| The Hunters; A tale of mutant hunting. | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 10 2008, 12:08 PM (639 Views) | |
| mattblackgod | Aug 10 2008, 12:08 PM Post #1 |
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Skull walked into the Camp, his hand casually resting on the grip of the fancy heavy assault rifle slung on his shoulder. The camp was located in a old building. Rusted heaps of metal surounded the walls. Maybe this was some sort of garage in the old times? A fire burned brightly in a old oil drum in the centre of the camp. He looked around the shadows and spotted one or to other "Hunters" resting. He squatted in front of the drum and warmed his hands. It got bastard cold around here at night. It was hard and dangerous work hunting the hordes of mutant beasts that lived around these parts. But it paid well in skins, scavenging and rewards from various towns and villages that skirted the Zone. These people got swarmed by the dangerous mutants and they now hired the hunters on a kill basis to try to keep the numbers down. It was whispered that one or two of the bunker cities or the Guardians where behind some of the payments that came in. It also explained the various weapons and ammo the traders had to trade with the hunters. It wasnt like this in other parts of the wastelands. Ammo and decent firearms was scarce. Maybe they feared the mutants spreading. Skull guessed that this area must have been hit pretty hard during the dark days. There was still some Rad hotspots and pools of toxic sludge that would kill you horribly - and sometimes slowly over weeks. The zone was over fifty miles across. Back in the old days it looked like it was an area of farmlands and industrial areas with a couple of abandoned villages. To the North was a series of what was factories, strange underground complexes, a ruined city and what some claim was a power plant. "How did you do today?" Skull asked a shadowy figure. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Aug 10 2008, 03:27 PM Post #2 |
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"Pretty good - I managed to track down a bear, straight out of one of the hotzones. It mussta been in there a while 'cause the creep had been doin' its work. The thing was a good couple feet longer than 'ur average bear, and the damn thing had tentacles instead of one paw. Still got it tho'. Name's ... well I guess its irrelevant anyways. Call me shade." A draft catchs the fire, casuing it to flare and revealing the figure. Shade is quite a big man, in dark woodland camo trousers and jacket. Webbing can just be made out, under the big wolf skin cloak he wears. Across his knees is some sort of double barreled weapon, with a telescopic sight. The face is hidden under a black woolen ski mask. "Oh, and this is fang" The greastures with a lazy motion at the massive cat lying out next to him. At a guess, it was a big mountain cat of some sort, like a cougar, grown to massive propotions. A pair of oversized teeth protrude from its bottom jaw. "So stranger - how was your day?" |
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| mattblackgod | Aug 10 2008, 07:04 PM Post #3 |
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Skull grinned, the firelight highlighting odd round scars on this left cheek. His eyes scanned the shadows. The big man and his cat where not the only hunters here. "Nice cat friend, Shade. The name is Skull. Been on a walkabout, been as far south as the rookies camp today. Spotted plenty of mutants about - to the South of here. Nothing special. Boars, Dog Packs and some things that might have been pigs once. All legs and eyeballs. I should have bagged one - they make good eating" Skull sighed and slapped down a bundle of what looked like large dogs tails. "You know the old vehicle scrapyard about four miles South West of here? There is another small hunter camp. Or should I say was." Skull paused before continuing. "I was approaching that when I heard shots. I ran towards the scrapyard as I know they have bandit trouble from time to time." Bandits and raiders where another risk of life here. They hit Hunters taking trophies and any loot they had. They claimed the bounties and rewards. The promise of old world artifacts also attracted them. "When I got there I spotted six huge mutant dogs feeding on two hunters camped there. They had managed to bag one before buying the farm. These mutts are not like your usual mutie wild dog packs. They are faster, uglier - I swear they look part human, the leap like a cat able to easily clear a full grown man and they have claws like a cat. Good job I had this weap with me" Skull said patting the heavy assault rifle. "I have heard of these creatures before - but never this far South. Only serious heavy cal weapons can drop these things. A while back a hunter told me he put two full 5.56 auto clips in one before it would drop" Skull shook his head sadly. It was obivous that the presence of the mutants this far south worried him. "I jumped up on a wreck and dropped two mutts with short bursts. The others scattered and kept coming at me from all angles. Man - I burnt three clips just trying to keep a bead on them. They where so quick. Bagged them in the end." Skull reached into a pouch and produced a can of food. "Beans?" he asked Shade as he pull the ring tab lid off. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Aug 10 2008, 08:31 PM Post #4 |
