[IC] City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

[Tyler Night]

He brings her over and places the original fun meant for her on the table.

"Really simple, place the butt of the gun against your shoulder and look through the scope, if you are seeing black around the edge of the scope you are too close. Gotta make sure it is completely see through. This gun is little more than a jumped up 22."

He says racking in a bullet.

"When you are ready flip this switch forward and pull the trigger."

He points to a switch at the back of the barrel.

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Reaching for the gun, Ele's hands shook violently and she clenched them into fists. Closing her eyes tightly, Ele dropped her hands,

"I don't know if I can do it. Baby, I'm sorry."

Voice shaking, Ele looked away from Tyler, feeling like a disappointment.

[Tyler Night]

"Take your time."

He says bending over behind her. Grabbing her left hand he puts it on the stock of the gun.

"Now, bring your right hand up to the trigger, sliding the safety on it forward with your thumb. When you are ready put your index finger on the trigger and pull it."

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Still shaking, Ele allowed Tyler to guide her in her to hold and turn off the safety. Taking a deep breath, Ele sighted the target carefully and took another breath. Slipping her thumb over the safety, Ele let her finger brush the trigger.

The loud blast and sudden jolt hurt Ele's ears and shoulder a little but the bullet hit the target soundly. Flipping the safety back, Ele lowered the gun and set it on the table,

"Ta da."

She said blandly.

[Tyler Night]

"Oh come on. That didn't excite you?"

He asks looking at her.

"Maybe a small pistol would be more your speed."

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Biting her lip, Ele stepped back from the table,

"I know that you say that this is a safe place, but I just don't want to do this."

Ducking her head, Ele retreated back,

"Please don't make me do that again... I've seen people get ripped apart by guns, I don't like them."

[Tyler Night]

"If you don't want to shoot I won't force you hun. For us, we use them for food. We are sighting them in though for hunting."

He looks over at her.

"Probably wouldn't want to try a bow either would you?"

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Ele's brow furrowed in confusion as she glanced at Tyler. She was still upset from the gun, but the idea of a bow intrigued her,

"Like Legolas?"

She asked quietly, not quite understanding.

[Tyler Night]

"Yeah, we have crossbows and a compound bow that would be awesome. The compound is my moms but she uses crossbows now."

He says standing up and walking inside to grab the compound bow and one of the crossbows, already having the arrows with them. He shows her the crossbow first.

"Carbon Express 3.4, this thing is so quick you pull the trigger and it is on the target as soon as you hear the thump of the string."

He then shows her the compound.

"PSE, old one but only has a 35 pound pull which is light. Which one would you like to try first?"

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Picking up the compound, Ele tested pulling back the string and found it very easy. She slowly let it go back into place,

"Can I try this one?"

She asked, liking how it felt.

[Tyler Night]

"Of course."

He says, pulling an arrow out of the quiver for her.

"Slide that back to the notch on the string and make sure the clip snaps in there."

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Doing as he said, Ele nocked the arrow and raised her arm. Aiming down the shaft to the target, Ele exhaled out once and steadied herself, then released the arrow. It zipped through the air and buried itself in the target with a thump.

[Tyler Night]

Watching her pull the bow and let it fly he nods.

"There you go."

He says smiling.

"We have 6 arrows in there so feel free to use the rest of them."

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Nodding, Ele smiled at Tyler and nocked another arrow. Feelings of gratitude rushed through her towards Tyler, how he didn't force her to do something that she didn't like, or get upset because she didn't like firing a gun. Instead, he adjusted and gave her another option, taking into account her comfort and needs.

[Tyler Night]

He grabs the crossbow and draws it back. He knocks a bolt and readies it for her.

"This is really loud, it shoots like a gun. You wanna try it?"

He asks holding the tiny crossbow away from everybody.

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Drawing back the bowstring, Ele glanced at Tyler holding the crossbow and shook her head.

"No thanks, babe."

She said turning her attention back to the target. When the arrow hit the target, Ele lowered the bow and shrugged,

"No guns, or gun-like things. Sorry, but..."

Setting down the bow, Ele shrugged again,

"I don't want it to be a problem."

[Tyler Night]

"Alright."

He braces the crossbow on the railing and sends the bolt down range with a loud thump on the target.

"Everything is there if you ever feel up to it."

He says, putting the crossbow down and out of the way.

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"I think I'll be okay,"

Sinking onto a deck chair, Ele pulled her knees up to her chest. A safe distance from the weapons being shot, Ele smiled at Tyler and waved her hand towards him,

"Get on and have fun, I'll just watch from now on."

She said comfortably, resting her arms on her knees and her chin on her arms.

[Tyler Night]

Annabel steps up to the table with her shotgun and sits down, resting her elbow on the table. She raises the gun to her shoulder and pulls the hammer back on the gun.

"Hun, you are gonna want to cover your ears for this one."

Annabel takes several seconds getting positioned just right. Tyler plugs his ears and steps away from the table waiting for it. Annabel pulls the trigger and is shoved back suddenly from the force. Putting the gun down Annabel stands up to go out and check the target.

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Quickly covering her ears, Ele watched with wide eyes as Annabel was almost taken off of her feet by the giant gun. Looking from the gun to Tyler and back, Ele's mouth dropped open,

"What is that monster?"

She asked in a hushed voice.