Huh. So there was a point when Old Stoneface could be surprised after all. Most people wouldn't have picked up on it, if not for the cursing, but she spent months with Dredd out in their little tour of duty in the townships. Reading him was pretty easy by now.
...Still, he did seem more emotive than he did in his old age. Must have gotten jaded over the years.
She smiles. Joke was on them, a perp designed them. Played hell when he hijacked the self destruct frequencies. Still, best not to tell him too much about the future. "I'll bring it up at the next Council meeting." She turns it in her hand, offering him a heft. As if she hadn't casually mentioned attending Council of Five meetings.
It was heavier than the old version by a bit. "Explosive's still in the grip. Roughly the same range as the old Mark Is. Most of the rounds haven't changed much, except the armor piercing's a bit more effective. They finally managed to get the hotshots down to the size of everything else, so we can keep a clip full of them at all times. Voice controlled ammo selection, motion detector, better link to the HUD in our visors, better Fast Focus, optional silencer, no more juggling multiple magazines... No more strobe, though. They switched that out for a stun pulse that the Legion techs improved for me." She shrugs. "Ricochet rounds are no longer 'less than lethal'. It was a stupid idea, anyway. No more fiddling with all the velocities and such, just point and click. All that was a waste of time."
Look, if you want to take someone alive, shoot them in the legs. Or arms. Or hips. Or gut. Don't waste time with low-velocity gimmick rounds. At least, that's her opinion.
She continues, just filling the air while giving him time for his inspection. "Unlike the old Mark Is, the Mark IIs get full auto capabilities. Some clip-ons like the old heat seekers, but I used all those up before I got here and I have enough trouble getting the techs to give me standard execution rounds." Might help if she called them 'general purpose' like in the old days, but who said that anymore? "I'm about the only one who goes for normal bullets. Everyone else gets ray guns or taser rounds."
She draws a face. Honestly, it was an insult to her marksmanship to imply she'd accidentally kill someone she aimed at.
"They're working on a Mark III now, but it shat the bed when it was getting field tested." Dredd's review was... not complimentary.
Whoops, she said 2139, not 2137. My bad.
...Still, he did seem more emotive than he did in his old age. Must have gotten jaded over the years.
She smiles. Joke was on them, a perp designed them. Played hell when he hijacked the self destruct frequencies. Still, best not to tell him too much about the future. "I'll bring it up at the next Council meeting." She turns it in her hand, offering him a heft. As if she hadn't casually mentioned attending Council of Five meetings.
It was heavier than the old version by a bit. "Explosive's still in the grip. Roughly the same range as the old Mark Is. Most of the rounds haven't changed much, except the armor piercing's a bit more effective. They finally managed to get the hotshots down to the size of everything else, so we can keep a clip full of them at all times. Voice controlled ammo selection, motion detector, better link to the HUD in our visors, better Fast Focus, optional silencer, no more juggling multiple magazines... No more strobe, though. They switched that out for a stun pulse that the Legion techs improved for me." She shrugs. "Ricochet rounds are no longer 'less than lethal'. It was a stupid idea, anyway. No more fiddling with all the velocities and such, just point and click. All that was a waste of time."
Look, if you want to take someone alive, shoot them in the legs. Or arms. Or hips. Or gut. Don't waste time with low-velocity gimmick rounds. At least, that's her opinion.
She continues, just filling the air while giving him time for his inspection. "Unlike the old Mark Is, the Mark IIs get full auto capabilities. Some clip-ons like the old heat seekers, but I used all those up before I got here and I have enough trouble getting the techs to give me standard execution rounds." Might help if she called them 'general purpose' like in the old days, but who said that anymore? "I'm about the only one who goes for normal bullets. Everyone else gets ray guns or taser rounds."
She draws a face. Honestly, it was an insult to her marksmanship to imply she'd accidentally kill someone she aimed at.
"They're working on a Mark III now, but it shat the bed when it was getting field tested." Dredd's review was... not complimentary.