[Did she mean literally hunt? Hunt game? Because other than that lost pet he'd seen on the network, Starscream wasn't sure if--ohwait what.]

In that case you'd truly need a weapon if you actually went through with refusing to pay protection mone--

Oh, that is a possibility. You could pool your funds with another. That should generally lower the costs of your new living situation then.

[If that was a hint, he's not quite getting it yet.]