(ooc: uhh ... Amaral said in my last post that he was told by Mom--as in the big bosses of the Cartel--that he was to send some people over to take care of the issues at RF. doesn't Mom's orders override what Arnie wants? just filling you in)
(ooc: P.S. Frye is Skaff's slig valet. Burr is Vladimirs.)
Skaff and Vladimir board the train, accompianed as always by their slig valets. They talk about their plans for RF during the trip.
Skaff: Anyways, Amaral has no business bossing us around! He's so much younger than us!
Vladimir: Yes, but don't forget he is a Big Cheese. We gotta do what he says.
Skaff: Sure,
you do! You're a Wanna-Be! I'm a Big Cheese, too!
And I'm thirty years his elder! I think I know when I'm getting a raw deal.
Vladimir: Calm down. Think of the glory. Think of the luxury. Think of the fame. Think of ... the
moolah.
Skaff: Ahh ... moolah. My only friend. Frye! My cigar!
Frye produced a cigar from his baggage, gave it to Skaff, and lit it. Inhaling deeply, Skaff pictured his new fabulous life as RuptureFarms' new CEO.
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Dave reaches the stockyards. Alone.
Dave: Another long night.
He begins to mop up bits and pieces of bodies. Soon he will need shovels, and wheelbarrows. At least to clean the place up. Whether or not to recycle it or save the meat was up to Arnie, though. Dave did
not want to piss off Arnie. He was terrified of the sligs that hung around him.
Just then Dave saw something that made his flesh crawl.
A young mudokon girl huddled up, crying near a badly wounded slog. She looked up at Dave, who cringed. He recognized her (barely) as Ammy (ooc: i know RM dropped her, I think I may pick her up). Her eyes were blank. Tears ran in rivers down her face.
Ammy: *sniffle* Will my little Adrian be okay?
Dave: (Does she mean the slog?) Ooh, I dunno. Slogs can't take that much abuse without dying.
Ammy: But you hafta help him! He's hurt. I've seen you! You feed the slogs! You clean them! You can help!
Dave: Look, Ammy, there's very little I can do. Maybe I can pull the bullet out, but I've got no anisthetic ... he might die from blood loss if I try it ...
Ammy: It wasn't a gun! It was a paramite!
Dave: Uhh ... oh no. I don't know ... If Aurthur--
Ammy: --Adrian!!
Dave: Adrian. Sorry. If Adrian was a bit smaller I might be able to stitch up the wound ... (Oh, what the hell?) Ammy! Run back to the rest room and find some needles and rip off the edges of a mattress.
Ammy: Why? What do y--?
Dave: If you want me to save Adrian, just go do it!
Ammy leapt up and bolted back accross the stoclyards.
Dave found himself examining her ... then he got a hold of himself.
Dave: Dude! She's only a kid. Knock it off! Keep the blood down.
Dave pressed on the wound to try and slow the blood .....
(ooc: RM i hope you don't mind that I took over on Ammy ... you decided to drop her ... but I wanted to keep her in!

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