"lil Ganger are you sure you want to become a edgerunner?"(in CP lore and slang is a synonymous with cyberpunk and from what I found its also more commonly used)
"Yes boss, I need more money, also I want to create my own path, but I want to thank you for all you have done for me, if you ever need help you know you can call me anytime"
"Ahh...I knew someday you would have left your nest lil Ganger but...at only 14 years of age, well I have what you have ordered, one Kiroshi MK 2, cyberdeck Arasaka MK 1 also take these they will be very helpful" said Vik taking out a box with 3 stinger knives inside
Claire was surprised by the knives she had set her eyes on them the last few months so she was happy for this gift also she make her fair share of money during these last few years, Vik with the improvement of her ripper skills had gradually raised her salary, and also she ordered only one Kiroshi MK 2, not a pair of them,the problem was actually not only budget but also the fact that she thought not necessary to go full Borg, "thank you Boss, really"
"Don't sob on me now lil Ganger, go and relax so I can install the crome"
"Umu" said Claire with a small smile, while removing the upper part of her mask
"Ok Claire, I'm starting" said Vik sedating Claire
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After some time Claire woke up, and a few minutes later she threw herself in the stool beside Vik, both watching fights in a comfortable silence
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The last 4 years for Night City were a nightmare, one major power arose and consolidated The Voodoo Boys, Pacifica became a shithole after the mass migrations and the mismanagement of Night City surely didn't help improve the situation, in such an environment Pacifica became a lawless zone the police and the corpos were practically disappeared from that zone, the silver lining was that it became also a hotspot for the black market, the city and the corporations tried to regain control of Pacifica but at the moment all attempt failed miserably, also The Moxes consolidated as a gang too but they didn't became major players in night city, sure Lizzie's bar became a safe haven for sex workers but it was only one building, they couldn't help the rest of countless sex workers that resided in Night City
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"Mom what do you think about my choice?"
"Bunny you know that I don't approve this choice of yours, you know exactly why,....Ahhh alas you are a blockhead like your father was...Claire promise me...promise me that you will return safe and sound...I can't afford to lose you too..." said Camilla at the end, with such sadness in her gaze that seemed to pierce to the very bones of Claire
"....mom"
Claire knew she couldn't make that promise, she knew at least now she wasn't strong enough yet, especially to survive in night city as a edgerunner
Camilla seeing that hesitation became enraged, helpless, she exploded
"CLAIRE, PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL RETURN ALIVE!, TO ME!, BECOUSE IF YOU DON'T, I WILL BREAK YOUR LEGS RIGHT NOW SO YOU CAN'T EVEN GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT ANY HELP!, PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL, AT THE END OF THE DAY COME TO MOMMY!"
Claire looked surprised at her mom, it was the first time that he was seeing her so...broken
"ok mom...I will always come back alive, you will see me!, you will see me succeed!, I will not become a legend of Night City! And...and I will always come back to you alive! I swear!" Said Claire steeling herself,
'i already made suffer my mom in my previous life, but not this time no matter the cost, I swear to you dad, if you are watching, know that I will protect mom, like you did for me and her'
Camilla hearing this tightly hugged her bunny, and Claire hugger her the same way, While Camilla silently cried in the embrace
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'sage, what do you think, Regina Jones or Wakako okada?'
"C (new nickname that sage developed for fun) you should go to Regina Jones, she has no known affiliation, and from what I digged online she has a good reputation among the solos, also if you do a clean job she offers bonuses"
'mmm noted, well let's do it then'
And so Claire called Regina (the contact information kindly provided by your sidekick The Sage)
Vmm
Vmmm
Vmmm
" Who are you" said Regina with a sharp gaze looking at the holo image of Claire in the call
"Hi Ms. Jones my name is Claire...well I need a Job, so do you have something for me?"
Claire spoke clearly embarrassed and doubtful
Regina studied Claire for a long thirty second
"Fist of all you need to explain how you got my contacts info, second I need to verify if you are capable enough to do even the bare minimum, now explain yourself"
Claire explained how she got Regina contact with some bs excuse that seemed believable with the help of Sage,
"Ok Claire let's say I believe you, tomorrow I have a gig nothing complicated but I want to see a clean job, I won't hire trash"
"Preem"
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'irons check, knives check, mask check, meds check'
Vmm
"Claire, Regina here, here is the job, I want them flatlined(dead), cleanly no guns blazing, I'm out"
Short and direct, it seemed Claire needed to build trust
The job was simple a rat den of scavengers, to be flatlined, a basic task
The location watson, a little rundown building
Boarding in the NCART (the metro of NC) Claire waited for her stop
Not long after she was already on her way in the midst of the Watson area, the building was a little difficult to find since it was pretty hidden
'sage I leave the hacking to you'
" C, 4 enemies inside, 1 hostage, 1 flatlined on the operating table"
Answered Sage gaining access of the available security cameras, it was pretty easy since there were no netrunners in this shithole,
'preem Sage, guide me when I enter the building'
And so Claire searched the nearby area for any type climbable building,
'found it!'
Claire arrived on the rooftop of the structure, and than began moving toward the building of the Scavengers,
Once arrived she jumped in that rooftop
Thud*
A muffled sound, not noticable given the light weight of Claire, than she crouched and began to move slowly toward the edge of roof,
'one on the entrance, two in the left of the bulding, old ass chrome, easily accessable'
Claire moved to the left of the roof, the enemies were chatting around a fired up barrel,
She took out 2 knives and began evaluate the opportunities, one at a certain point began to move toward the barrel, the other remained behind, then'
Jump*. Puch* thud** the jump noiseless, alas the stab and the falling sound not so much, moving like a phantom of steroids Claire leped
"Wha-" Puch*Puch* the second victim stabbed without even the opportunity to think, she knew where to put the knife, she knew where there was chrome or not, she was a ripperdoc after all, then' she began moving towards the entrance
'sage flat the eyes'
Krrshh**
Claire moved swiftly, with to menacing knives in her hands
"Fuck, not n-" Puch* flatlined
She moved the corpse towards the other two
Than she was at the entrance again,
Suddenly the door was open abruptly, but not by her!
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