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Pétur Kristinnsson's
Encountered Contractors
Morgion the Mottled
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Mitchel Gosben
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Nightstalker
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Cylia Ambrose
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Erron Brown
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Aria Feist
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Scp-999
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Mall Rats
Jacob Wesley
Encountered on
Contract 2:
But a Simple Heist
Emanuel Baxter
Encountered on
Contract 2:
But a Simple Heist
Alexei "The Demolitionist" Petrovich
Encountered on
Contract 2:
But a Simple Heist
Jack Miller
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Who Done It?
Cornelius Valentine
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Who Done It?
Chen Li
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Who Done It?
Alex Grey
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Phasmophobia
Kurt Falls
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Phasmophobia
Contract 5:
Thalassophobia
Mansquito
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Thalassophobia
Chris Charvis
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Thalassophobia
The Man
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Thalassophobia
Jeremy Soap
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Animal Farm
Sahir Haj
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Animal Farm
Aki Shizuko
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Animal Farm
Carlyle
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Animal Farm
Guido
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Animal Farm