forum Would you rule with me?

Started May 13, 2019 by @Festive_Fenrir

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"ah, so you play the sweet, innocent one until your position is in jeopardy. Then you go all in, guns blazing, raising hell until it's back to normal. I like the way you think." He nodded and flashed a smile "I'm keith, by the way."

Her smile widened. "No, just little threats. I don't get too involved. I'm Kenzie, nice to meet you." She turned sideways to hold out a hand to shake his.

He shook her hand and laughed "killing with a butter knife. It might take a bit longer but you get the job done."

Kenzie's face bunched up slightly in distaste. "No, you'd want a hunting knife. Quick and fast, that's the way to kill." She was slightly appalled with the conversation, but also intrigued.

"True, true, or a small dagger so the suffering is longer but the victim can't fight back…" he speculated with a small smile

"Or poison? Is poison painless?" she asked, realizing she didn't actually know.

He thought for a moment "depends on what you use. Some poison's kill from the inside out, slowly melting the inside of the person. Some knock the person out, kinda like an eternal sleep." He explained

"I… Wasn't expecting you to actually know that." She said, eyebrows raised with trepidation.

He laughed softly "did I scare you? I didn't mean to."

Kenzie shook her head. "No, I'm just a little surprised. Do you know from experience?" She asked playfully, with a raised eyebrow.

"how'd you know?" He asked, dropping his smile and regarding her with a steely gaze

"Seriously?" Her smile dropped from her face and she turned to walk sideways to face him.

He glared at her, a smile spreading across his face "no, I just like doing research. It interests me. Plus it was for Farensics." He nudged her shoulder "relax, I was joking."

"Oh. That's good, though. And it makes sense." She was quiet for a moment, thinking it over.

"wow, you actually though I was a sadistic serial killer, didn't you?" He laughed and ran a hand through his hair "I do fit the part, but no, sadly I'm not."

"That's not sadly. I just wasn't sure what to expect." She lightened up a little, shaking her head at the ground.

"sonyoyndid think I was a serial killer." He nodded thoughtfully "good that was the point." He grinned teasingly

She pushed him playfully, taking a few strides away from him. "You're mean." She said, a smile creeping onto her face.

"all in good fun, I assure you." He bowed mockingly, causing his hood to flip over his head and shadow his eyes

She shook her head, continuing her walk towards the campus. "What other dangerous hobbies do you have?"

"I like to write, mostly about characters and how I perceive the book. Nothing as dangerous as poison testing- I mean 'researching'" He laughed "what about you? you seem to have a vast knowledge of weaponry. What do you 'research' in your free time?"

Kenzie ducked her head, trying to figure out how to explain it. "My family is big in historical reenactments, and historical weaponry and such. We have a small armory in our basement, I was just never allowed to go down there without supervision. But my brothers talked about it a lot."

"that's amazing!" he exclaimed "Do you know how to use them? or are they just for show?" he asked, intrigued to know more about the girl next to him as well as her family

Kenzie looked back at him, mentally listing each item. "I've never had to use them, but I've seen them be used before and I was taught how to use a few of them. Only on targets taped onto dead trees and stumps, though. None of them were for show, but we certainly weren't allowed to play with them either."

He grinned and nodded "there's no fun in having one if you're not allowed to use it." He shrugged and glanced up "Guess I'll see you after class?"