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‘The Gun Store’, as it is simply known, is just down the street in one of
those run-down shopping malls with a crappy Mexican grocery store, a
Subway
that just got shutdown by the Health Department, a Pawn Shop,
a ‘Lucy’s Money Laundering, Extortion, and Smuggling - we also specialize
in kidnapings, see manager for details’, and the rest of the lots are
vacant. Bells chime melodically as Alex pushes the heavy glass door
open and steps into a gun-afficionado’s paradise. “Can I help you?” says the guy in the camouflage baseball cap and the bright orange vest. Alex gazes in awe at the rows and rows of handguns, assault rifles, and missile launchers lining all the walls. He gulps as he walks up to the counter. “Uh, yeah,” he says timidly. “I’m looking for something that could take out like an entire college campus...er, I mean, um...herd of elk.”“Well!?” the man in the cap snaps. “Which is it!?” Alex arches an eyebrow. “Eh?”“WHICH IS IT!? An entire college campus or herd of elk. You’ll need completely different weapons to kill off masses of humanity than you’d need for some elfs.” “I said elks,”Alex corrects him.The man spits, and wipes the saliva dribbling down his chin. “Whatever.” Alex shakes his head. “Fine, fine. I do want to take out a bunch of students. So what kind of firepower would I need?”The man strokes his 5 o’clock shadow thoughtfully. “Well, depends,” he says at length. “You gonna be firing from a close range or far range.” Alex ponders this. “Um...medium...”“NEAR OR FAR!?” “Fine, fine. It’ll been from a far range.” Alex lets out an exasperated sigh. The man smiles wickedly. “I got just the gun fer you!” He gets up on a stool and reaches onto one of the highest racks and retrieves a jet black sniper rifle. “This baby will get the job done, if you know what I mean.” He winks. Alex hesitates. “What’s the damage?”The man looks thoughtful. Then he farts. “The costs is...
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