Main quests

What's the recording of?

What you don't know is that apartment 304 on the top floor is occupied by a certain Haru Kasai – Arasaka's lead bioengineer. The chip's with him.

What do we know about Kasai?

Crystal. We walk into the hotel, scoop up the case with the chip and interface, and stroll back out.

What else do we know about Kasai?

Though he might have a point. After all, they gave him his own AV, bodyguard, unlimited cred in the Crystal Palace, and designer dope delivered to his door every day with the daily screamsheet.

That he's irreplaceable?

Alright then, let's see this braindance.

But don't forget, she's a Lizzie – not your friend, and definitely not the latest member of your team.

I'll get along better with her than you, that's for sure.

Don't worry, I know how to behave.

Mhm. Counting on it.

I mean, just look at me. Bet me and her'll get along way better than you an' I have till now.

Heh. We'll see about that.

Yoronobu-san, they will chop my head off!

Yoronobu-san, I can't... [He interrupts, as he sees Evelyn].

Program is still in the test phase, I can't predict what will be the consequences of anauthorized use!

Talk to your father. This project ment quite a lot for him and for sure would be able to explain the risk...

Yorinobu-san, I should not be even listening to this.

We didn't manage to find common language for 20 years, we won't find it now.

I said 'no'.

Yorinobu-san, at least make yourself familiar with technical specification and make sure to keep the chip in the correct conditions.

I understand. Hangs up the call.

Thankfully I didn't start to feel bored yet.

I will be fine in a moment.

Even you want to come up with demands towards me?

Locker by the bed.

That's good... But come over already.

I have missed that.

[Yorinobu is looking at active PDA with the page about chip. He puts PDA into the drawer, but does not turn it off. As he does it, raport is fully visible and can be scanned.]

Yorinobu approaches Evelyn and puts the pill into her mouth.

I hope you were satisfied with our combat mode experience.

My scans suggest Mr. Welles condition has become critical.

Jackie, we gotta get you to a hospital.

Jackie, we gotta get you to a hospital.

You sure?

Now let's cut this ER telenovela bullshit. Just toss me some painkillers, will ya?

Mr. Welles has suffered severe abdominal damage.

[DELAMAIN serves painkillers and JACKIE swallows them all]

Bah, this medfoam ain't worth shit. I'm scuzzin' the whole damn car...

[JACKIE takes the suitcase and forces it into V's hand]

[Jackie dies]

Three miles to the hospital. Please keep Mr. Welles alive until we arrive.

We actually did it, jaina! I can't fuckin' believe it.

I'm tellin' you, carnal. This jump's gonna make a big splash. We'll be swimmin' in new jobs in no time. I can feel it.

[JACKIE suddenly realizes the mess he's made inside the car with his blood]

[JACKIE takes the chip out of his headslot and slides it into V's. When his hand is close to V's face, he decides to pat her on the cheek.]

You... You don't look too great. How you feeling?

V tries to ask Sobchuk where are they but she's only mumbling.

V tries to say that going to the hospital is not a good idea.

V tries to ask Sobchuk what has happened to her but she's only mumbling.

V tries to hurry Sobchuk because she's really not feeling well.

Sobchuk says that everything is ready and he will put her to the car.

How's the car?

V answers that she will call Delamain, he should be able to help.

V calls Delamain, esplains him situation and asks for a ride.

V is surprised and asks how he guessed? He couldn't see it when they were fighting.

V says that she starts to feel funny.

Today he was almost killed by a psycho-cyborg, what only confirms that he is following the right clue.

He wants to know how it is even possible.

Sobchuk shouts to V that Biker is attacking from left side!

Sobchuk hurries V to go to the backseat and take the shotgun.

Easy fellow, you are ok. Anesthetics put you down for a while. We have to go now.

Sobchuk shouts for help, Biker is close to him!

Sobchuk says that he's not surprised at all. This guy looks like someone from a higher league.

Welcome aboard the Delamain vehicle.

V says that they already handled all their problems and now they just have to wait for help.

Sobchuk reads out loud his personal data - name, age and nationality (japanese).

He says that it's large sum and it's all in japanese currency - not very usefull in Night City.

He arrived here only two days ago.

Sobchuk asks V what is this chip exactly.

Tell about client and preparations.

V quickly tells how she was recruited to the heist, about preparations and a client - Evelyn.

V quickly tells the story of the assassination in No-Tell motel, focusing on a murderer.

Sobchuk shouts that Biker is on the roof - V has to shoot him.

Sobchuk calls V to come over.

I will be waiting for your return in front of the main entrance.

Sobchuk shouts to V that in this condition they should stay close to each other. It's he who will have to carry her if she blacks out.

