(Korenska just stays quiet for a bit)
Korenska- …If you knew me…you’d say I deserve it
Jacob- Then it’s a good thing I don’t know you then
(Korenska is taken aback by his response but looks at the view with levied feelings)
Jacob- …So let’s start then
(Jacob holds out his hand to her as she looks at him in confusing and intrigue)
Jacob- The name’s Jacob Maverick, nice to meet you
(Korenska looks at him a little wide eyed internally questioning his intentions, but upon seeing his genuine smile is a little put at ease although still cautious. She extends her hand and grabs his)
Korenska- Korenska Adrogondel, likewise
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(The handshake lasts quite a bit then they separate)
Korenska- So what's next?
Jacob- Fuck if I know…I guess talk
Korenska- I guess…
Jacob- Before that *takes out his phone* Hey David, everythings cool now, tell everybody for me | just gonna have chat with Korenska here | see ya
(Jacob hangs up and turns to Korenska. She silently looks at him not knowing where to start)
Jacob- Alright, I’ll go first…like I said, my name’s Jacob, I like burgers, quiet times and my friends, I dislike losing
(Jacob extends his hand gesturing for Korenska to start. She looks down at the roof thinking of her words carefully)
Korenska- I’m Korenska…
(She doesn’t know what to say as she’s never done this before)
Jacob- That’s a start *tired smile*
(The scene changes to Sector 4 in the aftermath of Jacob and Korenska’s departure. Séphora is dusting herself off while everyone else is getting their bearings together. Ale is in the background holding his eye struggling, while Sara tetchily walks over to Séphora)
Sara- Fuck was that
Séphora- *pissed sigh* Unprecedented circumstances are always apart of research, rest assured were fine
Sara- Not you bitch, I’m talking about what you were doing
Séphora- My research?
Sara- No, what you were doing to her
Séphora- What do you care
Sara- Because it’s not right
Séphora- *sarcastic* Oh that’s rich, the “condemned” talking to me about what’s “right”
Sara- Don’t act like you know me
(Sara gets up in Séphora’s face)
Séphora- Knowing your a “deathy” is more than enough
(Séphora gives a snarky smirk as she looks down on her)
Séphora- Don’t do anything you’re gonna regret~
(Sara then remembers the last time she did this)
Sara- No one’s here this time
David- I am
(Everyone looks back to David, who’s casually walking towards everyone)
David- I know how much you want to but just don’t you might get a beating or worse killed
(Sara then mean mugs Séphora, who has a smug look on her face, and walks back to her group)
David- Jacob said everythings alright, so he’s got it under control-
(David then notices Nightmare slightly twitching while looking towards Ale whose also struggling)
David- What’s wrong with you both
(Everyone looks at the 2 and are surprised when the Revenant burst out of Ale’s left eye and attacks Nightmare)
Ale/David- *struggling* Argh/Nnrgh
(The 2 beings clash and starting fighting as David is calling Nightmare to stand down but Nightmare doesn’t listen and begins to lay into Revenant beating him into submission and is about the land a killing blow that is until Both feel a force of several suns upon their body)
?- Would someone mind explaining what is happening here
(Everyone looks towards the new voice and sees Nora walking calmly into the room with a leveled, gloved hand causing the entire room to become filled with viscous tension)
Nora- Answer me
(Séphora speaks up after adjusting herself)
Séphora- I was in the middle of my research when Jacob came in, released my subject and let it escape; then his subordinate here *points to Sara* decided to get smart with me
(Nora then looks to David)
Nora- David, is this true
(The question felt more like a statement in David’s ears as he wonders if breathing wrong might get him killed…or worse)
David- Yes it’s all true…
Nora- I see
David- …but Jacob said he took care of it
(Nora then looks at David again and David almost curses himself for speaking. Nora just stands there, still holding Nightmare and Revenant, with David waiting for the worst)
Nora- *releasing her hold* Well if he handled it then tell him to meet me when any of you see him again, thank you David
(David is confused by her nonchalance to what she just said, even Séphora is surprised by her response)
Nora- But I must remind you to keep control over that Zer0 of yours, unless you wish to incur heavy penalties
David- Yes ma’am
(Nora then walks away with a remark)
Nora- Séphora, please study the behavior between O-1234 and O-303 at your earliest convenience
Séphora- Yes ma’am
(Nora then leaves and everyone lets out a breath they didn’t know they had)
Séphora- Minor setback all things considered *looks at Sara* I suggest you keep your remarks to yourself unless you wanna end up on my table *walks away*
Sara- Whatever bitch
(David then retracts Nightmare into his eye and fixes his eyepatch)
David- *to Nightmare* I don’t know what that was but never do that again
Nightmare- but…
David- Never
Nightmare- yes
(David then fixes himself up)
David- I need some fresh air, see y'all later
Natalie- Buh Bye! *waving enthusiastically*
(The scene cuts back over to Jacob and Korenska on the roof just chatting and Jacob showing her things on his phone)
Jacob- …and we call this a pyramid; ancient people called Egyptians made them for their pharaohs…
Korenska- Pharaohs?
