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[theweakhavepurpose]

[Pratt is sitting on the lower bunk of his tiny-house, part of his machine gun visible to the side and a wood plank wall behind him. He's wearing his deputy outfit again, his hair in neat braids thanks to Kettara.]

Before this whole talk of moving I was starting to set up a target range because I'm getting rusty. Figured since we have a lot of people who are experienced with firearms, arrows, knives, whatever, that I'd set it up so anyone can use it.

I've made a few spinner targets and I found a few wooden target dummies near the Colosseum but they're in rough shape so they need some clean up. I was working on a skeet shooter, but my plan to use a motor from a moped didn't work since they're electric and full of pointless plastic crap instead of useful gearbelts.

[He shakes his head, frowning at broadcasting his failure to everyone. He hadn't meant to say that.]

That's not the point.

Since we're apparently being shuffled to the next livestock pasture for us, I'm going to hold off setting it up until we're there.

What else would you guys like? Anyone need something to stand up to a crossbow? Or more intricate for throwing stars? And this shouldn't be a problem here, but I'm preemptively letting you know that there's no flamethrowers allowed at my range.

[He narrows his eyes at the screen before shutting off the feed. He definitely looks like he's adding that caveat because he's encountered that problem before.]

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[survivethis]

I don't suppose that target range comes with bullets.

[She knows that's a long shot. Jill has a gun but she doesn't even have a clip to go into it. So much for being prepared.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

If I can get gunpowder and a press it could. But I don't have either of those things.

Arrows and knives might be where it's at if you want to conserve ammo.

[survivethis]

I can't conserve something I don't have.

[She wishes she at least had a couple of bullets in case things got really dicey.]

At least you know how to make bullets, though. Perhaps we'll get lucky with the next place.

[But judging from how the options were described, it's doubtful they're going to find either of those things there.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

It's cheaper and easier to make bullets than buy them when you live in the middle of nowhere.

I'm guessing that wherever we go will be a new and exciting level of horrible.

[survivethis]

Good thing I'm used to horrible.

[That was a joke and not a joke at the same time.]

It's funny how we're stocked with plenty of arrows but for some reason they can't offer us a single bullet.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Don't say that, now it's going to try and top itself on horrible. Make it a hundred times worse.

Prime opportunity to practice our archery. When we completely run out of bullets we'll need it. For things that aren't just shooting cans off a fence.

[survivethis]

Generally it always gets worse.

[In Jill's experience, anyway.]

Are you good at archery?

[theweakhavepurpose]

I've never shot myself in the foot.

[No. No he is not.]

Practice. Training. Soon we'll all be amazing at it.

[survivethis]

Well then, you're practically a professional.

[Jill jokes a little.]

Enough practice, and I suppose we'll at least show some improvement. I'll stop by and give those targets a try.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'll let you know when it's all set up. Hopefully we find out about this whole moving situation soon so I know if I should be learning how to make 10 foot tall bonfires or not.

[survivethis]

Sounds like you'd prefer the jungle option.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'm fine with cold if we're prepped for it. Which we aren't. We'd need special gear, better heated homes, thicker clothing and blankets. So with what we have on hand now, the jungle would be better.

Except for all the bugs, but that's easier to deal with than people freezing to death because they don't know the signs of hypothermia.

[survivethis]

The jungle can come with its share of problems, too. Diseases, for instance.

[In a freezing climate, at least none of them will catch malaria, but they could die of hypothermia instead.]

Wouldn't the gods provide us with things we needed?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Maybe. They don't seem to actually know what we need most of the time. I'd think they'd wanna keep us alive since they feed off us, but who knows.

[survivethis]

Sounds like things haven't exactly gone smoothly since you've been here.

[Jill only has a few months of experience, but she can only imagine what else has happened.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

Well they turned the network off, we ran out of food, and they sure didn't do much to help with the storm.

I guess the only thing they've done that's helpful really is make a bunch of boats.