ND Cragsand S3E4: Ambushed

:Return to character article: Sten Berglund
==Season 3: Neon Divide==
===Episode 4: Ambushed===
====Daily dealings====
Fee-Bee back in business is working on a project for Willie. Sten tells her of the watchtower project from the security fund and that she can go ahead to process about half of the 18 scrap into iron. Asking where she went she mentioned uncomfortable "Astral business" without going into detail making both Sten and Willie raise an eyebrow.
:-10 scrap metal from town security fund
:+5 iron to town security fund
Maxie gets the work order to repair Shura's sword and giving him his trust, Sten teaches him the code to the door to the smithy.
Ront is gathering a group to head out and rescue Hadwyn. Somehow the councilman has gotten himself captured by wasteland raiders. Lacking a weapon Sten sells her a cheap metal bat for 2 000 credits and wishes her the best of luck. Generously she has a Titanium to spare, one stored in the garage to donate later. Promising that it will be used to craft guns that aid in Scrap Town's security, Sten thanks her. 
:+2 000 credits
:-Metal bat
Scorch purchases some ammo but clarifies their intentions for the upcoming expedition. They're not heading out to gather materials but join in the rescue of the councilman. Not quite Sten nor Willies forté they decide to pass on that. 
:+5 000 credits
:-Revolver ammo
Hanz has 8 more scrap pieces and going into the city to scavenge more. He tells that he's been scavenging around the other scrap yards in the row and the undercity with nobody minding it. Finders keepers Sten agrees. 
Spotting Phineas carrying a cardboard box he offers to sell his "dead slime", saying that apparently you have to feed them to keep them alive. Uh oh, too bad about that. So much for helping the guy catch the creature yesterday.
Checking the bar multiple times it's still very much closed. Sten eventually finds Mr Prowler who offers to help Sten out with a very welcome "bar hit". Opening up the bar he sells a bottle of alcohol to him. He also recommends him to forward a message to hire some new employees and mentions that Zes, the dragon lady was interested to work at the bar. At the bar the radio is left on with a brand new bopping tune. Prowler asking about tech components, Sten sells him what he's got.
:-2000 credits alcohol
:-1 Medium tech component
:-3 Low-tech components
:+26 000 credits
====Canned expedition====
Gathering interest of who's planning on heading out for a scrapping run Fee-Bee and Willie aim to look for rare material for refurbishing his firearm into something more useful. Zes and Torok seem restless for a fight and wish to tag along. Fee-Bee having gathered more mercs suddenly says she's ready to go. Intending to go out without any vehicle at all Sten puts his foot down saying that doing so is madness. Without any vehicle sand worms can creep up and attack you with no protection. Fellas like Torok are also like shiny beacons attracting danger. 
Toolbox is hesitant to rent any vehicles out with anyway, especially not while another party is out there dealing with bandits. They might need to get a rescue together for the rescue. Toolbox informs that the remaining truck is rigged to blow up if someone tries to steal it.
Wisp, one of the mushroom people from the city asks about hiring a vehicle and getting directions to some "cave", in the wasteland. Getting hushed from the cactus sisters and Reeza, thats supposedly secret knowledge - or not any more.
====Hadwyn's rescue====
Henderson shouts out that there's bandits at the gate at the same time as Shura asks about his sword. Shelving the material gathering expedition they return to the shop to give him his sword. Maxie haven't been able to do much but agrees to rush his repairs.
Returning to the gates, the rescue operation is returning and rolling in. Silas reports that the mission was successful in rescuing the councilman and it seems like everyone returned back safe aside some slight injuries. Sten takes up the defense of the Scrap Town gates with Willie and Herk. Staying on the defense for a while while enjoying his bottle of alcohol it seems like nobody of the raiders gave chase. While guarding Sten converses with Skully a bit to keep an eye out for sandworms and Herk asks for a special order. He wishes to size a revolver for him. Being a rather large man his fingers don't fit in regular trigger guards.
Skully and Willie reports of some "blue" Trident fella with fancy boots leaving trash in the streets.
Telling Maya on the success of the rescue mission she tells that she went out without a vehicle before. Agreeing that she might be able to fly away from any dangers not everyone has that luxury. Confused what she is explaining she seems to say that using a knife an shooting at scrap is a useful way to retrieve it. Dispelling that notion he recommends her to find a hammer or crowbar if possible instead. 
