TRANSCRIPT

It wasn't immediate, but taking a stronger approach has made a difference. Still have a long way to go, but these bandits have been listening. They actually take my advice and apply it. And because of that, I've dialed back my own fights and mostly let them fight each other.

Beyond all this, matters have been more or less the same. This bandit gang keeps busy, with scavenging parties coming and going. Sometimes, they come back with salvaged gear or equipment. Other times, it's rival gang members. Dracca has been frequently on these parties. Not because she like digging around in old world structures, but because they frequently get into fights. Quite a bloodthirsty thrill seeker from what some have told me. Makes sense, I guess. She did toss herself into a deathmatch with me, even if it was with a significant advantage.

I was also told that she was once a bounty hunter before getting caught by this gang, where she showed her capabilities and earned their trust. At least before she gathered some notable allies and enacted a coup a few years later, then killed said allies after the deed so she could rule without opposition. Ruthless.

Maybe this is why she is keeping a tight leash on me. I'm following in her footsteps. But I wonder if she thinks I will follow through and come after her.

Dracca, strutting around a weapon cache half clothed, holding a bloodied shotgun. Hey, she said herself that I didn't have any decent drawings of her. Don't get pissy at me for taking this opportunity.