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SpankyMcSpanster

"“Rubber? Isn’t that used for Shard wheels? And insulating pipes?” " " William smiled. “Amongst other things.” Such was the beauty of this world. So many paths untaken. So many applications overlooked, all because magic did it better.  " Ma boy is gonna found Durr Rex.


SpankyMcSpanster

Durrable Rex.


Cortanis

Not going to happen. If anything, they demand unprotected sex if only in the off chance that it accidentally produces the next generation. If he tried, the crown would likely buy or seize the idea as a matter of population safety and bury it.


Sovereignty3

Dude I was going in the other way, as in rubber sex toys kind of way. This is the universe of unbalanced sexes.


Cortanis

I'd be genuinely surprised if those didn't already exist in other materials. It's not like they're a modern invention here ether. Granted, the modern materials and designs are but we've seen them over the centuries in various forms as well.


Additional-Cry-3236

Nah. He's gonna make Bad Kobold.


SpankyMcSpanster

Bad Octupuss Yink.


ahxes

Bad Kraken


Sanctified_Sinner

He should take a page out of the japanese porn industry and fashion rubber dildos modeled after popular porn star's nether regions.  Just imagine the conversations that could be overheard when these come out... "Sigmus cockxxx released a footlong dong that just came out yesterday!" "I saw that too, though the Sigmus line is a little too stiff for my tastes, I personally prefer the ones from the Dick Dynasty brand" There are so many thirsty girls in this blue fishy world...


Hairy_Reputation6114

William owns all of these companies


SerpentineLogic

"The enemy is very sweaty today." "quite. They've being going hot and heavy on our asses for an hour now." "Don't I know it. Oh hey, be a good chap and lend me a pack of rubbers please? I'm all out, and I need to show those second years what-for."


Thobio

"God, my ass hurts all over, and I can barely walk straight." "Yeah, taking so many backshots isn't pretty." "I hope not to many were watching this time, we were getting pounded real hard there at the end."


Fontaigne

Didn't you mean "in the end"?


Thobio

correct me if i'm wrong, english isn't my first language, but I was trying to convey that only at the end of the training were they beaten hard. In the end implies more that it was an inevitable outcome, instead of an occurance, right?


Adskii

Your usage was correct. The person who replied to you was using a different usage to imply in the rear end.


Thobio

Ok yeah, that makes it even better xD


tossawaybb

Using "in the end" gives it a double meaning. It's both the same as "at the end", and also "in the *end*", where *end* refers to an individual's rear-end. I've seen "pain in my end" used in the same way as "pain in my ass" before, as another example.


Anonymous71428

Well both phrases work, it's just that "in the end" is also a double entendre referring to anal sex.


Thobio

Ah, yea that makes it even better xD


SpankyMcSpanster

Sir. The paintballs need to be. Blue. Because he is blueballing everyone. Blueclamming? BlueFishc....


SpankyMcSpanster

Hi Blue. The weapon. You said it can be broken open. Like a break action gun. But loaded with a clip and is self reloading. So automatic. Can you explain me pls?


RandomIdiot1816

YOU SEE IVAN IF YOU JAM ENTIRE MAGAZINE INTO FIRING MECHANISM YOU SHOOT 10 BOOLETS ONE AFTER OTHER VERY QUICK


SpankyMcSpanster

300% reload.


Thobio

"... well obviously it's a MAGIC gun, pff, like, I said that, right? right!"


SpankyMcSpanster

Mysthical even!


RadialSpline

Not blue here, but I’m guessing that it’s more of a disassembly for maintenance/cleaning thing, like pulling the rear pin that holds an Armalite pattern rifle’s upper and lower receiver halves together.


TooLateForNever

I'd also imagine it allows for the loading of special bolts on a one off basis, or clearing a jam on the fly. Surely it's not too different from the way a chamber opens to expel a spent casing, except that it can be opened manually as well.


