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| Roses For Sale; You're my boy, Blue | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 24 2017, 07:12 AM (113 Views) | |
| Mixtli | Dec 24 2017, 07:12 AM Post #1 |
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What the hell does a gunfighter do with a bunch of roses? Thomas looked at the planter he was carrying through the streets of Bucket Town. It now had several roses in the soil, and he wasn't sure what he should do with them. Every time he had added another seed it quickly grew into a matured plant, so he had started to wait a month or two between adding another seed. He had six roses now, and five seeds left, and he was on his way to Trapper's to get an opinion on what they might be worth. Someone jostled him from behind. "I can't believe my eyes! Are those what I think they are?" Thomas spun around. He had his arms full of roses, so maybe the thorny plants would give him some protection from whoever had noticed him and his flowers. "What can I do for you?" |
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Thomas Grey, level 5, Ranger Rep +10, BT Rep +118, Brick Rep +15 SPECIAL: 6, 7, 7, 4, 7, 6, 3 Equipment Weaponry: Colt Army revolver, pocket revolver, 1x smoke/stun/baseball grenades. Armor: Pack rat clothing, leather greaves, reinforced chaps. Appearance: Caucasian. Tall, strong build, short thick curly brown hair. Dark eyes, a frown, and a cleanshaven face. Grey shirt with 3/4 sleeves and leather bracers. Jeans with reinforced leather chaps, and a tool belt. Companion: Elizabeth Sharpe - 4, 8, 4, 3, 5, 10, 6 - Small stature, but makes up for it with knives, a crossbow, and attitude. Level 5. +5 BT Rep. John Slater: SPECIAL 8(+1).4.10.5.5.4.5. One bad hombre | |
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| Blue | Dec 25 2017, 11:11 PM Post #2 |
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Showdown Record: 1 - 1 - 1
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It was another bleak day and Jasper couldn't help but think longingly about the long days he had spent behind his doctor's mask out east. In Graycott he had been someone who only had to lift up his shoes to have his boots licked; here he could hardly make ends meet and the only folks who cared he was a doctor, seemed to want to abuse that for Med-X. He couldn't say he was surprised in the slightest; Bucket Town was a safe haven from the wild wasteland he hardly understood, but he seemed trapped at the bottom of the barrel. His attempts at finding something useful to study were short-lived and utterly hopeless. There had been an endless array of flora growing in the marshy wetlands around Graycott, and Jasper had been spoiled by the ease of his previous studies. The only thing that seemed to simulate his mind these days was imagining all the fun he could be having at La Ranchero if only he could secure even the smallest bit of work. Jasper drifted towards the well in town at around mid-day, thinking back to his previous research into a bio-organic Med-X substitute. In Graycott he had been close, mainly through extracting rare chemical compounds from within various toxic local flora. His work had been on his mind more and more often lately as he tried to distract himself from the monotony of the day to day life in Bucket Town. In fact he was imagining some of the flowers in the arms of one of the big cowboys in the town square. Wait. "I can't believe my eyes! Are those what I think they are?" The cowboy turned and addressed Jasper with a look of mild confusion. "Do you know what those are! That isn't a decorative arrangement growing in that box; that's something beyond deadly!" Jasper could hardly contain himself behind his flushed exterior. "I'll buy the box from you!" He felt his voice raising into an awkward squeak-shout. "Please those flowers would be beyond integral to my research." |
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Gilbert Rose Level 5 S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 3 5 3 8 6 9 6 Weapons: Type 57 Machinepistol, Stun Grenades Short, thick brown hair and beard, lanky and surefooted. "Doctor" Jasper Cobb Level 1 -HC- S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 4 6 6 3 10 6 5 Weapons: Scalpel Short, with round features, looks unsettling to most. Sebastian Coates Level 1 -HC- S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 7 3 6 6 4 7 7 Weapons: Homemade Shotgun, Cultist Knife (Tier 1) Average height, bulky for a ghoul. Sun Apr 30, 1:17:19pm cewebwalz: your my spaghetti daddy blue Tue June 19, 9:52:57pm lonesomedrifter23: ^Blue the best mod in the business | |
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| Mixtli | Dec 26 2017, 09:23 AM Post #3 |
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Resident Canadian
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Thomas looked from the thin man in the lab coat to the planter that was in his hands. Deadly? He felt the general sullen and possessive nature that was fostered in those that grew up with nothing to their name, but fought it for the sake of a good trade. He shrugged "I'd be happy to trade you a grown rose and one of the seeds, depending on what you have to offer. If these are as dangerous as you say then I don't feel comfortable giving away more than that, since I'm part of the law around here and I can't just go trading them all away to someone I don't know anything about." He shrugged. "Before you bother making an offer though, would you care to explain how these are deadly?" |
