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Lemma: Huh. That's interesting. Kemper's doing serious weapons work, and he's not the type to do it because big guns make him feel better about himself. And someone is trying very hard to stop him. As I'm working, and realizing what I'm building, …
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Lemma: Oof. My fault, running off too much. Can't blame her for trying. "I'm sorry, Marmot. I put too much on you while I was gone. You did really well getting started." I survey the project. I'll have to backtrack, undo a lot of what she did, bu…
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Lemma: No, sounds like they've got it covered. I'll stay here.
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Lemma: Hmm. Jester knows something. This doesn't seem like the time to press him on it, though. I'll file that away. "No, you go on. Not going to get any avenging done with Jester in that condition." Something occurs to me. "Does he really have …
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Lemma: "I run a garage, Hadden. I keep stocked. Help yourself to gas. You'll make it up to me." "And if you need any help finding the shooter, I'll work for free."
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Lemma: The news that someone shot Poke hits me like a blow. Being too useful to shoot is my armor, like it was theirs. I don't appreciate the reminder that it's imaginary. Tension sets in across my chest and doesn't go away. "Some asshole shot Pok…
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Lemma: I start pulling my gear out of the truck. I don't know the goofy-looking kid, but he's in bad shape. "Come on inside, you two. What happened?"
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"Hmm, if you did the full set of upgrades, you could maybe expand a little. Not much, though, unless you want to be right back where you started." Then the kid comes in with news, and I start thinking about getting out of here. The stamps are quick…
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Lemma: "This time, one jingle for the parts and one for the labor. But, and I suspect you know this already, you're drawing on it too hard, by about ten percent. I can keep it limping along a while if you bring me back for a job like this every wee…
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All right. I get this thing going, since that's what she brought me in for. Then I'll lay the options out to Misty. Maybe she'll take the long view and front the cash for the big repairs, but I kind of doubt it. There's this crusty alkaline stuff t…
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Lemma: Fixing the sky kite: (Rolled: 2d6+2. Rolls: 5, 3. Total: 10)
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So, sky-kites skim off the huge electomagnetic fluxes in the ionosphere. They don't actually get up there, of course, just high enough that reception is really good. The core of the actual device is coils of wire to act as inductors, as light and th…
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That takes a second to process. "Right. Delicate." "Let's go see about a kite."
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Lemma: "All right, then. I'm in." We pull up at Misty's. "So, start with the kite, or with Stalefish?"
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Lemma: I let out a low whistle. "That's... complicated. But not impossible." "Okay. We should know what happened down there before anyone else dies over it. I'll take a look." "But I'm there to see what happened, not to keep you from having to …
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Lemma: "Yeah, I heard that." Ugly stuff. I really don't like it when people break things on purpose, like we don't have our hands full with entropy and the freeze. "Look, I know you run with Molotov, but frankly, a big, destructive explosion soun…
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Lemma: I mean, I'm curious what kind of thing would keep Hadden from talking. "All right, what's this delicate project, and why can't you talk about it in front of Marmot?"
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Lemma: Heh. I guess there would have been a time Hadden would be pretty distracting. Focus, girl. "You did well getting this far, Marmot. If you finish banging out the casings and making sure the shafts are straight, take a break. We'll do the res…
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"Oh, are zucchini not squashes? I'm using "squash" to mean whatever squishy vegetable Stalefish is trying to pay me with. I should pay more attention, probably." I flick the rangefinder on. (2.3 meters to the wall.) Nice. "Let's consider this a do…
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Lemma: "Hey, that works, too. I can take the giant fucking box of squash and you can fence it for me." He seems... nervous? Especially when I start to pack my knife, which, granted, is big and sharp. But it's just part of the kit. That thing and a…
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Lemma: The first two are straightforward-- the kind of thing he'd do before the incident, acting as a go-between for customers. "Well, something's been up with Misty's supply for a while. I've had to make my own arrangements." I wave outside at th…
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Lemma: I'm fairly immune to snark. Whatever I detect, I figure he's earned. "Pretty sure I can handle some new jobs, yeah. What do you have in mind?"
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Lemma: I'm both relieved and proud of Marmot's work so far. Slow and steady was exactly what I was looking for. I make sure to let her know she did well before I dive in to help. Now that it's all here and laid out, I can point out a few things ab…
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Lemma: I won't -- can't -- intervene in something like that. Emotions like that, that close to the surface, aren't something I'm equipped to handle. I've done everything I can for her, and anything else would backfire, like working with a spring un…
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Lemma: "Well, you helped me out up there. If you need a favor, you know where to find me." What does she intend to do?
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I probably can't keep myself from getting that cold, faraway look when she says that. "You're right. The cold really, really doesn't care how hard you are." Not a step we need to take, then, or at least not yet. That's good. "I didn't pick him th…
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What does your character wish I'd do?
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What the heck, I'll read Silica. I'm hinting around murder, that's pretty charged. Read a person, +Sharp, +1XP (Rolled: 2d6+1. Rolls: 6, 5. Total: 12)
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Lemma: That's a tone I recognize. I nod. It's not even news, really, just confirmation. Silica probably didn't notice that my plan didn't ever call for Beef to be alone with the younger girls. There always seemed to be something I needed carried so…
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Lemma: I realize that my habit of being vague about my past may have given Silica a picture that was rosier than reality. My apprenticeship to my father ended with his violent death when I was maybe 13, and some of those apprenticeships were decide…