====The "gun whisperer"====
Herk tells Sten that he intends to get to the bottom of the missing scrap pistol although both a detective and Toolbox failed at figuring anything out. That didn't stop Herk though. Bringing Norbert to the shop he proclaimed that he might have a solution. Norbert is apparently able to "speak with things". Asking if he's got a screw loose Norbert says he doesn't but has already spoken to his gun "Gary". Dumbfounded by this lunacy Sten entertained it anyway. Playing along offering him to talk to the guns he tills him to ask "Mr Harpoon" and "Mr Cannon" about what happened to "Mr Pistol". Norbert asks the different weapons various questions who stole their "friend" and if they noticed any particular descriptions for the thief. Getting no useful information he in the end claimed that the flare gun is stupid, the shotgun is high and that the nail gun is very weird. Norbert may have some issues but at least it was entertaining to listen to him talk to himself so Sten thanks him for making an effort regardless. 
Flint returns to pickup his repaired gun and takes a look but finds no clues either though he recommends upgrading the locks and possibly getting some security system with cameras.
All the cactus sisters, Juno, Yuna and Sera visit the store and Yuna pays off Savire's remaining debt for the pistol for the hospital.
:+5 000 credits
====Spying on Fee-Bee====
Grabbing a bite to go at the restaurant the interest to tag along isn't too hot. Catching Fee-Bee at the restaurant the corporate looking woman "M" from before with another blue clad woman in tow, ask to speak with her in private. Admitting that they own her, Fee-Bee obeys without question. Sten worried that they may be stealing his worker away follows them with Willie in tow. Stealthily as best they can, they position themselves outside the smithy as Fee-Bee speaks to them.
-250c Food
Spying in on the conversation carefully, Sten and Willie overhear them speaking. They mention "transferring her satellite data" and giving her "an uplink" and access to the upper city. If she ever needs a "safe space" or supplies she's free to come to "The Leviathan". Fee-Bee reports that "she's maintained self sufficiency" for "her stationing" and that there's a "large population of bandits" in the wasteland and Scrap Town "seems to always bee under siege". They end their conversation friendly and she is thanked by "M" for representing Astral's presence down here (in the wasteland) having been "bored being stationed in the ship". Asked if she needs anything she declines "as long as the mission parameters remain the same" and is told to make sure that their meeting was a "friendly visit". 
Unable to overhear her conversation with the other woman they leave without noticing that they were spied on. Fee-Bee confirms they were corporate and Astral but can not reveal anything else under her non-disclosure programming. Questioned by the suspicious Willie she claims if they wanted to harm them they could simply "nuke them from orbit" and although biased "Astral can be trusted".
Unsure what to think Hanz interrupts, he's enthusiastically delivering more scrap in a huge crate for the security fund.
:+18 Scrap Metal
====Scrapping ambush====
Gathering everyone up Zes and Torok are nowhere to be seen. Silas declines as he's been drinking. Midge has some other synthetics to care for and won't be joining. Maya is glad to have found carbon, iron and scrap already but wishes to get some of the spoils. Reeza clarifies since she's not the one initiating this, she won't be paying the scrappers. Everyone will have to split their spoils. Willie just wants the part for his gun.
A bit short on mercs Sten, Maya, Willie, Fee-Bee and Reeza still head out. Moving through a sandstorm with Reeza driving, she tells everyone to put on masks if they have any. After some driving the caravan locates what looks like a deposit of valuables and Sten gets to work, gathering it up. Continuing on they park under a cave formation to gather more. While tossing the spoils into the chests in the truck shouting and gunshots ensue. Bandits are attacking. Taking cover and firing Sten can hardly hit anything at all. Hit in the armor Sten feels the pain but pushes on. Luckily Reeza is built like a tank, using her magic and sword she enters orcish rage and manages to make short work of them. Poor Maya is worse for wear though. Severely wounded Reeza gives her some magical healing and shouts for Sten to collect everything he can. 
