after setting up and Aubrey grabbing a few boxes of ammo, you had on little plastic glasses and were putting lead down rang. You were honestly disappointed, even if Aubrey’s meds did fill your gut with a warm happiness. You were so good when you first tried; now? Your little rounds still hit most of the time. Got onto the human silhouette target but with a poor grouping. Working with your rifle was just as bad.
Macy and Emmy were doing even worse. MayMay was at least getting rounds on paper now, but she seemed scared of her guns even though they had quieting enchantments and almost no recoil. Emmy just… you guess guns were just a blind spot for someone who had amazing aim with everything else.
Anna was decent enough, probably like Emmy, and you suspected she only did this for Aubrey. She was also the only one aside from Macy to use any real ear protection; Macy did because even the tiny shots made her jumpy. You suppose Anna’s werewolf hearing made them far louder for her. You, Emmy, Macy stuck some little plugs in when Aubrey and Hilda broke out their larger guns since those were still a bit loud, even with the enchantments.
Aubrey and then later Hilda came over after they had finished their practice; helped correct your stances. Gave tips on aiming. Showed quick ways to get your sights on target, swap magazines. You felt like you had become better at the end, would maybe practice more if Aubrey could let you use the range when it was normally closed to students.
>You , Emmy, and Macy gained a + 2 for shooting due to the help of two very skilled shooters!You felt bad about your performance but were happy to be with everyone, also the pep pills were pretty good even Macy was cackling some and talking to herself about making “them” pay and took a quick water break to jot down some insane magic math and a list of ingredients on a little note pad that was title “Super VX Gas Potion Version 0.1... Whatever, you were sure VX was like a Muggle a healing compound or antibiotic, something good like that.
One of the boys practicing turned out to be Cory, and he stopped to chat on his way out; he was on the shooting team it seemed. Said he was going down to the small magical community to the south on the weekend with John, asked if you wanted to meet up in the evening at the largest tavern there. You gave him a maybe and even that got a wink and a smile from him, before he complemented Emmy’ signed ball cap and left with a boy you didn’t know.
Went back to the castle for lunch, since Emmy’s tryouts were soon. Managed to recruit Aubrey, Vu, and Anna to come cheer her on. Forced Emmy to only eat one plate and a light desert, to not make her too fat to go fast on her broom, and got a punch in the shoulder for it.
