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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 23, 2007 23:47:37 GMT -5
"The one you're looking at is a bolt repeater. It means you have thirty metal bolts to launch like a crossbow but instead of having to put in a bolt manually you just turn a crank."
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 23, 2007 23:52:57 GMT -5
"There's a handy toy... and that big one beside it?" He had put on a pair of looking glasses to examine them more easily.
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 23, 2007 23:53:55 GMT -5
"The repeater rifle or the fire thrower? ...The fire thrower's the huge one, the repeater rifle is the slightly larger one with the long barrel."
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 23, 2007 23:58:50 GMT -5
"Fire thrower, you say? Brocktree's whiskers, the things they have today. When I was in the Long Patrol, the best we had was what your lord forged for us and the hare by your side. Now we have... bolt repeater rifles and fire throwers. Such a revolutionary season we're living in."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 24, 2007 0:01:56 GMT -5
"Most of this stuff I made in... The last couple seasons, really." Linx looked around his store a bit dispassionately. "When you live in my world it's not that huge an advance to have all this, with the initial advent of repeater technology everything on top of it has just strengthened our hold over vermin around here."
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 24, 2007 0:14:34 GMT -5
There was a barely noticeable change in his tone. "Vermin, eh? Well, can't be too cautious with them... I was thinking of staying on here, maybe joining the local fighters. Natural profession, you know, even being retired and all." Titus didn't seem that old, so it wasn't hard to wonder why exactly he retired early.
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 24, 2007 0:19:05 GMT -5
"Too cautious? At best, the local ones have bows, crossbows. We have automatic ranged weapons that can tear a rat apart with a squeeze of a trigger." Linx glanced at the wooden chest near the center of the room. "They're a bit hopeless at the moment."
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 24, 2007 0:22:54 GMT -5
"Really? Even wildcats? Once saw one take a bolt in the chest and continue fighting without flinching..."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 24, 2007 0:26:02 GMT -5
"If that happens I'll just have to make the wildcat in question take another. And another. And another. The beauty of repeaters," Linx remarked.
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 24, 2007 0:33:21 GMT -5
"Hmm..." He stared at the corner for a moment before continuing his queries. "Some vermin, you can't simply kill. They grab innocents and use them as a shield, burn down homes without warning, ambush you before you can even pull the trigger. I think as long as there are such beasts in the world, you can never have too many paws onboard." He grinned. "Besides, can't let you take away all the fun, wot wot."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 24, 2007 0:34:44 GMT -5
"Ambushes... It never matters who fires the first shot. What matters is who fires the last."
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 24, 2007 11:01:11 GMT -5
"Really? Some fellows, there's no difference. Blow to the head, knife in the back, shot to the chest... body's a fragile thing, mate. And then your bolt thrower whatsit is lying on the ground, jolly well ready to be cranked... never seen your contraptions in action, but I figure all you need is one clever foe and a little free time. Then you won't be worrying about bows and crossbows at best." He removed the spectacles and rubbed his eyes. "Sorry. Rough day, mate. Bit of action in the dust earlier, wot wot. I think I'll be taking that palm dagger now."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 24, 2007 14:53:45 GMT -5
"Go right ahead. Six coins." Linx could tell that debating the positive traits of repeater weapons would go nowhere with a hare like this one. Not like he needed an extra custom order anyway, he had far too many in his backlog as it was.
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Post by Titus Finnington Jauntius on Oct 24, 2007 15:06:39 GMT -5
He opened a small pouch and sorted out six coins of various quality. "One of these days, we're going to have to agree on some bloody form of currency..."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Oct 24, 2007 15:09:21 GMT -5
"The ones made out of the nice metals work well enough..." Linx sorted through them and stopped on the fourth. "Where did this come from? It's copper... And has this insignia."
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