asgardeventide | [video]

[ The video starts begins with the frowning face of a teenage girl with perked dog ears atop her head. ]

Okay, first of all! Everyone who is new, hi! My name is Jade, and welcome to Asgard, and make sure to let someone know if you need something! I can be helpful - I've been here practically forever now.

Secondly, I am going to need everyone to stop dying, thank you very much.

Thirdly - and this one kind of goes back to the second point, here - if you don't know how to use a weapon, you need to learn how to use a weapon. [ The frown on her face grows a little more severe. ] We are at war, and we can't always rely on our powers! Because some of them kind of suck - no offense, Harry - and when we're attacked, they're not gonna care if you're able to make a giant fireball or if you can just float half a foot off the ground.

[ Her expression is very decidedly stubborn. ]

I can teach you how to shoot a gun. I want to teach you how to shoot a gun! If you can't fight? Please let me teach you how to shoot a gun so you don't die, okay? Between here and home I've died like four times [ five, she's just unaware of that last one right now ] and I am getting sort of sick of it. Let me help!

Or at least let someone.

[ Jade leans forward, as if to end the video, before she wrinkles her nose and adds - ]

Also there's no pie at the Highwind today because my baker is being a butthead. Sorry Stiles. Take it up with Ryan!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

You don't know what a gun is??

[...now he really wants to say that OF COURSE he knows, he's not stupid, but. Can't now.]

I know it's a weapon and you shoot it. [Not becasue she just said so. Really.]

But I don't know specifics. Which is why I asked.

Have you ever done any fighting before?

Of course I have! Back home I fight demons all the time. Just not with those gun things.

It's just a type of weapon.

Well duh, but what type? Why're you offering people to learn how to use them and not, I dunno, a crossbow?

They pack a muuuuch harder punch than a crossbow!

[Hmm. He does need a weapon because floating five feet in the air is pretty useless...]

And it's easy, right? Nobody's got time for things that take years to learn.

Edited 2013-11-06 06:34 (UTC)

It can be easy, yes! I just have to have your word that you'll use it responsibly.

Oh you don't have to worry about that. I'm plenty responsible!

[He really isn't, but he won't kill anyone. That counts, right?]

Okay! I will set up a time and location and message everyone, I think.

...you're not gonna make us shoot each other are you?

What? No!! Why would I do that??

Maybe you're a tough teacher who believes in sink or swim. Or is it shoot or get shot?

I wouldn't ever make someone shoot someone else in class, that's just awful!

Cool, just makin' sure. Should we get one in a gun shop or whatever, or do you hand them out in class?

It'd help if you could get your own, but I'm gonna try to contract some people with the drawing life power again.

[He shrugs.]

Guess I can ask for one in the shrine.

... oh yeah! I forgot people can do that. You should! That would help me out.

'Kay. Should I ask for anything specific? I mean there's gotta be different kinds of guns and I don't wanna get a lame one.

A pistol is probably the easiest thing to start out with.