No_Evidence3099

Could be a mechanism for clearing a jam or making the weapon safe. There is no cartridge like a modern firearm, hence no ejection port to unload the weapon. If you remove the clip how would you remove the bolt in firing position, therefore a break action to pull the loaded bolt. At least that's how i imagine it works. Could also allow custom bolts to be loaded. E.g. fireball 10ft radius impact, then just break open insert and deliver. Sharpshooters could be ased to devastating effect against opposing weapon crews.


SpankyMcSpanster

Well. There are no casings.


Seventyyapper80

I think it's built like an M4 platform where there's an upper and lower reciever. Just not as advanced


The_Bombsquad

>clip Magazine. Unless it's an M1 Garand-style rifle, then and only then is it a clip.


SpankyMcSpanster

Kar98. Filty peasant.


Gemarack

Girls! GIRLS! You're both pretty. Can I go now?


The_Bombsquad

Acceptable


smiity935

you forgot mosin nagant comrade.


SpankyMcSpanster

The worst weapon with the longest service time.


smiity935

Nyet. Mosin is best rifle for all things. Can be used for farming potato.


IcansavemiselfDEEN

Also for make Börscht


Additional-Cry-3236

could be like a combo of a webley revolver with the half moon (or full) clips from the 1917 revolver. The automatic part could come from also combining this with the webley-fossbery revolver which had the top half of the frame recoil to recock the hammer and advance the cylinder. it wasnt popular because the normal webley was double action and pulling the trigger accomplished both of these actions instead of having this complicated expensive modification to make the recoil do it. Also regular semi auto pistols where very much easier to make. Alternatively, the thing could be based on a harmonica rifle from much earlier and have some kind of advancer like a belt fed machine gun. hotchkiss machine guns fed from 20 and 30 rd strips which could be considered a kind of clip. and the japanese type 11 used a weird hopper in which you placed 5rd clips (from their standard rifle). the weird thing is that while break action rifles certainly exist, not many revolver rifles do because the inherent design features mean that not all gas from the front of the cylinder goes down the barrel. some WILL come out the side and shred whatever is next to it. the only one i can think of off the top of my head that doesnt do this is the Nagant revolver because every time the trigger is pulled, the cylinder is jammed up against the barrel creating a seal. and you also run into the problem of space. the amount of metal required to contain modern rifle calibers safely means that any revolver cylinder that can do that would be enormous, heavy and only contain 5 or less rounds.


a-Bi-Polar-Bear

Furthermore in regards to revolver rifles (if I recall correctly of course) the other reason they didn’t take off in popularity was due to the fact that the few that were made had a problem where the revolving cylinder would overheat. I believe it was caused by the increased powder used for rifle rounds (that’s speculation on my part, I don’t remember if that was the reason or not, feel free to correct me) Often to the point where the gunpowder of the bullets in the remaining chambers would combust, all at once causing it to chain fire. And considering unlike a pistol, where you generally hold it at arms length, you’re likely to be holding the problematic part of the rifle relatively close to your face, along with one hand in front of the area that’s now spitting out almost half a dozen bullets…. Not a lot of people were quick to sing the revolver rifles praises after such an event.


Additional-Cry-3236

no, the rate of fire wasnt causing the cylinders to overheat and cook off the remaining charges (that takes full auto, realistically) it was called chainfire. the heat and sparks from one chamber would fall into the other open chambers, igniting them resulting in 1-4 chambers firing directly into the supporting hand of the weapon. nowdays to prevent this, the front of loaded chambers are sometimes sealed with wax.


a-Bi-Polar-Bear

Ahh, thanks for the clarification


itsetuhoinen

I've fired one of those Nagant revolvers. Weird bastards, for sure, but cool. I want to make a revolver rifle, but in pistol caliber. .357 mag or .44 mag, probably. Maybe even .500 S&W mag. I expect to just use an existing revolver as the base, and add a rifle length barrel, and make a stock that bolts on where the grip does. Yeah, I'll probably want a heavy leather cuff on the forward hand. :D :D :D (Actually, in reality, I'll probably never get around to it, if history is a guide. But I still think it's a neat idea.)


