First chapter! And it's with my favorite jerks.
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters, only this story featuring them.
"I question how and why these thoughts come to your mind. "
"C'mon, I'm serious! Like less'say, with alla the hypothetics taken care of, what'd you think would happen?"
Saguru and Heller were in the midst of a heated debate, or at least they were on Heller's side. The former had been minding his own business watching Alakshmi and Fingers practice dueling when the latter came to him with a deep seated conundrum.
"Just c'mon, you can't tell me no-one's ever pulled a gun on ya?" Heller asked, possibly speaking from past personal experience.
"Perhaps they did. Perhaps they did not. But even without my memories, I'm fairly certain it's a moot point." Saguru said. "The bullet would just bounce off of the mana shield, just like any other attack."
"Not if the gun's faster them they are! Hell, how come we've never thoughta that? It'd solve everything! Take down those freak-show hosts, shoot that cockney guy's lights out, 'n finish what I started with my van."
Heller let out a hearty laugh while Saguru sighed in disgust. Fingers took his eyes off of his Lethal Lockbox, curious of what the other two men were discussing. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's this about hitting guys with vans?"
As soon as he turned, Razorkinder Puppet chopped up the lockbox into kindling, defeating it immediately. "Wh- Aw, dammit! You know I wasn't ready, Al!"
"Aww, poor baby. You know, readiness is crucial in winning duels, you utter twit. It would help if you remember that, if it doesn't hurt to think so hard." She volleyed back, banishing her own creature back home.
"Don't mind us," Saguru yelled towards the both of them. "Continue your training." However, they'd already made their way to the benches where he and Heller sat, curious as ever.
"An' why not take it a step further," Heller continued. "Like say one o' those chums facing off against you 'r me, and we don't got anything defense on us but our gauntlets, so nobody suspects a thing! Then we summon a Fear Fang and it's gotta Uzi, an-"
This appeared to be the final straw for Saguru. "NO. WE ARE NOT REVERSE-ENGINEERING BEASTKIN TO USE GUNS."
At that very moment, as if my pure luck, Aqua Seneschal strode into the room. He immediately turned back on his heels the second he overheard the bounty hunter's declaration.
"You see," Saguru said. "He agrees with me. It's a terrible idea."
"Or he's gonna pitch my awesome idea to the head honcho! It's an awesome idea!" Heller rebutted.
"Or I seriously need to find new friends." Alakshmi muttered.