Jacob- Kings…
Korenska- Oh…
Jacob- …and they made them pretty big and stuffed them with many treasures
Korenska- This little device is truly fascinating
Jacob- Yeah, I guess they would be pretty neat to someone like you
(They sit in polite silence for a bit)
Korenska- Your world’s history isn’t so different than mine, almost like parallels
Jacob- I would agree with you on that
(Jacob then checks the time on his phone and gets up)
Jacob- Welp I’d say it’s about time we head back inside
(Korenska flinches at the mention of going back inside)
Korenska- I would like to stay here a little longer if that would be fine
Jacob- I would let you but I’m already on borrowed time here since I kind of broke the rules in order to let you out
(Korenska’s face falls as she understands his plight but doesn’t want to go back)
Jacob- *sigh* Tell you what, I’ll stay with you throughout your tests so that they don’t go too far, ok?
(Korenska says nothing but gets up from her spot and starts to walk)
Jacob- *under breath* Atta girl
(Korenska walks to the edge and Jacob follows her grabbing his scythe on the way over)
Jacob- So you think you can survive that jump
Korenska- I honestly hope I don’t
Jacob- I almost feel ya-
(Korenska then walks off the edge free falling to the ground. Jacob shrugs his shoulders and joins her in the free fall. David is out in the front about to pull out a cigarette when 2 loud bangs land in front of him on the platform of The Enterprise shocking him)
David- THE FUCK WAS THAT!?
(As the dust settles he sees the bloody and broken body of Korenska rapidly healing and moving and the relaxed body of Jacob getting up)
David- *sigh of relief* Fwew, Jacob, don't scare me like that man, I see you got the breach handled *points at Korenska*
Jacob- Didn’t lie did I?
David- Yeah, yeah whatevs *sigh* I’m gonna go see, E
Jacob- Have fun
(David leaves)
Jacob- So, lets go
(Korenska walks up popping one of her arms back in the socket and follows him inside. They walk through the lobby bumping into Latoya at the front desk)
Latoya- Jacob, what happened and who’s this? *gesturing to Korenska*
Jacob- She’s the breach that I cleared up
Latoya- *resting arms on the counter* Wow 2 within a week, might be a new record, so where ya off to now?
Jacob- Gonna drop her off at research but with my supervision *looking back at Korenska who just looks down at her feet*
Latoya- Alright, good to know see ya later, baby
(Jacob doesn’t respond to that as he makes his way back to sector 4 with Korenska timidly walking behind him)
Jacob- For what it’s worth I'm not gonna let them hurt you…too much
(Korenska doesn’t know how to feel about that statement as they both get back to the labs to see the disheveled state most of the occupants are in)
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Jacob- What happened here?
Sara- David and Ale’s things *points to her eye* went all crazy and tried to attack each other
(Jacob looks over to Ale and notices him sitting off to the side holding his eye not much out of pain but confusion)
Jacob- We’ll worry about that at some other point, where's Séphora?
(Sara is disgusted by the name)
Sara- Over there *points in her direction*
Jacob- Thanks
(Jacob walks over to Séphora, who gets alerted to his presence by one of the other scientists)
Séphora- *miffed tone* Oh you’re back *looks to Korenska* at least you brought the subject with you
Jacob- I’ll be watching over her while you do your research
Séphora- Why?
Jacob- Because…I want to
(It’s quiet for a bit then Séphora begins laughing her herself)
Séphora- So good ol’ Reaper finally grew a heart, why now huh? Change in diet, activities or is it simply cause you wanna fuck her?
(The last line takes the room by surprise as they weren’t expecting her to say that)
Jacob- Simply a change in interests
Séphora- Pfft, whatever *puts on gloves* and I should let you know, Nora asked for you to come see her
Jacob- Now?
