Your a guy and your not really into politics so really in the middle/undecided category.

I originally tried doing this quest on 4chan's /qst/ but that went about as well as you can imagine. One admirable soul DID actually try to participate, so in honor of that anon, I will factor his entry into the decision-making process for the character's gender and political leanings: An extremely far-right-authoritarian young girl.

Oh yeah, you can include the preferred age to be considered too, if you want.

Youngish I'm talking 24 to early 30's here.

Middle ground guy

>Female
>Anarchocapitalist

So far we have 2 for centrism and 2 for far right.

I might average the choices, or I might just pick the one that's most interesting. Keep em coming!

>>784871
This sounds fun. Let's be a pigtailed fascist.

Apolitical up-and-coming soldier of fortune, male.

Alt-right attack helicopterkin

Anime loli avatar meme nazi

Right wing blogger in a make work job your dad got for you complaining about poor people

Late 30s male anarchist survivalist who is almost literally dying of smugness right now.

40 year old tankie with a balaclava and a tattoo of Lenin on his chest

Agender Enlightened Alt-Centrist of indeterminate age /s

Jokes aside, 30's male of a nationalistic stripe is my vote

Soda Actual 2017/03/04(Sat)16:23 No. 784891 ID: 897ff7
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>>784875
>>784880
>>784882
>>784883

Die Leute haben gesprochen.

But... What's her name?

>>784891
Soda Actual.

>>784891
Sado Catual.

Caudal Oats

Needs more freckles, or lolihair.

Maxine Wulfstan

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)17:21 No. 784912 ID: 897ff7
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Fuck me, I think I might actually have to go outside this time.

Don't forget your new york reload.
Maybe wear the t-shirt without anything genocidal on it.

The eagle one? The eagle one should be fine.

Better grab that second amendment and liberate a McDonalds!

Okay, mental map of the surrounding area and your current assets.

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)17:50 No. 784940 ID: 897ff7
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I hope this choice of shirt isn't too controversial for you?

It's not for ME, it's for the people you'll be interacting with.

But screw it, close enough.
If you plan to go far, grab some spare underwear and socks.

Not controversial enough. You want them to shoot first so you can shoot them in "self defense!"

Change into the version of it that has lettering which obeys the law of perspective

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)18:09 No. 784963 ID: 897ff7
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>>784926

My assets include $250 of useless, useless paper money,

NO food.

A bike with one wheel stolen off of it. I'm not kidding.


Right now my current surrounding area is my living room. Nothing particularly interesting.

Oh, yeah. Dad left me with a Glock 18 and twenty rounds, but that goes without saying, right?

>>784946
I'm already IN socks and underwear. Christ fuck, it's almost 2 PM, what kind of degenerate do you take me for?

>>784951
It's not my fault that the artist who designed this shirt has no talent whatsoever.

>>784940
It isn't me who might be armed and with a chip on their shoulder.

Besides, how long have you been wearing it for?

Pygmy stole half my bike

You have a machine pistol? That's fun.
I meant you should pack a bag, with replacements, and as much water as you can carry.

Might as well leave your bike. See if you can find another to cannibalize.

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)18:27 No. 784980 ID: 897ff7
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It's literally just a block away. I shouldn't need to PACK anything. Except heat.

Alright, CC the gun and stick to the sidewalks. Be careful crossing the street, you might be living in sniper valley and not know it yet.

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)19:51 No. 785021 ID: 897ff7
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It's too bright out here. Maybe this was a bad idea after all.

I said CONCEALED carry, Mrs. Rambo!

Just think of the delicious, delicious food that's already been looted and go across the street.

Food and the acquisition of is rarely a bad idea.

>>785021
Well do you wanna just sit inside in your undies till you starve?

You must brave the lightbringer to retrieve the precious tendies, underdweller! Stash your problem solver in your (generous) waistband.

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)20:18 No. 785031 ID: 897ff7
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Alright, alright, I'm tucking it in, Christ.

backpack or shopping bags would be good too. You want lots.
And the plastic ones they give you ain't shit.

>>785031
oh shit is that a picket fence?
fuck man you gotta fuck that
it's the rules
can't not fuck a picket fence, p sure that's in the legal code somewhere

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)21:37 No. 785041 ID: 897ff7
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>>785036
I don't have a bag and besides, I'm already outside. I'll just grab a shopping cart or something.

>>785040
That fence is actually twice my height, and runs through all of the houses in that block. It's part of the reason I can't just cut through.

>>785041
but what does that have to do with you fucking it? anyhow go raid the dessicated skeleton of the local walmart if you're going to just resolutely ignore the fencefucking edict.

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)22:35 No. 785048 ID: 897ff7
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It's been a while since I've been outside...

>>785048
Oh shit, free traffic light! Scavenge it for superbright LEDs, we can use those for a quick blinding or as a signal if we somehow manage to maneuver our antisocial ass into an alliance with someone.

>>785049
This! Dismantling the streetlight also brings up an important point: If you want to be robust in a world with no rules, you've got to have the tools to succeed. And also some literal tools. Do you have a toolkit, or a crowbar?

Grab the wiring in case you need to fix a circuit breaker.

