A hypothetical situation.
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Not sure if I'm late to the party, but you placed emphasis on her khaki. Clearly she's a field agent of some kind.Battleaxx90 said:
OT: Someone already said it, but fire the pistol, then go for the guy's rifle, giving her the pistol.
I've had some experience with shotguns and rifles, so I may have a chance.
Chances are the girl is the terrorist (seeing as how she can load a gun, she's probably trained to use one, which she might have picked up in terrorist basic training) and by handing the gun to you, she's hoping that the Balaclava guy (who's an actual spec ops agent) is going to identify you as a terrorist and shoot you dead, hopefully after being wounded by you first. Then, after rescuing the supposed damsel in distress, the Balaclava guy is going to get shot in the back by the girl (after she picks up the gun from your perforated corpse, possibly by graciously offering to cover the spec ops guy), allowing her to continue her mission.
Edit: Which would mean she now has a rifle and a disguise, including a very useful Balaclava (assuming she didn't shoot the guy in the head).
Edit: Which would mean she now has a rifle and a disguise, including a very useful Balaclava (assuming she didn't shoot the guy in the head).
Is she stupid? I don't know how to shoot! Or how to kill! what end makes the loud noi-BANG OW JESUS MY FACE. I SHOT MYSELF IN THE FAAAAAAAACE
And then either we die, or she saves my stupid ass.
And then either we die, or she saves my stupid ass.
Well, I actually have some experience with firearms, and in the scenario in my head we'd have at least 10 or so seconds to get behind some cover before the masked dude gets close enough to not have his view obstructed.
So I'll wait until the guy is close and check him out. If he looks like he COULD be a soldier, then I'll call out from within cover and ask his motives. If he looks like an obvious bad guy, then I'll shoot first and (most likely) hit him. Then I'd call out the girl and ask why the fuck she didn't try to shoot (EDIT: the gun) herself since she clearly knows how to handle a gun and even implied she's a soldier, while looting the dead dude.
So I'll wait until the guy is close and check him out. If he looks like he COULD be a soldier, then I'll call out from within cover and ask his motives. If he looks like an obvious bad guy, then I'll shoot first and (most likely) hit him. Then I'd call out the girl and ask why the fuck she didn't try to shoot (EDIT: the gun) herself since she clearly knows how to handle a gun and even implied she's a soldier, while looting the dead dude.
i would have a mexican stand of with the guy...so when the shit hits the fan the woman might get caught in crossfire and it will be UBER TARANTINO FUNNY!
Too many variables,
-what sort of rifle does belaclava man have?
-What clothes is he wearing?
-What is his body language? is his weapon up or is it lowered? How is he holding it?
-Does he have any identifying patches on?
As it stands,
Do I win?
PS-if this unknown terroist group has actually managed to stage a full on invasion, I ride my pink unicorn to safety on the moon.
-what sort of rifle does belaclava man have?
-What clothes is he wearing?
-What is his body language? is his weapon up or is it lowered? How is he holding it?
-Does he have any identifying patches on?
As it stands,
I would shout stop! in a loud clear voice while putting up one hand. I would then raise my weapon and demand that mr. belaclaverson id himself, simply because most friendly elite units will operate with balaclavas on. The same with the girl, as it stands I trust the bloke with the balaclava a whole lot more than her. Why? Its elementry
-1.The balaclava man is turning up after the fact, leading me to believe that he is reacting to the bombing. This opens the chance that he is either friendly police or military.
-2. A bombing is an all or nothing affair, if the bomber knows that they are going to be in close proximity then they know that armed response will turn up to the scene and they will kill any terrorists unwilling to surrender. This being the case, attacking the survivours with small arms after the fact is not something that a terrorist will expect to survive, so why would he hide his face?
-3. If the girl is a soldier, as she obviously hinted, then she would not be willing to part with her weapon. She would especially not be willing to give it to some random stranger at the scene of a terrorist atrocity. This leads me to believe that she is trying to hide out, possibly by getting me killed at the hands of balaclava jones, thus explaining the weapon in her area and removing someone who saw the next peice of evidence.
-4. If you read up on suicide bombers, and by extension other suicide attackers, you will notice that their behaviour pattern fits that of the girl, nervous and unwilling to socialise.
-5. Jim Balaclava on the other hand is moving slowly, ambling, which does not fit the pattern of a terrorist during an attack.