From the beginning

[db_db]Veteran Flat

[db_db]Yes

[db_db]Reggie: Sex Shop

[db_db]More

[db_db]Yes to all

[db_db]Choose

[db_db]No (Didn't finish sidequest)

[db_db]No (Didn't finish sidequest)

[db_db]No (Didn't finish sidequest)

[db_db]Reggie: Laundromat

[db_db]Loop >>

V examines tattoo on Biker's arm. It looks like an army tattoo.

Sobchuk comments that he looked like an ex-soldier. Taking into consideration his skills he could be a Spec Ops.

Sobchuk asks if it looks like bloody tears?

Calls Sobczak. Tells him about Brightman soldier.

Scan Brightman DNA

We tell it to Sobczak.

We agree and finish the call.

Says that we don't see our killers body in the freezer.

V identifies the corpse as the Biker Killer. She killed him.

Inventorization of the cyberware confirms that 90% of the cyberware is military grade or otherwise classified. An implant located in the base of the skull attached to the medulla oblongata has been damaged by the gunshot.

Are you Reginald?

Asks if his name is Reginald.

Tell me about Col.Cross.

V says that she knows that Reginald usedto serve in the army with a man named Col.Cross. V is looking for him. Asks if he knows where Col.Cross is now.

Ganger gets enraged. Reacts aggressively to being talk to like that. Says they need to be given a lesson! Starts yelling at his buddies outside...

Ask about the drug dealers.

Reginald says he is buying drugs from a local drug lord. He did pay them back, but those thugs wanted to squeeze more money out of him apparently. And now they will come not only for money, but for revenge after what happened to their boys.

No, I already helped you.

V says she's not helping him with drug dealers. She came here to contact Col.Cross, that's all.

Sobchak is being nagged by a nosy old lady who came out of her apartment when she saw Sobchak.

When he enters flat, he comments, that someone was here, and the flat was searched. Says that we need to look around.

Reginald says they're here to see the boss. Asks the ganger to call him down.

Try to reason with the gangers.

V tries to convince the ganger that they need to talk to his boss.

Reginald says this is the place. Boss has an office above the laundromat.

Comments lots of cheap microwaved meals and empty bottles of cheap booze. Our killer didn't live healthy.

We look at the photo from trash bin. There's a squad of Marines with a small city in the background. It might be Texas, Mexico or maybe Argentina. When we look at the back of the photo, we see a note 'El Salto, october 2060'. The Biker Killer and the Prologue Killer are both on the photo.

Found photo

Reginald tells V to get into his car.

Asks Sobchak if he found something interesting.

Says that we found a photo of a Marines squad in El Salto. Both the Prologue Killer (Helen) and the Biker Killer from q101 are on it. They seem friends. We show it to Sobchak, saying that we should track them.

We don't know what motivated them to attack us, but they have many things in common: squad, blood markings, suicide. We need to find info about them.

Meet there

Agrees. Says that they can go with Sobchak's car.

Agrees.

Reginald says adrenaline and drugs are wearing off. He will be fine. Says V kept her part, he owes her some answers.

Ask about Special Forces

V asks about the Spec Ops from the Mexican War. The one that Col.Cross was transfered to.

Talk with V on the way to prison.

Reginald says he didn't have much to do with them when they were transfered. But he was a medtech, and did get to see one of them up close when we was treating them. Experimental cyberware etc. But it's their brains that were most messed up. Implants that he never seen before nor after.

V tells Reginald he needs to get in conntact with Col.Cross.

Greets Sobchak and says that the prisoner is ready.

[V sends her contact information to Reginald]

Walks in, handcuffed to the interrogation room. He spits when he looks at us.

Bubba says he will talk. What does V and Sobchak want to know?

Takes Bubba with him and they leave.

Says that we'll be in contact.

Chat between 6th street ganger and the girl hanging around with them. She's upset, ganger tries to say something nice, he's not very good at it.

Just open the fuck up.

Girl responds to the ganger, she doesn't want him to bother her.

Valentino notices V and reacts to her. Says this is Valentino territory. Ask who she is.

V comments on the state of the interior of the mex joint.

[Street Kid] I'm a friend of Jackie's.

Valentinos understands. Tells V to follow him.

Valentino tells Mikey that V wants to ask him a couple of questions

I want to ask Mikey some questions.

Mikey says that V did pretty well during the fight with Valentinos. If V is looking for work Mikey can recommend her to his buddy Col.Cross. Col.Cross can always use a good enforcer.

Ask about Mexican War Spec Ops

V asks about Arasaka spec ops from the time of the Mexican War, ones that Col.Cross and Locke joined. What Mikey knows about them.