Séphora- Yep
(Jacob internally sighs and looks to Korenska who’s been quiet this whole time. Jacob looks at her and she looks back at him, he then walks past her as she begins to follow. He then turns around to stop her)
Jacob- You're staying here
(Korenska looks visibly disturbed by the news)
Jacob- *sigh* Look just stay here with Sara, Ale and Natalie, Natalie don’t provoke her but keep Séphora off her
Natalie- Aight *crackles electricity*
(Korenska looks visibly saddened by his departure)
Korenska- *in head* Why do I feel this way? This man captured me mere hours ago and yet I am sad to see him leave
(Jacob turns to her)
Jacob- I’ll be back soon, count on it and please *whispers to her* try not to hurt anyone
(Jacob leaves as the sector goes quiet with the subtle crackles of Natalie’s electricity. Then everyone hears the sound of someone humming to music and the familiar sound of foot flops)
Akoni- bibiddi beep bop skippy scop-
(He sees everyone looking at him confused)
Akoni- What?
(Jacob is at Nora’s door and makes his way in)
Nora- Good to see you Jacob
Jacob- *takes a seat* Séph said you needed me?
Nora- Yes, I wanted to know about that breach that you let escape and cause extreme damage to the streets of D.C.
(Even though the tone isn’t present, Jacob feels he’s being scolded)
Jacob- Yeeassss, about that, I handled it
Nora- I know you handled it but I want to know why it happened
Jacob- Because I let her escape
(Nora is silent for a second)
Nora- Why
Jacob- To put it simply *leans forward* I felt bad for her
(Nora goes silent again which puts Jacob off)
Nora- This is a new development…
Jacob- Hm?
Nora- You’ve never been one to care for the well being of others as of late, especially when it comes to Zer0s
Jacob- I know…
Nora- Then what changed
(Its Jacob’s turn to go silent as he remembers Natalie’s explanations on the train ride)
[Flashback:
Natalie- Ah mean it wasn’t so bayud all thet happened wuz Ahd git shocked, evur now an again an sent out fahwar fites an rinse an repeat (I mean it wasn’t so bad all that happened was I would get shocked, every now and again and sent out for fights and rinse and repeat)
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Natalie- *smiling* Sumtimes Ahd git thangs shot at may or cut open but Ah wuz either asleep or it didn’t affect me (Sometimes I would get things shot at me or cut open but I was either asleep or it didn’t affect me)
:End Flashback]
(He then remembers the fight with Korenska)
[Flashback:
?- …no…no…no…no, no, no, no, no, no, NO, I will not go back, I will die before I go back, I WILL KILL YOU BEFORE I GO BACK *reveals her slit pupils and sharp teeth*
Jacob- *in head* Let's test something
(Jacob breaking her arm and snapping the appendage back in place with the skin healing over it)
Korenska- What do you care, scum
(Jacob remembering her struggling in his grasp trying to break free of his scythe)
:End Flashback]
(Jacob looks up at Nora and breaths in deeply)
Jacob- …I guess, I’ve regained a conscience
(Nora analyzes this statement, as well as Jacob’s body language and social cues)
Nora- Is that all
Jacob- Yes…
Nora- Well, then you can thank your conscience for your cut pay for the next month
(That causes Jacob to sigh in annoyance but also in understanding)
Jacob- Understood
Nora- So is that all
Jacob- Yeah
Nora- Then you may leave
(Jacob gets up to exit the room and when he put his hand of the door he stops himself)
Nora- Is something the matter
Jacob- *not turning to look at her* Can the Zer0s with consciousness be treated better here, at least the ones who we can reason with?
(Nora just stares at his back in contemplation)
Nora- I will leave that up to Akoni and Séphora
(Jacob doesn’t say anything but just subtly acknowledges the situation he’s in and leaves. He makes it back to the research labs and see Akoni is here now chatting with Séphora and making Sara uncomfortable)
Jacob- I’m back
(Korenska subtly beams up at this and Jacob makes his way over to everyone)
Jacob- Sara, was everything alright?
Sara- Yeah, you weren’t gone for very long, doubt anything could have happened
Jacob- You’d be surprised *walks over to Séphora and Akoni* alright you can begin now
(Séphora is confused by this and asks)
Séphora- Didn’t you just get angry at me for this?
Jacob- Yeah which is why I’m making a small change, the use of anesthetics
Séphora- Why?
Jacob- Because I’m sure you wouldn’t want one of your experiments to die from shock right?
Séphora- You’re kidding, that thing can literally self heal I’m not concerned for its health if it can do that
Akoni- Oh Duh wi dear “Reapa” hab ah sawf spot fah ah Zer0? (Oh, does our dear “Reaper” have a soft spot for a Zer0?)
