yup.. I am crazy.

coming back from a long hunting trip into the wastes.. it was very late, much later than I feel comfortable with so I have my eye on radar and scoping out the territory around Goodsprings with my rifle scope.

when lo and behold I spot Sneeky Pete.. wandering down the road from town. I thought .. wtf is he doin out here so late (3 am). Maybe he's going out to his "secret" stash of dynomite. So I decide to follow him in the shadows.

we edge our way up to where the broken radio tower is.. where much earlier I had shot a man for trying to trick me, and I notice the radar light up with red. the geckos are out in force tonight and ol Sneeky Pete is in for a fight. So I start making a wide circle to get a good snipe position to support him.

This was the "odd" part. I was to slow in getting into posistion before the gun shots started going off. Petes in trouble!. So I keep my eye on the radar and his neutral dot to make sure he doesnt die off before the Geckos smell my [censored] and start tracking me.. Couple red dots dissapear.. but his dot is still there. I am thinking .. phew old Sneeky is still alive. Awsome!. But this would not be the case. I round the corner to see Sneeky Pete met his fate. But in his place (the nuetral dot on radar) was a black raven!

Now, I know I wasnt there to actually SEE this transformation occur. But I do know that ol Sneeky was the ONLY nuetral dot on radar in the whole entire area. So is this an odd coincedence? Or are these Ravens (I used to target practice on) the souls of innocents that befall a horrible death?

thought the whole experience was awsome.

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I loled

*Looks at lord death challenge*
...Oops...

So instead of crapping his pants.. he crapped out a bird. Makes sense..

I shoot ravens for +1 XP. lulz

I do know that you aren't supposed to eat crow because it's supposed to be like the souls of ancestors by like and Indian tale I think so maybe they are doing that to go with the wildwest theme.

I have noticed that the crows come up as a neutral marker on ur compass..... im playing with wild wasteland though.

see thats the "odd" part. Pete was the only nuet marker in the area.. When i rounded the corner (maybe a couple seconds).. i expected to find Pete alive and well.. as the marker was still active on the radar.

instead.. i found Pete dead.. and a Raven in his place. Infact I was so close.. that the raven flew off as soon as I made sight with Pete.

I know, I know.. "the markers could have been doubled up" .. nope. one maker for pete.. I was following him and watching his marker move. Lol.. also watched 3 red markers swarm his.

I like Tacy's explanation, and being from the southwest (US), it does kinda make sense.. but whether or not it's a design thing .. not sure. Would be very cool if it was. Or.. I could have just had to much wine..

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Crows always seem to show up anywhere there is a corpse...My thought is, they are kinda like vultures. I wish I could do what you did. I quick traveled back to Goodsprings and as soon as I get there Pete gets up from his chair in front of the saloon, takes two steps and falls over dead. I guess he had a heartattack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6fyynmHwVI


**I followed Sneaky Pete and he just went home.