That's when Col.Cross showed up. He was already a big deal in the criminal world. Col.Cross got Mikey a job with 6th street as an enforcer and repo man. Mikey gives Col.Cross a big cut, but he doesn't complain, he likes it.

I need to get in touch with Col.Cross.

Mikey can vouch for her with Col.Cross. Asks V to share her contact information with him so he could send it to his boss.

The situation is eventually resolved so we can continue on our investigation. We sum up what we know.

Homeless guy talks to himself or his buddy, hard to tell really 01

Homeless guy talks to himself or his buddy, hard to tell really 02

Please please. The prodigal son, Arasaki, makes every effort to make it loud. I wonder who will step on the imprint now?

Does not it move you?

We are not from discovering the dirty secrets of this city. Let's leave it to the media.

I have to get all my documents from the board.

[Free]

Mikey sees that V is not a Valentinos, asks her to free him.

In the meantime, he'll locate the third one. This way we'll finally get to Col.Cross. Says that those vets won't talk with a cop, so we need to do this, as he will work behind the scenes and use his police resources and contacts.

In the background ganger continues to making a small mess in the shop, mocking Reginald.

V tells ganger to fuck off, she's trying to have a conversation here.

V asks Reginald about Col.Cross. He needs to know how to get in touch with him.

Reggie is happy. Says there is no time to waste. Tells V to follow him.

[Send contact info]

Reginald says he got the info. Give V a cold Farewell.

V asks the ganger if he's name is Carbine.

V says she's looking for Mikey. She heard he was working for Carbine.

Carbine says that maybe Mikey did, maybe he didn't. Carbine doesn't talk about such things with strangers that barge in. He's not telling her anything, laughs.

Ganger points to the man playing on an arcade to the left.

Ask if she knows where Mikey is.

V asks why does she care about Mikey.

V asks if the girl knows where Mikey is.

V says he's a friend of Jackie. They are part of the same crew. V knows that Jackie used to run with the gang before starting out as a merc.

Valentino knows Jackie. Becomes less tense. A friend of Jackie is on the level. Is more open to talk.

Valentino says that it seems that Mikey will need some more... persuading.

Do you know a man called Locke?

Homeless looks at V, says that the name does ring a bell. Points at the cripple sitting nearby.

Why would anyone want to talk with this piece of shit is beyond them.

Guard comes in and says 30 minutes are up. He sees Bubba is in a sorry state, but still alive. He is clearly glad we gave Bubba a hard time.

Where do you want to go now?

Teleport to rabbi's hideout (against Bucho)

Sobchak points again at the photo of the Marines that we found in the Killer's apartment to Bubba, throwing it on the table. [reminder: the photo represents both the Prologue Killer (Helen) and the Biker Killer (from q101), along with some other Marines. The stand on the backdrop of the Mexican town of El Salto in 2060).

Bubba says this was some kind of corporate Black Ops thing. The people for it were hand-picked by corporations, then given the best gear, training, drugs and cyberware. Usually contact with those guys was cut, but from time to time, they showed up in barracks, and there were legends about their achievements.

Tell me about Col.Cross.

Notices V and asks her what does she want

You don't find Cross, he finds you. Bubba has no contact with him, but Bubba's grunts friends from the regiment where they all served are still in touch with Col.Cross. Some of them even work for him.

The second one is Mikey Hollins. He was a private like Bubba, but he was kinda scary. A nazi racist with a swastika on his forehead, he felt right at home at war. He used to say that in America they put him behind bars for killing mexicans, and here he's given medals for it. Last he heard, he was a debt collector for someone named Carbine, Turbine, or some poser shit like that.

V says the interrogation is over. We have everything we could get from this guy.

Bubba says he was the commanding officer of Bubba's regiment. He was a real piece of shit, but he always looked after his own trooopers. This relationship has continued to this day, even after they got demobilized. The troopers know that if they need work and are not afraid to get their hands dirty, Col.Cross will fix them up.

Let's go search the Killer's apartment

Sobchak attempts to get rid of her politely.

Comments on disabling the fusebox for the morgue.

Comments on entering the autopsy room and finding the killer's body inside.

V adds that there is lots of classified data. His history before 2060 is a mystery, but his actual address was in database, so we know where to go.

Sobchak interrupts and says he is dusting the area for fringerprints, and can't find anything. Whoever searched this place was a pro.

We ask, what do we do now.

...then gets shot in the face by Reginald.

He is surprised to see the mess that Reginald did. Tries to reason with him, since Reginald needs his drugs to function with his war injuries.

V asks if the girl knows where Mikey is.

Girl says that nobody from 6th Street wants to go after him, he was not a member of the gang, not really. Valentinos will probably kill him.

[Leave] V decides to leave Mikey.

