Country Fair Week Two - Shooting Range

[gamemaker sloane ♕ kaяi ♕]

Come one come all and take your shot at having the best shot! In this event we’re looking for the sharpest shooters in all of District Nine.This event will test even the most confident of gun handlers. This event will consist of a total of four rounds that grow more difficult the further you progress. Each round will be scored based upon accuracy, but we love some added flair for entertainment as well. Don’t forget about the viewers!

There will be three types of firearms: pistols, shotguns, and rifles, and they will be randomly assigned the first three rounds to test your proficiency with each weapon and will last a total of sixty seconds, so make each shot count! The last round will be the gun of your choosing. The top scores of the round will progress, but only to face a more difficult challenge ahead! Ear protection will be provided since we still need you to be able to hear your name at the Reaping.

The winner will receive a travel permit to District Ten for up to one year! 2nd place will receive a years supply of pie! So you can get your pie on anytime of the year! And lastly, lucky third will receive a custom made mug, inspired by one of our recent victors, Flynn Garner, engraved with the words 'Sharp Shooter'.

The Rules

The three types of guns will each have their own advantages and disadvantages. In your initial post, you will roll a 1-3 to see which weapon you will be using for that round. Posting in each round can be done in as few or as many posts as you see fit, but be sure to write at least 100 words minimum! Just make sure to include the proper amount of dice rolls. After everyone has been posted for Round One, the lowest score will be eliminated and then you are able to post for the next round.

Weapon 1: Pistol

This firearm provides the most amount of shots, however; it is the least accurate of the three.

Weapon 2: Shotgun

This firearm has slightly longer reload time, so you will have less shots, but it will be more accurate.

Weapon 3: Rifle

The least amount of ammunition, but the most accurate by far.

Round One

This round will consist of dummies shaped like a variety of animals. The more accurate you are, the more points you receive. Head shots will be worth 2 points, any other shot will be worth 1 point, and missing will be worth 0 points.

Weapon rolls are as follows:

PISTOL:
6 shots
Dice: roll range="1-100"
Head: 1-20
Other shot: 21-60
Miss: 61-100

SHOTGUN

5 shots

Dice: roll range="1-100"
Head: 1-30
Other shot: 31-70
Miss: 71-100

RIFLE

4 shots

Dice: roll range="1-100"
Head: 1-50
Other shot: 51-80
Miss: 81-100


Round Two

This round there will be a variety of glass bottles lined up atop a fence. They are a variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors. This round will be scored on accuracy only.

Weapon rolls are as follow:

PISTOL
6 shots
weapon roll:
Dice: roll range="1-100"
Hit: 1-40
Miss: 41-100

SHOTGUN
5 shots
weapon roll:
Dice: roll range="1-100"
Hit: 1-50
Miss: 51-100

RIFLE
4 shots
weapon roll:
Dice: roll range="1-100”
Hit: 1-70
Miss: 71-100



Round Three

This round will be apples atop the losers heads, don’t miss! Kidding! These apples will be all around the shooting range, some more difficult than others. This round will be based on accuracy.

Weapon rolls are as follow:

PISTOL
6 shots
weapon roll:
Dice: roll range="1-100"
Hit: 1-40
Miss: 41-100

SHOTGUN
5 shots
weapon roll:
Dice: roll range="1-100"
Hit: 1-50
Miss: 51-100

RIFLE
4 shots
weapon roll:
Dice: roll range="1-100"
Hit: 1-70
Miss: 71-100



Round Four

This round will be the most difficult of all, flying objects. Five will be launched through the air for you to hit. This round will be based on accuracy and time. Each weapon will have five bullets, and the same accuracy applies. However, a time bonus will be added at the end, and the more accurate the weapon, the higher the potential roll for time can be. The person with the highest score and lowest time will be named the grand winner and sharpest shooter!

