text ; 8/10 ; the soldiers lift their rifles, they're aiming at the head

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[The Drifter found something. They found something cool. Their traveling companions were not, evidently, too interested in dealing with the ancient weaponry found in the old ruined buildings - but the Drifter very much is.]

[So now they have ten very old firearms between the three of them. Pieces of another civilization's history that's also a weapon? This is Christmas.]

FOUND

10 GUNS
VERY OLD
NO AMMUNITION
MAY BE POSSIBLE TO RESTORE

[Who's interested?]

Comments

[demonicmiracle]

if someone's got the tools i could make a go of it
how old are we talking though?

[eudaimonikos]

I don't know how to do that at all.
But I can make any tools you'd need to fix them up, as long as they aren't too big.

[forwearemany]

We are willing to assist.

(The Drifter should already know Legion is experienced with guns, including ones that are quite old.)

[littlemhigan]

maybe i can

help.

i am good with metal.

and familiar with gun
s

[ this probably took her a full half hour to type out and have everything spelled properly ]

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very

[thanks drifter]

buried in mud
old as ruins on nastrandir

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have cloth for cleaning
require cleaning picks
not big

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[This is a PLUS.]

thank you
less complicated than modern design

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[You did SO WELL castor. The Drifter is unable to speak, so...text is the necessity. Alas.]

familiar with older guns
?

[demonicmiracle]

very old, got it
whats in it for me if i help get them up to scratch? can i keep one?

[He's a demon, he can't just help for the sake of it. People will talk.]

[littlemhigan]

we might have
different

definisdefinitions


of old.

but i have seen pistols

handguns and rifles. some magitek. but not much.

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged. You are welcome.

Estimation of age?

(Just how old are these guns?)

[hyperlit]

if desired

[Honestly, the Drifter has been known to hand off axes to small children to defend themselves with, no price tag attached. So.]

no ammunition
but
old enough to shoot most projectiles

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[Magitek. They're unfamiliar with the term. But this person seems to be having...trouble typing it out, so perhaps they ought to ask in person.]

old enough to not need bullets
metal may be necessary for repairs

[ikenai]

[This message is a little promising for this world. Perhaps it's not doomed to be a low-tech hell forever?

Despite it being such a grim thing to be happy about, she can't help feeling how she does.]

Those are extremely ancient. Are you sure that they'll even work after restored? What about ammunition?

[She knows she's probably not that helpful, but these are important questions in her mind.]

[hyperlit]

unknown
similar age to surrounding buildings on nastrandir

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possible

[The Drifter's taken most of their weapons off of long-dead corpses and gotten them to work again. Why not these?]

older models
likely did not shoot ammunition

[Blunderbusses can shoot pretty much anything. A fistful of rocks, some nails, shrapnel - you name it.]

[ikenai]

[She's not a munitions expert like Messer was, but she knows how to use some firearms. Nothing like this.]

Have you ever used anything like them? Would it be hard to learn, if we got them working?

And I suppose anything can be ammunition if you really put your mind to it.

[demonicmiracle]

sounds like a deal then

ammunition isnt much of an issue, but i dont suppose we have a blacksmith on the island?

[hyperlit]

[Don't worry, Mikumo. The Drifter actually knows a great deal about old guns, even if these aren't their usual style.]

yes
simple firearms
older
loaded with shrapnel and incendiary component
only require working trigger mechanism

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have forge
no smith

[Does anyone actually tend that place regularly?]

[demonicmiracle]

shame, guess we'll just have to make do with what we've got

when do you wanna do this? my schedules clear for the indeterminate future, funnily enough

[hyperlit]

name time + location

[The Drifter also has a clear schedule, save for exploration. And gun maintenance, but we all knew that already.]

[demonicmiracle]

might as well try the forge if its there, might have tools lying about that we could use

hows tomorrow morning?

[eudaimonikos]

I can do that.
Tell me when and where, I'll come over.
They will vanish after 24 hours, but I'll just come back and re-do it if I have to.

[ikenai]

[To be fair, her style is fighting with music. It's a rare occasion that she has to use any weapons at all.]

Incendiary component? Like gunpowder or phosphorous? I wonder if we can find that anywhere around here, dry.

You sound like you've done this before, repairing things.