Maxine 2017/03/04(Sat)23:37 No. 785064 ID: 897ff7
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I don't think any of the wires from the pole will work, but the LED pod is surprisingly undamaged. I'll take this, it fills up my left pocket nicely.

Since you've barely even left, put this inside now, in your special looter-proof stash (under your bed). Now get back out there, soldier!

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)00:14 No. 785073 ID: 897ff7
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>>785069
Good idea. I'll go stash this and look for something to hold stuff. There's gotta be a bag or something around here.

Well shit, you've been spotted. Looks like the only weapon they have is a bat. Draw your gun and yell and them, maybe they'll be scared off.

>>785075
Oh hey that guy with the bag has one. Shoot one of his friends in the leg and extort it off him for charging you.

>>785075
Hey look, people.

But they're charging you with one bat between the three of them and you have a gun.

Turn around and shoot em.

They've violated the NAP, so it's okay to kill them and take their stuff. Do it.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)13:16 No. 785211 ID: 897ff7
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Don't worry, I see 'em.

Shoot first, loot bodies later.

Bang bang, motherfuckers.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)14:12 No. 785229 ID: 897ff7
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"BANG BANG MOTHERFUCKERS!"

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)14:37 No. 785230 ID: 897ff7
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>"Oh, SHIT!"

>>785230
"The fuck you think was gonna happen running at someone with a bat, you chodes!"

Don't waste your ammo, they'll break off and run.

Rob them.

"Now drop the fucking backpack or I'll take it off your corpse."

>>785230
Harvest their organs for sale on the black market to recoup ammunition costs incurred by their violation of the NAP.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)15:14 No. 785241 ID: 897ff7
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The other two skid to a halt, raising their hands.

>"She fucking SHOT me!"

"The fuck you think was gonna happen running at someone with a bat?!"

The guy with the huge-ass neckerchief tries to stay calm.

>"Alright, let's try to stay calm, okay?"

No idiot, now is not the time for calm. This is the part where you run like a bat out of hell.

Tell them to stay put and give you everything they have, including their clothes. Kill them while they're stripping to keep them from moving enough to mess up your shots. You can't let them get away, they might want revenge. Prioritize getting them all on the ground over killing them immediately, once they're incapacitated you can end them at your leisure.

Yeah where was your calm a minute ago when you thought you outnumbered a me and were entitled to beat me up, rob me, rape me, kill me, or whatever the hell you thought you were doing.

Idiot tax time. Drop anything valuable you got on you, and gtfo, or I'm just shooting you and looting your coprses.

Tell them to get on the floor, completely flat.

Then grab the bat and knock them unconscious. Capture them alive, carry them over to your house and bind/gag them. Force them into your crew, or they will STARVE to death.

Tell them to give you their stuff.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)15:52 No. 785255 ID: 897ff7
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"Calm? Should I have stayed calm when you idiots were charging me?"

>"My FUCKING bone is shattered!"


They don't look to be much older than me. I don't want to KILL them, or even knock them out. That's really bad for you, you know, concussions and whatnot.

>"We weren't going to hurt you, we just wanted to shake you down!"

"Well, now you're getting shook down. Drop all your valuables, losers."

>"Everything's in Carl's bag, besides the bat."

"LIAR."

Shoot someone else somewhere painful.

"Tell me every passcode and cache location you know or I will ASS RAPE your friend with the poison mushrooms I grow in my farm."

Then get the bag off him, then get the hell out of here before you make me waste more bullets on you.

Then drop it and run, Einstein!

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)16:39 No. 785264 ID: 897ff7
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"Get the bag off him, then!"

Neckerchief man squats down beside his bleeding friend, slowly shimmying the bag off of his torso, taking extra care not to further stimulate his shot-arm. He partially succeeds.

>"OW, FUCK, don't move it, it fucking hurts!!"

Keep an eye on the thugs and a gun pointed in their direction. Don't let them get any closer, or the third one slip away while those two are being distracting.

Try to keep an eye peeled for a third party or any buddies of theirs who might try to jump in, too.

If you got medical supplies in there, keep 'em. Otherwise get to fucking off.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)17:01 No. 785269 ID: 897ff7
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...

"You can take any bandages out of there, but leave the rest of the stuff."

>"Thank you."

"If you pull a gun out, I'll fucking kill you!"

>"It's okay, I'm putting it down now."

He helps his friend up, and the three start to walk away.

>>785269
Keep an eye on them until they're comfortably far away, then grab the bag and gtfo.

Don't head straight home. Take an indirect route in case someone saw that and is following you, or they try and get their stuff back.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)17:14 No. 785272 ID: 897ff7
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After they get out of sight, I pick up the backpack and dart off of the street, cutting through alleys. By the time I get back home, the sun has set.

Cool. Search the bag. What did you get?

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)17:35 No. 785278 ID: 897ff7
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Holy shit, what a haul!

The backpack contains:

1. 2 cans of spraypaint. I can't tell how empty or full they are.

2. A smartphone and charger. Useless.

3. A set of keys.

4. A little baggie of weed.

5. A Swiss Army knife.

6. Two huge cans of beans!

>>785278
>BEANS
Hopefully you have a can opener. Or there's one in the swiss army knife.

Do you have a way to cook those? Does the gas still work?

