five ♋ text / action

[replayed]

OPTION A:

[ When the feed is turned on, there's only a single line of text before it shuts off. Homura, after all, is tactful and gets straight to the bottom of things when she needs it. Sure, there may be weird things going on lately, but that won't stop her from getting things done. ]

I am in need of combat practice. If anyone is interested, meet me in the archery clubroom.

[ And that's it, really. She won't type another word, unless people make inquiries. ]

OPTION B:

[ True to her word, Homura will be waiting in the archery room, several weapons in tow. Most of them being guns of different shapes and sizes, and thankfully, she didn't bring the grenade launcher. ]

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[onewayroad]

[Accelerator sends no response to this, be it via text, audio or video. What he does do is gather his gun and a couple clips, and make his way to the archery clubroom.

It takes him maybe twenty minutes at most, and only because he doesn't hurry there. He doesn't bother to knock, opening the door and stopping just past the threshold to take a look around at both the unfamiliar girl and the weaponry she'd clearly brought. One can see a handgun shoved into the waistband on his left side and bulges in his right pants pocket from where he'd shoved the extra clips.]

[replayed]

[ At this very moment, Homura is checking on her artillery, thinking of what weapons to try out and which ones she needs to work on. She hasn't fought seriously in a while, and it's more difficult without her powers, especially since she relied so deeply on those. She eventually picks the pistol and takes some clips and places them in several convenient places before readying herself, looking at Accelerator with a blank look on her face. ]

... No powers allowed during the fight.

[ Just as a note. She doesn't want to die again, and especially not if people important to her are right there, in front of her. ]

[onewayroad]

[Accelerator steps fully inside and lets the door shut behind him. He pulls the gun from his waistband and holds it in his left hand. Despite being righthanded, he's used to shooting with his left. He keeps his gaze trained on Homura. A pale, faint glow surrounds him for about one second before it glimmers and fades away into tiny transparent ripples. That is the only visible sign that he took the time to deactivate his Redirection field.]

It's off. None for you either.

[He holds up the gun, flicking the safety off but not aiming just yet. He's carefully watching her movements.]

What are you looking for - to incapacitate the other while avoiding getting hit?

[He doesn't expect to get much detail, and it ultimately doesn't matter if he gets badly injured, but anything she's willing to share, he might as well try to get.]

[replayed]

That won't be necessary. This place has not given me any of my former abilities.

[ She doesn't plan on talking about said abilities; after all, the less you know, the better. Homura then takes a step forward, readying herself. ]

And that is fine. [ She then adds: ] Time limit is thirty minutes.

[ Since she needs to rest as well, naturally. She's just an ordinary middle schooler here, after all. ]

[onewayroad]

Thirty minutes...

[without moving his gun, he flicks his gaze toward the walls in search of the clock if there is one]

[replayed]

Do not worry. I will set an alarm on the phone.

[ She'll take it out and set it. Thankfully, it's not an application, so it was already on the phone to begin with as a separate little gadget. ]

[onewayroad]

[He eyes her again at that, watching as she sets the alarm. He slowly slides into a readier stance, finger near the trigger.]

...About the other weapons in the room- are those open to whoever gets to them first?

[His clips may hold a lot more ammo, but he only brought a few, and they potentially have thirty minutes to fill.]

[replayed]

That is fine by me. I can always make more.

[onewayroad]

Good.

[Having them as an option once he empties his last clip will make rationing his ammo less of an issue. Once she's got the alarm on her phone set and puts it away he gives her one second, holds out his arm, aims and fires, aiming for her upper leg.]

[replayed]

[ Even without her abilities, Homura knows when someone is about to shoot. Thankfully the distance hasn't closed in, so it's fine if she merely dodges left before aiming at the stomach, trying to push some distance in closer before she pulls the trigger. ]

[onewayroad]

[As tempting as it is to use his vector conversion ability to speed up his movements, he holds off on anything that will be visibly noticeable as unnatural. With her dodging left and aiming at him, it's best that he shift to the left, quick on his feet, and also aim while keeping an eye on her movements. He dodges left just as she fires, escaping the bullet's aim, and fires a couple shots right back.]

[replayed]

[ Homura will jump into the air for several of the shots, attempting to backflip as she does so before getting hit in the middle, on her right leg as she lands. Ignoring it for the meantime, Homura pulls back the trigger and fires from where she's standing, one shot at a time. ]