Setting up shop (GM)

[Abram Dabra]

So he had a general lay of the land now. An idea of where the major powers that be held claim as well as where the neutral and contested lands were. From the looks of things it seemed that the territories that were still neutral wouldn't be for long. That wasn't his problem, what was his problem was his current living arrangements. It was nice, there was no doubt. Being able to peep on those girls was a dream come true! But he couldn't stay there forever, and if he did he would have nowhere to build and maintain his gear.

So he went North, out of the lands held by the so called Dragons and past where the general conflicts seemed to be. (As in just off the map since he is just looking for a building not a territory.)

His needs were simple. He needed a mechanic shop or something of the like. He needed tools to build and work with metal. Fuel would be a bonus, but he didn't need it for his work but for other things. Namely to booby trap the place.

Once he found a secured a place he would need salvage. Materials to make his gear or to sell to buy what he needed. First thing was first though, he needed that base.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

During his rummaging around he would find what would seem to be the perfect place. An abandoned gas station with a small garage for motor vehicles.

Searching about he saw that most of the tanks were just short of empty but the last tank would still have a near full amount of gas, looks like people had given up on looking by the time the checked the others.

The garage still had a few tools left in it and a few tables but it had been picked clean of anything else, Clyde would definitely need to restock.

Though upon looking around he would find a piece of paper that for him might as well have been a pirates map to gold, because it was a map of the immediate area and it showed the best way for him to make it to a junk yard that the previous owners of the establishment went to collect the parts they used to repair vehicles.

This might even be a place where Clyde could find more tools and even some scraps that he could begin building with?

[Abram Dabra]

Clyde was stoked at finding that and would fold the map up and put it in to one of the pockets of his vest. Whether or not this place worked out it would be useful to have the map. Still, he wasn't going to run off just yet. First he needed to make sure this place really was empty.

That meant he was going to go through the building and look for marks in the dust, trip wires or other traps, and even food. Perishable and none perishable. He needed to know if someone else was squatting in this dump before he pissed someone off.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

While searching he found sign that someone had been living there before him but they were long gone by now, he wouldn't find any traps, thankfully the people that stayed here didn't seem to be the cautious type. As for food the only thing he would find where two vending machines one with drinks of many types and the other snacks. But both had a cover that couldn't be seen through anymore.

Would he try to open them or bust in? Or just leave them be for another day?

[Abram Dabra]

Well it was unlikely that any of the food would be good. But it was possible that if he opened it up he could collect the cash from inside. He might also be able to salvage the refrigeration units and other various things like wire from inside. He wasn't expecting treasure to be stashed in there.

However he was here now and it might be worth a look, so he would head back over to the shop and look for a screwdriver and a bobby pin or something of that sort. He was going to try and pick the locks and see what was inside.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Searching he would find a rusty screw driver and a hair pin, better than nothin right? As he went about picking the lock he was able to open up the one full of snacks first. Opening up the first thing he would notice is he had found the holy grail of hostess non-perishable products, we're talking Ding-dong, snow balls, and many other things but more importantly than anything else he found... He found what was very possibly the very LAST twinkies on the planet, we're talking two rows FULL of twinkies. He was going to be a rich man indeed if he decided to sell. Oh, and he found $25. Would he attempt to open the drinks?

[Abram Dabra]

His eyes widened behind the mask at what he found. It was indeed a treasure, not just food but amazing food. He almost dropped the screwdiver from shock.

"Well butter my ballsack and call me Tallahassee..."

Damn right he was going to open the drink machine! Right after he shoved the money in to several of his vest pockets to distribute the weight.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

As he went to work on the soda machine the screw driver would break inside the lock, bad luck... But thats not all. Clyde would hear something inside click, and it didn't sound like a good click... luckly it had stopped but what would happen if he wasn't careful?!

Would he leave it alone till later? Or press his luck?

[Abram Dabra]

"Are you fucking kidding me? Fucking piece of shit!"

He slammed the machine with an open palm in frustration. If nothing bad happened from that he would shut the snack case and check on the power situation for the building as well as try to figure out what time of day it was.

If it was early enough and if it was close enough he could always head to the junk yard and see what he could find. But he did need to secure this place first.

Once the power was checked on and assessed he would look for a cot or living area of whoever was squatting here before and check to see if there were keys, locks, and chains. In the garage he would double check what other tools he had and if there was a car. Not likely but he would need one to haul a decent load from the junk yard. Either today or in the future.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

He found what might have been a sleeping area made of trash. He would indeed find a set of keys that belonged to a beat up pick-up truck in the back, no gas and no idea if it would work...

[Abram Dabra]

"Fucking Jackpot baby!"

He moved over to the truck, running his hands over the paint of the truck. She was beat up but hopefully she was a fighter. Old trucks were the best, they could just take a pounding and keep on going.

"Oh you poor baby, we will have to get you cleaned up and fixed up later. But I need your help right now. I need you to get me to the junk yard and we can grab some goodies and find a treat or two for you."

He almost purred at the machine as he tested the handle. Using the key if needed he would open it up and hop in. Running his hand over the dash.

"Lucky for you I got the magic touch when it comes to machines."

And he would turn the key and try to turn her on. If she worked next stop would be the junk yard!

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

The motor would click a little. If he tried again more clicking. Then if he continued for a third try in would roar to life smoking coming out of the exhaust as it got rid of all the shit that had collected there in the past few years. It would be alive but it definitely would need some work. But definitely good enough to get him to where he needed and back. The fucker even had half a tank of gas left. Clyde was on a roll.

[Abram Dabra]

"Come on baby. Don't be like that."

He cooed giving it another try until it finally roared to life. He let out a laugh of victory. Things really were looking up for him today. Possible base, truck, gas, and junk food. Now he just had to hope that he would find some good shit in this first trip to the junk yard. Scrap would be nice. Not just metal but wood, rubber, metal woven cable for sure. Finding a winch would be a big help. As would other tools.

He would just need to see what he could find though. He was pretty sure that he could make use of most things. At least anything that was worth taking. Especially since machines just loved him. Letting his baby warm up a few minutes before pulling out the map and following it to the junk yard.

Leaning forward to check the glove compartment as he drove. Just taking a peek, but he also didn't want to crash, so he didn't get to involved. Thankfully most people didn't drive anymore so he probably wouldn't have to worry about other cars.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Inside the glove compartment was!!!!!!! The keys to the vending machine. Boy doesn't he feel stupid... Oh also shiny new set of tools including a hammer screwdriver and a wrench set.

[Abram Dabra]

"Seriously!?"

That was annoying. He slammed the glove compartment and kept driving to the junk yard. If those keys went to what he thought they went to he was going to be pissed. Though at least he might be able to get the bit of screwdriver out of the lock with tweezers or something. It would be annoying, but less annoying than drilling through the lock.