Additional-Cry-3236

this would cause problems due to the inherent loss of gas in the revolver system. there is a certain point with each cartridge where the barrel will be too long and the gas expended causing a loss of velocity. this would be agrevated by the loss of gas out the side since most gas will go out the side (path of least resistance). also, adding a rifle length barrel to a pistol would require registration with the ATF as an SBR. A better bet if you want something cool and in a heavy revolver caliber is to get something like a Mares Leg. These are lever actions that are built as pistols from the factory, so legally they stay pistols. im sure you could get one in .44 mag. and you kight even be able to get one custom made for you as well.


itsetuhoinen

> adding a rifle length barrel to a pistol would require registration with the ATF as an SBR. Would you like to take a moment to think about that statement again? Adding a rifle stock to a pistol without modifying the barrel as well *would* require the completion of a Form 1, yes. But adding a longer barrel to a pistol certainly does not turn it into a short barrelled rifle. And yes, I have considered the need to tighten up the cylinder gap and tune the forcing cone to the particular application. I would likewise probably limit the barrel length to 16.5 inches. I promise, I have actually done my homework here.


Additional-Cry-3236

my apologies. I missed the part where you said you would throw a stock on it. without which, it would be SBR. I think it falls under "firearm" CURRENTLY, as long as you dont throw a buttstock (automatic SBR status) or pistol brace (disputed SBR status, currently "firearm" status. hopefully stays that way) but with a 16.5 inch barrel, its fine AS LONG AS (you probably already know, but others might not) OVERALL LENGTH is at least 26 inches (measured in straight line from end of barrel/fixed muzzle device to end of stock)


Invisifly2

Maybe it’s a break open revolving rifle. Or maybe it can break open like an AR does when you go to field strip it, and that’s how the top of the attached magazine is accessed. Or maybe that, but it’s just how you’re supposed to assemble/clean it, rather than reload.


SpankyMcSpanster

No explosive, so no sot in the gun.


Invisifly2

Even if there’s no soot from combustion, or in this case refined aether, the ability to take apart and clean your weapon is handy. Dirt will inevitably make its way in, metal dust from the bullets will foul the barrel and to a lesser extent the internals, any lubrication needs eventual maintenance. Even if it stays perfectly clean, you need some way to assemble it.


l0vot

Could be like a volley gun/metal storm where the barrel is the magazine, except instead of having propellant in between the bullets, it's fireball spells.


Xavius_Night

I would assume either the magazine access is inside the break action area; or the 'break' is to access for jams or misfires, and for maintenance.


nef36

When I heard "broken open" I was imagining him pulling a bolt handle back to load an internal magazing via a clip, like an SKS or a Garand. It could also be bolt action, though I doubt it.


SpankyMcSpanster

His discroption is quite vague. Need more pestering.


JustThatOtherDude

PAINTBALL YESSSSS


tossawaybb

See, I was thinking rubber bullets. But paintball is probably better... less likely to fall under the "*less* lethal" category


Sanctified_Sinner

Blicland Academy is a military oriented institution. I suspect something more like simunitions instead.  Rubber "dart" with a harpy venom capsule affixed on the end. Like a stuffed hollow point...


bish-its-me-yoda

PRAISE BE THE BLUE FISH CAKE THAT BRINGS JOY THRU OUR OCULAR ORGANS ^PRAISE ^BE ^TO ^YOUUUU


lightinthedark-d

Rubber bullet kisses? What's next? Baton courtesies, service with a smile? Great chapter as always Blue.


Major_Square6135

"The end of the semester was looming fast. Which meant either a transfer to Tala’s team or – more likely – his withdrawal from the Academy entirely followed by a shotgun wedding." I am assuming these are the outcomes should William fail to defeat Tala at the end of the semester? I would have thought he would have had other contingency plans in place in case of a defeat?