V turns around to leave the room, leaving Mikey with the Valentinos.

Mikey screams that V is a lying bitch and that he's gonna get back at her, etc. , etc.

The Valentinos can't believe V's actually helping this piece of shit.

Mikey is glad he's getting out of this hellhole. He hates those Mexicans.

NPCs Enabled

A shopkeeper has left her shop to berate the 6th street gangers for destroying her neighbourhood.

The woman is screaming that someone destroyed her car while she was away!

But they don't want to hurt her, and so the situation gets progressively more awkward.

Of course the car isn't even fully payed yet and it's already destroyed!

Sobchak says he borrowed this piece of junk from his grandma.

Debt Collector: Pvt. Mikey Hollins

Johnny adds a comment about the dogtags

Johnny adds a comment.

V wants to confirm that the store owner is Reginald, the guy she is looking for.

Reginald pauses for a moment, giving the ganger an angry look. Back to V, he admits his name is Reginald, but doesn't seem to be very willing to talk.

The ganger is playing with the merchandise, destroying some of it.

Ganger pushes off the monitor from Reggie's counter, taunts him to do something about it, insults his disability.

The ganger reacts aggressively to this and walks up to the counter.

Johnny intercepts V when she leaves the room.

Extensive external injury present over the entire corpus... Mhm... Multiple burns and abrasions, glass shards in the latter... Smashed ribcage, multiple broken ribs, fractured sternum.

Look, I'd really like ta help ya, but I don't know nothin', Mr. Detective.

Ugh. What a dump.

Instant ramen, empty energy drinks.

Think I got somethin'.

Meet you there.

All right, we'll take my car. I'll let the warden know we're coming. Old choom of mine.

Passes are on me. Warden's an old choom of mine.

Ward, the hell you care about Mexico!? We got her right here! She's the one who did me!

Looking for Carbide.

Lookin' for Mikey Hollins.

Lookin' for a choomba of yours. Name's Mikey Hollins.

Just V?

Choom goes by Carbide - where can I find 'im?

You lookin'for Mikey Hollins, huh...?

Guess he's not welcome here.

Pssh... They was best choombattas yesterday.

Carbide an' Mikey got in a firefight with the Valentinos. Carbide ran, Mickey got caught. Nobody seen 'im since.

[db_db]River and V chat during the drive to the prison 002.

[db_db]Sobchak and V chat during the drive to the prison 002.

[db_db]V and River chat during the drive to the prison 001.

[db_db]River talks to V when starting the car. They will be driving towards the prison.

[db_db]River announces himself at the prison again. The gates open.

[db_db]River retorts something and tells them this time we're here to meet Locke.

[db_db]River says something to V in anticipation for the meeting with Locke.

[db_db]Locke greets V and Sobchak

[db_db]We know you worked with Cross and the others.

[db_db]Locke stands up, walks to the window. He asks us if we ever heard about Project:GHOST

[db_db]Locke spills the beans: he, Col. Cross and many, many others belonged to an experimental spec ops project that was created as part of an Arasaka top-secret project named Project:GHOST.

[db_db]Go outside, go outside. I'm going nowhere you fucking moron (murmuring)

[db_db]Locke was one such Operator, and the soldiers in the photo were under his care for a time. After the events in Las Cruces he broke down and left the project.

[db_db]Let's go.

You're in the same photo. You were stationed together at the same base.

I'll tell you. But I want a cell with a TV.

Tell me more about Cross.

Tell us more about Cross. What's his deal?

Where can we find this Cross guy? Might wanna have a word with him.

Depends how useful your intel is.

Tan Shu Ta, sir.

Lies! All lies! Who pays you to loiter around here?

We're done here.

I'll have the guard follow him out.

I don't know who pays him, sir. But he said they said that if he told they'd lop his hea—

Lim Ta-chung, but he's no friend of mine, sir. Only met him this morning.

Bullshit! Bullshit! You are bullshitting!

So your standard criminal.

Cyberware largely corporate: Arasaka, Militech, Zetatech. Most of it dates to the last Corporate War. Nervous system support, cyberarms, optical implant and . Street mods present in arm implants.

Autopsy. This is our stop.

Found the body of our freeway friend. Jeremy Sutton.

Hmm... Born in Night City. No record. Joined up in '67. From that point on, nothin'. Wiped. Pretty typical for soldiers.

Clean work, too. Not even a last place of residence.

Not gonna want to help us, that's for sure. Won't be open to reason, either.

Let's go pay our respects, then. On my way, meet you there.

And that's all she wrote. Mike, shut that thing off. Beer o' clock. First round's on me.

Inspector...? Sounds even better...

Hey there, detective.

Hey there, detective.

Hey, no judgement here.

