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You’ve been told that an army is only as strong as its supply line and a courier may know this better than anyone. The NCR relied on the Long-15 to supply a massive force in the Mojave and you saw firsthand how limited supplies can hamstring any substantial force.
It’s this reality that causes you to personally head to the Gun Runner’s facility to negotiate a contract for them to supply your fledgling armed forces. You’re no stranger to the Gun Runners as you’ve both spent and sold tens of thousands of caps worth of merchandise at their automated kiosk and are excited at the prospect of them potentially expanding operations in the Mojave.
The Mojave Branch point of contact is Isaac Farmen who oversees the shrinking business.
Walking up to the familiar Kiosk, Isaac is standing there in a greasy tank top and cargo pants. He gives you a wide smile and walks up to shake your hand.
“Courier, it’s an absolute privilege to make your acquaintance. I’ve actually seen you shopping here before but I had no idea you’d become ruler of the Mojave haha. Anyway, I’d like to give you a tour of our workshop before we talk shop. Follow me”
He leads you through the rusty metal fence and toward the front doors.
[I’m surprised you haven’t packed up shop and went back to the NCR like a lot of others have.]
“Oh, we're operating at about 50% capacity. It was too expensive to move the heavy machinery back and there is still a market in consumer small arms. Obviously if we come to an agreement, I’ll ask for further resources from headquarters back west.”
The two of you enter a large, well lit room after passing a bored looking guard. The walls are lined with a series of machines that you only have a passing knowledge of. The center of the room has long, metal tables with firearms of varying stages of assembly.
“This is where the magic happens. From here, we get the raw materials from a series of vendors around the region. variety of sources in the Mojave where we convert to our uses, drill what needs to be drilled and assemble here. From start to finish, the only thing we don’t do ourselves is finding the scrap and wood.”
You walk closer to the machines, some having been draped with a thick linen cloth. There are empty spots in the rhythm of the manufacturing process where machinery is missing.