:+4 Iron 
:+2 Carbon 
:+1 Titanium
:+1 Vulcanium
After gathering everything in the truck, they help carry Maya in. Hailing the hospital on the radio Toolbox starts preparing as they hurry back. No staff is on call initially but Savire and Juno timely makes it back to treat her and seems like she will be fine. Meeting Ront outside the hospital she embraces Sten worried that he got injured, luckily nothing serious. Reeza coming down from her high after raging notices that she also took some bullets and both her and Sten get checked up. Savire tells him he will be fine, injects something into his arm and recommends that getting some alcohol could help and Sten obliges by taking a swig from his bottle.
:-10 000 credits payment to Reeza, Fee-Bee, Willie, Maya for scrapping run
====Farewell Ront====
After some rest Ront insists on returning the bat from before, strangely insisting on no charge-back and tells she has a piece of Titanium at the garage for Toolbox to give to Sten. She asks for a favor and has some bad news. The favor is to help keep the garage armed, which Sten can easily do, there are some pistols in stock and he can always make new ones. Giving her a discount the bad news is that she is leaving. 
:-2 Iron 
:+1 Titanium
:+15 000 credits
Breaking the bad news to Toolbox turns out he's quite an emotional for being an old GU sentry bot. Ront explains that her tribe has been wanting her head for years recently figured out her location and doesn't wish to put anyone in danger because of her. Toolbox says that she's family and that everyone in Scrap Town will protect her if there is ever any danger. Sten agreeing with him it she looks like she's already made up her mind and is determined. Asking where she plans to go, she will not be hiding in the city but return to the tribes of the wasteland. Reaching for an embrace Toolbox tells her it's alright to cry, drawing a chuckle. She's already named a councilmember to cover her position to Hadwyn but still needs to find Henderson to inform him and hurries away. 
Not good with goodbye's Sten can't come up with anything fitting to say aside that she'll be missed. Toolbox tells him that she was the main reason that made him decide to stick around and not report back to the Union last year. A staple of the town with not just her cars, her caring nature and generous heart to help everyone will be hard felt and missed. 
====More work====
Fee-Bee asks for 1 piece of steel from the store as she wishes to compensate Maya with a good firearm. She already has all the required materials except that piece of steel. Lends her a hand Sten starts to work on an SMG, having all the parts it should be done by tomorrow.
:-1 Steel for Fee-Bee as payment for SMG to Fee-Bee
:+1 SMG
:-4 Scrap from the Security fund
:+2 Iron to the Security fund
Looking at the crystal that was found it turns out to be vulcanium which can be used for crafting Vibroblades. 
Fee-Bee giving another go at re-fashioning Willie's broken firearm "Elizabeth", actually managed to put together a small portable flame thrower of sorts. Integrating it into one of his robotic arms with Prowler its very impressive work.
A stranger from the city is asking around if anyone sells kevlar armor and ammunition. Spotting a potential customer Sten hollers him and Maxie over. Lacking materials to make kevlar, needing Nitrolium neither Maxie nor Sten knows where to get ahold of that. Gonna have to ask around if anyone knows. Suggesting to Maxie to ask around, maybe the shamans know if its somewhere in the desert. Settling with a scrap armor for now Maxie makes one for him. Asking his name and what brings him here aside armor and ammo he gives it. His name is Lucio and is also looking to purchase a synth or synth parts with the goal of transferring an old one into a new body. A new synth could cost millions of credits but Sten recommends checking in with Mr Prowler and Norbert. Asking the reason why, Lucio tells that some corpos may be wanting to injure the one he has.
:-5 pistol ammunition magazines 
:-3 Iron for scrap armor and ammunition
:+20 000 credits
:+5 000 credits
Norbert informs that Midge brought in more broken synthetics from the wasteland, one named "Care" and another named "Sunshine". Looks like she's collecting them.
On the mention that nobody can pick Torok up, Raleigh makes an attempt and channeling her magic somehow manages. When she lets him down the ground trembles, shaking everyone around. 
Phineas has no useful materials today, just a promotional bubble gum from GEB that "might" have a golden ticket of some sort in it. No interest in such things Sten declines.
Mercury restocks on 2 boxes of ammunition for his revolver. (How much would each box hold? 25 ?) Interested in scrap armor Sten recommends Maxie and informs him that he will be crafting a sniper rifle soon, but reserving its sale to someone who will aid in keeping Scrap Town safe.