Jacob- Maybe or it’s just consideration out of my subordinate’s feelings *gestures to Sara* either way it should be done like this
Séphora- And who says I should listen to you, I don’t see an official document from Nora
Jacob- That is true…
(Jacob goes into deep thought and comes up with an idea)
Jacob- But that just mean I’ll have to do one of my other duties and protect you from rogue Zer0s
(Everyone is confused by that statement as Jacob faces towards his crew with an arm up)
Jacob- Sorry Korenska, I can’t let you harm Séphora, so I must ask you to stay back
(Everyone is confused until Akoni starts to laugh)
Akoni- HAHAHAHA
Séphora- Your a smart motherfucker Jacob, I’ll give you that
(Sara catches on and so does Ale while Natalie just sits there confused at the situation unfolding in front of them)
Séphora- Ok ok fine I won’t experiment on her today, sheesh, you’re lucky I have another specimen I felt like doing today, PERKINS!
(One of the researchers comes up to her)
Perkins- Yes ma’am?
Séphora- Is Wendigo ready?
Perkins- Yes ma’am, but may I ask what about that request from the chief?
Séphora- I’ll deal with it later
(Séphora moseys off to one of the other labs as Akoni walks up to Jacob)
Akoni- Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, haha, *pats Jacob's shoulder* yu jus poked an anomaly wid dat gweh (Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, haha,you just poked an anomaly with that move)
Jacob- *rubs his neck* Like I give a shit
Akoni- Neva change Reapa neva change An nuh di irony a nuh laas pon mi. (Never change Reaper never change, and no the irony isn’t lost on me)
(Jacob watches him leave the area with Séphora in tow)
(The scene cuts over to David walking down the hall to Sector 5. David rings the buzzer for Estralza and she comes to the window rather quickly this time)
Estralza- *taking off her goggles* Oh hello David deary, what brings you here
David- *sigh/rubbing face* Nothin much just need to clear my head
Estralza- *smirking* Then you’ve come to the right place
David- Heh, I always do
(Estralza leads him to the back where she has multiple targets already set up for other guns)
Estralza- Just wait here deary, I’ll be back
(David sits down on one of the benches and takes a few deep breaths before Estralza comes back out with a few carts. David goes to grab one but Estralza playfully smacks his hand)
Estralza- *smiling* Payment?
David- *sigh* Of course
Estralza- *chuckles* We’ll see, deary
(David picks up a pistol and begins examining it)
Estralza- Would you like for me to explain each one?
David- Pretty sure I remember all of them from last time, unless ya got anything new
(That statement puts Estralza in thought)
David- Heh, I’ll ask if I need it
(David opens Nightmare, takes out a pair of noise cancelling headphones and puts them on. He goes over to the targets and begins firing the shots one after another goes to another. Estralza sits and watches with a proud smile on her face as he picks up another gun and begins firing. He switches from pistols to shotguns firing all manner of pellets from 10 gauge to .410 bore. He then moves onto assault rifles annihilating the targets as they are layered with holes and bullet markings. After a while the firing ceases and David takes off the headphones fixing his hair as he does so. Estralza gets up from her seat clapping her hands)
Estralza- Any complaints?
David- None that I can find in any of these bad boys but if I had one it would be, something new
Estralza- Pardon?
David- I’d like something new, something I’ve never had before, something with the old Estralza-touch *taps Estralza’s shoulder* ya know
(Estralza puts her hand on her chin in deep thought at the remark)
Estralza- I think I'll have something ready in the future, is this a custom order or just a challenge? *smirks*
David- You’ll take it as both either way *leaves*
(As David leaves Estralza then tightens her gloves and says to herself)
Estralza- I accept, deary
(She then notices all the bullet and pellet cartridges on the floor. She then opens her phone and calls David)
Estralza- You forgot to pay
(David then ran back and paid in full both for his usage and forgetfulness)
(Cut to a man in his room blasting music and “rocking” out as he’s reading his mail)
?- Enterprise recruitment letter?
(The man flips open the papers and sees the salaries)
?- WHAT ARE THOSE NUMBERS I’D BE SET FOR LIFE THERE
(He then looks out the window to the night sky)
?- But I have heard some nasty rumors about that place…
(He then folds the papers back and steels himself)
?- Well wouldn’t hurt to check it out, amiright?
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Estralza’s gun terminology
- Action: The action is the brain of the gun. It is the part where you load, fire and eject the casings.
- Stock: The stock is the handle of the gun. It is made up of the butt and the fore-end.
- Barrel: The Barrel is the nose of the gun, the point where the bullets are fired from. Once a bullet is fired, it travels through the barrel and out the muzzle.
- Muzzle: the muzzle is the hole the bullet exits from.
