In some cities, a grocer or convenience store owner might keep a baseball bat behind the counter in case of unexpected problems. Maybe a shotgun, in a really bad neighborhood. That works in normal cities. But in Rivervale, there's a decent chance that your would-be robber can punch through walls, or fire energy blasts from their fingertips, or move at the speed of sound for short periods of time, or knows at least one magic word, or has a cybernetic exoskeleton they built at the junkyard, or is even just really, really dedicated to cosplaying as a commedia dell'arte character except with guns. A baseball bat or shotgun doesn't cut it in Rivervale - especially not at Priceco, the city's wildly popular members-only big box warehouse club supermarket.
This battle pack comes with four team members in the supermarket's distinctive overalls, an array of high-tech weaponry, and a modified giant novelty carrot from the vegetable display that doubles as a railgun.
Priceco is so profitable that floor managers can be trained in the use of directed energy weapons. Additionally, high-performing team members don reinforced armor and whip out bolt pistols and chainswords (all from the in-house Kirkland brand. Valued customers can find the armor in aisle 24, and the weapons in aisle 25).
Team members who score a little lower on the upper body strength or dexterity assessments might use a power fist or a bolt shotgun (aisle 25 again). Past team members who've experienced robberies often go on to careers in law enforcement, private military companies, or as supervillains who try to rob a different Priceco store.
The carrot cannon not only deters most gamma-level and a lot of beta-level metahumans, but comes in very handy for salutes on patriotic holidays. (I originally wanted to put an actual stud shooter in the carrot somehow, but haven't had much time the past couple of weeks to figure it out, and wanted to post before the closing date.)