Hey, Ward, I ain't judgin'. Where you stick your number's none of my biz.

Mhm...

Ah, yes. Procedure.

[db_db]The homeless says that there’s this place where there might be someone. A pumping station nearby.

[db_db]They never go there anymore. He points the alleway behind him.

[db_db]Why are you people trying to kill me?

[db_db]Cross says that from the looks of it it's the other way around.

[db_db]He uses his contacts to help out his former army buddies find a place in Night City, without the bullshit of going through debriefings, paperwork, resocialization, psychologists, medical exams, etc.

[db_db]Instead, Cross finds work outside of the system, stuff that’s fit for their “particular” skillset: the world always needs more hitmen, drug dealers, repo men, etc. He did this for Mikey, Reggie and many others.

[db_db]You don't want to do this.

[db_db]V warns Cross she already defeated a couple of GHOSTS.

[db_db]Johnny appears, commenting V's victory over Cross.

[db_db]But this just means we killed off our only lead.

[db_db]But this time, it's whole. And there's a person we already talked to on it.

[db_db]From the looks of it, he was in sort of an overseer role for Cross, Sutton, Mia and the others on the photo.

[db_db]River says he was worried for V when she didn't return calls.

[db_db]He gives some orders to the policemen: to secure the scene, keep those homeless away from the evidence.

[db_db]The policemen listen to him, as he is an inspector.

[db_db]A police CI tipped them off that there's a fight going on inside the sewage station.

[db_db]Ok, we'll talk in the car. Come on.

[db_db]V tells Locke to tell us about this project.

[db_db]The project was top-secret, so he knows nothing of what happened next to the soldiers under his care or who took over his role as Operator [it was Brightman].

[db_db]How do I stop them?

[db_db]V asks why are those Arasaka GHOSTS after her.

[db_db]River points out that she did cross paths with Arasaka multiple times, maybe that's the reason.

[db_db]But Locke says he doesn't have anything about her, save for some info from the past. After he left service he never met her again.

[db_db]Locke attempts to explain the hivemind concept. The soldier’s minds are linked. There are major perks to the hivemind: shared senses, inhuman synchronization, shared skills and knowledge.

[db_db]Locke produces a data shard from a drawer. A braindance. Says it's a recording from one of the team's missions, made for corporate performance analysis.

[db_db][Take]

[db_db]Locke agrees and wishes them luck in whatever they plan to do with what they learned.

[db_db]Locke reveals the “asset” was the 11 year old daughter of an executive, captured to ensure his compliance. This is to remind the player the difference between regular wars and corp wars. Corp wars where tactical and precise operations, performed by top professionals on key targets, not tanks and conscripts fighting for territory.

[db_db]Corp War Braindance

[db_db]River is also present in the conversation. He is streaming V's viewport onto a screen in Locke's room.

[db_db]V cycles through the ghosts: J. Sutton, H. Blake, Col.Cross, Mia and Nachtigal and “One Last Ghost”, all sneaking up on a crossroads in some mexican-looking village.

[db_db]The asset was transferred in a limo, and the crossroads was supposed to be the ambush point.

[db_db][Scan Cross]

[db_db]V asks about Cross.

[db_db]Locke says this is where the recording ends.

[db_db]Scanning the Ghosts at key moments also allows V to learn their weak spots and movesets, which will help her when they meet again in real life.

[db_db][Scan Nachtigall]

[db_db]Locke provides bakcground information about Nachtigall and the skill, which will be helpful in the bossfight once we meet all the GHOSTS together.

[db_db]Locke provides bakcground information about Blake and the skill, which will be helpful in the bossfight once we meet all the GHOSTS together.

[db_db][Scan Mia]

[db_db]Locke provides bakcground information about Mia and the skill, which will be helpful in the bossfight once we meet all the GHOSTS together.

[db_db][Skip Section]

[db_db]Locke provides some information about Sutton.

[db_db]Cross is the subject.

[db_db]Cross is hard, unyielding, discussing the events in a soulless, cold manner.

[db_db]He breaks down and leaves the room.

[db_db]Leaving the prison, V discusses their findings with River. line 001.

[db_db]We must push forward.

[db_db]Leaving the prison, V discusses their findings with River. line 002.

[db_db]I need a break.

[db_db]River says he understand. He's gotta clean up the mess with the homeless back at the station anyway. Tons of paperwork and shit.

[db_db]V says she wants to get to the bottom of this. Now.

[db_db]V can have a short dialogue with him about the fate of the corp war veterans, or just brush him off.

Wakako thinks. She knows that Arasaka is involved with the parade.

[Pay 5k Eurodollars]

V has done jobs for Wakako, so she trusts her a bit more.