Weapon rolls are as follow:

PISTOL
weapon roll:
Dice: roll
range="1-100"
Hit: 1-40
Miss: 41-100

Time roll:
roll range="20-40"

SHOTGUN
weapon roll:
Dice: roll
range="1-100"
Hit: 1-50
Miss: 51-100

Time roll:
roll range="30-50"


RIFLE
weapon roll:
Dice: roll
range="1-100”
Hit: 1-70
Miss: 71-100

Time roll:
roll range="40-60"

Please message gamemaker sloane ♕ kaяi ♕ or k!ah with any questions!

[kap]

[googlefont="Merienda"]Harmon Pepperwood

I'd never held or shot a gun while sober before. This was new.

Okay, I suppose I should explain. There was this one time, shortly after Thad died that I needed to blow off some steam, so Thad's best friend Donnie and I went to a shooting range and decided to shoot some targets. I wasn't very good at it, but I was also high off my ass on weed. It helps me relieve stress. The weed, that is. Although, the shooting was nice, too.

This time, I was sober. I was trying to be sober more, now that I'd seen what it was like when Alex got high that one time. So, I didn't even bring any weed with me to the fair. That was certainly a step in the right direction, yeah? I think so, anyway.

When I was signed up for the shooting range, I didn't realize I was going to be randomly assigned a gun, which made me a little uncertain. Once the weapon was actually placed in my hands, though, the confidence came back to me.

Which weapon?
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[pistol]

Round 1:

Shot 1:
1-100
[other shot: 1 point]

Shot 2:
1-100
[other shot: 1 point]

Shot 3:
1-100
[miss: 0 points]

Shot 4:
1-100
[miss: 0 points]

Shot 5:
1-100
[miss: 0 points]

Shot 6:
1-100
[other shot: 1 point]

Total: 3 points

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[Deleted]

Expect the unexpected. I don't think anyone expected me to sign up for bull riding, and I don't think anyone expected me to sign up for shooting either. I wanted to try something new while I was here. Sure I've never ridden a bull. Sure I've never gone shooting. And yes, I was very out of my element. But, it was fun. It was something new, exciting.

Throughout my life change and excitement have always meant tragedy (with the exception of Yani being born of course). Change meant Raquel being sent to her death. Excitement meant papa nearly being blown to bits on stage. Those weren't positive words for me. But, maybe I wanted them to be. Maybe I wanted them to mean trying a new hobby, going on a new adventure, meeting new people.

So far, these changes haven't amounted to much. I could hardly get on the bull before landing on my culo and I doubted shooting would go much better. But, I felt in control of my life. For years it felt like my life was just a punching bag for fate. That the lives of all Izars were determined by fate and tradition and destiny. There was nothing I could do as I watched my sister die. I was helpless both times papa almost died. But as I entered the shooting range, I knew the decision to do this event was entirely up to me. For once, I was in charge of my own fate. I wondered if any other Izars have ever felt in charge of their own fate with the tragedies that haunt our family?

weapon: rifle

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round one -

shot one: head shot (2 points)
1-100

shot two: head shot (2 points)
1-100

shot three: head shot (2 points)
1-100

shot four: miss (0 points)
1-100

total score for round one: 6 points

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[Cait]

corvan harper

I’ve never held a gun before. The only time I can remember even coming close to one is in memories stored in a cupboard of a home I ran away from too many years ago. A ringing in my ears, even though I don’t remember the trigger being pulled, so I’m left to wonder whether the sounds are real or not.

The weight of the shotgun makes me nervous as I try to steady myself. There’s a lot of power and built-up hurt hidden within such a small object. The barrel is black, but all I can see is blue behind my eyes, blossoming on my skin, stamped with the indents of four seasons on repeat. I’ve tried to stop violence from following me through life, with as much success as I could hope for. That kind of life feels safer, and I’m grateful, because these days it’s not just myself I’m looking out for.

So I don’t know why today has decided to shine under a new light. I don’t know how I’ve found myself lined up in front of a row of stuffed dummies in a crowd of unfamiliar faces. I don’t know why I’m not running away already.

