video; un: ROCKET | happiness is a warm gun

[beatupgrass]

[Here we have Rocket, our local raccoonoid, contributing his part of the planning.]

So I don't know shit about dragons, but I do know a few things about fightin' giant monsters, and I want these dudes to fail so bad in their stupid plan that they die humiliated. That would give me an extreme amount of satisfaction. So! I got a proposal.

See, everybody's got their little contributions to this cause, and this is mine- I build things. Specifically, I build gadgets. Tech, weapons, bombs... Mostly those last two. The problem is that unless y'all want me to start ripping non-essentials off the station while those Natha jerks are off on vacation or whatever, I don't have the materials to arm everybody who wants it.

Ergo if you want bigger and badder weapons, you need to come to Wyver and bring me whatever you got that I can make something worth your while with. We'll discuss the payment particulars later.

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[beatupgrass]

Quill gets his choice of the grenades, but he has to guess which one is which. It sounds cruel, but really it's for his own good. Keeps that brain of his working.

[beatupgrass]

Yeah, sure. Wish I had time to raid Evras's place again, but it's too risky right now.

[beatupgrass]

Yeah, I bet. [That... doesn't narrow it down any. It just eliminates Prompto, Mantis, and Gamora. Oh well.]

Sure thing, man. Door's open... 'Cause we apparently have a door. Those sky mansions are way more complicated than they look.

[punshots]

[ He nods, humming thoughtfully. Yeah, that'll do. ]

Put me down for one of those. I've got some pretty heavy guns you might have fun modifying, too.

[ Who needs Cid for weapon upgrades, anyway? ]

[uglybug]

We stole a lot... [How much more was she supposed to carry, Rocket?]

I wonder if Evras has some connection to Thesa. [Like you said, no one has the kind of shit that Evras has.] Perhaps he's had access to some of that technology somehow.

[godslay]

... Fair.

[ Also potentially funny, but she's not going to say a thing about that. ]

I want a gun. Something I can use at a distance.

[nostalgiabomb]

I'm just saying, wouldn't it be a lot easier on everyone if you just, I dunno, handed out a quick questionnaire?

"You see a defenseless kitten on the street. Would you kick it? Check 'yes' or 'no.'"

[motivation]

Offer stands.

( a beat. )

Ever fought a dragon before?

[pebblestone]

[ Definitely the kind that go boom but also he has to take a step back and ask: ]

The kind that do other things? What other things?

[beatupgrass]

Y'know... Make smoke clouds, disable electrical equipment. That kinda thing.

[beatupgrass]

I fought a planet, a genocidal maniac with a magic frickin' rock, and one ugly sonuvabitch from another dimension.

No dragons, though. How hard can it be?

[Famous last words.]

[beatupgrass]

That would be a great idea if that stupid dragon weren't literally about to be knockin' down our doors. If we live, then I'll start screening.

[beatupgrass]

Speaking of irritating Quill... [You know how he gets when you use guns, Gammy.] I can do that.

[beatupgrass]

He better not. [He bares his teeth in a growl, fur sticking up.] They wanted his androids, so maybe he's an outlier or something. And Cree's got those d'asted mechanical birds, too. But I dunno what to believe anymore. There's too much they ain't telling us.

[beatupgrass]

You people have been holding out on me. I should've made this offer months ago.

[You can't keep the guns, Rocket.]

[pebblestone]

[ Fascinating. ]

Impressive, but I think I'll stick to the regular explosive type of bomb. Unless you think you can make enough smoke clouds to blind even a giant dragon.

[monya]

[ HEY sometimes the names of the slingshots are things like "Comet 3" and "Shooting Star" and "Giant Stars". also "Cat Nap" but i mean what are you going to do ]

That's really all I need it for. I don't want to murder someone. Just knock them out if I have to.

Is there anything you want from me? I mean... uh, I can definitely find the materials to make one.

[godslay]

[ Peter can Deal With It. ]

How soon?

[motivation]

How the hells did you fight a whole planet?

[beatupgrass]

I don't know a whole lot about dragons, but I think they're generally pretty okay with smoke, 'cause of that fire breath thing.

[beatupgrass]

[one of those things is not like the other...]

The fee's just for jerks who think they can take advantage of my generosity, kid. Consider it on the house... Plus I ain't gonna make you pay for something I could build in my sleep.

[TSUNS AGGRESSIVELY??]

[beatupgrass]

Guardians get first dibs, considering I like our chances of facing this thing more than anyone else's. It'll be fast.

[beatupgrass]

It was more like a god shaped like a planet?

I didn't really get into the details of it before I started trying to commit to the murder part of it. Dude was bad news.

[baguablade]

That won't be much of a problem... From the plans, it doesn't seem like they'd work on anything but dragons.

[ They're a very specialized sort of weapon, as far as Cain can tell. Though then again, maybe it'd be a problem with the dragons in Wyver. Still, it's something they have to consider for later. After they've dealt with the looming threat of the dragon coming to kill them all. ]

I have a few ideas about that, anyway. It depends on your skills, though. Can you design a targeting mechanism for the guns? Say, something that will only allow them to fire at something of a certain size?

[punshots]

Hey, I'm just glad all the weapons the Natha gave me to stockpile was actually worth something.

[ NOT REALLY...but hey, what's a little dark humor to lighten the mood? ]