>keys
Pffff. I wonder if those idiots locked themselves out of wherever they were staying by targeting you.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)18:02 No. 785283 ID: 897ff7
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As a matter of fact, there IS a can opener on this thing!

No gas or electric, though, so I can't cook these things. They're baked beans, anyway, but it's gonna be gross to eat 'em cold.

>>785283
Well, what else are you going to do with them now that you've opened one can?

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)19:14 No. 785307 ID: 897ff7
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Ooooh my God this is the single most delicious helping of beans I've ever had in my life.

Shake cans of paint. Heavy ones are full, lighter ones are closer to empty.

If you're still going to the store, maybe you can find a skillet to heat beans in. Pie plate, microwave popcorn tin, whatever.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)19:20 No. 785310 ID: 897ff7
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I dunno if it's a good idea to go back out. It's pretty late.

That's what you get for taking your time with beans.

If the store gets robbed tonight, there might not be anything left tomorrow. Yes, it's dangerous at night, but it's also dangerous to starve.

Briefly reflect on life choices that led you to eating cold beans from the can.

Go to sleep, make sure the doors and windows are locked.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)19:55 No. 785317 ID: 897ff7
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>>785311
But for now, I'm full, and I got a whole 'nother can of beans for when I need it.

Life is good.

>>785313
The country is fucked and that's entirely somebody else's fault. I am a victim of circumstance, and the only reason I am eating cold beans is because I stole them off of looters who were trying to steal from me. I kick ass.

>>785317
Well, fair enough. If we got you killed, I'd sure feel stupid.

Got a candle or a fireplace?

>>785317
Damn straight. Next step on our mission is probably to find some better fortifications, so those looters we just shook down don't find us when they inevitably come back with reinforcements to avenge the guy you just shot.


Also, consider acquiring a taste for long-pig.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)20:11 No. 785321 ID: 897ff7
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No candle or fireplace, and even if I had one, it wouldn't be a good idea to show light through the window, even if there was no chance in hell those idiots could possibly-

Catch it like a ninja, then throw it back.

Get to cover, return fire. Once they're scared off focus on fire-fighting.

>>785332
I think you mean 'get covered in burning oil and die'

Take bag and get to another room and start packing, anything in this room is gone.

You can jump out a window after.

Anything's possible if you believe! Don't let it break!

>>785322
yeah, it's only a problem if it shatters.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)22:56 No. 785385 ID: 897ff7
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Hit the deck!

Put out the fire, scarf or spare shirt over face.

Wait until someone tries the door, then shoot at eye level.

Maxine 2017/03/05(Sun)23:33 No. 785394 ID: 897ff7
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As I grab my bag and turn the corner, bullets fly by the back of my head. Looks like they didn't bring a bat to a gunfight this time.

I don't know if they're gonna come in after me. I don't know how long I have to vamoose.

Dad left some more ammo and other useful stuff in his closet, but there's the issue of packing my own clothes, and our bedrooms are on opposite sides of the house. I will not stay in this house any longer than I have to.

What do you think?

Kit over clothes.

Kit. You don't mind (bloodstained) secondhand clothing, do you?

You've got to win this gunfight before you can play pretty dressup.

Perverse as it sounds, you want to lure them in. You have a pistol, and that gets more lethal the closer they are.

"Aw no I don't wanna kill the people who where robbing me and know where I live that I pissed off, that would make me uncomfortable!"
Grab the kit and move to somewhere more defensible, miss "badass".

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)12:32 No. 785452 ID: 897ff7
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Alright, sounds like Dad's ammo is my priority here, so I run into his room, despite my hesitation to go back in there.

I don't want to engage them if I don't have to. For one thing, they've got guns now, too. Gunfights are a lot different when only one party has 'em, and I've only ever shot targets at the range up until today.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)13:25 No. 785465 ID: 897ff7
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Okay, let's see what we got in here.

Munitions box, Dad's lockbox, a windbreaker, and a pair of dress shoes.

Aw yeah. Grab the coat, and show us dat lootbox.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)13:34 No. 785469 ID: 897ff7
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This feels oddly sacrilege, taking the last of Dad's possessions.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)13:42 No. 785478 ID: 897ff7
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Inside the munitions box, there are two empty glock magazines. How'd I miss those?!

There's also a box of 9mm rounds, along with a box of slug rounds for a shotgun.

Additionally, there's a little flashlight thing and a long, metal strip of something. I'm not really sure what that's for.

Could be a stripper clip for an old-timey rifle.

Better take it all.
Any alternate exits? Fire escape, or window leading to something soft?

Could be a flash drive with the last copy of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up on it. Whatever it is, it's important. Stuff everything into bag/pockets.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)17:16 No. 785545 ID: 897ff7
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The munitions box is too big to take with me, but everything inside it fits nicely into my backpack, with plenty of room to spare, still.

My house has only two doors, the front door and the back door, which is through the laundry room. I'm not sure if whoever's shooting has backup, and whether they'd think to check for a back door.

Come out the front door shooting. They won't expect that.

>>785549
Nay.

Fire a few shots out the front, then slip out the back while they take cover. There's nothing to be gained here.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)17:30 No. 785557 ID: 897ff7
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I don't think doing anything at the front door is gonna be an option.