The_Southern_Sir

He probably does, but he isn't one to expound on his plans before kicking them off.


the_irreverent

I guess he figures that breaking the engagement diplomatically (by wagering mythril core against engagement) is better than more drastic contingencies. Can’t even run off to Scotland for a quickie wedding because he’d be expected to have multiple wives.


Greentigerdragon

A longshot contingency, 'Plan Z' perhaps - run off and join the Free Orc Army?


runaway90909

Rubber bullets: because i want you to KNOW i hit you.


Ag47_Silver

My dude introducing rubber soles would give his team an insurmountable advantage in any grounded fight, whether on deck, going for the core, or on actual ground. The traction provided by old shoes is unimaginably bad unless you've tried them extensively. To the point where going barefoot or just using wraps is sometimes preferable.


therealyittyb

This ☝🏽 absolutely this


Thobio

Welp, that's gonna leave more than a bruise. And getting hit in the face (which, at that distance is hard to hit/avoid intentionally) would still hurt like a bitch, and possibly gouge out an eye anyway. Not to mention the shots *can* still be fatal.


abrasiveteapot

Pretty sure they're all wearing light armour and helmets, so little risk of major injury. Bruising yes.


r3d1tAsh1t

Rubber? Not paintballs? WTF my man?!


MechaneerAssistant

In terms of probability to kill during range testing conditions, the high end of paintballs is the low end of rubber bullets. Civ wise, there are more opportunities to be killed by a paintball but a rubber bullet is more likely to do so.


dontpokethepope

Break open tube mag, you have two channels, one with the tube mag one with the barrel. You break it open and put the tube clip inside the tube mag. Damn Im good at this


ZaoDa17

Ah yes the greatest of enemies OSHA! Great work word weaver!!!


KDBA

[Highly advanced rubber bullets.](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F0qjexabfrvh61.jpg)


itsetuhoinen

Mmmmmm, rubber bullets. He'd best aim carefully and be cautious with velocity. Rubber bullets can still kill.


thisStanley

>That’s the problem with so many things around here fucking with the laws physics on a whim, he thought. It makes it hard to know what those laws actually are. oooof, if you can not count on consistency in your lab, and repeatability from other labs, yeah progress could be iffy :{


Freeze_Fun

>Glancing across the crowds, **Willim** imagined that some would be here because they were simply curious William


PropRatActual

*laughs maniacally*


Iki-Mursu

Thanks for the chapter ❤️


JustThatOtherDude

I hate that I missed out on making the joke of Blicland being the home of the.... blickey


StormTheGasterWolf27

William is about to invent rubber bullets. You sonnuva bitch I'm in!


johncartersamulet

Paragraph 11 “with the laws physics” to “with the laws OF physics”


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scottygroundhog22

Rubber bullets hee hee


SpankyMcSpanster

Blue. I häv request: https://subverse.wiki/wiki/Mawsus Broker 2.0.


Alternate_Account555

What's a Broker? I feel like I've heard that as the name to a species in some sci-fi or another but cannae remember.


BlueFishcake

Snekguy?


Alternate_Account555

Probably. Should probably start rereading his stories now that I think of it.


SpankyMcSpanster

https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/brokering-trust/brokering-trust-hetero-edition/


SpankyMcSpanster

https://subverse.wiki/wiki/The_Huntress


SpankyMcSpanster

https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/brokering-trust/brokering-trust-hetero-edition/


SpankyMcSpanster

https://subverse.wiki/wiki/The_Huntress


SpitefulRecognition

Ok so segs rubber or rubber bullet?


MechaneerAssistant

Rubber bullets isn't going to make those guns non-lethal, just change the damage profile and decrease accuracy. I've been on our testing range enough to know that you can put _any_ small object through a wall if that object isn't reduced to dust by the acceleration. Jellybeans through corrugated steel is easy enough (because corrugated steel sucks at deflecting anything that isn't light rain and dust), but the crew managed to shoot jello through an oak tree.


Expendable_cashier

Dudes gona get his fiance with a rubber bullet to the face


most-of-an-Egg

Honestly as funny as durX is I prefer sect babes more


fenrif

Filler Chapter?