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Neil Ashworth's
Encountered Contractors
Stinky Pete
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Recital
Leonardo
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Recital
Alex Brown
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Recital
Tommaso Vincenzo Gravina
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Bobasaurus
Lawrence Wilson
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Bobasaurus
Blake Celathe
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The Enemy within
Eric Mare
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The Enemy within
Peso
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The Enemy within
Gustav Tischbein
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Scenario for The Finger Biters
The Fisher of Men
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Experience Fantastic Land
Xaver Roth
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Experience Fantastic Land
Chip Douglas
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Experience Fantastic Land
Contract 9:
Devilish Designs
Rick Campbell
Encountered on
Contract 6:
A Night Out On The Town
Mary Mary
Encountered on
Contract 7:
You Bet Your Life!
Polamedes
Encountered on
Contract 7:
You Bet Your Life!
Contract 9:
Devilish Designs
Contract 16:
Numbers and Letters
Jimmy Varn
Encountered on
Contract 7:
You Bet Your Life!
Lucas Arrete
Encountered on
Contract 8:
The Night The Storm hit
Lanie
Encountered on
Contract 8:
The Night The Storm hit
Nathan Hong
Encountered on
Contract 8:
The Night The Storm hit
Crane Albright
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Devilish Designs
Daisuke Aino
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Contractor's Ball
Emily Miller
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Contract 11:
Exit Interview
Bryan Bosch
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Exit Interview
Tatiana "Ana" Rozhenko
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Fire In The Sky
Felix Law
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Fire In The Sky
Contract 13:
High Noon
BETH☠️METAL
Encountered on
Contract 13:
High Noon
Contract 16:
Numbers and Letters
Gideon Lockhart
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Polite Disagreements
Bankston Battle
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Polite Disagreements
Frank Russo
Encountered on
Contract 15:
friends on the other side
Johnny Fontaine
Encountered on
Contract 15:
friends on the other side
Kanni
Encountered on
Contract 15:
friends on the other side
Lila Blackwood
Encountered on
Contract 16:
Numbers and Letters