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"Well meet Skull. Thanks for the offer - I haven't had beans for quite a while. I'm afraid I can offer much in return. I've got some Jerky, but thats about it. 'Tho the Bear's hide will get a good bounty, I wouldn't want to try eating any of the meat so I was set to go a bit hungry tonight. I know the scarpyard camp - I was holed up there for a while, back during the summer. Gods, it seems a long time ago." Shade, drops one hand and starts to scratch fang between the ears. The big cat starts to let out a deep purr. Looking back up to Skull he starts talking again. "As for those new critters? I've never seen anythin' like 'em myself. I was talkin' to an old scrap prospector from out west, and he was sayin' somethin' about some fast new muties out there - perhaps these were the ones?" |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Aug 10 2008, 08:39 PM Post #5 |
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"As for stoppin' 'em... My rifle should do the trick - .600, with custom loads. Back before the fall it was an elephant piece. Stops pretty much anythin' with one shot. I 'ave to 'and make each round, takes a soddin' age, but its worth it. The kick makes it a bitch for repeated shootin'... but, hey - you don't need more than one shot fer each target so I guess it don't matter so much" |
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| mattblackgod | Aug 10 2008, 08:57 PM Post #6 |
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Skull looked at the big cat again. He guessed what it really was as soon as he laid eyes on it. Shade was really fortunate. "Its okay - keep em. I have a stash of them. They maybe the ones. There are human mutants in the ruins too. Do you know they are so wasted they act like wild beasts - running about on all fours attacking anything for food. Weird. " He replyed. "I once lived with a girl - she has a Psicat. A little cute thing. She knew its thoughts and it knew hers. That cat saved her life. It alerted her to raiders on her village well before they arrived. It guided her out in pitch black and allowed her to see through its eyes. When she was safe the cat watched over her all night until it was safe to return. Fantastic really!" Skull said looking directly at Shade looking for some sign he was right. "She told me that the cat picks thier compainion and they stayed together until the end. Sharing minds and vision. The cat acts like a guardian of sorts too. She always knew when I was going to call thanks to that cat." Skull laughed. His voice dropped low "You know - she told me that some people had big Psicats. If Fang is what I think he is you are really lucky. Even if he isnt - you guys look out for each other." Skull opened another can of beans. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Aug 11 2008, 06:15 PM Post #7 |
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"I know those muties. Fang love's em'." The flickers of a grin can be seen through the mouth hole of the ski mask. "The fools are so busy tryin' to get to me that they don't see 'er comin' up from the flank. They may be fast, but they aren't that tough. Sure as 'ell aren't tough enough to 'ave those size teeth rippin' through your throat." "As for this over grown moggie bein' a, whaddyacall 'em? 'Psi-cat'? Thats a load of crap" A faint flicker of an eyelid, that could have been a wink if you were looking for one "Fang 'as been with me ever since the night a gang of raders burned down my folks 'ome. I ran out the back, as Pa shot the first one that came through the door. Ma died a few years before, so it was just me an' 'im. So out I go, into the black night. The raders mustta thrown some molatovs onto the barn rooves, 'cause there was fire all over the place. I 'eard the shootin' stop, an' I know they musta got Pa. Well, on I go - running ino the wood. I ran for what felt like hours, until eventually the sun started to come up - like, what was that piece of poetry Pa use to recite? 'An' the sun comes up like thunder, from China, 'cross the bay' I never knew that the sun could thunder, but by gods it would have that mornin', if it could. All red an' angry as 'ell. And then I see this 'ere cat paddin' along beside me. God only knows 'ow far she 'ad been with me. Bloody slient she was. And she 'as never left my side since, and that was a fair few years ago. I don't know 'ow long a cat that big will live fer, but Fang don't look or act old. I'd say she doesn't feel old either " Shade rolls up his ski mask, revealing a rugged, scared face of a man about 30. "Since we're introduced, thought it would be a bit more polite to let you seem my face" He grins, and beside him fang's right eye flashes closed... in what could have been a wink..." Edited by v_lazy_dragon, Aug 11 2008, 06:15 PM.
