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Emrick's
Encountered Contractors
Aro
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
William "Bill"
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Sister Mary Catherine
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Chip Douglas
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Terra Abaddon
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Erron Brown
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Doug
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Abigail
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats 2: The great outdoors
Aurora
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Monster Hunt: Frankenstien
June
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Monster Hunt: Frankenstien
Taku Smith
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Monster Hunt: Frankenstien
Darren Stanley
Encountered on
Contract 3:
I Prefer the Term “Non-Consensual Arbitration” | Incomplete
Victoria Alianova
Encountered on
Contract 3:
I Prefer the Term “Non-Consensual Arbitration” | Incomplete
Vergil Arrior
Encountered on
Contract 3:
I Prefer the Term “Non-Consensual Arbitration” | Incomplete
Travis Drake
Encountered on
Contract 3:
I Prefer the Term “Non-Consensual Arbitration” | Incomplete
Prototype
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Hospital
Penny Roberts
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Hospital
Icarus Lockheart
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Hospital
Bu Fang
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Hospital
Jason Martin
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Hospital