It’s kill or be killed, down here in the pits, or more likely - kill and still get killed. The veterans of this place are few and far between, and you can always tell who they are because they’ve got half-decent gear. Not because the guard gives them any, but because they’ve lived long enough to salvage stuff up from all the other poor souls that bite the dust before they can so much as get a functioning weapon. When I started, I got half a chest plate with mouldy padding, a chipped knife, a flask with a hole in it, and an old autorifle with no ammunition. Now I have more or less a full suit of armour and two weapons that actually work. And a knife with no nicks in it. With any luck, no son-of-a-bitch is gonna shoot me in the back for it.
Paddy Dobson
24th June 2023