Yay, brawl time!
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The ship chasing Lasper’s ship drew nearer, and then attached itself with a “Chunk!” Val asked Lasper, “Um. What was that noise?” Getting up Lasper’s palms began to glow. He gritted his teeth and said, “They tethered our ships.” There was a screeching sound of doors being forcefully opened. Lasper said, “And that’s them boarding.” Val said, “Oh! what are we supposed to do?” Glowing rapiers appeared in Lasper’s hands, somehow being formed from the glowing circles on his palms. He declared, “We brawl.” Val said, “Oh! I’ve seen weapons like that in movies. Do they kill people? Slice them in half? Are they lightsab-” Lasper interrupted her and said, “They’re laserapiers. And no. They just give a shock, like a really intense punch. And although I’ve read some obituaries with great pleasure, I’ve never killed on purpose.” Feeling unsure about this, Val said, “You’ve never killed on purpose? Huh. Just curious, would you say you’re accident prone? I’m just wanting to know how far away I should stand while you’re doing brawling stuff.”
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I wonder if Bollycks and/or Dimitri are immune to laserapiers.
Mark Twain
I have never wished a man dead, but I have read certain obituaries with a guilty pleasure.
Usually attributed to him, but actually was Clarence Darrow!
They look more like lasersabers to me, with a slashing, rather than thrusting, attack.
They’re slender, straight blades rather than broad, curved blades – so rapiers to my eye.
Are they really blades if they can’t cut?
Eh, the translator chips aren’t perfect.
“Why these are legally distinct laserapiers! Not quite a lightsaber, but better than an EMPee!”
“No, no, NO! Put that thing back on the shelf! I wanted a LaserRAPIER! Here, let me write it down for you.”
German East African natives, told about the Great War then going on, found it not a serious conflict. If you didn’t face your opponent with hand weapons like a spear, it wasn’t manly. Real war needs to happen face-to-face… as long as you and your buddies can swing, thrust, slash, and impale. Not sure this is better.
They have come fullcircle it seems. Starships and knives and clubs. I’ll take a Glock 19 thankyou.