Come out the front door shooting and on fire. They won't expect that.

>>785557
Same principle applies. A few shots out the window, then slip away.

Leave the closet open, put a dummy inside so the shadow looks like you, then hide somewhere else and open fire when they investigate.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)19:00 No. 785594 ID: 897ff7
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If there's already smoke coming out from under the door, that whole front room is toast, forget it!

What? I don't have a DUMMY! The closest I could do is- Well, forget that, because it's not gonna happen. Even if I DID have a dummy, though, THIS HOUSE IS UP IN FLAMES! The longer I stay in here, the more likely it is I die from a fucking house fire instead of a gunshot wound!

>>785594
> combat dakimakura
Noice

What's in the trunk with the strange rune?

Disregard doors, abscond through window.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)19:23 No. 785602 ID: 897ff7
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>>785601
There is no window in my father's room!

>>785596
This is my dad's lockbox. I'm not sure what's inside, all I know is that this is the box the Glock was in before he gave it to me.

>>785602
Worth a bullet to find out, innit?

Considering it's gonna go with the fire or the looters otherwise.

>>785602
Take it with you if you can, shoot the lock off and grab what's inside if you can't.

Pick it up and make sure it isn't lightweight first, though.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)19:35 No. 785606 ID: 897ff7
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>>785603
Can't argue with that.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)19:44 No. 785607 ID: 897ff7
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Inside is, uh.

Some cylinder thing and a letter.

I'd say read the letter but maybe you should just grab it and the cylinder and get out before the fire spreads too much.

There's a fire escape right? Or a window you can escape out of?

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)20:08 No. 785611 ID: 897ff7
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There aren't any windows in here, I told you!

The only way out of here now is through the back door.

Grab it and haul ass out the back door, you can read and investigate later.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)20:22 No. 785613 ID: 897ff7
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I put the cylinder and the envelope into the backpack and haul ass, heading to the back of my house.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)20:30 No. 785615 ID: 897ff7
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Here's the laundry room, the door there leads to my backyard. I don't hear anybody outside of it.

...Something tells me we should have asked about that sooner.

Sound doesn't account for much. Shut the lights so you can see outside.

Oh! and are there any clothes lying around the laundry room or left in the machine?

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)20:55 No. 785624 ID: 897ff7
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I check in the dryer and get a couple extra pairs of socks and underwear! Nice!

As I get up from the dryer, a light is shined on the door. It's almost impossible to make anything out past the window at a glance.

Use the machine as cover and wait for them to make the first move.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)21:24 No. 785634 ID: 897ff7
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I duck behind the washing machine, waiting. I don't have long though, that fire doesn't have any reason to stop.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)21:29 No. 785635 ID: 897ff7
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Somebody's rattling the door.

Shoot them through the window.

choot 'em inna face.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)21:59 No. 785649 ID: 897ff7
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All right, I'm lining up the shot.

>"Just give us the keys back, and we'll leave you alone!"

...

"Okay! Back off and I'll toss em down!"

They just tried to burn you alive, put the fucking hurt on these Punks.

Shoulda' said that before you set the fucking house on fire, you twat.

In your response, recall that actions speak louder than words. And that gunshots are like the loudest thing you can imagine.

Violence is all well and good, but we weren't even using the keys.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)22:35 No. 785671 ID: 897ff7
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"Okay! Back off, and I'll toss 'em down!"

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)22:42 No. 785673 ID: 897ff7
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I hear multiple voices shouting all sorts of swear words, and then one loud, particularly feminine voice rising above them all.

>"Now we're gonna kill you for sure, you bitch!"

Talk big shit. Make them think you're cocky and proud enough to go down with the ship- when they find your old man, they won't keep searching for you.

Maxine 2017/03/06(Mon)22:57 No. 785676 ID: 897ff7
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"Keep 'em coming, you twat! If I take down even ONE more of you stupid cucks before I die, it'll be a life well-lived!"


Oh god, I don't wanna die.

Well, at least they brought better guns for you to steal. Reload your pistol while you still can, save the partial clip for later.

>>785681
New mags aren't loaded. We could probably top ourselves off.

A lotta loyalty for some hired guns! You've fucked with the wrong 'Merican! More inspirational movie quotes!

Load rounds into the empty mags.

The problem here is that you're on a timer, but they can wait all day. Tbh, if that's the only viable exit, you're already fucked.

Do you have any tools for knocking down walls? It's surprisingly easy to get through plaster and drywall.

Push the machine closer to the door so you have cover. They haven't shot back, so they might not have guns or enough ammo to use suppressive fire. Try to shoot out that light.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)15:07 No. 785803 ID: 897ff7
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>>785720

I try to push on the washer, but it doesn't move. I think it's too heavy to budge.

>>785687
>>785682

While I'm sitting here, I decide to top off my mag and fill up another. That makes 2 fully loaded glock magazines and 1 empty. I reload and put the other mag into my bag.

>>785687
I don't have anything on my right now that could break through walls, but I'm pissed off I didn't take that bat earlier today when I had the chance!

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)15:18 No. 785812 ID: 897ff7
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I think I just heard either a small explosion or something really heavy drop.

Smoke pours around the corner.

... is the house's gas still on?