I’m not sure when I become the person to face their fears, head first and thoughts second with a weapon grasped in my shaking hands. But I want to make myself better, and stop hiding from the hurt of the past.




attempt 1: z1zdqB0KZt1-100

attempt 2: 1-100

attempt 3: 1-100

attempt 4: 1-100

attempt 5: 1-100


total: 3 points

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[Cait]

[ooc: forgot to roll for a weapon and i can't edit my first post with another roll, v sorry!!]

weapon roll: jdY7ohG0nL1-3

1-3·1-100

[WT]

The gun doesn't feel the way I expected.

I guess I can't say that if I don't know what I did expect. Significance, maybe. For it to feel like something I was made to hold, or else the exact opposite—something unnatural barely held in check. But it's just a piece of metal. A little cool to the touch, a little heavy, not even all that interesting to look at.

I prefer knives, I think. No fussy aiming or hidden bits or bracing yourself against recoil; they go where your arm goes, end of. Knowing how to shoot might be useful someday, though, and where the hell else am I going to learn? The only people in Eleven with guns are probably the people I might need to point one at. Anyway, even if I make a fool of myself, this is more interesting than anything else at this damn fair. All I've got to do if I'm not here is fake smiles until people buy shit, and Mom's got that covered.

I'm not planning to make a fool of myself, though. When it's my turn I shake my hair back and step forward the way I've learned to walk into deals: like I've done this every day of my life, and it's never once gone wrong.



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[rifle]

1-100
[other - 1]

1-100
[other - 1]

1-100
[head - 2]

1-100
[head - 2]

total: 6

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[Cait]

corvan harper

It’s mostly just a miracle I managed to hit any of the dummies at all.

My first two shots find the soft, straw bodies, but muscle memory has never been my strong point. The aftershocks rattle my bones, and my next two shots go wide. I throw the rifle down and shake my arms by my sides a few times, ridding myself of the vibrations. I give myself a moment to recover before moving on.

The second stand is set up in front of a fence with different shaped glass bottles balanced precariously.

weapon: 4nCkn4davw1-3

I pick up the pistol this time, and take my mark again.

attempt 1: 1-100
attempt 2: 1-100
attempt 3: 1-100

The pistol is lighter but has a stronger recoil than the rifle. I knew it was coming, tried to prepare for it, but didn’t quite meet the expectation all the way.

The first shot misses, and I’m not so surprised.

By the time I’ve reloaded and aimed for the fence once more, the ringing in my ears has mostly dissipated. Second shot, a hit, followed by another miss. I’m teetering between cautious optimism and calculated confidence as I try to find familiarity in the gun as I aim, again.

attempt 4: 1-100
attempt 5: 1-100
attempt 6: 1-100

total: 2 points

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[Deleted]

When the first bullet left my gun and entered the dummy, I was almost scared to look. I was scared I had missed, after all, I had never shot a gun before. But once I opened my eyes, I was shocked to see I had a headshot and I tried to remember exactly what I did the first time. My hands were shaking - from excitement or nervousness I'm not sure. I reminded myself I needed to be steady.

After a moment, I shot a second time. Once again, I was shocked to find I had a headshot. Hey from a girl from Eleven who just runs a salon - not too shabby. If only I had a fraction of this luck during bull riding. With the third shot I felt confident, maybe too confident. I accidentally hit the trigger twice instead of once. While the first bullet was a headshot, the accidental fire missed the dummy completely. I'm just lucky it didn't hit someone or ricochet back to me. But, it was time for round two. I hadn't won yet.

weapon selection: shotgun
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round two -

shot one: miss (0 ponts)
1-100

shot two: hit (1 point)
1-100

shot three: miss (0 points)
1-100

shot four: miss (0 points)
1-100

shot five: hit (1 point)
1-100

total points for round two: 2 points
total points so far: 8 points

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