- Bore: The bore is the inside of the barrel
- Cylinder: The Cylinder holds the rounds in a revolver. It rotates as the gun is fired, pumping bullets into the chamber.
- Grip: The Grip is where you hold a gun.
- Hammer: The Hammer on a revolver is a pin like instrument that strikes the primer which fires the bullet from the gun.
- Clip: A clip stores the rounds of ammunition on a single line-like device that can be placed into a magazine.
- Magazine: The Magazine is a container that is spring activated, which can be detachable or fixed. It holds cartridges for a repeating firearm.
- Trigger: The Trigger is what you pull yo fire the gun
- Trigger Guard: The trigger guard is the loop that fits in front of the trigger to shield it from accidental firing.
Ammunition
- Bullet: is the projectile that exits the gun.
- Cartridges/Shell: This is the case, primer, propellant and projectile (bullet). The bullet sits in the cartridge case.
- Shotshell: Are rounds of shotgun ammunition, containing pellets rather than a bullet.
- Pistols:
- 9mm is by far the most common. It's moderately powerful and small, a full size pistol typically holds 15 or more rounds. Recoil is mild.
- .45 ACP is a large and fairly powerful cartridge. Capacity is typically limited to under 10 and small .45 caliber pistols are rare. Recoil is stout but not unpleasant. .45 ACP has a strong reputation as a “man stopper”.
- .380 ACP is a small cartridge used almost exclusively for pocket pistols. Capacity is usually 6-10. Such pistols have jumpy and unpleasant recoil because they're so small.
- .40 Smith and Wesson is similar to 9mm but bigger and more powerful. Recoil is snappy but manageable and capacity is usually 13 or more.
- Revolvers:
- .357 Magnum is a powerful cartridge used mostly in full size revolvers. It has a reputation as a “man stopper”. .357 revolvers can also shoot .38 special. Recoil is stout but manageable.
- .38 special is used mostly in small pocket revolvers or very old revolvers. It’s similar in power to 9mm but a little less powerful. Recoil is mild except for in very light pocket guns.
- .44 Magnum is not the most powerful handgun cartridge in the world but it is very powerful and it is the most powerful common handgun cartridge. It can be used to hunt anything in North America, is often carried for defense against bears, and is generally regarded as a badass weapon. .44 Magnum revolvers are almost always big and heavy. They have a lot of recoil and require a skilled shooter to control.
- Rifles:
- 5.56/.223 is what almost all AR-15 type rifles are chambered in. It fires a tiny bullet at extremely high speed. Recoil is very low, effective range is about 300 yards. The ammo is light so someone can carry a lot of it
- 7.62x39 is what AK-47s and several other eastern tactical rifles are chambered in. It's bigger, heavier, and more powerful than 5.56 but shorter range with best effect within 200 yards. Old surplus 7.62x39 rifles and ammo used to be extremely cheap.
- .308/7.62x51 is a powerful rifle cartridge used mostly for hunting deer and larger animals or for long range shooting. It's about twice as powerful as 5.56 and can be used on any animal in North America. There are some old military rifles in this cartridge such as the m14, they're fairly big and heavy things.
- Shotguns:
- By far the most common chambering for a shotgun is 12 gauge. It's a big, powerful, versatile cartridge with a lot of recoil.
- 20 gauge is smaller than 12 gauge, it’s mostly used by women and children who don’t want heavy recoil.
Warnings/Precautions
- Hollow Point Bullets are not more deadly than full metal jacket bullets. Though a hollow point will cause damage, full metal bullets are actually more likely to over-penetrate and move when with the flesh, causing a more devastating wound.
- Guns are really loud. How loud exactly? Most heavy duty guns could cause hearing loss. It simply isn't possible for two characters to have a lovely chat while firing weapons.
- Rifles with scopes make it easier to shoot but they won't make a beginner a sudden genius marksman. Scopes help but they don't perform miracles.
- Shotguns shoot shells not bullets.
- Your character should not tuck a just fired handgun into their waistband or else they will get a nasty burn.
- Silencers or better yet, suppressors do not silence your shots. They actually lower the sound by a few decibels.
- Don't have your character fire a gun sideways. They will fuck up their wrist and look stupid while doing it.
- Most rifles and shotguns aren't pump action
- If you drop your gun, it won't fire itself.
- The clip and magazine are two different things. They can't be used as synonyms.
- When somebody is shot, they don't go flying back. They crumple on the spot.
- The exit wound of a bullet is larger than the entry point.
- Most beginners will have trouble with recoil. Bloody noses and black eyes are common if one doesn't know what they're doing.