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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johndaw16" data-source="post: 3387829" data-attributes="member: 12033">GrandbanksSoon as the other customers leave or ain't payin attention, I wedge a kitchen rag in the case to keep it from closin and stuff it in a plastic grocery bag. Be carryin that and my bucket of fish guts down the street once Eddie shows. You two wanna walk back to my Mom's with me, we can split stuff up however we wanna carry it.---RikoAfter dropping my money, Grandbanks goes, "Sorry, Riko. Ain't enough for a soda now. Just started a 50% hot chick tax bout an hour ago. Pay up."Yeah, well if you're charging 50% for eating then I'm charging 50% for looking, so pass me my soda. I give him a wink.Grandbanks still lives with his mom? I can sympathize a little, I was every bit ready to get out of my parents house. Anyhow, Going to Grandbank's Mom's sounds fine to me.---DanielI glance around as we get up and start walking out of the diner. Riko, I got something for you if you want to borrow it. Might need it up there. I hand her one of my guns. You said you're covered, right Grandbanks?---RikoMy eyes go a little wide for a second, Wow thanks Daniel... I look over the gun carefully. I've used a few guns before, wanted one of my own for a while in fact, but I'm no expert. Not a great shot either really. Always a good thing to have around though, even if it's just to wave around.As we're walking the rest of the way towards Grandbanks' mom's place and making some small talk, Daniel mentions something about a bike. You've got a motorcycle? I give him a weird look, what the heck do you need one of those for in a place like this?---DanielFor some reason I'm a little embarrassed she'd just up and ask something like that. Make me sound like some kind of freak or something. I try to cover it with a wink. Some of us aren't so hot at making a living staring at a screen, babe. My line of work, I got to get from place to place. Wherever people are buyin' or sellin'. Just last night I had to take a trip to sell some guys some boom. I laugh loudly. Sh-t, guys, thinkin' about how down I was this morning knowing how bad I needed the creds from those damn guns. Damn. Damn. Sh-t is definitely, without any doubt, too good to be true. I kick back into my hours-long marathon effort not to start fantasizing about the sh-t I'm going to buy. Start me right off with a new ride, that's for damn sure... though it might be true I won't need it much anymore, that don't mean I know how to get used to walking everywhere.I stop laughing, and look seriously at Riko. But, hey, you know what to do with that thing? 'S not gonna do you much good if you just wave it in somebody's face, not if they're twice as big as you are. I notice Riko's utterly blank look, and start explaining to her about the different parts of the gun, and show her how to hold and aim it, and try to give an idea of what to expect when it fires.---GrandbanksRiko looks like one a them hungry little kids starin at the candy bars in Lucky Dragon, only kinda scared too, I think. Daniel's showin her how to use the gun, which is good thinkin. Wouldn't be surprised if she gets in a snit for Daniel thinkin she doesn't know how to shoot. Girls are like that.Little advice, Riko? If you ain't used to guns, always run instead a shootin if you can.---RikoI appeciate the sentiment, but I can't help giving them both a slightly offended look. Come on guys, it's not like I've never shot a gun before. I just wanted to make sure I knew where everything was so I don't whip it out and forget the safety is on you know? I wonder for a bit how much trouble these two have been in before. Sometimes I borrow my boss' gun when working late at night, but I've never had to pull it out anyone. They seem pretty nice both of them... hope I'm right about that. Anyway Daniel, I don't even make any money on the Net it's just a hobby. I work running the power and data lines around town and trying to keep them working for more than ten minutes at a time.---It's only a short walk to Grandbank's place. He spends a few minutes inside gathering his things, and then climbs to the roof of the trailer to tend his catfish. Apparently most of the fish at Eddie's comes from Grandbank's rooftop aquariums. His Mom's not home to ask any awkward questions so you split the contents of the case inside the trailer after he's finished with the fish. By about 4 you're all set to head out again. Now it's just a matter of choosing a way into the city. OOC for all, spoiler for space: Spoiler: [sblock]I've left this pretty open for Grandbanks just in case he wants to specifically mention doing something at his place. Your Mom's at work just so you know. Nothing unusual.  You got a few choices on how to get into the Corr proper. First off you could head out to the docks that dot the Bay-side edges of the Stilts. From there you could hire/hitch a ride with one of the fishermen or salvagers that run up Bay daily. You'd most likely get dropped off near the Potamac Industrial Zone and have to jump a ride on one of the automated industrial transports that run the area. Not too risky and pretty cheap but the PIZ is pretty far from the part of the Corr you want to be in. Or you could hoof it out towards I-17 and catch a ride there. There's fairly frequent traffic along I-17 that would give you a lift towards the 95 highways for a couple of bucks or a bottle or two of hooch. Once you got to the 95 highways you'd need to hitchhike again or snag a lift on one of the industrial transports or jump onto one of the commuter metros. Not very risky either but there's a small chance that some sort of authority would catch you three trying to get into the Corr. Without official documentation which would just be a huge pain in the ass. Getting into the Corr via official channels is also a rather big pain in the ass and an option that would take a good couple of weeks to get setup not to mention a bunch of money to pay fees and bribes to get the licenses and permits and checks run through. So thats not really an option for right now. Besides no one actually does that very often, its just too easy to sneak in.[/sblock]---</blockquote>

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