Scene IV: Everything Will Burn!

[Animalmother]

"Pray tell, do these contraptions come equipped with some of ability to carry a passenger...like my good hog friend here?"

[Stormbringer]

"Pray tell, do these contraptions come equipped with some of ability to carry a passenger...like my good hog friend here?"

"Well sir, might I suggest you buy one of my bicycles for $60, one of my wheel-barrows for $20, and tie it to the back of the bicycle with some of my rope, available for just $8! Pop the pig in the barrow and you're good!"

In that case, I openly start reloading my weapons and say:

"I don't rightly like sales, and I really don't like profiteers. Tell you what - my friend here just took down some mechanical steam contraption out there which was setting fire to everything. Good scrap, valuable. How 'bout you give me one of these dubious-lookin' bicycles and you take whatever you want from the metal beast outside?"

Make a WITS test, Cadaver Kid, to see if this man is persuaded by your words.

[Wrathbone]

That’ll be a 3.

I reload with increased menace.

[Stormbringer]

That’ll be a 3.

Roll me a 2d6 please!

[Wrathbone]

5 and 1

[Animalmother]

"Try not to get his brains on the goods, please"

[Stormbringer]

The shopkeeper turns to look at Cadaver Kid with barely concealed disdain.

"And I don't like you, Mister. Now, are you gonna quit tellin' me how to run my business and buy somethin'...or are you gonna walk away and look elsewhere? Because I guarantee you won't find goods like mine anywhere between here and Fort Gullet...and Fort Gullet's a three-day train ride away."

[Sly Boots]

Doc shoots the shopkeeper dead in a fit of pique.

[Stormbringer]

The shop-keeper goes down before Doc's smoking Hexaton Hogenders.

Help yourselves to his supplies!

[Sly Boots]

Bicycle and opium please!

[Stormbringer]

Doc helps himself to a bottle of Opium and a shiny new bicycle.

[Sly Boots]

Doc gleefully rides the contraption around the store, ringing the little bell, while spreading a trail of gore throughout with his tires.

[Wrathbone]

I’ll take a bike!

Is there any cash in the register? I’m a little short.

[Animalmother]

I'll take a bicycle. Do they have the equivalent of saddlebags?

I'll throw a rope and a bedroll on the crossbar. Looks like Rufus will have to walk.

[Mantis]

Scrancher will also take a bicycle along with an extra packet of cigarettes, some more matches and chewing tobacco.