i gave the NPC a gun.

As the title says, i figured out that if I give myself a tool, and then drop it onto the NPC. Since the NPC counts as a player in game it holds the tool.
However, some how it is able to use it to

in short: i got gunned down by artificial life.

This might help later though with communication, im working on setting up one of those text-signs but i have never made one before, so it might take a while.

also, im getting tired of refering to it as a 'It' or a 'Thing'. What do i name him?