Aha, an attic. There must be something up there you can use to break through a plywood and shingle roof and escape that way. If not, use that cylindrical thing you found. Cover your face so you don't breathe too much smoke.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)16:05 No. 785825 ID: 897ff7
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Shit. I guess that's what the bang I heard was. There's three boxes up here.

Go for the one in the back, it's marked with the same symbol as your father's lockbox.

Open each box with your knife, do a quick scan, and go straight to the window and smash it. Then, if you're sure there's nothing worth taking in those boxes, get out. Otherwise, do a quick dump of the materials for all three boxes, grab what you can carry, and leave.

Cover your mouth and nose with something. Grab the swiss army knife and start opening boxes- do you know the contents of any of them? Are they just holiday decorations? Watch your step when you go to the window at the far side and look out the window.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)17:12 No. 785848 ID: 897ff7
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I start going through the boxes, starting with the one closest to me.

The box doesn't need to be cut open, I just open the flaps. Nothing in here but a couple of old towels.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)17:13 No. 785851 ID: 897ff7
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The next box has some tape over it. It's pretty light, but I can hear rattling inside it, so I cut it open.

I feel like I have wasted my time.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)17:14 No. 785852 ID: 897ff7
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Here's the last box.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)18:15 No. 785888 ID: 897ff7
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... What?

50- cal? it's not a .50 BMG, it'd be necked down and stuff. Well don't leave it behind.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)18:40 No. 785905 ID: 897ff7
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>>785894
Dude, I'm not even sure I can take one of these things.

Dude, even 50-mm bullets can be held in one hand. Those are clearly a joke.

But this works in your favor. Throw them into the fire (pointing AWAY from you) and let the blast terrorize the gang. Best case scenario, one of the shells hits someone and the rest ^&*( bricks.

That symbol looks magical. Try stuffing one in your empty mags.

Well in that case, you'd better run damn far before those things level your whole block. Check the window, see if anybody's watching it.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)19:22 No. 785932 ID: 897ff7
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Outside looks pretty clear! The bulk of the fire is on the North of my house, and the guy I shot was at the South side. This window overlooks the East side.

Unfortunately, this thing doesn't open, and what's worse, it's only a little big bigger than I am, I think. If I were to get out through here, I'd have to push my bag through first, and then hop out, which would take a while, and might give those assholes time to run around the corner and get me.

Well this sucks.

Shooting any of your bullets means noise. You can't use the giant bullets on it because you're more likely to bleed out from the shrapnel burst (which is why I suggest you throw it into the fire and let the ceiling cover you), and shooting the window will cost too many bullets.

So go down and threaten them with your three new bombs.

No wait I've got it!

Put the giant bullets in the washing machine, point directly at enemy. Go outside and fake surrender, then move and struggle in such a way that the leader will be in the line of fire. Wait for the fire to ignite the gunpowder and GET DOWN.

Also, use the towels to align the bullets with the hole in the washer. Soak them in water so they don't burn first.

Well unless you're planning to ride the force of those artillery shell explosions like an action movie, you're going to have to be sneaky and quick about it. Lob one of the shells through, then your bag, then you.

Yes you're bringing a shell with you don't fucking sass me.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)19:44 No. 785941 ID: 897ff7
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>>785934
Except I can't move the washer, and even if I did, it would take a while for these things to get hot enough to fire if they were inside it.

>>785937
This sounds like my best option, but maybe I should try dropping one of these in the fire first? It would even the odds if I have to take even longer to get a shell out of here. You know, if it didn't straight-up kill me.

Not IN the fire. Like, right on the edge, so it'll be consumed when the fire spreads or fall into it as rafters break.

Seriously, that shit will level your whole street and you've got three. You want to be far FAR away when they go off.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)20:09 No. 785948 ID: 897ff7
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>>785943
Maybe I shouldn't toss it in, then. I can't see past all this smoke, but I'm pretty sure I still hear fire.

Try to drop it down pointing at where the dudes are. Then when it goes off it'll shoot them.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)20:17 No. 785955 ID: 897ff7
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Batten down the hatches.

That's what that means, right?

>>785955
Plug your ears, it's gonna be a big bang.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)20:34 No. 785961 ID: 897ff7
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>>785956
I don't plan on being around to hear it.

Maxine 2017/03/07(Tue)21:02 No. 785967 ID: 897ff7
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Whew.

>>785967
it occurs to me you probably could have concealed that in your rectum
oh well, bygones et al.

NOW HOOF IT YOU MORON GO GO GO

Those two remaining bullets could go off at any moment in any direction! Find a safe place to take cover! Preferably in a trench.

Grab your crap and haul some ass. Quietly.
That had better not be a gang of assholes standing around to your right.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)13:25 No. 786087 ID: 897ff7
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I abscond heartily.

Stalk these guys right back. Determine if their firepower is something you could take on easily.

So that shot earlier, was that luck or skill? Did your father make sure you knew how to use that gun properly?

I disagree, your best bet is to find an alternate gang/faction. if the keys are worthwhile to A, maybe they'll be worth something to B as well.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)14:33 No. 786109 ID: 897ff7
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>>786091
I don't mean to be dismissive, but getting anywhere near where those guys are doesn't seem like a good idea.

