Apocalypse World 2nd Edition: MEAT - The Big Show Episode

MEAT - The Big Show Episode

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Starring

• David as Li'l Walt the King of 1-DR: his crop of wannabe citizens was pretty puny for the show. He might have to spice things up a bit to get a decent fight out the pit.
• Gina as Chief McFigglesworth: selling off old stock of the loser-meat at The Big Show. Li'l Walt will take his cut, but that's okay. He should go easy on the protect for a while after this.
• Mike K as Gritch Sundown: The Big Show is always when Gritch gets industrious and starts trying to start some side hustles going. Maybe there'll be a chance while selling loser-meat for Chief. MicFigglesworth.

There was only one brainiac in the bunch today. The rest all went into the pit. Li'l Walt wasn't pleased with any of what he had and the crowd was barely hanging on, but only thanks to his showmanship and the biggun trying to become a citizen through the pit.

"WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? HOW HIGH IS UP? IF YOU MELTED DRY ICE IN A POOL COULD YOU SWIM WITHOUT GETTING WET!?!?!" Li'l Walt shouted into his megaphone at the contestant, his royal metal hair piece.

The contestant stutter and asked if the question could be repeated slowly. Li'l Walt could tell he was gonna have to toss this brainiac into the pit just to get the crowd paying attention.

Meanwhile, Gritch had decided the quickest way to get people to buy Chief's finger-food was to get it to them quickly. Gritch opted for going under the stadium bleachers to get to the customers without all that work of going up stairs.

The finger-food was selling well. Gritch decided that people might enjoy having some Achilles' tendons grilled up. It'd be like loser-meat bacon, which could make a fair amount of barter during the second half of the fight.

Gritch got to work with his knives and started slicing them off unsuspecting arena patrons. He had a whole sack full before the screams of his victims were heard above the normal shouts of the crowds. Gritch was already headed back to show Chief his haul before Li'l Walt took notice.

"I'm losing the crowd because of you, asshole!" Li'l Walt shouted at the brainiac on stage. He pulled a level that opened up the trap door beneath him to drop him into the fighting pit.

"Umm, my dear people, please calm down," Li'l Walt started before losing his patience almost immediately, "Fuck this," he threw a lever to turn the rowdy section of seating into a slide that left most of the people in a pained heap pressed against the base of the cage.

"Vanna Black, get out there and make sure everybody continues to stay calm out there," Li'l Walt said to his co-host, who carried a cattle-prod in one hand and a jacked up supersoaker in the other, "Splash 'em and zap 'em." Li'l Walt said as he watched her leap out into the chaos.

Courtesy of Li'l Walt himself

Around this point Li'l Walt noticed not only the blood streaks on the stadium seating slide, but Gritch strolling out from under the bleachers calmly.

"Get that creepy fucker into the pit. Fuck with my citizens will he," Li'l Walt sent some of his thugs to grab Gritch.

"Hey Chief, I sold everything and I got some loser-bacon for-" Gritch was cut off as he was seized and tossed into the fighting pit.

"God damn it. Not again," Chief immediately started worrying about if Gritch died she'd lose out on one of her prime attractions and free labor.

Gritch fell into the pit and landed beneath the biggun that'd come into the pit. The biggun immediately took a swing at Gritch. Narrowly dodging out of the way, the biggun's swing took the head off the brainiac who had fallen in earlier.

Gritch scrambled to his feet and seized the opportunity to grab the biggun by the face and immediately attack his mind with a barrage of mental attacks. Within moments the biggun eyes turned to liquid and nose began pouring blood down Gritch's arm. When Gritch finally let go, the biggun fell to the ground lifeless.

"Well shit. That's not gonna do. Alright Ladies and scum-bags, looks like that piece of shit Gritch is the winner," Li'l Walt said, "But since Gritch is such a special contestant he gets a special prize. Gritch, you can either join my crew and work for me like a good citizen or you can get the fuck out of 1-DR and see if the wasteland has gotten any better over the past few years since you been in here. Make your choice."

Gritch didn't hesitate for a moment, "I'll take door # 2 Walter. Please show me to the exit."

A vein began throbbing in Li'l Walt's head, as he ordered his crew to take Gritch and toss him out of 1-DR. Chief was pissed. Shocked at how ready Li'l Walt was to throw Gritch out of 1-DR.

"See ya later Walterrrrr," Gritch said as they closed the main gates of 1-DR to Gritch.