บท 188: Options
Rebecca drops onto the sofa next to Ori in their apartment, Sasha sitting nearby in front of her laptop, "So, since you dealt with the kid, what's next? 'Cuz I got a lotta gigs stacked up since you left."
Ori glances from the TV and at her, "I mean, I kinda wanted to relax a bit, but if you really want to... Fixed my guns yet?
She nods, "Yup, they're sitting next to the bed."
"Fine, since you're so quick... Hit me." he mutters, wondering when Rogue would find anything on 'Pangolin' or the other Animals.
"Some bitch put a hit on her husband, Keran Ottar, some Corpo lawyer or something. Thirty thousand Eds."
"Too much effort for too little, next."
"A Colt weapon designer wants you to go down and help design some guns, wants to put the 'Zombie' name on them and everything as an advertisement or whatever. Price is negotiable." she says, a gleam of interest in her eye.
"Colt?" Ori questions, not all that knowledgeable on them.
"An old-school weapons manufacturer. They've fallen behind a bit but their shit is still good, probably the most durable and trustworthy guns you can get."
"Tha your opinion or fact?" Ori drawls.
"Both." she smugly retorts.
He shrugs, "Put on the list, I'll look into it later."
She nods, "Great! I've been wanting to get my hands on some high-spec shit to play with." she grins before moving on, "Maine recommended us to their Fixer, Faraday or whatever. Guy says he wants us on retainer but doesn't have anything for us right now. Want me to tell him to piss off?"
Ori shakes his head, "Let's not piss off Maine's Fixer after he tried getting us a gig. Just don't reply, let the dude stew. Next."
"Uh, buncha high-end doll house protection gig, already refused 'em.-"
"Mind if I add one of my own?" Sasha interjects, drawing the duo's attention. They nod, and she spins her laptop around, showing a news article.
"Missing reports up by sixty percent, all located around Watson and Santo Domingo? Guessing you know something they don't?" Ori remarks.
She nods, switching to the next tab, "Biotechnica unveils tried and tested replacement for Securicine, Pserperone. According to their representative, this new painkiller is ten percent more effective at relieving pain while having almost none of the side effects..." Ori reads out with his brows furrowing, "Lemme guess, they're at it again?"
"I've spoken to Rogue and she's already done her due diligence. The drug is almost an exact copy of Securicine with some small changes, enough that they can give it a new name and get under the ban." Sasha scowls, "If their testing was the same as last time then it'll be as dangerous or more as last time."
"That sucks an all, but what's that have to do with kidnappings?" Rebecca questions.
Sasha clicks to the next tab, showing an expired driving licence of a guy called Ian Newman, short black hair and big bags under his green eyes. "'Former Head of a security company Koch used to use for her own protection, he goes under 'Zeta' now. I worked with Rogue and found all the vehicles they used to use, and guess what, the same type of car had been around the place the kidnappings were happening."
"So it's either him or one of his goons." Ori surmises.
She nods, "The lab that tested 'Pserperone' also has ties with Zeta's security company, and I even found evidence of transactions between them and Biotechnica. It's all connected!"
...
"So... What do you want us to do about it...? Not to be an ass but, we're not gonna get paid for this..." Ori asks.
"I know, that's why I found someone who will fund us. Night Corp, they've offered fifty thousand Eddies if we can find and secure evidence implicating Biotechnica."
"Why...?" Ori can't help but ask, "I doubt Biotechnica has anything they can blackmail outta them."
Sasha shakes her head, "They want what Biotechnica has, the protein farms, land, if they can't get that then they'll reveal the evidence to the media and finally kick Biotechnica out of Night City."
...
"Let's do it." Rebecca presses, focusing on Ori who still looked unsure.
"You guys realise this bitch sent assassins last time, right?"
"Which is why she deserves to get put down anyway. You think the Corpos'll be happy if she runs the company into the ground?" Rebecca states.
...
"Sasha, how much of this is personal vendetta, and how much of this is actually worth doing?" he firmly asks.
"... Half and half. The Eddies are worth it, and getting back at Biotechnica for trying to kill us is also worth it." she affirms.
...
He sighs, "Alright, you've got a plan then?"
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"Hey, Katsuo, where'd you say we were headed again?" a short blonde-haired boy in an Arasaka academy uniform asks from the back of Katsuo Tanaka's private car.
"Mutsu's hired a whole club out for us, most of the class was invited and I'm planning to make some moves on Kohaku." the blue-haired teen grins, showing the couple metal teeth he'd had put in after they'd been knocked out... In front of everyone no less.
"You sure that'll work? People're still talking about what happened..."
"Ishii, shut the fuck up. You start on this shit again you can get out and walk." Katsuo growls and glances at the two other boys sitting beside them, "What happened was a fluke, unless you guys think you could've handled it instead?"
"You gotta admit though, he had some serious chrome to pull that speed off..."
Katsuo sighs and looks out the window, ignoring the rest of the conversation. Ever since he'd been beat by that loser freak things hadn't been the same. He'd just hope this party would chill everyone out about it, his father certainly hadn't been happy about the rumours either...
He pauses as he watches the car drive past the street the party was being held at, "Hey, driver, you miss the turn."
...
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บท 189: Past Tense
"Hey, driver, you miss the turn." Katsuo asks, turning to the large Russian behind the wheel.
