Rina doing pullups in her cramped high-rise apartment, an assortment of weapons and equipment sprawled across the floor. The holographic display from her AI assistant flickered to life as the familiar, neutral voice filled the air.
AI (V.O.): "Mission brief. Objective: Locate and recover insured client, Mikaela Lark. Last recorded sighting: District 9, outside the citadel. Target: Female, 27 years old, high-profile VIP."
Rina leans forward, drying sweat with a towel. She raises an eyebrow at the mention of a VIP. 27 years old? That doesn't fit the usual high-roller profile.
Rina (thinking): A VIP client, 27? Who the hell could this be? Some heiress or a CEO's daughter?
The holographic screen flickers, and Mikaela Lark's profile appears. Rina scans the file, noting the hefty 50 million credits/month income and a 1.2 billion credits net worth.
AI (V.O.): "Client, Mikaela Lark, is one of the highest-priority insured individuals. Estimated income streams indicate significant wealth."
Rina narrows her eyes. "Impressive, but just how?" She scrolls further through the file, surprised to discover that the client is an escort.
Squinting. The screen flashes a picture of the young woman, sporting cat-ear implants as part of her look.
AI (V.O.): "Signature look: bioengineered cat-ear implants. Fashion statement and aesthetic trademark for her customers."
Rina (yikes, muttering): So this is the 'VIP'? I don't know whether to curse men or laugh…
She raises her hand, muttering to herself, as she eyes the cat-ear implants on the client.
Rina takes a piece of paper and folds it into rough triangles, sticking them above her head and turning to look in the mirror.
Rina (smiling): Nope, not for me.
The holographic screen shifts again, and a detailed transaction history appears in front of Rina's face.
AI (V.O.): "Transaction data from Mikaela's BTC wallet shows a received payment from an identifiable UTXO. The funds were transferred by a small corporation in the meat-processing business."
Rina (worried): Of course. A missing famous e-girl and meat-processing business..?
AI (V.O.): "Last known location: District 9, outside Citadel walls 13 hours ago. Statistical analysis of the perimeter indicates elevated risk factors including gang activity and black market operations."
Rina: "Well, outside of the walls, It's has to be a gang. So naive of her to step out for escorting… She must have found out something compromising".