I'm alergic to weaponry so the gun would backfire immediately on contact, alternatively pass it straight back to her, I'm deadly serious about being alergic to weaponry. I'm the most incompetant person you'll ever meet in regards to guns, I failed a test to prove that I was safe to use a rifle so many times that the CCF reccommended I give up... Didn't get on with military pricks very well.
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Well, with me I would shoot the person in question regardless of the girl being there, this is about survival, but not fatally. I.E. i'd try to put a round or two in his feet and maybe one in his shoulder to stop him from being able to shoot me back etc. I reckon I could manage it as I have a training pistol which I practice with quite a bit so i'm a fairly decent shot. Of course you'd also have to consider the impact on yourself of having shot someone, even not fatally. It's gonna mess you up unless you're a trained soldier etc. Oh, and also pin her down after and question her as to how she 1. loaded the pistol so efficiently and 2. avoided my questioning earlier. She acts at all suspiciously, put a round in her foot.
I'd probably do something completely fucking retarded like throwing the gun at the dude out of fear. Then I would either dive out the window Scott Pilgrim style or make up for the moment of idiocy by rugby tackle him. Off a cliff. Into a lake filled with acid and fire breathing sharks that shoot lasers out their eyes. Also if the girl has a bomb in her rucksack, how the fuck am I alive if she caused the explosion.
Captcha: look away (What is the captcha a screamer of something?)
Captcha: look away (What is the captcha a screamer of something?)
Ummm, to be honest, I probably would shoot. I know that doesn't seem very likely, but despite being British I do know how to use a gun (safely) and have fired in the past on numerous occasions. Never against an actual person before, but in this kind of circumstance where it's life or death, my survival instinct would more likely than not take over. Just stay calm, aim for the torso (not the head, too easy to miss), and then maybe another kill shot when he's down. In theory it should work if I'm quick enough (which I am), in practice I think I'd be able to do it. I'd probably freak out later, but at that point, I would step up to the plate pretty well.
Also, a cute, interesting girl who likes me would be a big motivator too, especially if it means saving her life with my actions (as well as any other remaining survivors, I guess
) ;D.
Also, a cute, interesting girl who likes me would be a big motivator too, especially if it means saving her life with my actions (as well as any other remaining survivors, I guess
) ;D.
Wow, surely an opportunity I've only dreamed of! I pick up the handgun, and diplomatically join the terrorists.
Pointing at the girl, "I think she's with secret services. We should use her as a high-value hostage."
Pointing at the girl, "I think she's with secret services. We should use her as a high-value hostage."
And what a question that is. That's why I expect that we're being turned into a fall guy or somesuch. However, in that situation I wouldn't have noticed all of the little clues that lead to that conclusion, and would fall into what is likely a trap.Mortai Gravesend said:
My survival instinct would kick him, gunning down the man with the black skiimask once he is in a proper range. To hell with any kind of cliche man-fantasy, I'd kiss her. Shy women which also can handle a gun is my one weakness.
I found your story very interesting, please continue? Maybe with an Escapist poll for important plot choices.
I found your story very interesting, please continue? Maybe with an Escapist poll for important plot choices.
Well seeing as the hand gun is already loaded and prepped, i would take the shot. Due to the amount of fire going on around me, my shot might be drowned out. I would pick up the terrorists rifle and hand the hand gun to the girl (since she was able to load, cock and turn the safety off skillfully, she may have some weapons training) I would then try to sneak out of the wreckage and run somewhere.
Some of the answers are pretty clever though - if I recall correctly, there's one where you pretend to be working with the guy walking towards you. If he's a cop, you're cool. If he's a terrorist, most terrorist cells are kept separate for safety of the organization as a whole, so if you have the presence of mind you can relatively easily pretend to be a sleeper agent.Mortai Gravesend said:
Also, is anyone else reminded of the line
Aha! You have fallen into her clever trap!Alcamonic said:
This one will point out that making a poll to determine plot choices seems to lean toward troll/joke responses. I think all the OP needed was a sense of what the serious responses would be from normal people.
I would react along the lines of my training. Double-tap the fucker coming at me, take his weapon and any extra magazines he has, grab the girl and get out.
The fact that she knew how to load the weapon and was good at it causes some questions that would have to be answered once we were out of the danger zone. But until then, get clear of danger, don't engage unless necessary, but if you do have to engage, use speed, surprise, violence of action.
After we were out of the danger zone, I would report to local authorities for debrief, then start my job as an Emergency Manager and start organizing the cleanup.
The fact that she knew how to load the weapon and was good at it causes some questions that would have to be answered once we were out of the danger zone. But until then, get clear of danger, don't engage unless necessary, but if you do have to engage, use speed, surprise, violence of action.
After we were out of the danger zone, I would report to local authorities for debrief, then start my job as an Emergency Manager and start organizing the cleanup.