And of course I know how to use a gun, whether Dad taught me or not!

>>786092
I heard about a few factions fighting, but I don't know anything about them. I think the guys I pissed off are called Black Bloc, though.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)14:39 No. 786113 ID: 897ff7
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For a second, the sky lights up like it's daytime.

>>786113
Wowie WOW, what the hell was in those things?

>>786113
Give 'em the finger.

So long, house. So long, assholes.

Now keep moving. If that explosion draws attention, we don't want to still be around to appreciate it. You also need to find a new safe space to crash.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)14:56 No. 786124 ID: 897ff7
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>>786114
Gunpowder, presumably. I'm starting to get a little suspicious of the idea that these are novelty gigantic bullets.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)14:59 No. 786125 ID: 897ff7
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>>786123
Right on.


The only problem is, which direction do I go?

First, read that letter. Then stealthily reconnoiter the crater, see if there's any crispy critters to loot.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)15:20 No. 786142 ID: 897ff7
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Oh, shit! The letter!

>>786125
Wow, how did you twist your hand like that?

>>786142
Well if you didn't take it, it's long gone now.

If you left the letter behind in the house, I will slap you through time and space.

>>786142
Quick, check your pockets for narrative convenience on the assumption you'd do obvious things like grab mysterious letters!

>>786143
FUUUUCK.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)15:49 No. 786149 ID: 897ff7
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This is the front of the letter.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)15:51 No. 786150 ID: 897ff7
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And this is the back. FYI, that's actual wax sealing it, not a sticker or anything.

>>786150
Well break the seal and read it. Huh, does this mean the letter was never read?

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)16:17 No. 786158 ID: 897ff7
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>>786152
That's a good point, I wonder if my dad just threw this into the lockbox without reading it.

The letter reads,
Dear Karl,
Again, I cannot express how sorry I am about Celine, and on behalf of the Tampa Nautical Club, we've decided to make you the official Keybearer for the Florida. Come back, Karl, and we'll discuss this further.

Sincerely,
Max Lieb

Do any of those names hold any significance to you?

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)16:32 No. 786160 ID: 897ff7
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>>786159
I mean, Karl's my dad. Was, rather.

Well I guess Florida would be as good a destination as any. Look over those keys you nabbed, any identifying marks?

Do you hear anything else or are those guys certainly dead? you may want to go back and see if they've got anything good.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)16:51 No. 786169 ID: 897ff7
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>>786162
I'm in Florida!

There are two large keys and one tiny key. The large ones have numerical markings, but other than that, zilch.

oh man a Quest!

What do keys to a city open? Are you de-facto queen of florida because you have them?

Don't you get it?

They're the Florida Keys! The source of Florida Man's power!

Keep them safe.

I don't think these are keys to a city. These are keys to a BOAT. It's "the Florida". That's the name of a boat.

Well how far is Tampa? Whatever those keys unlock is important if so many goons were willing to burn your house down for it. How about that cylindrical thing, what's on that?

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)17:25 No. 786186 ID: 897ff7
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>>786175
>>786177
>>786179
>>786183

Ok, I probably should have mentioned this earlier, to clear some confusion.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)17:38 No. 786197 ID: 897ff7
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First, the keys that I looted from those Black-Bloc thugs aren't the keys that this letter is talking about. Probably. I mean, it's highly unlikely.

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)17:38 No. 786198 ID: 897ff7
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And second,

I LIVE IN TAMPA!

Well it's not like they're around to ask what they were for anymore. Our best bet for finding out what they're for is finding their base and sticking them in every lock we can find.

First, let's go to that supermarket since we never actually made it all the way there yesterday! Time to find more food.

>>786198
Oh there's no keys in the letter? ...maybe you inherited the position of keybearer anyway. If not, you still know a friendly place you can crash. Next stop is 101 Palmett St.

Also those keys you got from the thugs look like two apartment keys and a mailbox key or something. Any apartment complexes nearby? Or do you already know where those guys have their home base?

Maxine 2017/03/08(Wed)18:25 No. 786214 ID: 897ff7
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>>786183
>What about that cylindrical thing, what's on that?

You know, it'd probably be a good idea to step aside and weigh my options, and also look over what remaining assets I have to my name.

The cylinder thing, upon closer inspection, looks like a sort of combination safe. There are four buttons on it that, when pressed, change the number displayed on the screen. Upon shaking it, I don't hear anything rattle, so my impression is that it's either empty, or was designed to contain whatever's inside safely and snugly.

Additionally, my backpack contains

-The letter from the Tampa Nautical Club

-The two cans of spray-paint. Still don't know what color they are

-The two boxes of ammo, one for my glock, and the other the slugs

-That flashlight-thingy

-That flat piece of metal that I don't know what it does

-The keys from the bandit

-The remaining can of beans

-The Swiss Army Knife

-The little baggy of weed

-The smartphone.

-That LED component I got from the street-light.


My Windbreaker contains:

-The Glock-18 pistol

-Two fully loaded magazines for the Glock

-One empty magazine


I am currently carrying what I'm assuming is a heavy artillery shell with an extremely volatile payload. I'm not sure how much longer I'm willing to carry this thing.

