Morning Ritual

"I'll be home at--"
"Six."
"I'll check in on you at--"
"Three."
"The gun is in the--"
"Hall closet."
"Always shoot for the--"
"Knees."
Legacy didn't like that answer, he preferred a tight center-mass cluster, six shots then reload. Chess had researched the matter and in an act that could be counted as teen rebellion had declared that a knee shot hurt most, incapicitated best, and almost never led to a mortal wound. They had reached a compromise early on in their intruder defense preperations; Chess got one shot at the knee, and if she missed she had to go for the head.
- Ransom X, I.B. Holder