Through A Scope (Sinon X Reader)

Chapter 3 - Training

After finishing your homework and eating some food, you turn on your AmuSphere and hop back into GGO, all while thinking about your last encounter with Shino. Does she know? Probably... If I figured it out, she probably has as well. Right? I should tell her just in case... Pushing your thoughts to one side for now, you set on your headset and started it up. "Link Start!"

Once you log in, you check your menu and see you have two messages. One from Sinon and one from Klein. Curious you open the message from Klein first.

Klein: What's up, man? Your friend snuck on 30 mins ago and told me he won't be on for a bit. Just wanted to let you know in case you didn't. So, if you want to train with me just send a message.

Not wanting to seem rude you return a message about your plans.

You: Sorry I can't rn. Meeting up with another person so I can learn how to use a sniper better. Maybe next time?

Almost instantly, Klein replies to your message.

Klein: That's alright. We've also got a sniper so if ur looking for more training, she can help you out.

You: Noted.

After speaking with Klein, you head back to your friend's list and open the message from Sinon.

Sinon: Sorry I'm a bit late. IRL stuff. Anyway, meet me at the supply store. This will help with your training.

You: Will do. Also had stuff I had to do so no worries.

Already suspecting what Sinon had to do previously, you start making your way to the supply store, occasionally checking your map to see where you had to go.

When you reach the store, you see Sinon inside browsing the shelves of binoculars. You head in and greet her. "Hey."
"Hello." She said, her eyes not moving from the shelf. Not long after, she clicks purchase and the robot you saw yesterday came speeding around the corner almost hitting you.
"Probably shouldn't stand in the middle of the aisle." You make a note to yourself.

Sinon turns to you and tosses you the binoculars. "Here."
"What's this for?" You ask.
"A lot of things. But for today, they're for helping with your training."
"I could've bought these, you know."
"I know. Now get moving." After getting shoved out of the store, you follow Sinon to wherever she was taking you.

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After a bit of walking, Sinon takes you to a desolate city roaming with monsters. On top of a building, she starts to speak. "We're here. Watch out because we're out of the safe zone. Players can kill us." You nod your head. "Now, onto the matter of why you're here... I've set up three targets, each farther away from the last. Use your binoculars to find them and then shoot them. I won't tell you where they are."
"Why?"
"To test your eyesight."
"Ah. Makes sense."

You take out your binoculars and scan the area. After a few seconds of searching, you see a red and white target on top of a building. "I'm guessing that one of them?" Sinon looks in the direction your facing and nods in confirmation. Taking out your Pelington 703, you take aim at the target. It's about 100 to 200 meters away so hitting it shouldn't be too hard. After looking through the scope you see the bullet circle appear. You calm your breaths and the circle starts to shrink. It shrinks to the size of the smallest red circle on the target and you pull the trigger.

"Not bad. You got a bullseye. Keep looking for the other two. You nod and equip your binoculars once again.
"Hey, Sinon. I know it's rude to ask about the real world but what exactly were you doing before this? Just want to confirm something."
"'Confirm'?" You lift one hand of the binoculars and give her a thumbs up.
"I suppose it doesn't matter. I was just buying someone a game. Did that help you?"
"It helped perfectly." So she is Shino. I thought she was but I had to be sure.
"How so?" She asked.
"I have no need to be cryptic so I won't. I was the one you bought the game for, believe it or not. I'm Y/N."
"Well, would you look at that? Zeus just struck us with a lightning bolt of coincidence."
"My life has been nothing but coincidence these last few days... Oh, I found the next target!"