บท 162: Gig, Gigs, and Gigger
"In today's news, a bombing occurred mere hours ago in the middle of Wellsprings. The small family-owned restaurant U-No-Beau appeared to be the target, and the casualties are in the high twenties.
Among the dead are the famous singer's Sheila Curves and Fae Yono from Unsomberely, who were having brunch just before the attack. Christy D'Clert was also caught in the blast, but appears to have evaded the worst of the explosion, the good men and women at Watson's Med Center.
NCPD Investigators have assured us that those responsible will be brought to justice, as has Mayor Lucius Rhyne has vowed to personally preside over the case. He has also expressed his sincere condolences in a latest interview. 'The loss of such young, ambitious, and talented minds is a difficult thing to grasp. Night City will mourn their passing, as will I. As such, I have decided to start the construction of a monument to stand where the attack occurred, and I hope that once Miss D'Clert has had time to rest and recover, she will be present to honour it.'
In other news, are testicle implants causing impotence in men? And has Arasala's own Yorinobu Arasaka finally taken a spouse? Find out later after a word from our sponsors-"
*Bzztch!*
"Even after a disaster like that, they find time to sneak their buzzwords in there." Ori snorts, turning the TV off.
"Ori, you can't say much when we're the ones who caused it..." Sasha idly remarks.
He shrugs, "I'm just saying it's the principle of the matter. Besides, no one else other than our targets has died yet."
"Yet." Sasha retorts, "I understand we did what we could to limit casualties, but many innocents were still caught in the blast..."
"And now they're city-wide heroes who'll probably get paid big bucks to speak about their 'ordeal'. Trust me, getting blown up is the best thing to happen to some of these people. The mayor's probably already paying for the hospital fees, along with any Cyberware they need."
"Not the point I'm making but... Let's try and find an alternative route next time...?"
He shrugs, "It's not like I wanted to hurt those people."
"But it was the easiest way to go about it. I understand, I contributed after all. But-"
*Click!*
"Whaddup D-Bags!" Rebecca greets as she wanders in, tossing a large coffee and a bag of pastries at Ori, "Picked it up at a place we haven't blown up yet."
"Too soon..." Ori quietly chuckles at Sasha frown.
"So, what're you plannin' to do with those dudes you got in the basement?" Rebecca questions.
He shrugs, "Interrogate then dump 'em in the river. I'll do it later though... You two got any plans for the Eddies we earned? Twenty K each is a big payday."
"Shouldn't you go without pay this time?" Rebecca asks as she drops next to him, "We did let you make off with the winnings from those Death Races... I don't know about you but I couldn't care less about that girl in the Med Center."
"Eh... I was considering it a last debt for Six and Max's work. Not like I gained anything outta it either, you think I'm interested in parenting?"
"I think it's good you're not completely heartless." Sasha adds, sipping her coffee.
Ori smirks, "I doubt you'll say the same after I show you this..." he opens a holoscreen and shows her the contents.
...
Sasha reads through it, pages of evidence that Sheila Curves and Fae Yono were conspiring to have Christy D'Clert assassinated... "Why? And who'd you send this to...?"
"Sent it anonymously to Regina, she'll bounce it off of her contacts in the media. This time tomorrow there'll be a scandal like no other!" Ori replies.
"You still haven't explained why..."
"It's payback for Christy's part in killing my dad. Sheila and Fae will be regarded as terrorists almost on the level as Silverhand, and Christy will be a suspect for causing the explosion. They might not have anything to pin on her but it'll be enough to ruin her career." he smiles to himself.
"Heh, nice." Rebecca snickers.
"And now the Mayor won't be able to cover it up..." Sasha concludes, "Do you really hate her that much...?"
"No, otherwise she'd be dead. Besides, as far as she's concerned we kept our mouths shut. And can you really argue about morals for someone who hired us to kill people?" he adds.
"Check mate!" Rebecca laughs.
Sasha just sighs in response and decides to change the subject, "I've decided on a Memory Booster, with the way things are progressing we will probably need it..."
"Aren't those things stupid expensive to buy and install?" Rebecca asks.
Sasha nods, "I'll be spending sixteen thousand, so yes..."
"Oof... I'm upping both my Reflex Tuner and Aiming Software and it's still only twelve. You sure you're not getting ripped off?"
"I'm not stupid... What about you, Ori?"
"Me? Well, I'm not certain but I think I wanna get a Monowire when I can." he states. It was one of the least invasive Cyberware's available and wouldn't disrupt too much of his body. He'd made fantastic use of the grapple hook, so the Monowire was bound to be better.
"One of those, eh? Doesn't Lucy have one?" Rebecca wonders aloud.
"I'd be careful, Ori. I saw a vid of one short-circuiting inside someone's arm, it burst into flames then exploded sometime after. It's like having a live lightning bolt stored inside you..." Sasha warns.
"That's not talkin' about how hard it is to use... You move your hand wrong and 'Buzz!', your leg's gone!" Rebecca adds.
"I know all that already. I've actually run some sims on it and they are kinda busted, sure half the time I cut myself apart but the other half? I'm sure if they cost a lot less most Mercs in the city would have it."
"They'd have a lot less limbs too..." Sasha remarks in a dull voice.
