Chapter 9 - Hobbling around[]
Sten finds himself quite inconvenient today, his whole body aching with pain and is limited to hobbling around on crutches. Waking up in terrible condition and needed further inspection to aid his situation regardless he makes his way slowly to the smithy.
The injured Scootz purchases a new gun
Shopkeeper things[]
At the smithy a crew including Jorongo and Scootz are about to head out into the wasteland to explore some new discovery but they are secretive about it. Jorongo comes by aiming to collect on what is owed and Sten offers him whatever he wishes from the store to choose freely as payment for the debt of saving him. Asking for something powerful that can pack a punch that works better than his old cannon he settles for a quality shotgun, a shield refurbished from a traffic "STOP" sign and a bat with a sawblade. Unlikely as it is in his condition, lacking a cart and covered in bandages, Scootz is heading out too, insisting on getting a new weapon since the last one exploded on him. Trying to pin the blame on Sten he restates that he told him so for choosing a cheaper scrap weapon crafted by McCuldger.
Jorongo collects what he's owed
Foobar walks in and using his two nubs balances a knife that he wishes to purchase from the store - for no money. Asking what happened to the firearm he donated before he "sold it" but got no pay. Against better judgement and perhaps for the potential entertainment that may ensue - Sten parts with the knife for free.
McCuldger has a present to study for Sten
Panther with McCuldger looking really excited and rambling on loudly about "shooting light beams across the sky" and finding a mailbox to "deliver a message of death". While not being forthcoming he charges off to return after a while with a present. Revealing what he's carrying to Sten he holds out a broken energy weapon, a very rare piece used by the corporations. Being damaged he gives it for Sten to study. Maybe one day crafting such a fine piece would be possible, it would require rare materials though.
Mechanical treatment[]
Walking over to Mr Prowler cybermechanics shop Sten asked for something to improve his condition and was suggested a supportive mechanical back brace of some kind that could administer medication for pain relief. He offered a price for 5000-8000 to which Sten offered to pay up front but would rather check in the hospital that they can actually install it first - Mr Prowler is an honorable man.
Mr Prowler inspects Anna's strange secretions...
At Prowlers side, Anna was squealing nervously at the sight of Pepper approaching. Acting a bit strange Pepper asked for a suit of armor and was recommended to speak to patches. Looking grim it seemed like she had some more bullet holes in her than before. Asking Prowler and Ront they said that they they had to disable Pepper yesterday - after she went psycho - perhaps some side effect of being kitted out with all those cybernetics she has installed. Prowler mentioned that Anna had been producing a sticky alcoholic smelling substance after upgrading her firmware and was having its substance analyzed by C3. Remarking about the confirmation of Anna being synth Sten was hushed by Prowler who told him its still a sensitive subject best kept down low.
Asking how Sten was feeling C3 was offered a discount for any firearm of choice for administering emergency care yesterday, he also offered to aid in inspecting how to attach Prowlers brace. Regarding C3:s plans to make an "explosive device" he said that he had managed to furbish something himself. A sticky bomb that could possibly take down those giant scorpions quickly. A welcoming thought if it works out, C3 purchases a discounted gun from Sten for 20k. Waiting at the clinic Sten commended Bean on his bravery yesterday and told him to be careful - that he is essential to the town, being such a skilled healer and with M3-DB-07 having gotten requisitioned by the corps Scrap Town could use more medically trained.
Waiting for the brace to be installed Sten shared to Bean some of the history taught by the old spaceship AI that he used to live with in and old crashed Spaceship before moving to Scrap Town. It told of how humans colonies in the distant past first traveled out into the universe. According to it humans had been isolated on different planets, many years apart and how this was how many evolved different animal-like traits over long periods of separation. Remarking on how beautiful it is when when you think about it - how humanity was split apart but then came back together again - once the warpgates were invented. If this is the actual history of the past or fiction, Sten could not tell, but it does make for a good story. A relatively painless procedure Sten finally gets a back brace installed by Mr Prowler. This should speed up recovery substantially.
Miss Ront lends her golf cart to Sten
Sten ComingThrough[]
Miss Ront hollaring Sten up, directs him to wait at a spot and brings him a surprise gift, lending out her golf cart. Told to be careful Sten feels lucky and speeds off out into a trip racing around on the salt flats outside of town.
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Collaboration with the Undercity smith Isaiah Clark
A stranger in good looking armor introduces himself as the blacksmith of The Undercity, Isaiah Clark. He tells that his business is slow with all the magic users up there and suggests collaborating in some way. He inspects Stens crafts and is very impressed. His skill being taking things apart and figuring out how they work, he offers to inspect the newly aquired broken energy weapon and make blueprints for it - in exchange for Stens knowledge in ballistics. Greeting Patches the excited fellow smith also purchases a shotgun for 35k, some great business to be had - but now Sten is left without a firearm of his own.
Scootz ranting about his return after the trip to The Golden Lance spaceship
Returning rantings[]
Jorongo with Scootz in tow returning from their expedition, Scootz demands a ride in the cart back to his shop. Ranting and raving about what happened he tells of them finding a cave behind a sandfall with something unexpected out in the desert. Turns out they found the large crashes spaceship that the rumors had been talking about. Hiring a vehicle together with Jorongo, Sheila, Wit, Toolbox and Mercury they end up encountering another group from The Row with corporates and bandit raiders in tow - all wanting to salvage the ship. He continues ranting about Sheila being depressed after both Toolbox and Mercury were destroyed in the action. In other bad news in their escape they ended up at the corporate HQ and had all their guns taken away from them.
Scootz, also having lost his hoverchair wants another cart crafted and offers some old blueprints of his old craft. Taking a look at them its going to take several days to craft, especially with more gun orders coming in. Getting better info from McCuldger about the news of the returning expedition, it turns out Mercury was not destroyed but captured by the corps. Toolbox was nowhere to be seen but reportedly was traded back by some friendly wasteland pillbugs.[1]
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