Blood Gulch Arms - Monday

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It was a slow morning and Tex was doing some research on bows. It still was beyond her why anyone would bother with them. They were slow, highly ineffective against armoured troops and it didn't even make loud noises. They weren't even shiny like her energy sword!

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[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty entered the store with a grin on his face and what appeared to be several tubes under his arms. "Hi Tex! Thanks for having those vests delivered. I thought I'd show you my appreciation with a small token of my appreciation."

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Tex looked up from her datapad and tilted her head, wondering if she should be worried. Then again, let it be known that she'd never turn down anything that's free. "You paid for it," she pointed out.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Yes but your quality of service is spectacular," Marty said laying out the tubes and a bag on the counter. "Which is why I got you some samples so you could start adding gift-wrapping as part of your services. See? They have little guns and c-4 containers on the wrapping paper and the bows look like little explosions."

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Tex blinked and if she were that kind of woman, she might have to admit that the wrapping paper was very fitting for her store. However, she wasn't that kind of woman. "I've already told you I don't do gift-wrapping."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"See... that could be considered bad business. Think about the holiday season and the last minute shopper," Marty reasoned. "The idea that they could get a grenade launcher is nice, but to have gift wrapping to boot? That would bring the customer back for additional purposes."

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Tex frowned. "I suppose I could charge them extra for the service," he said. Maybe she could ask $50 for her doing the wrapping and $15 for people wanting to do the packing themselves.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"That's the spirit!" Marty said cheerfully. "I'm glad you agree."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"I don't suppose you want a job wrapping gifts during the holidays?" Tex asked.

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"Would I get an employee discount?" Marty asked.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Sure, all gifts you buy would be freely wrapped," Tex told him.

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"But they would be wrapped by me," Marty said pointing this out. "That's not much of a discount."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"It saves you 50 bucks, that's a big discount," Tex pointed out, having already decided on her gift wrapping rates.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Fifty bucks? Isn't that a bit steep?" Marty asked. "The paper itself is only three dollars a tube."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi drops by Tex's shop before going to her afternoon workshop.

"Hello."

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Tex looked up from her datapad and nodded at Pippi. "Yes?"

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"Hi there. I have a couple pieces of business today." Pippi said. "Firstly. Do you have anything..."

She tried to remember the word.

"Incendiary?"

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"I've got explosives," Tex nodded. "A grenade in the right place can cause a nice fire too."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm thinking more like something that would burn from the inside once you've shot it into the target." Pippi said. "Is there anything like that?"

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Tex tilted her head, considering it for a moment. "There's bullets that explode once they're inside the target, but they don't exactly burn. A simple flare could do the job, though."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I dunno." she said. "I don't think a flare gun has enough punch ya know?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Depends on what you're trying to do," Tex remarked. "I don't see why you can't just lug a grenade at them and be done with it."

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"The individual that inspires me to inquire about this heals very quickly." Pippi said. "Very very quickly. So it occurred to me that something which causes lots of damage over a period of time would work better then something that does lots of damage all at once."

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"Not if you do enough damage on the first hit," Tex pointed out.

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"I don't think a grenade can do enough." Pippi said.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Alright, how big is this guy? How fast does he heal? Have you considered hiring a merc to do the job?" The last one is definitely a hint.