Seven frustrating hours later, Cyn returned to her room with nothing but a bunch of empty clips. This body didn't have a built in auto-targeting system it seemed and she wasn't sure how to properly aim the blasted guns. How were some humans so accurate.
She flopped face first into Noodle's bed instinctively, relaxing against the soft material of the matress. She remained just laying there for a good several minutes, trying not to think. All of this was such a tidal wave of rubbish! How could humans possibly be stronger than machines? Yes she liked being able to feel, scent, taste, and hear things diffrently. It wasn't just coded information anymore it was jsut such a rush of pleasure. Though each of her senses, she had come to learn, had a downside as well. What was Murdoc thinking, making her human! Maybe she would have been better off left in the scrap heap.
"Your day couldn't have been that bad can it?"
Cyn instinctively rolled forward off the bed and turned all in one motion to land in a crouched defensive posistion. As soon as she realized it was only Noodle though, she relaxed.
"Good to see your reflexes have been retained. But they are useless against a well aimed bullet. You need to be able to fight back and your aim is terrible." Noodle said, not bothering to sugarcoat it.
"Were you watching me?"
"You really ought pay more attention to your sorroundings."
"Perhaps you oughtn't spy on people."
"Why, is there something you feel the need to hide?" Noodle asked slightly suspiciously.
Cyn looked to be taken aback. "No." She said indignantly. She liked Noodle better last night.
"Good then. Come with me." Noodle turned and left the room, while Cyn stood there confused. After a second she ran to catch up with her.
"Where are we going?" She asked as they walked.
"Well I can't very well have you spraying bullets at random. Murdoc forgets you have to readjust your targeting now. You can't just use calculations anymore."
"So are you going to teach me?"
"Who else on this island right now honestly could?"
Cyn was silent for the rest of the walk until they arrived to an elevator that took them to the top of one of the defense towers. When she stepped off the elevator her breath was taken away. From this posistion, Plastic Beach was actually kind of beautiful. It didn't look like a pile of pink junk. The sun was sinking just beneath the horizon in the distance, given the ocean a scarlet hue. There little Island looked almost natural.
On the railing, there was a thing that looked like a miniature cannon with a tube attached to it leading down into the floor. There was a small pedal beside it. Noodle immediantly approached it and motioned for Cyn to come over to her.
"This is our own personal little target practice device." Noodle pumped the pedal three times and it launched out three small plates. She whipped the gun from her holster and popped off three rounds causing each of the plates to explode in rapid sucession. She turned to Cyn and held out the pistol to her. "Your turn."
Gingerly, Cyn took the gun from her. She had a feeling this wasn't going to go well. She went to the edge of the railing and nodded once to Noodle though she kept her eyes forward and fucosed. A clay plate flew out and Cyn fired once at it and missed. She fired again and again, geting angry until the cun was just clicking, out of ammo. "Damnit!" She screamed. "This is useless, there is obviously something wrong with my eyes!"
Noodle covered Cyn's shaking hand with one of her own. "Calm down. Your just not aiming right. Here," Taking the gun, reloading it, and handing it back to Cyn, Noodle got behind her and put her hands over hers. "Look down the gun but don't put your face to close to it or you'll regret it, trust me. See those little protursions?"
Cyn nodded.
"Good, you use those to aim. Just alighn the far one between the two closer to you. That middle one will rest on your target."
Cyn nodded again, relaxing against Noodle.
"You ready?"
Another nod.
"Okay," Noodle dropped her voice to a softer whisper. "Fire when your ready." She didn't take dettach herself from Cyn but simply pressed the pump and guided Cyn's hands until she fired and the plate exploded, shattering into a million pecies.
"Yes, tell me you saw that!" Cyn shouted. She felt a certain elation rush through her veins and she smiled at Noodle.
"Great job." Noodle gave her a small smile. Cyn beamed widely at her. As they sat there, there gazes got softer and warmer and Cyn found the feeling enjoyable. Abruptly though, Noodle shook her herself and said kind of reluctantly but abrubtly, "I have to go. I still have to patrol." She excused herself and left Cyn standing there, wondering what had happened and feeling kind of cold, but on the inside rather than on her skin.