I point the gun back at her, and wave to my new insta-pal terrorist friend yelling "OVER HERE! I CAUGHT ONE OF THE INFIDELS! LET US HAVE OUR WAY WITH HER!"
And we do.
End scene.
Credits.
And we do.
End scene.
Credits.
I ask why you want people on the Escapist to help you with your creative writing class?
Or why you want us to help you start the movie/videogame script you are writing?
If this is the second one and you use ideas given here it might be interesting, especially the post that says she might not be who she says she is(being able to reload a weapon and turn off its safety in such a high pressure sitiuation, without the terrorist finding out, seems suspecious, maybe a good idea for Alpha Protocol 2 without Thorton or Steven Heck in the scene unless they are the "terrorists").
Or why you want us to help you start the movie/videogame script you are writing?
If this is the second one and you use ideas given here it might be interesting, especially the post that says she might not be who she says she is(being able to reload a weapon and turn off its safety in such a high pressure sitiuation, without the terrorist finding out, seems suspecious, maybe a good idea for Alpha Protocol 2 without Thorton or Steven Heck in the scene unless they are the "terrorists").
So I've written this response while only re-reading from the explosion. I've probably missed some key details from the other half, but in reality I wouldn't factor that in to my thought process. I'll dot point the major action groups and justify them. Oh, and I haven?t slept in a long while so excuse how poorly written it is. Anyway!Battleaxx90 said:
* I take the gun with my right hand and aim it at the man with the rifle. I move so the right side of my body is facing the man and use my left arm to bring the girl behind me.
In this I hope to minimise the chance of hitting me (smaller area to hit) and the probability of hitting my heart by increasing the distance the bullet would have to travel through (though given the size of the rifle, that is unlikely to help). I have moved the girl behind me due to a protective instinct.
* I don't fire. I yell at him to stop and to identify himself.
The man has already noticed me, is armed, and is moving towards me. If he wanted to kill me, he would have already. I'm not in any immediate danger, and if he shoots me it's likely he'll also be aiming for my chest to take me down - not kill me - and my previous actions have mitigated the damage. Furthermore, I'm disorientated by a blast and will have shakes due to adrenalin. I would not hit him if I tried.
* Assuming he does not stop, and does not identify himself, I back away as fast as possible. If he makes any aggressive moves, I fire - though the intent is to give us time to get way, not kill him - and run for the nearest cover.
This is simple self-preservation. I've already established that I'm unlikely to be able to shoot him, so the safest course of action is to retreat.
Anyway, I'm going to stop here as I'm basing actions on my own assumptions, rather than the scenario, but there are a few things worth noting.
* I don't trust the girl. Why?
She's wearing functional clothes, and asked me if I'm also a soldier. She's obviously expecting some kind of trouble. I also don't like someone that age asking if I'm a soldier, it suggests that she's a terrorist.
She's knows her way around a gun.
She's shy and is particularly sensitive about what she's doing. She didn't introduce herself - she's hiding something. I don't think she's shy actually - but nervous or anxious.
She was protective of whatever is in that back pack. I travelled to and from school in pretty similar situation as described, and no one keeps a bag that size on their lap unless they are protective of what?s inside it or they simply can't put it on the floor.
She's trying to manipulate me with the kiss. Going from shy girl to kissing me is way to strange. I believe she is trying to manipulate me because she believes I have military training.
* I?m willing to stick with her and try to understand whatever she?s hiding. Why?
She was talking to me, despite being on edge about whatever she had to do. She?d only do that if I?m part of whatever she had to do ? which is unlikely ? or she had real interest.
She?s young. If she?s into something really bad, it?s likely due to naivety than something malicious.
Given the above, she doesn?t want me dead and she obviously has some form of training ?something I?m painfully lacking in. It?s probably safest for me to help her.
Anyway, I?ll take another look later and maybe read the first half for the details I missed the first time. If you got anything more to add to the scenario I?ll respond to that as well.
Hmm. Unless you've had special training (or been in a similar situation ) it'd be hard to predict just how you'd react.
That being said, there's a man with a rifle approaching me, I've just been in a fairly severe crash/explosion/etc, and a girl I've just met is trying to manipulate me. I can see myself as being an easy target for the girl but as stated THERE IS A MAN WITH A RIFLE APPROACHING ME. As much as I enjoy playing FPS's I'm certainly no hero and am far more likely to throw the gun down or at least act as non threatening as possible. (depends on the balacava'd man's body language really)
) it'd be hard to predict just how you'd react. That being said, there's a man with a rifle approaching me, I've just been in a fairly severe crash/explosion/etc, and a girl I've just met is trying to manipulate me. I can see myself as being an easy target for the girl but as stated THERE IS A MAN WITH A RIFLE APPROACHING ME. As much as I enjoy playing FPS's I'm certainly no hero and am far more likely to throw the gun down or at least act as non threatening as possible. (depends on the balacava'd man's body language really)