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บท 163: Simpathetic
"-have attempted to reach Christy D'Clert to get her thoughts on the recent evidence brought to light, but we've been unable to for the moment. Keep up to date on the latest happenings on N54 News.-"
"You listenin' kid?" Maine's voice forces David out of his stupor, the teen blushing slightly as he refocuses on things.
"Huh-, what?"
"God damn it," Maine throws his hands up and sighs, "Someone else key him in, I ain't sayin' it again." he states, lighting up a cigar and walking out.
"Heh, not it! See you later chooms." Pilar laughs, taking the opportunity to leave to, not even realising that Dorio had also left.
Thus, the only people remaining were David, Lucy, and Kiwi... The latter of which shakes her head and puts on a BD headset, causing her eyes to roll to the back of her head.
...
"So-, just saying I'm not usually this tired..." David adds as Lucy ruffles her own hair.
"I know, dunno why people seem to think I'm your sitter but I guess that's my fault for getting you involved in the first place." she sighs.
"You know?"
She nods, "I know you've been spending most of your free time either down the range or at the gym. Not to say I'm complaining but, if it's going to interfere with gigs then you better lay off it."
"That obvious huh?" he mutters to himself.
Lucy just sighs, wondering if the guy got off and feeling sorry for himself. Sure, his mom got flatlined out of nowhere which sucked, but it wasn't like no one else had problems either. "Don't worry about it. Keep working on yourself and you might not die too soon... Now, can you listen this time while I explain what we're gonna be doing?"
He nods, straightening his posture.
"We'll be staking out some suit's lot-, not to steal, but to capture the gonk who's been grabbing cars to pawn off. Maine's hired Falco to act as driver, so you'll probably meet him tomorrow-"
"We're going tomorrow?" David blurts out, "Ain't that fast?"
Lucy bites back her retort at being interrupted and nods, "It is, client fast-tracked things. Really wants a piece of the thief. Especially after they tagged one of his cars..." she shoots him the pic and David can't help but smirk.
"'Vagina was here', that's either the best or worst tag ever..."
"Yeah... Pilar got a kick outta it too." she drawls, prompting a cough from David. "Thief never turns up when the guards are around, so we've been hired to sit around and grab them if they show. all clear for you now?"
He nods, "Got it... Hey, I know this bar near here, wanna go check it out?" he offers.
"No offence David, but I've already gotta take you on walks. I don't hate your company but I'd like some free time to myself sometimes." she remarks.
"That's fine..." he states, "I'll-, just go with someone else then..." he says, immediately regretting it with how Lucy glances at him, her expression all but shouting 'Really?'.
"I doubt there's a bar Pilar hasn't been to." she states, lighting up a cig with a small grin, wondering what excuse David would manifest to keep his dignity. He'd told her himself that he had literally no one but the crew now that Gloria was gone...
David frowns, "I wasn't talkin' about Pilar. We're not exactly chooms you know."
She shrugs, "Obviously, even his sister ditched him... Who're you taking then?"
...
"A friend, they'd been helping me out since I joined the crew..." he states all too conspicuously.
"Uh-huh. You know what? I think I'll take you up on your offer, I wanna thank your friend for taking you off my hands." Lucy allows a small, smug smirk to show on her lips.
David rubs the back of his head, "About that... My friend is-, shy...?" he trails off.
Lucy gets to her feet and snuffs out her cig, "Well, if you and your friend aren't ready by the time I get changed at my apartment you can go on your own." she states, walking out.
...
As soon as she's out the door David hurriedly accesses his Interface and shoots Ori a text, [Hey, are you free right now? I kinda need a wingman asap.]
...
[No.] - Ori
[Help a guy out, I don't wanna miss this chance!] - David
[Busy.] - Ori
David tries to send another text but pauses as it gets rejected...
[You have been blocked until 23:58 hours.]
David sighs, slouching against the seat... He's about to call it quits when he realises he wasn't actually alone in the room. He turns to Kiwi, who was silently watching him with dull eyes. "Er, how much'd you hear?"
"Enough." she sighs and shakes her head, "Come on, let's check this bar out. You're paying for drinks though."
"Y-yeah, alright. Let me just call Lucy and we'll get going." he jumps to his feet.
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Elsewhere :
Ori blocks David and refocuses on the person standing opposite him, "What were you sayin'?"
"I was trying to talk about the last Psycho sighting. You interested in another job or would you rather run around with your crazy input?" Regina questions.
Ori shakes his head, "As funny as you think you are, if we went long enough without a gig I think I'd end up becoming target practice... Gimme the detes then."
Regina pulls up a recorded feed of a camera seemingly positioned three stories up. In the distance it showed someone getting the absolute shit beat out of them by a grey blur, indicating the attacker was equipped with a shit load of chrome to reach such speed.
The victim finally has their head crushed like a rotten watermelon, and the Psycho stops to admire the blood on his hands.. Regina has the image zoom in, allowing them to get a better look at the guy, causing Ori to freeze.
Noticing this, she crooks a brow at him, "You know them?"
"Yeah..." he slowly nods, leaning closer to the image, "You could say we had a heart-to-heart once..."
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Yeah, David's pretty pathetic here. But even in the anime where he had his confidence boosted by that successful getaway he was still a moody simp. I think this is a logical progression for his character IMO.
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