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Funfact: I never did notice that~ . w.
But it's a good joke! ;D

Also a fun fact: Mary actually doesn't have any back problems with how big her lady lumps are. V": But some problems she does have with them are as following:
Reading a book.
Sitting at a table with the chair pulled up.
Losing remotes in her chest.
Losing Duri's hat in her chest.
Losing Duri's revolvers in her chest.
Losing Brig's MINIGUN in her chest.
Alright, that last one was an exaggeration, but she has lost stuff down there before.

Fun fact: Momentum is a big part of the general style of fighting within the Gunmetal universe.
The best are usually swift and fierce, with the exception of those who can back up their slow speed with heavy defenses and punishing strength.
Both Duriono and Midori actually style themselves around this, and so what it means is that the quicker their heart beats, the swifter their attacks are, going to the point where they can actually turn a single attack into two, and anticipate attacks before they are thrown out.
This comes from my heavy love of fighting games, if you get into a conversation about me with one, I'll often speak of all the technical stuff like cancels, delayed inputs, priorities and stuff like that. So naturally, it carries over into my writing to some degree.
This is also why many characters can take a fierce beating before going down, and why bullets and swords don't completely cripple someone.

I also somewhat classify character's moves as specials and normals.
Duriono's basic pistol is considered normal, and won't usually inflict too much damage.
But a double shot will inflict more damage, and may stun the opponent.

Mary's basic sword swing is normal and may be blocked or shrugged off.
But when those gears are grinding, it can't usually be blocked unless parried, and will cause a crap load of damage, tearing and burns.

June swaps between brute force and speed.
she uses stronger attacks that are slower if she is at an advantage, but she also uses quicker attacks and uses more defense when at a disadvantage

The Gunmetals have actually had quite a few pets, or pests has Bishop likes to call them.
There was a cat which Key brought home, Mary loved it but Bishop sold it to the Crimsons on the black market.
That cat later turned out to be a spy for Zephyr.

There was a parrot, which Duri decided to cook and eat one day, since not many jobs were coming in at the time.

There was also Brig's bunny. V:
He sat on it before he claimed it as his.
So they kept it's dead body in a cage on the coffee table for two months.

It's easy for her to switch from offense to defense, but it's extremely difficult for her to slow down and pick up offense again. Plus, she likes to chat a lot when she's on defense, making her lose concentration when she gets emotionally involved

Nobody can be a perfect fighter, June. :l And weaknesses should cause consistent harm.

When thinking about stuff like that, I would either give them a disabling weakness to a certain weapon or material (kind of like Duri and electricity), or something like RPG stats. I pick one or two strengths, then completely tank on one thing. Sometimes two.

Aleta is not a good defensive fighter, and she's a poor shot. But, she's strong and fast. Also has a "magic" stat. ;D

Raphiel has little physical strength, yet he can shoot anything within range.

If someone is an all-around fighter, they shouldn't be super strong or anything. No "OMG AMAAAAZZIIINNNG"-ness, you know? Is that what you were going for? Balanced fighters are useful, by the way. :3

LADIES.
LADIES.
LADIES.
= 3= Ele, she didn't say anything about being a perfect fighter, just said that she switched conditionally.
Don't go and tell others what to do and what's wrong with their characters, especially Juney, 'cause, y'know. We all know how much of a powerhouse writer she can be when she feels like it.

And JUNEY.
Juney.
Juney.
How do you use semi-colons? .L.