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| mattblackgod | Aug 17 2008, 04:03 PM Post #8 |
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"Well met" Skull grinned. He produced a dirty wooden spoon and started to shovel them into his mouth. "Been to the Rookie camp of late?" He asked inbetween mouthfulls "There are green kids down there looking to go mutant hunting with just a 9mm pistol! Huh - madness!" Skull shook his head. "Thats okay for the edge, but most mutants soak up 9mm rounds like a sponge. I have seen it happen. A lass emptied a whole clip into something with tenticles. It lasted long enough to drain her blood through the same tenticles. Thats how I got these" he pointed to the odd circular scars on his cheek. "The critter lived long enough to attack me too. It took several shotgun blasts at close range to drop it" Skull explained. He bleched loudly after finishing the beans. Routing around in a pouch he pulled out a small black pouch and a clay pipe. "Smoke? Brittannia Rough weed - the best. Good Baccy. Helps me think." |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Aug 17 2008, 05:13 PM Post #9 |
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"'untin' Muties with a 9 Mil? Man, those kids are crazy... I'd rather have a go at 'em with a spear than a poxy liddle gun like that. At least with a spear, if its cross bars like them old boar spears used to, then the damned thin' can't get too close. I'll skip the baccy - puss cat here doesn't like it" As Shade stops scratching behind Fang's ears ears to take the remaining beans, the purring abruptedly stops -and the big cat gives Shade a whithering look "Sorry gal, but a guy's got to eat..." Fang tosses her head irritably and goes back to gazzing towards the fire "These beans are purty good, Skull - must be one of 'em branded cans. So where are youse headin' out to tomorrow? I'll probably head up north, see what I can find in the ruins. Doubt I'll bother goin' as far as radionobyl 'station tho.... It ain't worth the creep for the sort of muties you do find up there" |
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| mattblackgod | Aug 25 2008, 07:08 PM Post #10 |
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"I was goin' to head back to the edge. See if I can get some rookies to come and take back that camp site I liberated today!" Skull grunted. "But - I am down to three clips for the rapid fire. I have a stash to the North - if you dont mind the company." Skulls eyes scanned the gloom and the figures beyond. He paused for a minute listening to the buildings other occupants. "Man, this camp is quieter than the grave. No singing, no chatter. Hell not even any snoring. What's up with them?" He asked Shade. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Aug 26 2008, 10:38 AM Post #11 |
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"You're more 'an welcome to tag along - company is always good on a trip up north!" Shade grins "Besides - puss cat isn't always the most talkative of creatures. As fr these other folks, I don't know whats gotten into 'em - they're the deadest bunch I've seen for a while..." |
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| mattblackgod | Oct 3 2008, 08:24 AM Post #12 |
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"Sure thing. Two guns are always better than one in mutie country!" Skull grinned. He looked to the shadows in the warehouse. The silence of the other hunters was starting to bug him. "Hellooooo the camp!" Skull called, his hand ready to reach for a weapon as you never could tell how such things might pan out. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Oct 3 2008, 08:51 AM Post #13 |
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"Aye - speak up you'se folks... you've all got tounges ain't you?" |
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| Just Another Raider | Oct 3 2008, 08:37 PM Post #14 |
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A Tall, man, maybe 6 feet stood up and looked at the others. Showing a grin, he outstrched his hand. "Names Twitch, i got this for being a wee bit...twitchy on this baby" Showing a Ak-74 wih a underslung grenade launcher, he sat back down. "I got...maybe one nade left for my launcher, saving it in case i see a big ass mutie." |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Oct 3 2008, 09:12 PM Post #15 |
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"Please to meet you Twitch..." The big cat calld Fang growls quitely - it sounds vaguely friendly, but it sure isn't purring "Thats some purty 'efty fire power you got there...Where you 'eaded tomorrow?" |
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| Just Another Raider | Oct 3 2008, 09:31 PM Post #16 |
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"Dunno. I sorta head whereever seems right. Where you headed?" |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Oct 4 2008, 08:28 AM Post #17 |
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"Up north a ways, try and see want mutos there are to blast. I doubt if skull'll mind if you wanna tag along - and up north, and extra gun or 2 are always useful" |
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| Just Another Raider | Oct 4 2008, 11:37 AM Post #18 |
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"Aww hell, I'll go. Havent seen much action latley anyway." |
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| mattblackgod | Oct 4 2008, 11:47 AM Post #19 |
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"Good to meet you Twitch - its okay by me if you tag along" A grin slpit Skulls scarred face. "Do we need to be behind you when you fire that thing?" |
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| Just Another Raider | Oct 4 2008, 12:01 PM Post #20 |
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"If youperfer to live." Showin off a Couple of Round Drum Magzaine e quickly grinned ad put them in the bag. "So, when you guys want to leave. This camp is rather...Dull." |
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