Redrick and Throaty’s Bargain

Roadside Picnic

This flow traces Redrick’s uneasy dealings with Throaty, whose financial promises become an instrument of pressure and negotiation.

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The First Sale The First Sale from "Roadside Picnic". The First Sale A Buyer’s Demand Redrick presents recovered goods to Throaty and Bones, insisting on payment before showing the merchandise.

The First Sale from "Roadside Picnic". The First Sale A Buyer’s Demand Redrick presents recovered goods to Throaty and Bones, insisting on payment before showing the merchandise.

The First Sale A Buyer’s Demand Redrick presents recovered goods to Throaty and Bones, insisting on payment before showing the merchandise. The exchange establishes that both sides expect deception and bargain accordingly. A Secret Premium The Perpetual-motion hoop earns Redrick an additional payment and a promise of recurring business. Throaty also wants a filled container and exposed film, setting a more dangerous goal for future dealings.

A Bargain Under Threat A Bargain Under Threat from "Roadside Picnic". A Bargain Under Threat Leverage Reversed Redrick hides the Porcelain container and contacts Throaty from a phone booth.

A Bargain Under Threat from "Roadside Picnic". A Bargain Under Threat Leverage Reversed Redrick hides the Porcelain container and contacts Throaty from a phone booth.

A Bargain Under Threat Leverage Reversed Redrick hides the Porcelain container and contacts Throaty from a phone booth. Rather than submit to the buyer’s demands, he makes access to the object conditional on support for his family. Mutual Caution Throaty responds as a practical negotiator, asking whether Redrick needs a lawyer. Their exchange suggests a working relationship built on leverage and distrust rather than loyalty.

The Price of Loyalty The Price of Loyalty from "Roadside Picnic". The Price of Loyalty A Continuing Connection Redrick expects Throaty and Bones to remain interested in valuable artifacts.

The Price of Loyalty A Continuing Connection Redrick expects Throaty and Bones to remain interested in valuable artifacts. The promise of a future exchange gives the criminal market a continuing claim on his decisions. Family as the Boundary By demanding that Throaty help Guta and Monkey, Redrick makes family provision his condition for cooperation. The bargain does not make the relationship trustworthy, but it shows what Redrick now refuses to leave unprotected.

After Redrick’s later expedition

After Redrick escapes arrest

During Redrick’s later dealings