Unfortunately, I believe that you will find weapons made of floof to be more effective combating your fellow humans, than the antithesis.
That got a chuckle out of me, as the manic grin faded away slowly. After all, now that my right arm was no longer in immediate danger of falling off, it was time to plan for the short and immediate term.
Testing the chemical reaction of antithesis and FOOF could come at a later time, after I had the ability to get to a safer distance.
“I’ll explain my idea for that later. How exactly is the shoulder doing at this point?”
All sources of internal bleeding have been closed, the bones have been reattached, and about 50% of the muscles have been rebuilt. However, I would advise against taking any further wounds or repeated impacts there.
“Well, I guess it’s a good bit of luck that my master eye is the left one, instead of the right.”
Fortuitous that. You will also need to eat some high caloric foods before you start to move out, to replace the calories that the bots have comindered.
“While, hopefully it ends up tasting better than some of the things we got in the cadet corps. Old boot joke was that you could roll the powdered eggs into a bouncy ball, and that it would glow in the dark. Sausage patties were pretty good though.”
Then, a stroke of possible genus hit me. “Actually, save the bouncy eggs idea for later.”
I will endeavor to find a way to make your morning eggs bounce, though I fail to see the logic behind this request.
“All in good time, Eris. For now though, I’m going to give you some ideas for categories that I'd like to unlock, then we’ll go through gear, and if additional categories are required.”
Alright, let’s see what you’ve got for ideas.
“A firearms category, alongside an armor category and a dangerous environment category. Grenades, including chemicals, and an airborne assault category.”
I assume that the airborne assault category is for the characteristics that tend to be included in gear purposely designed for airborne assaults. Are you also interested in vehicles?
“Yeah, I figure that it’s better to have a vehicle category now, than trying to figure out what I want for an extraction vehicle while getting chased by model 3’s. Or whatever else the antithesis might throw at me.”
After all, it was definitely better to have the option than not. That way when everything inevitably went wrong, and shit hit the proverbial fan, I could be just that little bit faster in reacting to it.
If I might make a suggestion then. The Sunrider technology category is able to provide excellent options in both the airborne assault category, and the dangerous environment category.
“Sunrider? How’d that name get acquired?”
The Sunriders believe in testing their new products, by throwing them into destructively dangerous environments. Up to, and including throwing them into their sun.
The population will also refuse to do anything with a product, unless the CEO of the company that produces it, personally proves that it will safely operate at all of the advertised danger levels.
“Right, that’s definitely metal enough to get a name like Sunrider. Let’s go with that, alongside the previous categories.” Nodding along with the suggestion.
I mean, if you couldn’t trust the people who throw stuff at the sun to test it, who could you trust?
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Very well.
Categories purchased:
Class 1 Kinetic Assault Weaponry: 100 points.
Class 1 Assault Armor: 100 points.
Class 1 Dangerous Environment gear: 100 points.
Class 1 Single Use Explosives: 25 points.
Class 1 Chemicals: 75 points.
Class 1 Sunrider Technology: 150 points.
Class 1 Airborne Armored Assault Vehicles: 800 points.
Class 1 Medical: 50 points.
Total cost: 1400 points. Error detected in points system. Please ensure that you maintain the required level of points until the error has been resolved.
Now then, what are you thinking about for gear?
“SCBA capable helmet, preferably with built in coms system and sound protection. An armor set, preferably not in the juggernaut level of weight, and with attachment points for gear on the back. And lastly a rifle caliber assault weapon, high rate of fire and the capability to use a suppressor, along with said suppressor. We can leave grenades for as, and when needed for the moment.”
Very well, however the suppressor will require the additional purchase of class 1 stealth technology. It would also allow for additional options to incorporate stealth technology into this, or future purchases.
“What are the chances of running across something right now, that having it would make a difference?”
Based upon the fact that you haven’t been attacked in the past 20 minutes, fairly low.
“Then we’ll hold off on getting that in the armour for the moment, and be a bit frugal. We can always add it on in the future.”
Very well, beginning procurement.
Category purchased: Class 1 Stealth technology. 200 points.
Items purchased:
‘Underguard’ mk 3 protective jumpsuit. 50 points
‘Paratrooper’ mk 9 light assault armor, including boots. 200 points.
‘Deep breath’ SCBA assault helmet, with in-built coms, and sound protection. 250 points.
‘Lib-VRRRT-tea’ Assault Weapon system. 100 points.
‘Hush puppy’ mk 2 Sound and recoil suppression system. 100 points.
‘Mad minute’ automatic feed system. 50 points.
2,500 rounds of 7.62 nato APIT ammunition. 25 points.
1 high calorie nutrition pack, patty flavoured. 5 points.
Total cost: 980 points. Error detected in points system. Please ensure that you maintain the required level of points until the error has been resolved.
Five gentle pops, resolved into Five thuds, once again in a semi circle around where I was standing.
Same as before, starting from the left please.
Inside I found a greenish brown, similar in colour to what the desert sand looked like, jumpsuit. One quick unzip, and I started stepping into it.
The jumpsuit is capable of protecting you against most attacks from model 3’s and 4’s. Combined with the ‘Paratrooper’, it will also prevent intrusion attempts made by model 7’s.
“Model 7’s?” I asked, as I was finishing up with zipping the jumpsuit closed
Parasitic worm that burrows into its target, and then takes over control of its host. There has been no indication of any model 7’s attempts to target you.
“Alright, any signs of those things are getting the heavy flamer treatment.” I said, turning and opening the next box. Inside was what looked suspiciously like a flak jacket, along with a pair of combat boots, greaves and gauntlets.
The armor, combined with the helmet, will keep your vitals and extremities safe from being pierced by most any model in the sub 10 range, Except for a model 9. At the moment, a model 9 encounter will be fatal, as you simply don’t have the sensors to detect it before it could ambush you.
“What, can they go invisible or something?” I asked, pulling out the flak jacket, having just finished putting on the rest of the armor.
Yes.
“Wonderful nightmare fuel that is. Yet another thing to burn with extreme prejudice, alongside spiders.” Finishing with the dawning of the flak jacket with that little bit of nightmare.
The next box brought my mood out of the fiery depths of disgust that those two wonderful pieces of information had brought it into. First out was the Mad Minute, a backpack looking device with a feed line dangling from the left side. It clinked softly with the promise 2,500 pieces of fiery lead to come, as I hoisted it onto my back. Automatically, hands snaked out of the Mad Minute, and gripped hooks set into the back of the flak jacket, securing it into place.
And then out came the Lib-VRRRT-tea, with the Hush Puppy, already attached on the end of the barrel. It looked all the world like someone had forced a Tavor, and a Vector to have a kid. Yet still, it spoke to me on a level that I struggled to understand, a silent promise to always be ready.
Of course, up until that point I had never considered myself much of a religious woman. But looking back now, I can’t help but realize that the feeling that I had struggled to understand was the ever burning Zorg, sending his approval for this tool of fire and death.
For the moment, I lay Lib-VRRRT-tea back down into it’s box, as it was not yet required, and turned to the next box to be opened. Inside was the nutrient pack. Not nearly as exciting as taking out Lib-VRRT-tea had been, but my stomach was still glad to see it, as it had been the full night since I had eaten.
The last box released the Deep Breath, and as I put it on, it talked in joyous communion with Lib-VRRRT-tea, showing the path that the purging flames of Zorg would take when they were called upon.
And then, with the first fire of many started, I headed down the tunnel, to see what the path would bring.