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Thomas Grey, level 5, Ranger Rep +10, BT Rep +118, Brick Rep +15 SPECIAL: 6, 7, 7, 4, 7, 6, 3 Equipment Weaponry: Colt Army revolver, pocket revolver, 1x smoke/stun/baseball grenades. Armor: Pack rat clothing, leather greaves, reinforced chaps. Appearance: Caucasian. Tall, strong build, short thick curly brown hair. Dark eyes, a frown, and a cleanshaven face. Grey shirt with 3/4 sleeves and leather bracers. Jeans with reinforced leather chaps, and a tool belt. Companion: Elizabeth Sharpe - 4, 8, 4, 3, 5, 10, 6 - Small stature, but makes up for it with knives, a crossbow, and attitude. Level 5. +5 BT Rep. John Slater: SPECIAL 8(+1).4.10.5.5.4.5. One bad hombre | |
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| Blue | Dec 26 2017, 02:00 PM Post #4 |
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Showdown Record: 1 - 1 - 1
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"Deadly? How can you carry around those around if you don't know what they are!" Jasper said. "I could give you the name in Latin but it hardly means a thing to me, let alone you. They call it the Scarlet Dream. A few drops of nectar from the pods is enough to numb your body for a day while a surgeon operates. Double that and your brain will shut down within the hour. It is not something you should have out on the street in a town where the average citizen will try anything to feel nothing." Jasper adjusted his lab coat and stared the cowboy dead in the eye, searching for some sort of flinch or evil deed. There was nothing there but a look of sincere curiosity, and Jasper bit back any more harsh words. "I spent some time working with this flower in my pursuits of a bio-organic supplement for Med-X, but I called it off because it was too dangerous," Jasper's face puckered slightly when he spoke and he blatantly avoided eye contact. "I would love for another chance to continue my work with new perspective and restraint. I will offer you medical assistance whenever you require and three hides for that box and the rest of the seeds." |
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Gilbert Rose Level 5 S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 3 5 3 8 6 9 6 Weapons: Type 57 Machinepistol, Stun Grenades Short, thick brown hair and beard, lanky and surefooted. "Doctor" Jasper Cobb Level 1 -HC- S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 4 6 6 3 10 6 5 Weapons: Scalpel Short, with round features, looks unsettling to most. Sebastian Coates Level 1 -HC- S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 7 3 6 6 4 7 7 Weapons: Homemade Shotgun, Cultist Knife (Tier 1) Average height, bulky for a ghoul. Sun Apr 30, 1:17:19pm cewebwalz: your my spaghetti daddy blue Tue June 19, 9:52:57pm lonesomedrifter23: ^Blue the best mod in the business | |
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| Mixtli | Dec 26 2017, 04:54 PM Post #5 |
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Resident Canadian
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Thomas pursed his lips. The money was good, but he wasn't comfortable handing over so many of the flowers to a stranger if they were as poisonous as he was being led to believe. "For the hides I can part ways with one of the flowers and one of the seeds for you to do with as you see fit in your work. If the plants are that dangerous I don't want to hand them all over to someone else." He patted the planter. "I'd rather hold on to this as well. I want to grow the rest of these roses sometime in the future, and even after I'm done with the roses this thing will be great for growing other plants I might find useful." He looked at the doctor and saw the honest yearning in his eyes. "Oh, alright. I could do two flowers and a seed in case they don't give you enough to figure something out. You might be able to get more seeds from the plant before it's matured, but that would take a more talented gardener than I to figure out." |
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Thomas Grey, level 5, Ranger Rep +10, BT Rep +118, Brick Rep +15 SPECIAL: 6, 7, 7, 4, 7, 6, 3 Equipment Weaponry: Colt Army revolver, pocket revolver, 1x smoke/stun/baseball grenades. Armor: Pack rat clothing, leather greaves, reinforced chaps. Appearance: Caucasian. Tall, strong build, short thick curly brown hair. Dark eyes, a frown, and a cleanshaven face. Grey shirt with 3/4 sleeves and leather bracers. Jeans with reinforced leather chaps, and a tool belt. Companion: Elizabeth Sharpe - 4, 8, 4, 3, 5, 10, 6 - Small stature, but makes up for it with knives, a crossbow, and attitude. Level 5. +5 BT Rep. John Slater: SPECIAL 8(+1).4.10.5.5.4.5. One bad hombre | |
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| Blue | Jan 3 2018, 08:28 AM Post #6 |
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Showdown Record: 1 - 1 - 1