:-1 Iron 
:+5 000 credits
Hanz delivers even more iron and scrap. How does he do it? He hands over his blueprints for Sten to take a glance over, to see if he have any suggestions of improvements. Together they find Henderson and get his approval and take a look at what should be done together. Hanz reports to Henderson telling him that someone named "Jereslimah" is to make up for his crimes by fighting in the arena. Could that be the same person as "Jerry Junior" who Sten crafted a guitar for? It's still waiting in the shop for him to pick up.
:+1 Iron
:+5 Scrap metal
At the entrance to the gate the mushroom folk from the city are heading out. Daring it close when you can almost see the sandstorm approaching they intend to rescue one of their own who ran away to some cave. Luckily they are quick and successful in doing a quick dash and grab. It turns out it was Wisp who attempted to run away. Seeing the sandstorm roll in Sten hurries back to the shop, deciding to work there over the night. He does and completes the SMG for Fee-Bee and Sniper Rifle.
:+Sniper Rifle
:-1 Carbon
:-1 Iron
:-1 Steel
:-2 Titanium 
:Next Episode: S3E5: Shipwreck Survivor
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==Links==
*Twitch VOD: Neon Divide Season 3 Episode 4: Ambushed 
*YouTube VOD: Neon Divide S3 E4: Random Raiders
===Twitch Clips===
*Describing sandworms, not worm toys, Maya PoV
*Norbert the gun whisperer, Norbert's PoV, It's not working
*Raiders vs. Raging Orc 
==Gallery==
Crag ND S3E4 1 Ront.png|Ront
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Crag ND S3E4 6 Toolbox.png|Toolbox
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Crag ND S3E4 11 Mayas worm toy.png|Maya's "worm" toy
Crag ND S3E4 13 Toolbox.png|Toolbox
Crag ND S3E4 14 Toolbox.png|Toolbox
Crag ND S3E4 16 Midge.png|Midge
Crag ND S3E4 18 Herk and Toolbox.png|Herk and TOolbox
Crag ND S3E4 18 Herk.png|Herk
Crag ND S3E4 19 Herk and Skully.png|Herk and Skully
Crag ND S3E4 20 Mayas knife.png|Maya's knife
Crag ND S3E4 21 Norbert speaking to inanimate objects.png|Norbert speaking to the guns...
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Crag ND S3E4 24 Yuna Sera and Juno.png|Yuna, Sera and Juno
Crag ND S3E4 25 Jyggal serving.png|Jyggal serving
Crag ND S3E4 26 Restaurant Fee Bee Reeza Willie Sheila.png|Buzzle at the restaurant
Crag ND S3E4 29 Willie and Sten spying on Fee-Bee and Astral.png|Willie and Sten spying on Fee-Bee
Crag ND S3E4 30 Willie suspicious of Fee-Bee.png
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Crag ND S3E4 32 Reeza ready to head out.png
Crag ND S3E4 33 Reeza driving.png
Crag ND S3E4 34 Scrapping driving wasteland canyon.png
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Crag ND S3E4 37 Scrapping wasteland canyon Reeza Carbon.png
Crag ND S3E4 38 Scrapping wasteland canyon attacked by raiders.png
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Crag ND S3E4 40 Reeza healing Maya Fee-Bee Willie.png
Crag ND S3E4 41 May injured Toolbox Reeza.png
Crag ND S3E4 42 Yuna Sera treating Maya Willie.png
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Crag ND S3E4 51 Ront leaving Toolbox embrace.png
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Crag ND S3E4 55 Ront leaving.png
Crag ND S3E4 57 Phineas selling GEB bubble gum.png
Crag ND S3E4 58 Raleigh lifts up Torok Zes Sheila Sten Norbert.png
Crag ND S3E4 62 Willie showing Phee-Bees work on flamethrower Mercury.png
Crag ND S3E4 61 Willie showing Phee-Bees work on flamethrower Mercury.png
Crag ND S3E4 63 Hanz showing scrap town reinforcements and watch tower to Sten.png
Crag ND S3E4 64 Hanz showing scrap town reinforcements and watch tower to Sten.png
Crag ND S3E4 65 Hanz showing scrap town reinforcements and watch tower to Sten.png
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