<div class="floatleft">(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn187/LouderThanForte/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11-06%2016.28.05_zpsmycj9r9r.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Aurelie Arturo<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Main Hall<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Anyone; Sigurd<br/><br/>If Aurelie had caught the hesitation or even recognized that she had been a split-second away from losing a hand, she made no outward show of it.  Shaking Sigurd's hand firmly, she found herself relaxing some, even chuckling at his comment.  "Oh, really, now.  I think I can understand poor first impressions," as if it had to be said.<br/><br/>Just when she thought it was safe and she could pretend to be normal, the boy did something wholly foolish - he had offered his weapon for her perusal.  Like a kid in a candy shop, Aurelie's eyes widened to saucer-like discs, and it was all she could do to not drool over the poor boy.  Hesitantly, she reached out with a single finger.  Her brain shifted gears in an instant the moment skin touched metal.  "A hammer?" she repeated, all hints of shyness and gauche behavior suddenly melting away.  "Jeez, that suddenly makes so much more sense.  It looked too bulky for a typical firearm.  Surely, extendable, if the grip isn't even present while you carry it.  This casing is surprisingly compact though.  Oh, if I could only get into a lab with this."  Her finger traced a joint and what she assumed was a joint that would spring open to give way to the inner workings - perhaps some sort of thruster or launching device.  It would probably be frowned upon to try to engage it in the middle of a crowd.  Unfortunately.  Oh, what a fascinating device!<br/><br/>And then, remembering where she was, and that there was someone else there besides her, probably anticipating the weapon's safe return, Aurelie glanced from the hammer back to the owner.  With a little reluctance, Aurelie passed it back to Sigurd, but gave him an appreciative grin all the same.  "Sorry, I... er... get a bit excited when it comes to weaponry.  I can't wait to see you out in the field with it.  Did you design it yourself?"