Monster Hunter: Level One (Mission) COMPLETE

[John King Fisher]

Pest control may be a miniscule matter for a man like Fisher, but he felt a little rusty, and some target practice would be appropriate to test out his lovely Jasmine. Julia had been feeling a bit restless lately as well, and the introduction of a new girl in his life might be making her a tad insecure. To be sure they both got the proper treatment he would be dual wielding today as he set his sights on a high hill to perch. With both guns in his hand, Fisher awaited, watching the grass in the distance for movement. Snakes were a difficult thing to pick out from this distance, but he had luckily trained for such distanced shooting.

Tapping Julia's trigger slightly, John tried to keep his breathing under control, stalking his prey carefully. To think that people were offering to pay him to kill some snakes, just to protect the cows. The damn things were causing problems of their own as the first snake made it's move. Trying to aim at it with those hulking meat bags in the way was getting on his nerves, but killing the cows would just make his reward even more unsatisfying. Trying to use both guns like this was even more difficult, so it seemed that Julia's personal issues would have to be worked out later.

Putting Julia back in her holster, Fisher took aim again as the snake started to make it's way over to the cow. A single shot made it's way into the distance, piercing through the snake's neck, which didn't seem to kill it instantly, but would eventually from the blood loss. That was one down, but there were plenty more out and about today. It also seemed that Jasmine's aim was a bit off. He was aiming directly for the head. With some minor adjustments, Fisher got ready for the next target, as the snakes would begin moving more now that something had startled the cows.

[John King Fisher]

Jasmine's maiden shot had ended up being a slight misfire, but John King Fisher was not a man to let a minor defect like that turn him off of a gun. The next shot, he swore, would go right through one of their eyes. The adjustments had been perfect, thank's to Fisher's remarkable synergy with this gun, and he had managed to nail one in the neck on purpose just before making his little pledge. With two bullets fired, he would use the rest in Jasmine to finish the test, and end the mission with a few from Julia to try and appease her loud complaints. She always was one to complain freely, and was constantly jealous of his love for all fire arms.

Jasmine, however, seemed to be a lot quieter than her new sister, both in personality and in kick. The next shot, he would give her as a welcoming gift, and fulfill his eye shot pledge. Holding her with the barrel aiming straight into the air, Fisher gave her long, shimmering barrel a small kiss before extending his arm straight up and bringing it down to eye level. The snake tried to move sneakily between the legs of one of the cows, but made the mistake of popping it's head up as the bullet made it's way through the air. A perfectly clean shot, the bullet entered one of it's eyes and exited the other as Jasmine's cry of joy rang out.

The shot was the most beautiful he had ever seen, and he attempted to make the same shot for the next three rounds that were left in Jasmine. However, the shot seemed to just be the perfect combination of luck and skill as all the others missed the eye and simply burrowed it's way into their heads. Perhaps this was just Jasmine's style, to always go for the target's head. Either way, the last three shots had hit their mark and most of the snakes were either dead, or had scurried off to find safer territory. Fisher's job here was done, and rather than let Julia's nagging get to him, he decided that it was Jasmine's right to have ended the day. She was the birthday girl after all.

[ritsuko]

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