10k Eurodollars!

I can't pay that much

V can't pay that much.

I don't know you very well, but...

Pay later

It's not Nights Foundation. Wakako's no charity.

I'll do the job

They'll talk again once V is done.

[Pay 5k Eurodollars]

I still can't pay

Don't waste Wanako's time!

And she's getting a discount for it. No freebies.

[Stand up] Ode! Will you help or not ?!

Ode!

No, Oda won't help them to contact Hanako. He's doing both V and Takemura a favor by not cutting them down where they stand.

If he will see either of them again, he has no choice but to kill them. He leaves.

Takemura and Oda completely forgot that V was still there, and they both look at her, shocked.

I was just leaving.

Oda doesn't want to hear anything about that. Just hearing it is a death sentence.

They need to hack Hanako's barge, so they will have full control and can stop it when Takemura is ready to jump on.

Takemura has a solution for the hack. While V got info from the fixer, Takemura did research on the parade barges.

Takemura knows his skill set. Without his cyberware' he's not suited for it.

The barges are stored in an Arasaka industrial park in Arroyo.

Controlling Hanako's barge that they hacked won't be V's only task during the parade. There will also be lots of Arasaka security.

So before Hanako arrives, Takemura can lead V through the area looking through cameras, and they can safely prepare for her arrival.

Takemura says that he’s about to depart to do reconnaissance of the Arasaka Industry park, to get as much information as possible before they break in.

While Takemura watches, it should be clear that despite everything, he is still proud of his Arasaka way of life.

They're culturally appropriating their own culture, man!

Takemura barely holds it together.

V threatens the two guys.

Takemura will let V know when he found something during the reconnaissance.

OK. Where will we meet him?

You know, Nigh City is able to test the best friendships.

Japan Town. I'm sending coordinates.

So yes, I trust him.

How can he help us?

How can he help us?

Important Person? You mean Hana...

Yes, I mean her. My friend is her personal bodyguard.

Do you really trust him?

On that kind of door you knock softly.

Blueprints and floor plans of the road where the parade in Japan Town will take place.

Let V call her back when she can pay.

V tries to bribe the guard using the information she heard.

Sooo? This whole Oda is not such punctual.

I just don't know what is he waiting for.

Ode.

It shows a preview of the barges, together with images of the late Saburo Arasaka and his daughter Hanako, who will be the star guest.

That's her? Your thief?

I can speak.

The fixer Wakako added it for free. It's public security systems, so any amateur netrunner can get access to them.

So this is the plan in steps:

2. At the parade, V will take out security and then control the barge they hacked earlier.

They should go to the top of this unfinished building. Good view from there.

Hanako should decide whether to believe me. Not you.

You've got some good friends.

I felt that this would not work.

It couldn't work.

And I think we have achieved something ...

Arasaka can't know that they were here for the barges, but Takemura knows security protocol.

There seems to be an extremely high security communications system here.

Takemura follows in some distance and will go for the distraction.

Takemura will attempt to hack a satellite dish on the roof of the warehouse.

Takemura also sees this as an opportunity to get to know V

Yes, V got fed up with their behavior

Johnny try to say something

Streetkid/Corpo LP: V calmed the situation

Corpo LP: You better behave

She might use some corporate lingo to convince them that she knows what she's talking about.

Takemura has some questions for V. About the market earlier.

V managed to resolve the situation peacefully. Takemura thanks V, because he doesn't know what he might have done otherwise.

Did V calculate in the possibility of a fight?

V already called out Takemura's behavior earlier when they were talking to Oda. He puts it into consideration with what they talked about.

After talking for a while, Takemura offers to answer some questions as well.

What the fuck, the two of them run away!

Takemura thinks V should finish watching that, so she knows who they're dealing with. He leaves.

Not much is known about her, because she used to be a very private person. She's in her 80s, but has the body of a much younger woman thanks to Arasaka technology.

The TV switches back to other news.

These kind of breaches look like corporate espionage. If Arasaka thinks that's happening, they will forget about any barge.

But just the attempt will make it look like some other corporation is in Arasaka's business. Perfect distraction.

[Pay 2K Eurodollars]

V uses the information she heard earlier to convince the guard to let her in.

Fuck it, V doesn't wanna pay that much.

V bribes the guard with 2K eurodollars.

Takemura also finished his hack. Made the whole security system go haywire.

V can also see an Arasaka netrunner through his cameras.

V's busy not getting killed herself, thank you very much.

Takemura should have prepared for this case.

Is Oda still alive?

Takemura screams at V. This wasn't necessary. He thought he could trust her.

Oda needs to keep Hanako safe. This is the only thing that counts.

V's ready. Takemura can get into position, and V will wait here until it's time.