-6. Finally, the girl is unwilling to tell me where she wants to get off, which tells me that she is waiting not for a place, but for an event. A soldier/cop/intelligence operator would not be waiting for it to occur, they would be acting.
So the picture that I have right now is that the girl is a young, less than confident and recent ideological convert to the terrorists cause (as shown by her opening up to a vicitm, she does not yet have an mental disconnect between her and her vicitms, so she is still willing to chat to me), waiting to assist in the sweep after the bombings, a second wave of shootings intended to catch survivors and unarmed first respondents. Something, probably to do with timing, has gone wrong in the attack, and so she is caught off guard forced to respond. (this sort of thing is actually pretty common if you read up on failed terror atrocities).
Some time would have passed since the initial bombing, as evidenced by there being armed forces (from either side) on foot at the scene, so I'm thinking that friendly armed response has arrived. The girl, by this point has had a crisis of faith in the cause, wants to get out, but knows that there is a weapon nearby that can be tied to her. So she passes it on to the clueless loveless fucker near her, hoping that he will do the obvious thing and try to drop sir hat von balaclava and get himself killed in the process. She can then thank him for saving her from the evil terrorist (me) and go on her merry way.
Of course that would not work, but it fits the profile of the girl that we have so far, young, naive and willing to see the world in almost fairy tale terms.
So in conclusion, after I had halted balabalabalabalachameleon and gotten him to identify himself, I would (pending proper confirmation) disarm myself and inform him of where the weapon came from. From there I would let the authorities handle the matter and do what I could for the wounded.
-1.The balaclava man is turning up after the fact, leading me to believe that he is reacting to the bombing. This opens the chance that he is either friendly police or military.
-2. A bombing is an all or nothing affair, if the bomber knows that they are going to be in close proximity then they know that armed response will turn up to the scene and they will kill any terrorists unwilling to surrender. This being the case, attacking the survivours with small arms after the fact is not something that a terrorist will expect to survive, so why would he hide his face?
-3. If the girl is a soldier, as she obviously hinted, then she would not be willing to part with her weapon. She would especially not be willing to give it to some random stranger at the scene of a terrorist atrocity. This leads me to believe that she is trying to hide out, possibly by getting me killed at the hands of balaclava jones, thus explaining the weapon in her area and removing someone who saw the next peice of evidence.
-4. If you read up on suicide bombers, and by extension other suicide attackers, you will notice that their behaviour pattern fits that of the girl, nervous and unwilling to socialise.
-5. Jim Balaclava on the other hand is moving slowly, ambling, which does not fit the pattern of a terrorist during an attack.
-6. Finally, the girl is unwilling to tell me where she wants to get off, which tells me that she is waiting not for a place, but for an event. A soldier/cop/intelligence operator would not be waiting for it to occur, they would be acting.
So the picture that I have right now is that the girl is a young, less than confident and recent ideological convert to the terrorists cause (as shown by her opening up to a vicitm, she does not yet have an mental disconnect between her and her vicitms, so she is still willing to chat to me), waiting to assist in the sweep after the bombings, a second wave of shootings intended to catch survivors and unarmed first respondents. Something, probably to do with timing, has gone wrong in the attack, and so she is caught off guard forced to respond. (this sort of thing is actually pretty common if you read up on failed terror atrocities).
Some time would have passed since the initial bombing, as evidenced by there being armed forces (from either side) on foot at the scene, so I'm thinking that friendly armed response has arrived. The girl, by this point has had a crisis of faith in the cause, wants to get out, but knows that there is a weapon nearby that can be tied to her. So she passes it on to the clueless loveless fucker near her, hoping that he will do the obvious thing and try to drop sir hat von balaclava and get himself killed in the process. She can then thank him for saving her from the evil terrorist (me) and go on her merry way.
Of course that would not work, but it fits the profile of the girl that we have so far, young, naive and willing to see the world in almost fairy tale terms.
So in conclusion, after I had halted balabalabalabalachameleon and gotten him to identify himself, I would (pending proper confirmation) disarm myself and inform him of where the weapon came from. From there I would let the authorities handle the matter and do what I could for the wounded.
Do I win?
PS-if this unknown terroist group has actually managed to stage a full on invasion, I ride my pink unicorn to safety on the moon.