According to the paper, my father, Karl Oates, was named the "Keybearer" of "The Florida" by the Tampa Nautical Club. What "The Florida" is is anybody's guess, but one of you suggested it could be a ship, which would make sense, being that a Nautical Club delineated this honor on my father.

One of you has suggested I pursue this lead by going to the return address. Another has suggested I go look for more food. I have a whole can of beans in the meantime, but those will probably last me two days tops.

Hide the shell somewhere you'll remember it where nobody would look to steal something. I'm not even sure if it's worth it to check the supermarket at this point, it looks like everything's gone to shit. The Nautical club would at least be nearby, I'd say that's our next destination.

After THAT explosion, I wonder how long it will take for the other survivors to approach that giant crater that was once your house.

I suggest you go back, but find a high perch and wait for gangs to show up. If only a few people come by, snipe them out or sneak behind and dominate at gunpoint. Loot their belongings.

>>786214
Huff some of the paint, for morale

The best suggestion is presently stuck in another thread, but I will endorse it anyway.
>>786221

Let's avoid taking on multiple hostiles with a pistol.

How come nobody pointed out that the shell has the same logo on it as the seal on the letter? This Nautical Club smacks of Illuminati shenanigans. Maybe related to the coup?

>>786286
The shell is probably fired from a battleship cannon.

Maxine 2017/03/09(Thu)10:28 No. 786310 ID: 897ff7
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Looks like I'm headed for the Nautical club, then. Wherever that could be.

I gotta be honest, "Palmette Street" means nothing to me. It's not a number, so I can't exactly follow the street signs.

>>786310
Looks like we're headed to a library or town hall or something. Anywhere with a town map!

Maxine 2017/03/09(Thu)11:03 No. 786316 ID: 897ff7
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>>786311
Well, I don't know where the library or town hall is, but I do know that I'm just a bridge away from downtown Tampa.

You think the bridge is still standing? Or unguarded?

Maxine 2017/03/09(Thu)22:12 No. 786426 ID: 897ff7
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>>786348
Only one way to find out! I stuff the shell into a dumpster and exit the alley, heading north. The sun's starting to rise. Jesus, it's been a long night.

Maxine 2017/03/09(Thu)22:44 No. 786433 ID: 897ff7
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I'm approaching Beneficial Bridge, which connects Harbor island with the rest of the city.

As I get closer, I spot a guy frantically booking it across the street, followed by three darkly-dressed figures who don't seem as concerned about running.

Busy day for the gangs. Are they all chasing lone survivors?

Follow them and gun them down.

Maxine 2017/03/09(Thu)23:48 No. 786447 ID: 897ff7
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>>786442
Not on my fucking watch, they aren't.

Maxine 2017/03/10(Fri)00:11 No. 786456 ID: 897ff7
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I spin the corner and point my gun at them. Before I can wonder whether to try and sneak up on them or hold them up, the guy they're targeting sees me and shouts.

>"Help me, please!"

Idiot.

Shoot the one with the gun, then the one with the cell phone! Capture the one with the bat.

You've got position.

"Drop your weapons! Get on the ground now!"
They do anything else, you can start shooting.

Mr. shoutyface is definitely not our friend either. He can stay down too.

Maxine 2017/03/10(Fri)00:33 No. 786463 ID: 897ff7
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"Drop your fucking weapons!"

The guy with the bat and the guy with the phone both drop what they're holding. The guy with the gun isn't so clever.

Maxine 2017/03/10(Fri)00:39 No. 786465 ID: 897ff7
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The guy who had the bat is shaking with fear, but the guy was holding the phone doesn't seem uncomfortable in the slightest, speaking coyly.

>"Hey now, what did you go and do that for?"

You've had a rough night, and you've got enough holes to last you the rest of your life, without any more.

Now quickly, who are they, and who's the other putz?

"Emphasis. Now get on the ground."
Ask Whiteshirt what's going on without moving from where you are.

>>786465
can't be too careful when dealing with twitchy gun-toting people eh? now get on the ground

>>786465
"He didn't drop his weapon. Bitches get stitches. Now, on the ground! And why were you chasing this guy?"

"He was the one with the gun. That's all. Now bend your knees and put your hands behind your head, or I will shoot both of you. In the neck. Followed by live cannibalism."

Maxine 2017/03/10(Fri)14:12 No. 786525 ID: 897ff7
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"Because he didn't drop his weapon. Now get on the ground, and tell me why you're chasing this guy!"

The glasses-guy's lip curls into a smile.

>"Why, because this man is a Nazi."

>"I am NOT!"

>"He's a member of Vanguard. You hear about 'em? Charming bunch. They set up internment camps in Gibsonton."

>>786525
"Have you guys never heard of a court system? Holy fuck you don't just lynch people, that's what racists do! As a third party I nominate myself as judge, start talking on the allegations you're an internment camping nazi mystery man."

>Nazi

Looks like we found a like-minded individual to join or party. Open your jacket to show off your shirt and give them a wink.

Whoa, internment camps? Who's getting interned?

Maxine 2017/03/10(Fri)14:56 No. 786534 ID: 897ff7
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"ALL right, it's clear I'm the only person here who's sane enough to start asking questions before I shoot at people!"

I point my gun at the wounded guy.

"Why are they chasing you? Are you a Nazi?"

