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[stabbymcstabstab]

also if we get time, lets go dumpster diving for old electronics and scrap metal.

[Funk]

Use radiation on 19  to make him bigger.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalěs]

Make a "perpetual motion machine," get investors to give you money. Disappear.

[RAM]

Use radiation on 19  to make him bigger.

I request that we wait on this proposal until we have baby scorpions. I suspect that the mutations are more likely to be permanent in infants...

research scorpion breeding...

[Chiefwaffles]

You're able to extract 3 ml of venom today. You list it online, but unfortunately it seems like no one had interest in it today. Maybe tomorrow. You spend roughly ten minutes buying food for Nineteen and Eighty-Four then feed them. (-$5)

You had a large amount of plans today but some of them didn't make it past the conceptualization stage. Making a fake perpetual motion machine could definitely make some money, but you don't really know where to start other than that. You'd have to think about the details and break it into smaller steps - you can't really do all that in one day. That, and pulling off a scam like that could ruin any potential future reputation you may have. Then there's the use of radiation. It's definitely an interesting idea, but you're pretty sure you don't have anything capable of emitting enough radiation in your garage, and there's probably not much that you could buy or find with your current budget to do so.

Disregarding that, you head to the library to do some more research. It turns out that with just a small bit of encouragement, you can get Nineteen and Eighty-four to mate. Though the problem would be waiting. You estimate that it'd take a month to get about 6 usable baby scorpions, then a lot longer - around 2-3 months - for them to mature. Satisfied with your answers, you head over to a few dumpsters next to various places likely to throw away old electronics and scrap metal.
It's difficult finding "general" items - having specific types of objects in mind such as "computer motherboards" would be much easier. Despite this, you manage to find 8 small pieces of scrap metal and 5 broken electronic boards.

Spoiler: You (click to show/hide)

Cash: $60
Housing: Trashy Garage.
Holdings:

• Cheap Welder
• Makeshift Terrarium [2 Deadly Scorpions]
• [Makeshift Terrarium] 2 Deadly Scorpions - Nineteen, Eighty-Four (Need to be fed in: 3 days)
• 4x 5 ml Glass Vials
• 5ml Glass Vial - 3ml Scorpion Venom (Will go bad in: 2 days)

Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

You people are trying to get me on some kind of watchlist, aren't you?
Also, while a vial was used this update, the number remained the same because I deducted one too many last update.

[ATHATH]

It doesn't matter if the scrap explosion was harmless, we still managed to draw energy from scrap metal!

Sell the patent for our scrap 'splosion technique (we applied for a patent for it, right?) to an energy company for millions of dollars.

[Gwolfski]

Scour dumpsters for computer motherboards, ram cards and other computer stuff.

[vishdafish]

Go round the neighbourhood, offering the chance to see deadly scorpions for the extremely low price of $5.

[S34N1C]

Go round the neighbourhood, offering the chance to see deadly scorpions for the extremely low price of $3.

I like this one, but I'd bump the price up to at LEAST $5

[Funk]

Go round the neighbourhood, offering the chance to see deadly scorpions for the extremely low price of $5.

+1

[stabbymcstabstab]

Let's start making homemade tasers form the electronics and scrap metal to sell to our customers along with the venom.

[Maegil]

Make a hollow gangsta ring with a tiny retractile hypodermic needle to be filled with scorpion poison. Get in touch with the most powerful non-local gang (don't crap on your own doormat), talk your way to the head guy's second in command and evaluate his loyalty. Offer your service as a mad scientist. Give him the ring to either use as he wishes or give it to his boss (mentioning the expiration date).

[Chiefwaffles]

You make a very lovely "SEE DEADLY SCORPIONS $5" sign and start parading around the area holding it. Somehow, you get 4 visitors after about two hours of it. That's a nice $20 of cash in your pockets.

