Using a combination of your natural ingenuity and, well, just that actually, you create a data terminal. With the computer parts you found earlier, an old TV screen you found doing some good ol' dumpster diving, and a jury-rigged CPU, you made a data terminal. And a bit of the scrap and electronic parts gathered earlier.
It doesn't really do anything at this point. It's slow, can't connect to the internet, and only serves to accept and store data. But you can always upgrade it or program new things onto it. For now, you should probably think of a use for it though.
Structure Created: Makeshift Data TerminalItems used: 3x Old Computer Parts, 1x Small Scrap, 1x Broken Circuit BoardYou contact the lieutenant. Meeting in what may be the most stereotypical alleyway you've ever seen, he explains to you his new status as second-in-command. You're informed that he doesn't want to move up too quickly to keep suspicion low. You ask him about any possible need for poison bullets. He says that no, that wouldn't be helpful. He either needs discrete weapons or intimidating weapons - anything in between simply doesn't work. If you're already shooting someone, you don't really need to wait for the poison to kick in, after all.
However, he still gives you a Glock and two 17-round magazines to show his appreciation, telling you that you can keep them.
You first buy a drill for
$30 and spend
$20 on various materials to seal the bullets with as well as just enough kitchen oil for testing. You drill four bullets, fill each up with oil, then seal them with a different material. You set up a temporary target
using 1 piece of small scrap metal and get to work testing each bullet. You determine that molten wax is a suitable candidate. You then fill each bullet with 1 ml of venom that was just extracted today.
Item Created: 2x Venom BulletItems used: 2 ml Scorpion Venom, 2 Bullets (+4 in testing)Time to get into the fun part of science: testing. You find a stray dog, take it to a subtle location, and shoot it in a spot that should only wound it. Within ten minutes, the dog succumbs to the venom. Satisfied with your results, you dispose of the corpse. You now have a single remaining venom bullet. You could probably make more, but as of now you don't have any potential buyers. Time to go to the library to do some other research.
It looks like the venom simply just spoils. The easiest way to deal with this would be refrigeration, but you're a
mad independent scientist. The easiest way is just a stepping stone to you!
You turn your attention back to the Gangsta-Venom Ring. Particularly, manufacturing. While you probably could turn scrap metal into a ring, the ring would be rather dull and you definitely do not have the (expensive) proper tools to do so. Maybe you could make a very crude "ring", but it's be exactly that - an extremely crude item that vaguely resembles a ring. In other news, you were able to offload the vial of venom that you had extracted a day or two ago for
$40. But the venom harvested today went towards the two venom bullets.
Nineteen and Eighty-Four need to be fed soon.
Cash: $48
Housing: Trashy Garage.
Holdings:
ToolsStructures- Makeshift Data Terminal
- Makeshift Terrarium [2 Deadly Scorpions]
Creatures- [Makeshift Terrarium] 2 Deadly Scorpions - Nineteen, Eighty-Four (Need to be fed in: 1 day)
Items and Materials- 4x 5 ml Glass Vials
- 6x Small Scrap Metal Pieces
- 4x Broken Circuit Boards
WeaponsAmmunition- 1x 10mm Magazine - 17/17
- 1x 10mm Magazine - 11/17
- 1x 10mm Venom Bullet (Expires in: 2 days)
Would it be helpful if I made a "Contacts" spoiler? I'd prefer not to do it if no one cares, but if it helps, I can definitely add it.
Sidenote: "[Scorpion] Venom Lethal Dosage"
My house is going to get raided, isn't it?
EDIT: Forgot to add spoil date to Venom Bullet.
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