[weaponmaster meme, yes I know you haven’t reblogged it yet]
“So …” He hands over an Ironworks Boilmaster 3000. “Not -exactly- coffee …”
Send "Weaponmaster" and a weapon.
This was, as the deputy chief of disguise was fond of saying, not on his bingo card for today.
It looked like a kettle. Not an electric one--no cord, and batteries couldn't power a heating element for long. Gas-burning, perhaps, but he didn't recognize the fuel canister as anything readily available--even by the Turks' somewhat relaxed standards on "readily available."
It seemed too subdued to be something that came from Scarlett's department. Most of the more covert things that came out of Weapons Development were designed by her subordinates, or by the Turks themselves. All the same, touching it did not seem like the best of ideas.
"Assuming that its function is, as stated, to heat liquid to boiling in short order," he said eventually, "that alone can have surprisingly good stopping power when used at the right time.
"The kettle itself seems to be made from something quite sturdy, could potentially be used as a bludgeoning weapon. A bit cumbersome, but you're in no place to be picky if you've resorted to using a kitchen implement as a weapon.
"Finally, the fuel canister. A liquid fuel will splash and, possibly, ignite--a gas fuel will explode. It could make a decent flashbang, but you'd better make it count."
He'd said finally, but he gave the device one more look-over. "The handle on the lid also appears to be sharpened, though it would only be effective at a very short range, into very specific targets."
Needless to say, it would not displace his tried and true.
