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Prapor

 Went to see Prapor today.

"I see you got my message. I have your insured items right over here, taking up space I could better use for real customers."

"Uh, thanks."

"You heading out again today? Maybe insurance could cost you not so much."

"No, not today. Just picking up the items.  Thanks."

"Hmmm"

He didn't say anything but I could hear the disappointment in his voice, in his "Hmmm" with three "m"s. I don't know how he knows, but I get a feeling he knows exactly how many scavs I've killed so far (four) since I told him I'd help him out in Woods. And since I deal with him for the insurance, he's got to have a rough idea of how many raids I've been on (eight), and he has an exact count of how many I've claimed the insurance (five).  He's probably wondering how long it's going to take me to neutralize fifteen scavs. I'm wondering the same. Eight raids and only four killed scavs and only three survived raids.  Not good. But hey, why do I care if he's disappointed in me? He's not my dad!

Does he know how I've been making extra money?  Does he suspect?  What will he do if he finds out I am double dealing - that I sometimes sneak into Woods to scavenge and steal?  Shit, if I could count the number of times I've died in Woods as a Scav then this fucking task would be done.  


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