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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[krasnaya_vdova]

[She takes a breath as she tries to settle on how to phrase this.]

So. I already have a power source. I've managed to use it with shells of guns as a way to direct the energy before, but under the circumstances, I want something that does a bit more than that.

[Please don't ask about the power source.]

I work at the armory so I've been working on ideas before this, but I haven't been able to get any to work, so I thought maybe you might be better. You sound like you're good with this sort of thing--

Basically I want a gun that can concentrate and focus an existing source of raw energy to ideally put a hole through the dragon-thing. Stabbing it sounded like it was going to be a bad idea.

[beatupgrass]

[that's... a lot.

it's also asking a lot of him not to ask about the power source, because really that is EXACTLY the first place his mind goes.]

What kind of power source is this? I mean don't get me wrong- it's workable, but I'd like to know what kind of element I'm dealin' with here.

[krasnaya_vdova]

[Well, she could hope, right? But she understands why he does, even from a practical standpoint and not just curiosity. Though she'd bet there's probably at least some curiosity to the question.]

Usually operates as electrical or plasma. Electromagnetic also works, hence the initial reference to EMPs. If you want to talk origins and nature, that gets a little bit-- trickier.

But it behaves more or less like energy from a normal power source. I just run it through swords generally, and that seems a bit more up close and personal than is probably smart at the moment.

[beatupgrass]

Oh, that's all? Crap, lady. That's how most weapons work in general where I'm from. I just didn't have that kind of a source here to work with. I can do that easy.

[krasnaya_vdova]

Well, I'll admit that I like it when people say easy. I was having trouble maximizing the transferal, but engineering isn't my specialty.

[She lifts up a hand and taps against the bracelets she always wear. They're sleek, look more like jewelry than anything.]

Power source. [Which is a lie; they're what keep her powers in check, but it's a more comfortable tale to spin.]

I can't give you them, but you know, I'll help if you ever need it. Favors.

[beatupgrass]

Lucky for you, it's mine, and favors I can do. [Luckily, he's seen Tracer's gadgetry and knows how important that was to her well-being so he can't even question why she's fucking WEARING them.]

Favors and silver are the best currency in this frickin' town.