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The gunman practically stomped all of Jasper's ideas into the ground. How could he hold on to such dangerous flowers without someone qualified's approval. It was uncut madness. Jasper nodded along with the man's words and tried to keep his cool. "This isn't about low-balling or ball-busting," Jasper said with a hint of frustration. "These plants are downright dangerous in the wrong hands." He paused for a moment and shared another look with the cowboy. "You're carrying death their and if I can't convince you to hand them over to a professional, I hope that this warning will at least persuade you to proceed with extreme caution," Jasper continued. "I hope you're still willing to accept the three hides for the three plants, one being a seed of course. As I said before you are free to track me down whenever you need medical attention in the future. I don't trust those knuckle-draggers over at the clinic any further than I can throw them." Jasper rooted through his bag of poor man's medical supplies and pulled out all three of the hides he had made from trying to save Mike Mexico's brother-in-law. "Do we still have a deal?" |
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Gilbert Rose Level 5 S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 3 5 3 8 6 9 6 Weapons: Type 57 Machinepistol, Stun Grenades Short, thick brown hair and beard, lanky and surefooted. "Doctor" Jasper Cobb Level 1 -HC- S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 4 6 6 3 10 6 5 Weapons: Scalpel Short, with round features, looks unsettling to most. Sebastian Coates Level 1 -HC- S.P.E.C.I.A.L: 7 3 6 6 4 7 7 Weapons: Homemade Shotgun, Cultist Knife (Tier 1) Average height, bulky for a ghoul. Sun Apr 30, 1:17:19pm cewebwalz: your my spaghetti daddy blue Tue June 19, 9:52:57pm lonesomedrifter23: ^Blue the best mod in the business | |
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| Mixtli | Jan 16 2018, 07:20 AM Post #7 |
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(Sorry for the wait amigo) Blinking his eyes, Thomas realized that he must have zoned out for a moment. H shook the other man's hand with a grin. "Tell you what, you can choose which flowers you want yourself in case some of them look like they'll be better for your experiments than others." He scratched his head in embarrassment at the fact that he had almost fallen asleep on his feet. "And if you ever need a hand with something and I'm in the area, I'll show up and help you out."
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Thomas Grey, level 5, Ranger Rep +10, BT Rep +118, Brick Rep +15 SPECIAL: 6, 7, 7, 4, 7, 6, 3 Equipment Weaponry: Colt Army revolver, pocket revolver, 1x smoke/stun/baseball grenades. Armor: Pack rat clothing, leather greaves, reinforced chaps. Appearance: Caucasian. Tall, strong build, short thick curly brown hair. Dark eyes, a frown, and a cleanshaven face. Grey shirt with 3/4 sleeves and leather bracers. Jeans with reinforced leather chaps, and a tool belt. Companion: Elizabeth Sharpe - 4, 8, 4, 3, 5, 10, 6 - Small stature, but makes up for it with knives, a crossbow, and attitude. Level 5. +5 BT Rep. John Slater: SPECIAL 8(+1).4.10.5.5.4.5. One bad hombre | |
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| Funkifan | Feb 2 2018, 08:04 PM Post #8 |
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So, overall, this was a shorter roleplay than I expected. There ain't many things to say, so, I overall have not many critiques to add. I feel that the situation on which Thomas and Jasper met was a bit weird, the sudden manner I felt the way everything began was spontaneous, and coming from pure, raw luck, plus apparently, the universe conspiring on their favor, but at the same time, pretty fun. Both characters were interesting to see interacting with each other, and their inner thought was pretty pleasant to see, on my opinion. Alongside this, I liked the explanation of both Thomas' and Jasper's knowledge of the plant, as it helps it establish it on the canon of the site, and helps readers that aren't aware of the plant, get to know it. (And I'm a sucker for those things :p ) The only two things I want to point out are that the tag generally feels a little rushed. I know it's not too much of a sight to behold, nor a work of art, but I still noticed a change on the pace of both FoM and Blue. And the second thing: On Blue's part. No biggie, really, just something to keep in mind :p NOW MY JUDGEMENT ISSSS! Spoiler: click to toggle Spoiler: click to toggle
Edited by Funkifan, Feb 2 2018, 08:06 PM.
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Edgar Algae -HC- SPECIAL: 3-5-7-8-6-7-4 Level: 4 Edgar is a tall, attractive man, with red bright hair, green eyes, and tan skin, due to his Hispanic heritage. He currently wears a yellow t-shirt, with cargo shorts, a Leather Jacket (Tier 2, Good CON, plus on intimidation checks). Attached to his left wrist, he possesses an Automedical Assistant. On his back, he carries an XL Rucksack, that contains several items of his', like a Medical armored Suitcase, filled with all sorts of medical equipment. His weapon of choice is the Study Group Special, a modified mini-zapper. He is Good Natured, Spongey, and has Sex Appeal (For the girls) +120 BT Reputation; +90 Nawlins Reputation | |
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