That's the thing, most normal (AKA Average Joe/Jane) people would end the story with how I ended (The "Swiss Cheese" death). Same thing happens with zombie stories; every gamer in the world thinks they're going to be the survivor and not the zombie who gets his head blown off by the solider who actually knows what they're doing.Battleaxx90 said:
For example, OVERPUCE mentioned that the weapon being loaded isn't enough, you'd have to chamber a round for a pistol. Show of hands gamers (be honest!), how many of you knew that AND know how to do that (no, "I saw the Call of Duty guy do it so I could figure it out" is not an acceptable answer).
If you are writing a short story, you have to give a reason for why this character knows how to handle a weapon. Shit, if anything, just give him the "Gun Range" reason xSKULLY gave: Believable and with luck, could be a reason for him to actually survive the situation. There's a reason a hero is the hero; what's happening to him/her is not what would normally happen to the person. Most characters are the NPC's who get cannon-foddered.
My first response would be to give the gun back to the girl, as she clearly knows more about handguns than I do. (I have handled rifles and shotguns a few times, but it was a long time ago and I was completely crap at it.)
If you are looking for advice on what a normal person would do in this situation, keep in mind that what people think they would do and what they would actually do are two entirely different things. Still, this was a good idea and hopefully these responses will be useful. Good luck!
If you are looking for advice on what a normal person would do in this situation, keep in mind that what people think they would do and what they would actually do are two entirely different things. Still, this was a good idea and hopefully these responses will be useful. Good luck!
I wake up! Y'know, since this is some kind of juvenile pipe-dream. I must have been watching Die Hard the night before and fell asleep after wanking with a handful of motor oil.
Oh fine, I'll humor you.
Mystery girl apparently already knows how to handle a gun better than I do. I hand it back to her, and tell her to cover me while I charge the "terrorist" with a piece of rebar.
Yeah, I'll probably die. But I'd die anyway. I'm a lousy shot, and she'd have a better chance at killing the guy. She's the effing Mystery Girl, after all, and a moving target is harder to hit and he has to decide which target to shoot at. Meanwhile, I'm closing with my rebar and MG is drawing a bead on him.
Oh fine, I'll humor you.
Mystery girl apparently already knows how to handle a gun better than I do. I hand it back to her, and tell her to cover me while I charge the "terrorist" with a piece of rebar.
Yeah, I'll probably die. But I'd die anyway. I'm a lousy shot, and she'd have a better chance at killing the guy. She's the effing Mystery Girl, after all, and a moving target is harder to hit and he has to decide which target to shoot at. Meanwhile, I'm closing with my rebar and MG is drawing a bead on him.
You gotta love that this is the first answer we see.Spot1990 said:
OT: I'm going to do exactly as this captcha is bidding me.
"White. Bread."
Now that won't be healthy for the guy whatsoever.
He'll be so morally shocked and aggrivated that you forced such an unhealthy choice into his mouth instead of wholewheat or rye, he'll storm home immediately to rant about it on his blog.
[sub]This is actually the most fun I've ever had out of a captcha response[/sub]
You're a really good writer!Battleaxx90 said:
Really enjoyed that short story, all the details etc.
To answer your question.
1. Completely freeze not knowing what the hell is going on
2. Due to the adrenalin shoot the guy and then wondering what the hell is going on
I think one of those are the most likely posibilities that would happen to me.
P.S. A kiss on the cheek, in late teenage years from a good looking girl? I'm hard as well...
Nice about the short story. Could you message it to me when you finish it? It sounds really interesting.Battleaxx90 said:
Second - would it be helpful to know what's running through my head/why I would be doing such things?
Third - While in that pulse pounding situation, split-second situation I would have expected/assumed her to not be armed or able to defend herself,[footnote]because very few normal people would be armed or able to defend themselves, and I assumed she was normal[/footnote] if the pressure was ever let down I would likely start to notice the inconsistencies (if they did not become more obvious). If the pressure never let up/didn't for a long time, I would likely forget those inconsistencies and treat the situation at face value.
Got pretty much everything covered here.Jedoro said:
My train line runs past my brother's place, so I'd call him as soon as I was out of immediate danger. Then I'd call my girlfriend who is about an hour or more away based on the story, so presumably safe.
Next steps involve (if possible a small boat and) the lighthouse on the nearest island, where my brother and I use to play as kids.
Yeah bud, I've got a contingency.
Note: if there's no boat it is possible to swim to the island given decent conditions, my uncle use to do it annually for charity.