[Ah, the abstract kind of bargain. Not a promise to kill someone in the future, not an IOU to come to her rescue or do a chore or help her if she gets in a scrape. Nothing...useful. Just a story. Yeah, that's the kind of thing he's not going to like about these fairy types.]
You're sure you don't just want taught how to shoot? [She looks like she'd get knocked over by the kickback, but still.] Unless you already do. [Given how she handles it.
But. If that's what she wants, in exchange for a weapon--and five shots. He doubts bullets are a dime a dozen here.
Which means this is serious. He still doesn't reach for it, because he needs to be sure for her sake.] Two more questions. Why are you willing to hand this off to a stranger you've never met, whose name you don't even know?
And what kind of story would you like to hear? [Something true. Something happy? Sad? Long? Short? Funny? Worded like a fairytale itself, or blunt and real?]
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You're sure you don't just want taught how to shoot? [She looks like she'd get knocked over by the kickback, but still.] Unless you already do. [Given how she handles it.
But. If that's what she wants, in exchange for a weapon--and five shots. He doubts bullets are a dime a dozen here.
Which means this is serious. He still doesn't reach for it, because he needs to be sure for her sake.] Two more questions. Why are you willing to hand this off to a stranger you've never met, whose name you don't even know?
And what kind of story would you like to hear? [Something true. Something happy? Sad? Long? Short? Funny? Worded like a fairytale itself, or blunt and real?]