You investigate the possibility of making a ring with a retractable scorpion VENOM injector. First, you buy the hypodermic needle. (-$2). Then, you find an adequate ring for $20. Finally, you painstakingly hollow out the ring, just barely making a big enough space without breaking the ring. You fill up the needle with the venom you harvested yesterday and insert it inside, closing up the ring and rigging a small "button" to extend it.
Item Created: Venom Ring

You're quite pleased with the result. There is a (large) flaw in the design, though - the venom itself. It's not going to keep for long. You decide to be upfront about this flaw and just mention the availability of refills.

Then there's the next step in your plans. You take a stroll over to a nearby gang (that doesn't occupy your general vicinity) and decide to try and find the second-in-command. After a lot of talking, you finally get to meet a lieutenant. While they're not the second-in-command, you decide that they'll do. You spend a bit of time discussing matters with him, evaluating his loyalty to the gang.
To say the least, he seems fairly loyal but you think you can tell he wants more power. You give him the ring (mentioning the venom expiration) and tell him how to contact you. He informs you that they'd be interested in purchasing any things you create relevant to their cause, such as weapons. He tells you how to contact him and leaves.

Well, that's that. You use the remaining time in your day to do a bit of research, routine stuff, and resource collection. You fill up the vial that was used to fill the ring again, this time with 2 ml of Scorpion Venom. Unfortunately you once again get no buyers online.

You consider the possibility of making a taser using your current supply of broken electronics and scrap metal, but it's simply not possible. You'd need a lot more tools, but more importantly, a power source (such as a battery) and wiring. Though with those materials it definitely would be very possible to build.

You spend the rest of your time today dumpster diving for computer parts. You find 3 Old Computer Parts. While ancient, they should work to some degree assuming they're set up properly. You find some discarded CPUs as well, but they're simply too delicate to survive something like this. It was hard enough finding functional versions of the much more durable components.
((Computer Parts are an abstraction of more or less anything that goes inside a computer. 1 computer part is 1 ram card, 1 motherboard, 1 hard drive, etc., but they don't cover CPUs or GPUs.))

You also tried to patent the Quik-Bomb™ Technique and quickly look around for investors, but they're all laughing at you.
Darn.

Spoiler: You (click to show/hide)

Cash: $58
Housing: Trashy Garage.
Holdings:

• Cheap Welder
• Makeshift Terrarium [2 Deadly Scorpions]
• [Makeshift Terrarium] 2 Deadly Scorpions - Nineteen, Eighty-Four (Need to be fed in: 2 days)
• 4x 5 ml Glass Vials
• 5ml Glass Vial - 2ml Scorpion Venom (Will go bad in: 2 days)
• 8x Small Scrap Metal Pieces
• 5x Broken Circuit Boards
• 3x Old Computer Parts

Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

While I am fine with abstract suggestions (scuh as Maegil's ring suggestion), I would prefer it if some more steps were given. So for Maegil's suggestion, while it's still a good one, it could instead be "buy a small hypodermic needle and use [tool/service/thing/skill/whatever] to hollow out/make a gangsta ring. Then fill it with scorpion venom, ..."

It still works either way. It's just that sometimes actions can be vague enough that I either don't know how the action giver realistically planned on doing something, or that the method I assumed they wanted is completely wrong. Like someone may make an action that is reasonable with a certain method, but I can't think of that method. Or the method I DO use for executing an action ends up spending way much more money than the person intended. Etc.
Really, the only vague part about Maegil's suggestion was the method of hollowing out/making a ring. I abstracted it this time.

Once again, not "needed" in any way. It'd just increase your chances of it succeeding/going the way you planned a tiny bit.

Also, I forgot to include the gathered scrap metal and electronics from last update in holdings, so I'm doing that now.

[S34N1C]

See about finding a cheaper way if making the Gangsta Rings^tm. Maybe see about making the rings out of scrap? Also, did the lieutenant forget to pay us?

[KiwiOui]

String together the computer bits onto an old TV display, for a data terminal.