What's Takemura's idea to deal with Oda? He's Hanako's bodyguard, so he will be there.

Takemura thinks that if he can get to Hanako and say that he's got information about Saburo's death, she'll call Oda off.

Takemura is clear on what that means?

He's a good man just doing his duty.

V wants to know how she gets around the area.

He has mapped various paths. He'll be able to lead V through the area by giving her instructions.

Hanako's returning to the barge.

Better be safe - before Takemura makes his move, he asks V to hijack the signal.

What's her state?

Arasaka can't show weakness.

Before Hanako answers, V quickly tells Takemura that he can jump on. Hanako's busy.

Takemura implores Hanako to listen to him. He starts with the fact that he has more info about Saburo's death.

Takemura talks about Yorinobu and Saburo.

Takemura doesn't see another option. He yells at V's camera to "run, door to your right!", and forcefully takes Hanako with him.

Fuck, Arasaka security will go crazy! V jacks out.

[CORPO] Perfect choice, Arasaka-sama.

I know where it is.

I know. We need disretion.

He'll have time to explain later.

Takemura is glad that V made it out of this chaos.

Takemura brought Hanako here. They should talk to her together.

Hanako appreciates that V is here.

[db_db]This is it. Sobchak hopes that V will be ready. The Mikoshi access port is just a few meters away.

[db_db]V can see through glass into a room that looks like it might the one where the scientist worked, where he stole his tech, etc. But they need to go somewhere else.

[db_db]Johnny says that this is it.

[db_db]Maman Brigitte says that she'll check after the servers, makes sure that V won't get any surprises.

[db_db]V and the voodoo queen have a last conversation.

[db_db]Santiago acknowledges V's presence.

[db_db]V has a last fluff conversation with Santiago. In this version, Panam is alive.

[db_db]Panam wants to talk to V before she jacks in.

[db_db]V has a final conversation with Panam.

[db_db]Panam doesn't want to lose the person she loves. Feelings.

[db_db]Johnny tells V that Panam doesn't have to worry. V spared Saburo, Johnny doesn't wanna merge. He's done.

[db_db]Sobchak wants to talk to V before she jacks in.

[db_db]V has a final conversation with Sobchak.

[db_db]Sobchak doesn't want to lose the person she loves. Feelings.

[db_db]Johnny tells V that Panam doesn't have to worry. V spared Saburo, Johnny doesn't wanna merge. He's done.

[db_db]Sobchak greets V.

[db_db]V and the Sobchak have a last conversation.

[db_db]V is soulkilled, her consciousness leaves her body, enters the net and is automatically transferred to Mikoshi. When V’s consciousness arrives, Mikoshi briefly opens.

[db_db]Johnny is next to V, looking at her. They're ready.

[db_db]Merge with Johnny.

[db_db]V decides to merge with Johnny.

[db_db]Alt accepts the decision and merges V with Johnny. Their new life begins.

[db_db]V leaves Mikoshi again and enters the case. Through the direct connection, V moves from the suitcase back into the brainchip. She’s now a construct in her own head, but practically it feels just as if she’s herself. V opens her eyes, and her new life begins.

[db_db]V can see a Delamain AV flying in from the city at extreme speeds and crashing into the NightCorp AV. Delamain's done for, he might as well go out in a blaze.

[db_db]CS DESCRIPTION: It’s the late afternoon, a few hundred miles outside of Night City. There’s a huge dust cloud behind dozens of nomad vehicles. We can briefly see the scene from the Arasaka facility’s point of view. For them, it looks like a giant heat haze with a dust cloud. Back with the nomads, we can see the line of trucks in the front heating and cooling the air.

[db_db]They're almost there. When they get close, Arasaka will be able to see through the camo, so V should get ready to fight.

[db_db]There's turrets in sight. V should take them out.

[db_db]Two cars attack the transmission truck. V has to destroy them before it's too late!

[db_db]V did well. The transmission truck is saved.

[db_db]The transmission truck is destroyed. V fucked up! Now it won't help them.

[db_db]Arasaka sent out cars to attack them, but they already closed the gate again. V has to take them out.

[db_db]Shit. Something is climbing over the wall. Panam sees the spidertank. They gotta take care of it.

[db_db]Panam sees a first defense line in the distance. The panzer should clean up there before the other cars follow.

[db_db]Madam Brigitte felt that explosion from here.

Lookin' at a hacked biomon, firmware reconfig or a neurovirus...

[db_db]Delamain tries to take attention, so V can get a shot.

[db_db]Delamain hasn't seen anything like it since the corporate war.

[db_db]Sobchak never saw anything like it.

