Blood Gulch Arms - Friday (NFB)

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Business was going good. Tex' mood however was rapidly getting worse. Her fourth day out of armour and now there was a curfew in town. Really not funny. She placed the glove of her armour underneath the counter in case Yazoo would drop by later to take those measurements. Moving to the door, she flipped the open sign and frowned as she realised the entire town was decorated in red. Shaking her head, she went to sit behind the counter.

Maybe it was withdrawel. Before O'Malley, she'd go on leave for a week or so and it never bugged her to go out of armour. Now, she felt antsy. The fact that her back was itching as the skin was healing didn't help either. Scowling at the data pad in her hand, she continued her research.

Signs at the door:

Just in: Peacekeeper weapons
Pulse pistol and Pulse rifle


Special offer: gas mask and goggles
Price: $46
Students: $37


((Shop lay out and supplies can be found here.))

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[ac-brothers.livejournal.com]

Yazoo was alone today, his brothers still working back at their house. He entered the shop with a box in his hand. "Tex," he said in greeting.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Yazoo," she said with a small smile as she got up from the chair and put the data pad underneath the counter.

[ac-brothers.livejournal.com]

He showed her the box, walking up to the counter. Setting it down, he took off the lid and pulled the pistol out for her to hold. "I'll also have Kadaj put an edge on the blade unless you'd prefer to do that yourself."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

She took the pistol from him, weighing it in her hand and trying the feel of it. It would be different when she was wearing armour of course. "No, that'd be fine. I don't have much knowledge of blades," she said, half distracted by the weapon in her hands.

[ac-brothers.livejournal.com]

"I'll be adjusting the balance to compensate for the energy pack in the grip and to minimize recoil," Yazoo said, his finger drawing down the sections of the gun. "And I may need to rebore the barrel. We'll know once we testfire with Loz's energy clip."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like you'll have your work cut out for you," Tex took the gunblade both her hands and looked down at it. It was clear from her expression that she was looking forward to see the end result.

"You might want to jig up the price," she said with a small smirk.

[ac-brothers.livejournal.com]

Yazoo shrugged, his head tilting thoughtfully to look at the gun. "It really doesn't matter, it's not that much work. I like to do it and it keeps us busy. Besides, if we make you happy, it's an investment for more work."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"True," Tex nodded and stroked her thumb along the blade, trying its sharpness. "Do you want to take the measurements now?"

[ac-brothers.livejournal.com]

Nodding, Yazoo straightened at the counter. He pulled out a grease pencil and placed it on the counter to wait for her.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She'd been meaning to head to the new arms shop in town, and she finally caught time on Friday afternoon. The tension around school - and the lack of concealed-carry weaponry - made her twitchy.

No one else was going to die because people were too damned stupid to breathe before shooting.

"Hello?" she called, looking for the shopkeeper.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex looked up from where she was sitting. Another one of those kids. Sighing, she put the data pad aside and rose from her seat. "What?"

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Used to surly arms dealers, Beka didn't bat an eyelash, but got straight to the point. "Tension's thick in town. Someone's going to get hurt. I'm looking for something that can fell a demon or a human - without doing either permanent damage."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"No permanent damage? What the hell is it with this town and their do gooders?" Tex sneered and pushed one of the brochures forward. "The plasma grenade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weapons_in_Halo:_Combat_Evolved#Plasma_grenade) has a stun setting."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka eyed her calmly. "I've got no problems with killing. I have weapons for that on my ship. It's just that I happen to like these people." A quick glance at the brochure tells her the plasma grenade might suit...if she were Anders or Kara. "Anything like that in a gun? I'm used to shooting things, not playing hoops."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"So, you do that often then? Shoot people you like?" Tex asked casually and picked up the other brochure. "The brute plasma rifle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2_Covenant_Weapons) can stun, but it will still do damage."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

A slow, wry smile spread over Beka's face, then she shrugged. "Only when they piss me off. Or they're trying to kill each other."

The rifle looked about right for a setting when she knew there'd be trouble. She nodded. "I like this plasma rifle, and I'll probably take two if you're seeling, to alternate like it suggests. But I'd be very interested in something smaller, concealable. The only thing I have now is a gauss-weapon that dissassembles into a matched bracelet, earrings, and a necklace. Problem with it is, it's got one setting: permanent cellular dispersal. I'd be willing to compromise in favor of something that I could set low enough not to kill..."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"It's a weapon shop isn't it?" Tex said with a cold smile and straightened up. "That's all I've got that can stun. I usually don't keep them alive when I go in. If you've got a particular weapon you want, then give me the intel and I'll track it down."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John walked in, spying Tex behind the counter. "Hello. I got a voice mail?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"The ammo you ordered came in this morning," Tex said, getting right down to business.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Spiffy. I love the smell of fresh ammo in the evening. Any difficulties?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"None at all," Tex smirked, at least happy to know that she didn't need armour to intimidate reluctant suppliers.

"I'll go get it for you," she said as she moved to the door behind her. It slid open and she moved into the supply room. A little while later she returned with the box of ammo and put it down on the counter. She pulled open the lid so John could inspect.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Very nice. And you're still quite certain you don't reload spent brass here? I'm thinking that if I can get some space, I can set up a small business here, just to keep myself in ammo by reloading other people's brass."

"Very nice work." He begins to haggle about the price, a small smile on his face.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex leaned her elbows on the counter, considering the request. "How much room exactly would you need?"

"Of course," she says as if that's only natural. They finally agree on a fair price for the ammo.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"It's not so much that I need room, but I need a secure place to put it. Fireproof safe for the powder. Decent desktop to mount the thing."

John pulled out a computer printout from his pocket on reloaders (http://dillonprecision.com/template/p.cfm?maj=6&dyn=1&) and showed it to Teh Uberkool Gun Chick.

"And I'm fairly certain that this violates the weapons ban in the dorm."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex studied the printout thoughtfully, it wouldn't take up too much place. "I could make room in the supply room to store this, but the only way to stay in there and work on this is if I stay with you. I don't exactly have the time to babysit."