Nov 26 8:48:19 105 PA

From Chronicles

Game time: Thu Nov 26 8:48:19 105 PA.

It is a wonderful morning. The small birds and mammals have crawled out of their hiding holes as the fog recedes away at the rise of the sun. Rasputin, the smart dressed short cane wielder, is taking a morning constitutional through the park. As normal, he is humming some sort of song from his homeland, "Dark eyes, passionate eyes, otshi zhgutshiye i prekrasnýe,"

Raina returns to the scene of the near disaster. This time she's arms almost to the teeth. BDUs showing an odd unit demarcation, as twin pistols ride at her hips. Her expression set as her tail flicks slowly as she stalks into the park. Several of the smaller mammals scurry away form her as the biggest predator in the place at the moment.

Rasputin continues to walk through the park, not really noticing or caring about anything in the world. Or at least that is the perception he is giving as he walks. He clicks his cane on the ground in time with his singing, "how I am in love with you, how I am afraid of you. Znat', uvidel vas ya v nyedobrý tshas."

Raina's eyes swing over to the singing dwarf as her lips quirk a bit. "Interesting song, she calls over."

Rasputin's eyes swing over to the individual he has seen during the very odd 'dream' "Spaseebo, tis a song from mother Russia, da." He smiles, and begins to slowly work his way towards you, "Dobroe utro," He says as if it means something to you.

Raina shakes her head slightly as it means next to nothing to her at all. "Russia was your mother? Is that a standard short person's name?" Her ears twitching as she watches you approach. One hand hooking into her weapons belt.

Rasputin chuckles loudly. Loudly enough to scare a few of the birds into quiet, "Net, net. Tis an expression, it is my home land. We call it Mother Russia, da? You understand?" He smiles a bit and comes to a stop leaning to the left on his cane.

Raina frowns slightly as she nods. "An expression denoting a connection to your home-world. I see. I know not even where some of those might be anymore."

Rasputin shakes his hand, "Net, tis on this planet." He ponders a moment, "It is," Rasputin tugs his beard, "Several thousand miles from here. Or so the maps say, old maps." He shrugs, "So you are from another home world? Da?"

Raina's lips quirk slightly as she shrugs. "I have seen none like me on this world. And Having been through many holes in space and such, it is about all I can figure. Used to be a merc for a unique set after I was sold twice."

Rasputin blinks and tugs his beard, "Sold?" He says something quickly in Russian, or so someone would figure, "I am sorry, such is not a life for anything." He nods, and tugs his beard again, "You are free now, da?"

Raina chuckles softly, "Have been for several years. I was freed for my skills." A perplexed look showing for a moment, "I was warned a couple times about slaver operations in some of the smaller towns."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, many groups perform slave raids. In many lands, not just here, but as you say in other worlds." He tugs his beard, "Bad business, in slaving." He sighs, "So you come here freely, da?"

Raina snorts softly, "I have been free for a while. I am the last of my unit. Was that long before I served for other units here on this world."

Rasputin nods, "Oh, dobryj, dobryy." He smiles, "So, you said something about dino hunting, da?"

Raina nods, "I was, yes. Spent a couple months out clearing some of them back from the town here."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, do you thinking of going backing, sometimes?" He shifts to his right hand, leaning on his cane.

Raina chuckles softly, "They die well. Especially the big ones. T-Rex is what someone else called them."

Rasputin nods slowly, "I'm interesteding in perhaps securing a line of meat, or perhaps hunting them mying self."

Raina blinks at that. "Meat from the dinos? They taste truely horrid."

Rasputin chuckles, "Well, da, but I have clients that would be licking it."

Raina hmmmphs softly at that. "How much did you want? Last one I took down was about has heavy as my SAM could lift."

Rasputin ponders, "Well, da." He tugs his beard a bit more, "Well, I be interested in the hunt as well. To investigate other types of meat, da? Would you be eligible for guiding?"

Raina crosses her arms across her chest and studies you. "I'm not certain a guide would be a good job for me. I tend to cross areas in the air and few things can keep up."

Rasputin tugs on his beard, "Da, da. Magik? Or Tek?" He smiles.

Raina shakes her head. "I fly a SAMAS that I bought while on this planet. I was to replace the one I had liberated from the skull-heads."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, CS." He tugs on his beard, "So by land would ploha? Net, bad?"

Raina nods, "Pretty bad, yes."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Net, not good." He ponders, "Do they have such things around here?"

Raina hmms softly, "Such things as what? The SAM? They are sometimes sold about here. Usually passing merchants. But they also charge huge amounts more than they need."

Rasputin shakes his head, "Net, net. The dinos. Are they around here at all?" He smiles, and shifts leaning to his left, "I'm always looking for another line of meat, products. Many of my clients have strange tastes, da."

Raina chuckles softly at that. "Last spotted one was about two hours flight from here. Meat can be harvested rather easily."

Rasputin ponders a bit and tugs his beard, "Two hours? By air, so how far would dat be?"

Raina closes her eyes at that. "Probably about 400 or so from here."

