Permafrost

Are you listening?

Yes.

Have you ever been hunting?

No.

Oh, I can assure you,

it's a very interesting experience.

And I'm here to tell you

and promise you

that if you try and leave,

I will hunt you

and I will find you

so you and your daughter

remain with me.

The world's frozen,

brought on by a catastrophic grand solar minimum

leaving us in a mini ice-age.

Governments and rule of law were destroyed.

Factions with their own agendas

seized power.

What remains is corruption,

justice is dealt through the Iron Hammer,

also known as the Gulag

run by a remnant of the old world's Soviet power.

Their bounty hunters carry out

their version

of justice

to the highest bidder.

Don't shoot it.

You don't have anything.

Where is it?

Where's what?

I want to know where is it?

I want to know.

If not, I'm going to cut off your fingers and your toes.

Now where is it?

One sec. You hit me really hard.

Oh yeah, friend, I didn't know.

I'm sorry,

but we haven't eaten.

I don't know the last time that I have eaten.

I don't remember,

I'm one of you.

I'm sure you are.

Yeah.

Many years ago, I was a Lagger,

but I didn't care for it, it wasn't me.

Can you gimme my stuff back?

Here.

You didn't take anything, right?

No,

I did not take anything.

- You okay? - I'm fine.

Where is the ammo?

Right here.

Well gimme the ammo.

Here also, I took this.

Yeah. You don't want to have one of those.

No, I don't.

Only fair payment.

That's impossible.

I buried you in a foot of snow.

You should be dead, frozen solid.

That's my hat.

I didn't mean nothing by it.

You killed my friend.

Good morning, James.

How was hunt?

Fine.

Have any bounties?

Straight to point.

Got a little something in there.

What? Dude?

Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Wait, let me try.

What?

- Let me try. - Dude.

You should really not fire guns out here.

Come on.

We should get out of here.

No. He's coming in here acting like he owns the place.

I want to see what he's got in his pack.

We just made big a hall on the last one.

Plus I'm betting there's more of them.

Put the gun down

before you hurt yourself.

You guys old enough to remember those jerky

they sell at the gas station?

Yeah.

Well they used to put some packets in them.

Packets said do not eat.

My cousin ate one of 'em.

Gave him the squirts.

Yeah. You're not supposed to eat 'em

they're to preserve the meat.

They help keep moisture and mold out of the packet.

See, we're out here in this frozen wasteland

and there's a lot of good people

that are trying to survive.

And then there's a packet.

Me.

Then there's the mold.

Your story's stupid pop.

Sounds like you got a God complex going on

and I'm sick of it.

Shit.

Hey, hey.

Do you have any work?

We are looking for quick shell, if you have work.

Yeah. I'm Larz.

You got any work?

What kind of work you boys think I do?

You have very nice rifle.

Very lucrative work.

Look man, my buddy and I

we're just trying to make some shell

and you clearly have the means.

What Larz say?

No.

I don't think this guy's any good.

Good for what?

Mr. We just need work.

Been near three days since eaten.

World gets real cold

when you ain't got nothing

in furnace.

If I had some work,

I'd string you boys along.

The best I can do for you guys.

Is give you half my rations.

Thank you. Safe travels.

Payment was delivered.

You could call it that.

Looking for new gig?

Depends.

Find little girl.

I don't do those.

Highest paid to be having out here.

Big man is putting

I don't do those.

Well then at least one, this one is good.

Real heartless maniac.

He's hitting merchants all over this Permafrost

already has taken out several Loggers.

You will need help.

And it's a little far over on planes.

He has band of pirates at disposal.

What do you do if they remove the chips.

Then they're not going to go into the larger settlements.

So they're basically going to be exiled?

Correct.

That way.

How long you been under the chain?

I don't remember.

I am starting to wonder if it's not all in vain.

You know, sometimes I think the Gulag's

good for the people.

I've also seen people with money use them for bad.

Why the hell do you think I haven't joined up?

What's this?

Hmm. Looks like easy fish.

Easy fish.

I like easy fish.

You think this is funny?

Yeah, I think this is absolutely hilarious.

Don't you want to hear my proposal first?

What are you talking about?

Your sign says I hate pirates.

What do we look like to you?

Pirates?

But don't pirates need friends?

Haven't you heard the saying,

"My enemy of your enemy is my friend?"

So you an enemy of my enemy?

And that makes you my friend?

No, not exactly. No.

See, the way I see it was

my friend is your enemy

and my enemies are friends.

What if I shoot you and take your stuff.

So that way your enemy and my enemy, are both happy?

See, that's a terrible idea

because there's a man on that mountain over yonder.

He'll blow your brains out.

You think I'm stupid?

I'm the captain on this ship.

See?

Back so soon?

I thought would've taken longer.

Not when you're in the right company.

So when you are joining?

Yeah, James seems to enjoy his Gulag experience.

Me, I'm a no change type of guy.

That's why I stick to my own faction.

We are strongest faction in all Permafrost.

And you pander to the rich.

We provide service. Simple.

Enough recruiting,

payment is due.

- Payment was dispensed. - Yes. Pay us.

And while you're at it, get me another bounty.