...
"Hey, you cooked out or something?" he asks again after receiving no response, leaning forwards and dropping a hand on his shoulder. He turns the guy, but freezes when he sees the man's face. His eyes were completely bloodshot and bulging out of their sockets as data flashed through them. His hands were gripping the steering wheel hard enough to leave indentations, last but not least, he was visibly trembling as if trying to break free of bindings.
"Shit! What the fuck's this!?" Katsu exclaims, and Ishii pales when he sees it.
"He's getting hacked! We need to lea-"
*Clunk!*
All the locks of the door engage as he says that, the car's windows automatically blacking out, stopping anyone from seeing inside the car.
"What's happening!?"
"Katsu! This is your dad's car, you must have an idea!?"
Katsu clambers into the front seat and tries to stomp on the break, but the Russian driver pushes his face hard against the window, all as he drives under a bridge and turns into an abandoned Maglev tunnel.
"S-someone call the cops!" Katsuo grunts, trying to resist the bodyguard's grip, but even with his Strong Arms Cyberware he wouldn't budge.
"I-It won't work! Nothing's going out!" Ishii shouts as the others slam their fists into the windows, which were unfortunately bulletproof and far too strong to break.
"GGuuuharrghk!" Maxim, the driver shouts and slumps forward, releasing Katsuo as he holds his chest and breathes heavily. "W-we need to leave..."
"You back?" Katsuo tentatively asks.
Maxim nods and tries to start the car, only for the dashboard to explode into sparks, all the electronics dying and leaving the group in the pitch blackness of the abandoned tunnel.
...
"W-what do we do now...?"
Maxim turns on the emergency lights of the car and draws his pistol, he cocks it and the teenagers all shiver, realising what was happening. "Whatever happens, keep your heads-"
*CLAP!*
A spotlike suddenly activates, illuminating an area in front fo the tunnel, revealing a single figure. A huge black man with visible cybernetics, blonde hair, and a visor covering his eyes. "The doors're unlocked. Get the fuck out and onto the floor, if you don't want a lead lobotomy." he growls, pointing a large pistol at the car.
...
Maxim glances at the teens and chews the inside of his cheek, "They got scramblers active, someone will notice eventually. I'll try fight 'em off, but whatever you do, don't leave the car. Voz'mi?"
Katsuo nods while unconsciously gripping his fists. He'd never been in a full-on fight like this, and he didn't want to be either.
Maxim sighs, checking his gun one last time before storming out of the car. He kicks the door wide open and jumps out, only to pause midstep as a blur passes.
Katsuo and the others are shocked as Maxim's hand falls off, then his arm, then the rest of his body. As if struck by an invisible blending, he simply falls apart into large bloody segments. (Just imagine Raiden's blade mode from Metal Gear Revengeance)
"W-what the FUCK!?"
"Heh, nice job kid." the black man grins, causing Katsuo's heart to skip a beat.
He feels someone pulling at his sleeve and he turns, finding Ishii pointing at someone. "H-him... T-the fuck is h-he doing here?!"
A teen with spikey brown hair, brown eyes, and a yellow jacket was standing beside the car with a sword, looking sheepishly at the corpse of the bodyguard.
"M-Martinez!?"
"He's probably here for you Katsuo! J-Just-, just go out there!" Ishii cowers, attempting to throw his friend under the bus.
"The fuck did you just say!? You want me to throw me to the wolves just like that you traitor piece of shit!?" he angrily shouts, not noticing the expressions on his other friends' faces.
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*Click!*
David blinks as the car's door is thrown open and Katsuo is tossed at his feet. "Long time no see, 'choom'."
"J-Just take him and leave us alone!" one of the other teenagers that'd thrown out Katsuo shouts before slamming the door of the car closed.
"F-fucking traitors..." Katsuo seethes before glancing at David, the blade, then at Maxim's corpse. He forces himself to his feet while inwardly preparing his combat chip, "S-so what's this then, Martinez? Come back for revenge of somethin'? Look, I'm sorry for what I said about your mom but-"
David's eyes turn cold and he steps forwards, "Don't you fuckin' talk about her." he growls, and Katsuo's mouth claps closed in fear.
"Chill out kid, job's almost done." Main states as he walks over, dropping a large hand on David's shoulder.
"I'm fine. Let's finish this." he neutrally responds, prompting Katsuo to step back, scared of what's going to happen to him.
The cars suddenly drive into the tunnel, all parking next to them. "Hey! You guys ready? We gotta move!" Pilar sticks his head out of one window.
[He's not wrong, someone'll notice the scrambler soon.] - Kiwi
Maine nods, "Alright," he grabs Katsuo by the head with one hand and lifts him off of the floor. Dragging him over and throwing him in the back of Pilar's car. "Get the rest of 'em out. We've got some deliveries to make."
David throws one last glance at Katsuo before the door shuts, quickly getting to work securing the others. Katsuo wasn't even the main target, the other kids were. Hopefully Faraday would be satisfied, they were missing a couple people who were supposed to be here too.
*Clack!*
"D-David! I swear I didn't do an-"
"Don't care, come quietly or I might accidentally cut something." he warns, pulling the teens outta the car one by one. They don't struggle of course, the corpse of Maxim was reminder enough of what fate awaited them if they did.
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