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[Anonymous text.]

Weapons experts.

Kind of without a weapon right now and not even sure if I should get it out of the stupid rock.

[His poor family heirloom. Even if it's probably safer in there than in his hands.]

I'm looking to build my own. It's a tradition where I'm from. I'm also wondering what made you choose yours? If it works for you, there must be a reason.

[Maybe not one of the more hopeful reasons he would have believed in the past. He's done with that. But one that makes sense.]

Stay on topic.

[Private text to Weiss, not anonymous.]

My answer is yes.

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No, I mean like. You could take the cannon apart so it's a bunch of derringers and find a way to make sure the derringers form a cannon really fast if you needed something more powerful. Have the derringers use some other form of energy to combine into an attack with extreme damage.

[It sounds like a decent idea in his head but so did the team attack name flower power and no one liked that.]

And the 4-tier gun could either form into one, or be taken apart like those others guns you mentioned. So you could dual-wield if you needed to.

[justicereigns]

No.

[JAUNE NO.]

The rest might be possible, however. I'm not sure Fawn's forge could help you with it, but are you relatively familiar enough to making weapons? If you want a 4-strap gun, the bigger concern I have is that if you can take them apart to work individually, you'd probably have to pull the trigger on all four individually, even if you can aim it together as "one."

[aurabble]

[okay so this guy wants to ruin his fun.

maybe he should listen to him?

nah.]

I know how to make a sword. In theory. [Thank Weiss. Her intense study sessions she had put him through for months had paid off.] But I haven't actually built one before and I don't have any experience with other weapons. True. I'm not sure how to get around that.

[justicereigns]

[If Smoker could bang his head repeatedly into a desk...]

So you don't have time to learn anything, practice immensely, and you have little to no idea what you're doing with forging.

Are you sure you don't want to get the sword out of the rock?

[Congratulations Jaune, you officially remind Smoker of his idiot men at G-5. It's not a good place to be at.]

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I have some idea of what I'm doing.

[He knows how to gauge temperatures and what kind of steel it would form that's something in his head.]

Look. I know it's a tough situation. [He's the one who's in it.]

But getting my sword out of the rock wouldn't change it.

[justicereigns]

There's no shortcuts to security, kid. [Smoker just assumes it has to be someone under 20, because nope.]

You might be able to design a gun the way I suggested, but try to resist the urge to get too creative. Functionality matters more, and don't forget, you wanted it to be light. The lighter it is, the less durable, etc.

Another option might be a type of crossbow. It's not as good defensively as a gun, but if you're using special elements for ammo, that might not matter as much. They're also lightweight and easier to make, and very slightly more versatile. They also have the added element of surprise if just because people often forget how lethal they can be.

Depending on how you used your sword before, you could also consider an axe or a halberd, but to really use either effectively, it takes practice.

[aurabble]

Kind of figured that out on my own already.

[He might have been insulted by the 'kid' comment or just looked up to Smoker as someone with more experience. It could have gone either way. Now he'd just...rather not go into too much detail in trying to justify himself.]

I know. I don't plan on doing anything that complex anytime soon.

Defense isn't something I'm worried about. [And if he changed his mind he could always figure out a way to make it defensive later.

He's not sure how anyone could forget a lethal weapon is lethal, but that could be helpful at some point too.]

Again, I figured that out. [It was not practicing that helped get him into this mess. At least, that's how he remembers it.] I tried to use my sword one-handed most of the time, but does a halberd require less balance?

[justicereigns]

All right. [For what it's worth, even without knowing who it is, Smoker still wants to help them out. Sort of like his insane G-5 men who try to set fire to their prisoners.]

Yeah, halberds require less balance, but more core strength. They have a much longer range, need a little less finesse, and you should be able to learn at least the basics very quickly. They're also more convenient for fighting multiple enemies or gangs than a sword or guns.

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[tbh right now Jaune would probably attempt something that stupid if he thought it would help.]

Okay, maybe a halberd.

Fists.

Knives.

And a gun.

I might as well cover everything.

[justicereigns]

You're forgetting weight and strength vs. speed again.

If you take around a halberd, you'll draw even more attention than my jitte does, and they're usually a bit heavy.

[aurabble]

Oh.

Okay the halberd isn't necessary. [Even if it would feel closer to a sword.]

[justicereigns]

Make one anyway, and just use it during the right occasions?

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That's if we're lucky enough to know when that is.

[justicereigns]

If you're looking to feel safe, weapons aren't going to do that. Nor will constant vigilance.

Do you have a specific threat in mind, or are you trying to cover all bases?

[aurabble]

I'm not trying to feel anything. I know.

Just covering all bases.

[justicereigns]

Good luck figuring it out then.

Make sure you check with some gun experts to find the right kind.

[aurabble]

I will.

[This guy seems like a gun expert but Weiss probably would too to Jaune.]