>From: "Eris Reddoch" 
> >>From: "Eris Reddoch" 
>
> >>  >> Ship time:  0997.261.1100
> >>  >> Ranch time: 0997.261.1200
> >>  >> Characters: Woof and Jezebel
> >>
> >> >>Woof takes her horse as she gets to where she wants to
> >> >>shoot, then pulls out his camera.  "Let me catch this on
> >> >>film," he says.  When he is ready, he lets her know.
> >> >>"Count it down...I'll snap several," he adds.
> >>
> >> >Jezebel shakes her head as she clicks the bipod legs out
> >> >softly, with a practiced thumb she presses the quick
> >> >release for the lens covers and the open with a soft pop.
> >> >She rests the rifle on a rock and moves herself into
> >> >position, with both eyes open she lines up the back corner
> >> >of the device in her line of fire.  Her breathing slows as
> >> >she flicks the safety off and wraps her finger around the
> >> >trigger.
> >>
> >> >The stock eases gently into her left cheak, stupid cupie
> >> >doll mirror cheak bone still doesn't feel right for this.
> >> >She pauses for a moment waiting for everything to feel
> >> >right, the waves rise and fall against the metallic surface
> >> >in her sights.  Jezebels breathing continues on at a
> >> >measures pace, her fingers tightens on the trigger, there's
> >> >a soft click as the first stage is released.
> >>
> >> >Very softly as she exhales a shallow breath she utters a
> >> >single word.  "Now."  Her finger pulls the trigger back in
> >> >a single fluid movement.
> >>
> >> >>Woof snaps the shots as Jez takes the shot...
> >>
>>>Jez and Woof are both looking through lenses as she fires the shot,
>>>she through the sights of her sniper rifle and he through the lens of
>>>his 35 mm camera.  As soon as Jez says "NOW!" Woof begins to click >>>and 
>>>his camera begins to whir...
> >>
> >> >CRACK!
> >>
>>>...a hole appears in the rear of the large clyinder and it rocks, >>>ever 
>>>so slightly.  Then it sits there with no apparent change at all.
> >>
> >>OOC:  You can't really tell if it is flooding from where you are, it
> >>doesn't explode, there is no visible change...other than the small
> >>hole in the rear cover...at all.
>
> >OOG - I hope you understood what I wanted to do...
>
> >Basically 45 degree angle, back corner right at the water line from a
> >steep  angle above it, well an angle high enough to penetrate the one
> >side above  the waterline and the otherside below it.
>
>Yep, understood perfectly.  Of course, resting in the cradle like
>it is, the cylinder can't sink even when/if it is flooded, and there
>isn't any *outward* evidence that it is flooded.

Just checking, okay pack up, reload that single round, next valley rinse and 
repeat.  Except no rifle this time we puncture the back casing with a knife 
above then below the waterline.

> >PS - I'm back on course for two weeks, this is the end of it but I'll
> >be in  and out of contact for the next few.  Morning and evening
> >only.
>
>Has it been worth it? 

The Stress is enormous...