Rasputin frowns and lets go of his beard, "Net, too far. Da." He shakes his head a bit, "Too far."

Raina shrugs slightly. "Vargus has gone that far from here before. Usually after one of the bots."

Rasputin nods slowly, "400 miles? Da? On foot?"

Raina's lips quirk slightly. "You have no other mode of transport?

Rasputin looks down at his feet, "Net." He smiles, "Da bad?"

Raina nods as she grins, "Definitely bad. Though perhaps there are some that might rent out their services."

Rasputin ponders a bit, "So your SAM?" He says questioningly, "Single person, da?" He ponders a bit, "400 miles, is a long ways. I be thinking that net many would rent."

Raina nods. "Single warrior. Though I have carried people short distances before. Usually requires them to be in full environmental armor though because of the speed."

Rasputin shakes his head, "Net, no good." He ponders a bit, "I don't have armor," He chuckles, "I'm guessing I've not through this through. Would you being able to bring the whole thing back? And how quickly after the kill? The butchering, must be done carefully."

Raina shakes her head. "I could only haul back a small dino. And it would be however long it took to get out there to get back."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Could you bring back a live one?" A small gleam in his eye, "My clients would pay more for one that fresh." He ponders a bit, "Hmm. I am imagining that would be much too difficult?"

Raina snorts softly. "I do think that would possible. It is not easy to deal with them dead as they still twitch at times."

Rasputin chuckles, "I imagined." He sighs a bit, "I'm wondering, do you know of someone who has a vehicle? Though on foot or land, it would take a long time, da?"

Raina hmms softly, "I know Cali had large truck. But seeing as I've been off looking for someone I knew. It has been months since I was last here."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, well. But 400 miles? That would be several day's travel, da? And unsafe terrain? Could one drive that far? Would you need da hover or perhaps wheel."

Raina hmms softly at that. "It would only be four or five hours via hover or even wheeled transport. Not in truth would it be days. Most hovers can clock well over 100 mph."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, perhaps I could hire people." He ponders, "Net, much expense. Well, we will see, da. You would being interested? As guide. I findingg I had transport, da?"

Raina hmms softly as she shakes her head. "I could be interested in perhaps doing that, if you got the transport for the recovery. Most the time I just take them down and leave them."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, so some sort of vehicle to transport." He nods, "Well, I will be working on it then." He tugs on his beard again, "So how much would you charge? And you say, this Cali, may have transport?"

Raina shrugs slightly, "She used to. I have not seen her since I returned. I have not seen any of my old friends since I returned." A small sad smile shows, "She did. I do not know anything beyond that."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, I can seek her out, she has the garage, da?" He ponders, "and how much would you charge for your services?"

Raina chuckles softly as she shakes her head. "Ammo, food and repairs, if needed. As for her, I do not know her costs. I should actually seek her out myself. It has been a while since I last spoke with her as well."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Net, I will be paying, 1000 a day plust repairs, da?" He looks at you as his mood changes suddenly. All business now, "Da?" he repeats.

Raina nods to that. "It is a fair price, yes." A small grin showing. "Most of the people in town will probably be about the same in costs."

Rasputin nods slowly, as he takes his cane in his left hand an extends his right, "Da, agreed. Should I get transport, I will hire you for 1K a day, plus repairs, da?"

Raina nods to that. "Agreed." She looks at the offered out hand as her brows arch upwards. Then she ohs and reaches out to take the hand. "I had forgotten that some people like the contact to seal deals."

Rasputin nods, and shakes your hand firmly. He seems strong for someone of his size, but not supernaturally so, just very strong, "Da, done and done." He lets go and says, "Now, I shall be heading to my shop. I run a deli, if you dotcha know. Da? Come by some time, I'll treat you to some good meats." He looks to you and smiles.

Raina chuckles softly as she has a firm handshake as well. Not even close to inhuman, but firm for a female. "A deli? I was thinking you were more a butcher."

Rasputin nods, "Da, I being a butcher at a meat deli. I have all cuts and types of meat."

Raina ohs and nods slightly. "I do not always eat meat. Often I eat vegetation or grains. Often times I think that is called omnivore, correct?"

Rasputin chuckles, "Net, net. I be eating many things, I be just over zealous at selling." He tugs his beard, "Da."

Raina nods slightly. "Some get that way. I often try not to sell myself that hard. Too many think to buy for other reasons."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da, I just enjoy mine deli. Da. Well, I needing to be goink. Da?" He smiles, and prepares to walk away. Then Rasputin pauses, "Oh, how might I being contacting you?"

Raina inclines her head. "I have a room at the Happy Days Inn. You can leave contacts there for Raina. I will get it there." Her tail flicking easily as she glances around the park. "HAve a good day then. I think I will remain here for aq bit, then go make certain my SAM is put to bed properly."

Rasputin nods slowly, "Da. Done and done." He smiles and walks out slowly, singing to himself. And with that he is gone, more quickly than one of his stature should be traveling. Strange little man... Tags: raina, rasputin