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Prapor The Disruptor?

I can't believe I've been so blind. All these changes have muddled my thinking.  Prapor isn't only giving weapons to me, a stranger,  he's handing out weapons to everyone, and acting the part of the loveable grandpa.  But how and why?  Is he trying to buy everyone's loyalty? Is he building an army? Is it just to cause unrest and instability?  

Or is it like Gilette razors, give the razors away but charge for the blades? Are ammunition sales where he makes all his money?  Except the last AK-74U he gave me was loaded with BP.  I may ditch it, but I'll keep the ammo.  

And why does he keep saying "So, have you figured out what's what yet?" every time he gifts me weapons?  I approached this straight on. "No, I haven't figured out anything, I just want to get out of Tarkov alive. Why are you giving me all this weaponry and gear?"    But he was evasive.

And where is he getting all this gear? Did his goons stumble onto a NATO armory? But even if he did, why just hand them out, with no strings attached?   

But more importantly to me, for how long will he continue to do this?  I now have more weapons than I can stash. So I need to either sell some, or take them on raids.  If World War Three is the new norm, then instead of venturing out with my little SKS rifle, or MP5 SMG, maybe I should grab one of the many assault rifles festooning my hideout and head out. Or I could sell. Each one would pay for a lot of meds and SKSs, and those come back with insurance.  Hmmm.  

Well, either way I need to raid more, survive more, and neutralize more. And perhaps think less.

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