>"NO! I'm FROM Gibsonton! Vanguard started trying to forcibly recruit me, so I grabbed a boat and ran, but when I got on shore, THESE fuckers jumped me!"

As he tells his story, the glasses-man scoffs and shakes his head, finding the account amusing, apparently.

>"Whatever you say, Kommenraden."

>"Don't listen to these assholes, they SHOT me already!"

You don't have a horse in this race, you just want to get across the bridge. Collect the gun and git gone.

Ask white shirt where his boat is, ask if anybody knows about a nautical club.

Don't worry about tipping your hand too much. We won't leave anyone to run for reinforcements this time.

"America is dead. We're all monsters, now."

Then shoot the leader and conscript the other two as your new subordinates. If they wonder why they should trust you, explain that you're cashing in your family's connections and they're welcome to join one of Florida's well-prepared organizations... IF they take point. And because you're a crack shot who will kill them both if they bolt.

"So you fuckers are playing judge dredd on circumstantial evidence? The fuck? Why is everyone playing mad max all of a sudden! You, whiteshirt, grab the gun and bat. You're my sidekick now, we're gonna go build a town of our own and hopefully rebuild america from-"
-emphasise this with a pistol-whip to smug asshole's face-
"SELF-RIGHTEOUS PRICKS like this nerd!"

>>786546
>>786539
Both of these have their merits really.

Having someone who owes us his life around would be useful, though.

Maxine 2017/03/12(Sun)22:06 No. 787009 ID: f30257
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"People who would shoot somebody else over circumstantial evidence are not who I want handling guns."

I emphasize my point by shooting glasses-man in the face.

Maxine 2017/03/12(Sun)22:08 No. 787011 ID: f30257
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The whiteshirt stammers.

>"I- Th-thank you!"

"Don't look so relieved. This means you owe me, right?"

>"Anything! I'm bleeding out though, so you might want to fix that first."

Maxine 2017/03/12(Sun)22:10 No. 787012 ID: f30257
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The remaining black-hoodie-guy starts to scream and run toward the street.

Can't have him blabbing to superiors. Ugh, what a waste of ammo.

Maxi-pad, your murderous default settings are gonna make it hard to form lasting friendships.

Shout at him and scream "SHOTGUN HANDS UP"! That ought to scare him stiff.

Maxine 2017/03/13(Mon)17:41 No. 787161 ID: f30257
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>>787028
>Murderous default settings

I think you mean SELF-DEFENSE Default settings! I've only ever shot people who tried to hurt me, or, in this case, somebody else. I don't want to be friends with people that shoot, loot, and kill!

But fine. The whelp will live. More than I can say for the next person to call me "Maxi-pad."

Maxine 2017/03/13(Mon)18:44 No. 787178 ID: f30257
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That leaves, of course, just me and the injured guy.

"What's your name?"

>"Charlie, but my friends mostly call me Chaz. I'd stand up to shake your hand but my legs are numb."

He seems to be in need of medical attention.

Stop the bleeding first and foremost. Once you've performed first aid you can construct a makeshift carrier, or a crutch, and drag him to the nearest hospital. Who knows, it might still be open, or at least have supplies in stock.

First, take the other gun.

Then, staunch the bleeding with a medic bag. That's what you have them for.

Finally, he takes point.

>>787178
oh, take glasses-man's glasses too.
Pop out the lenses and stow them for later use,
wardrobe upgrade!
And magnifiers/firestarters for later use!

Stretcher. Hmm.

Well, if you could make a frame, you have 2 dead guys clothes that you could tie onto it.

Otherwise, you'll need to get him inside somewhere, until you can find transportation.

Maxine 2017/03/13(Mon)21:49 No. 787211 ID: f30257
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>>787185
>>787187
>Stop the bleeding first.

I don't have any bandages, I gave them to those ingrates who burned my house down. I pick up the gun and put it in my bag. I'll have to figure out what kind it is later.

Check the bodies. If you need to just use strips of clothes.

First aid is to put pressure on the wound. You can ball up one of the dead guys' shirts to help with that.

Maxine 2017/03/13(Mon)23:28 No. 787242 ID: f30257
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I took the neckerchief off of the glasses-guy. It's sort of stained with blood.

Maxine 2017/03/13(Mon)23:42 No. 787248 ID: f30257
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Chaz applies the neckerchief to the wound. I'm still lost on how to move him.

Usually, you don't want a wounded patient to walk or experience moderate vibrations, as to prevent the wounds from opening further. But you don't exactly have a Segway here. Ask him if he saw anything with wheels; a shopping cart would do the trick, if barely.

Maxine 2017/03/14(Tue)00:11 No. 787251 ID: f30257
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>>787250
"Did you see anything I could move you in on the way here, like a shopping cart or something?"

>"Nothing. I've only gotten as far as about 300 yards from that way on the beach, though."

His face is paling. I don't think we have very much time to work with here.

>>787251
Hm. Uh.

...are you swole enough to carry him? like, you look twiggy, but you also handle guns regularly so you might be a skinnyfit on top of that
what is your str stat at

Survey your surroundings.

Grocery and department stores have shopping carts, probably, anywhere industrial would have a dolly.

Maybe theres a car you could hotwire?