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    “I’m excited I get to teach you something!”

    Xan’s exuberance showed in her eyes as they got out of the car. It was telling, the soldier mused, that there were late night and overnight gun ranges in the United States. That had not been a thing when last he walked the earth and Xan assured him that the US’s fascination with guns had only increased since the 1920’s.

    He’d done more than his fair share of research online, examining the state laws with Xan’s assistance and translation to make sure that even as he met the needs he felt were needed, he could avoid any un-needed involvement from the police. Granted, he mused, if it came to a point of having to unload a shotgun into the middle of a fight, police involvement was likely not high on the priority list. He was almost morbidly curious about what Xan had called “flamethrower” rounds, but that would take some time and experimentation.

    The shop was brightly lit as the two of them entered, the vampire making certain that the warmth of life suffused his skin. It was entirely likely that the shop’s attendants were used to pale figures coming in during the middle of the night, but the Soldier’s paranoia refused to allow him to leave such things to chance. Non-descript clothing covered their bodies so there would be very little to have them stand out as the range officer walked them through the safety briefings and they picked out the weapons to try out.

    He was relatively certain he’d want a shotgun; after all, putting down a vampire required a bit more force than a handgun’s bullet often provided. However, while he was certain he’d once held and used muskets and blunderbusses, the memory and the training were gone. Still, it would be good to begin practicing.
    The tee-shirt still felt strange; it felt like wearing one’s underwear out in public, but she assured him that even though he felt like it was an undershirt, he would look far less important and thus far less noticeable if he avoided wearing a button and collar shirt to a shooting range.

    A short while later, he was frowning down the sights of the handgun. It felt… overlarge and heavy in his hands and for not the first time he mentally bemoaned the lack of strength he had been carefully hiding. Torpor had robbed him of too much, and it would be too long until it was all back, if indeed it would ever. Nevertheless, he was above all a patient thing.
    A few hours later, they left as quietly as they came – he was sure if his hands and arms could have ached, they would have; hours of gunfire and testing the balance of this brand of shotgun over that one had spent much of the night.

    Still, he mused, watching Xan drive back towards the haven. A good night.

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