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"Ain't nothing going to stop me now. Let's go, let's go!!!"
>+READY FOR ANYTHING! ASHLEY now has 5/7 FLESH, 4/5 RESTRAINT, and 7 WILLPOWER!
"Woah. You okay?"
"C'mon! You act weird all the time! I can be weird sometimes too!!!"
Clover takes a long breath before spitting out a thick glob of mucus onto the asphalt. "Boss, she's been practically screechin' at us for the last 5 minutes. Ya didn't hear any of that?"
"She gets lost in her own internal narration, Clover!" Casey politely chastises him as if he should know this by now. "It is a simple fact of her being! She is still a useful employee despite this!"
"Guess that's why they call it a 'deer in the headlights' look, eh?" Clover chuckles.
"I think it's cute." Vincent lightly smiles. "Almost reminds me of her brother when we got a really destructive, 'no witnesses' needed mission."
"Cough I think both of them are cute Cough." Kiara slams her chest in a failed attempt to hide the flirtatious comment she made.
"C'mon. The sooner we get this weird priest guy the better!" Ashley nearly reaches out to shake your shoulders but she stops herself.
"Aight." You load up your FEDKILLER with two shotgun slugs before rejoining the rest of the group.
There's an almost tangible tension in the air surrounding the closed candle shop. Maybe it's the end of the mission over the horizon, maybe it's the cryptic warnings about the OCEP or the state Gabriel's in, but you really don't want to go in there. You can see that most of your allies (sans Ashley of course) are feeling the same sense of hesitation.
You try to delay the inevitable with a quick question, "So. Why the crossbow? Thought an assassin would use a silenced pistol."
Vincent actually seems eager to answer that question. "Ah. Silenced pistols aren't actually that quiet. They're not ear-shattering loud but people can still HEAR it unless you use subsonic ammunition. Even then though."
"Crossbows? They take more effort to use and have shorter ranges but they're quieter. And cheaper."
[COWBOY ADVISOR] "Someone who actually knows a thing or two about guns? Shit. Didn't think I'd meet one of ya."
This proceeds into a long winded rant from Clover that you sorta tune out since you're good enough with your guns. Ashley, Kiara and Casey nod along and take something out of him rambling about 'israeli carry being a meme' and 'Train, for the love of GOD, when you're not on a mission'.
Vincent, for his part, rambles along with him about seeing people modify their guns with 'worthless and flashy' attachments.
>ASHLEY, KIARA and CASEY gain the GUN TRAINEE BOON due to COWBOY ADVISOR! When using a gun in combat, 6s are treated as 1.25 successes and 1s are treated as 0.25 successes. Additionally, skill checks involving guns are reduced by 2.
>This boon upgrades occasionally when Clover is in the party.
Yet, no amount of delaying or dilly dallying can stop you from having to face the inevitable. The six of you approach the front entrance, ready to enter.
