( closed ) operation: arrow appraisal

[warfed]

Who: Petra Macneary & Claude von Riegan
When: Early February
Where: The desert outside Cadens.
What: Claude is looking for some feedback from a fellow expert.
Warnings: None!

[While their various responsibilities have made finding a day to follow up on their arrow-oriented plans a touch difficult, an afternoon finally arrives where both Petra and Claude are available to dedicate the kind of time to this research that they'd like to. It goes without saying that shooting arrows just for shooting's sake will need to be done outside of the city, but they're both familiar with the desert and a number of the outposts by this point, and finding a place to test Claude's work is simple enough.

They end up halfway between Cadens' gate and the nearest outpost, where Petra now stands with her hands on her hips, chin up as she surveys their surroundings. They've remained near the road for the time being, but the area is clear of other people for as far as the eye can see at the moment, no merchants, travelers or hunters in sight.]

There!

[She smiles, pointing to a wooden post in the distance that marks the edge of the path.]

We can be using that post as a target for now. Or maybe a cactus? Something stationary, before we move on to live prey.

[They have to be methodical about this!]

Comments

[godshattering]

Live prey, huh. Is that your way of saying this isn't going to be any old relaxing trip out in the desert?

[ Of course it isn't - they'd wandered out here in search of anything but, though that's not going to stop Claude from shooting a grin her direction. After all, testing arrows means using a variety of targets and Cadens' outskirts will provide it. The wooden post will do as the first one considering it looks like several others have tested weapons upon it in between the heat and sun taking their toll, so what's a few more?

It's good enough for Claude to reach for his bow to unstrap it from his back, though he thinks better for it and retrieves a handful of arrows from his quiver next so Petra can connect his descriptions from the walk out here with the actual products marked with different feathers for fletching, painted marks near the points, and different arrowheads for their different categories. There's also a list stashed away in his satchel with components and results, but this is easier to start with. ]

Here's some of the ones I have ready so you can see if there's any you like. It'll help me narrow down which ones are worth continuing to make. [ Though at the sight of an arrow rolling around the back of his quiver he'd wrapped a roughly textured string around the shaft for its betrayal several times over to make sure he wouldn't grab it accidentally, a slight frown crosses his face. He should probably toss it out at this point, but never let it be said Claude doesn't enjoy puzzles. ] Then there's this one which I can't seem to get to balance. I'm about to call it a lost cause since it flies to the side no matter what I do to fix it, but I suppose it's also an option.