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[outstandingbalance]

[Low image quality and poor light combine to leave Natasha almost unrecognizable. It's mostly the red in her hair and the sound of her voice when she speaks that identify her, for those who know her.]

In light of our current situation, I'm hoping to get a rough idea what we have to work with.

Specifically, two priorities.

First, anyone who wants to let us know how much food they have on hand and whether or not they'd be willing to share. We might have to tighten our belts a little here, but we can at least try to make what we have last as long as possible and get to as many people as possible.

[A pause, filled with fuzzy static. Then:]

Second, who has access to guns and how much ammo they have on hand.

I've got about a clip and a half left.

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[skelebro]

Don't got a lotta food, but, uh, I technically don't need to eat it. You can have whatever I got.

[Which is probably like...two or three hot dogs.]

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[outstandingbalance]

That makes two people we won't have to worry about keeping fed. That counts for something.

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[skelebro]

Fewer mouths to feed.

[Or something like that. It's...probably a given that a skeleton wouldn't need to eat, but you never know.]

Mostly just keepin' an eye out for anything mechanical. Anything anyone's got to donate to the cause, you can drop 'em off at the lab.

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[outstandingbalance]

Anything at all, or is there something you're hoping for in particular? I don't know that I have much that fits that description... unless you think you can use a taser.

[She'd rather not give those up though, especially considering she might need them.]

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[skelebro]

Anything that might help boost the network sig. Sorrow and Tranquility are doin' what they can, but it ain't exactly their area, if y'know what I'm saying.

Taser's're probably handier with people who can use 'em.

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[outstandingbalance]

I'll keep an eye open, but no saying how much luck we'll have considering the thing runs as much on magic as tech.

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[skelebro]

We got magic covered. Its the finite materials that're bein' a bother.

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[outstandingbalance]

Seems like that's the running theme over here, doesn't it? Not a lot of resources to go around.

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[skelebro]

More or less, yeah. Pooling 'em'll probably help. [Probably.]

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[outstandingbalance]

I don't know if it will actually help, but at least it will help us use them as efficiently as we can.

Hunting will help.

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[skelebro]

'Fraid I'm the wrong guy for the job. Sorry.

[C'mon, look at him. He's four feet tall and made of bones.]

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[outstandingbalance]

Don't worry. I wasn't trying to recruit you for the job. Just saying...

That's step two in the plan.

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[skelebro]

The plan being "get everybody organized and don't die?"

[Just going out on a limb here.]

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[outstandingbalance]

When you put it that way, sounds a little overambitious.

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[skelebro]

Eh. I've heard worse plans.

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[outstandingbalance]

Good thing, because at this point, it's the best I got.

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[skelebro]

Hey, it's better than Fear's original plan of "give up when the going gets tough."

[Sorry, Fear. But it took the urging of several cave residents to get him to start trying again.]

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[outstandingbalance]

[Fear brought this one on him.]

What can I say? I'm not so good at the giving up. Especially not when giving up means dying.

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[skelebro]

Eh. I hear dying ain't so bad.

[Not that he knows from personal experience or anything like that.]

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[outstandingbalance]

I'll take your word for it. Still not one I'm keen to try.

Old habits.

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[skelebro]

Hey, fair enough. 'Specially since Hope's not on this side of the city.

[Who's to say people'll be comin' back? Ever?]

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[outstandingbalance]

You realize the kind of question this conversation raises, don't you?

[About skeletons being alive.]

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[skelebro]

Gonna have to be more specific.

[Speak for yourself, lady. He ain't dead.]

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[outstandingbalance]

You're a skeleton.

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[skelebro]

Uh-huh.

[And...?]