by Kelne » Sun Aug 03, 2003 8:45 am
Whatever Jimmy might have been made to withstand, it was definitely not this. To Jaeko's credit, the blast only encompassed the wooden dummy. And a section of wall. When the sphere of energy burned itself out, there was no trace to be found of Jimmy, and a large hole in the wall.
Amidst the chaos of people trying to calm frantic chocobos, Siolen was absolutely silent, apparently searching for appropriate words. "That," she said at length, "is coming out of your pay check."
"Gods above, woman!" an irate male voice sounded from the hole, "It's bad enough that you've turned that place into a fancy warehouse. Now you're blasting holes in the walls?!"
Siolen's response was limited to one word, "Next." Her neighbour's face turned extremely pale, and vanished with alacrity.
"Honey? Are you alright?" This question came from a man in a grey outfit who had emerged from the house.
At length, order was restored, Siolen's husband reassured, and a more conventional bullseye target found to replace the late Jimmy. Jaeko was given a generally wide berth by all concerned.
"Alright, let's try that again," Siolen said, motioning for the next person to take their turn, "This time without any holes in the wall."