[db_db]CS DESCRIPTION: The panzer gets into position in front of the gate. Inside, Panam activates the stationary fire mode and additional supports extend to the ground. The panzer loads a shot, and blasts a big hole into the gate.

[db_db]The other nomads follow with some distance and provide support.

[db_db]Looks like there's just some rest defenses inside.

[db_db]Sobchak reminds everyone that there could be civilians here.

[db_db]Panam thinks that some tunes will help. She blasts punk rock out of the panzer's speakers: nomad-style!

[db_db]To everyone, the gate is down. There's bollards, can't get through, even with the tank. They should leave their cars and enter.

[db_db]Delamain will stay outside and cover them in case anything happens.

[db_db]Panam tells V to turn around. The nomads hold a position here so they won't get surprises from the back.

[db_db]Santiago tells V to come back!

[db_db]Santiago tells V to follow, he won't go by himself.

[db_db]Santiago goes into position in front of the gate. V should cover his back. He wants to go into stationary fire mode to take down the gate.

[db_db]Panam yells at V to be careful, the Arasaka soldiers are entrenched here. Turrets!

[db_db]Sobchak yells at V to be careful, the Arasaka soldiers are entrenched here. Turrets!

[db_db]Looks like they broke the whole elevator mechanism. They won't be able to call it.

[db_db]Looks like they broke the whole elevator mechanism. They won't be able to call it.

[db_db]All clear!

[db_db]Panam says something sweet to V before they get to Mikoshi which triggers Johnny.

[db_db]Sobchak says something to V that triggers Johnny. It might be about V killing Saburo, which Sobchak didn't agree with, or mentioning Panam's death.

[db_db]Panam talking about her feelings for V triggered Johnny. Right before the big moment in Mikoshi, he might remember Alt.

[db_db]Sobchak mentioning Saburo Arasaka triggered Johnny. Right before the big moment in Mikoshi, he might remember his struggle with the corporation, or how he also lost Alt like V lost Panam to Arasaka.

[db_db]CUTSCENE DESCRIPTION: They arrive on the lower level of the facility. Q116 MIKOSHI BEGINS

[db_db]Saburo mentions some kind of experimental therapy being developed as of now.

[db_db]The camera shows the smart windows showing the new Mikoshi UI. It's already started rebooting process...

[db_db]Player is sick and alone. Possibly we end up some kind of procedure on our hand that involves blood transfusion.

[db_db]News anchor from the TV talks about financial reports from stock exchanges from around the world. She provides informations on rises and falls of ratings.

[db_db]Koi was missing for more than half a year, but has been rescued by Arasaka's head of security - Ayumi Gozen.

I'll meet you there in an hour.

Johnny say he'll meet the contractor in about an hour.

Johnny thinks that he'll need a car to get around the town. He should talk to Steve. But before he goes he needs to finish packing "presents"...

[Takes a box from a shelve, puts it in he bag, takes the bag]

Contractor agrees, he'll be waiting at the destination. Call ends.

Where did you get the bruises?

Johnny asks Steve about his bruised arm. Implies that Steve's father hit him.

Johnny says he has some errands to run down town and needs a car Johnny says he'll pay Steve for driving him around.

Steve doesn't anwser directly, but doesn't dismiss his father hitting him either.

Steve yells to his mom, says that he's going out for a couple of hours.

Steve grabs car keys from a shelve and tells Johnny that they can go.

Steve's dad enters the corridor, notices his son going out. Asks where Steve is going. He suddenly notices that Steve took his car keys. Gets angry.

Try to calm Steve's dad

[V grabs Steve's dad and drags him away from Steve, fist fight starts]

Steve and Johnny chat on their way to the parking lot 002

Steve's dad turns to Johnny and instead gets aggresive towards Johnny.

Johnny and Steve move on after Johnny intimidated Steve's dad

Johnny and Steve chat after Johnny intimidated Steve's dad.

Johnny tells the kid to drive him to the music store. This acts as an introduction to a conversation about music. It’s clear that young Steve knows his music, and not only popular stuff that kids listen to.

Talk about Silverhand's music

Johnny and Steve talk about different artists and exchange opinions.

Additional fluff choice about music.

Johnny inspects the first guitar and discusses it with the store owner.

Johnny says he'll try out Fender Telecaster guitar.

Johnny starts playing the guitar, it's Chippin' In.

Stop Playing

Johnny stops playing. Says that he's taking this guitar. Johnny pays.

Store owner packs the guitar up. Thanks Johnny for his purchase.

Steve doesn’t know much about such things, but recalls that his dad things it’s a prelude to another corporate war. Giants again going against each other.

I don't know anything about such things.

Johnny says that he doesn't know much about such things. This is a lie, since Johnny knows the truth, but doesn’t share it with the kid - with Mikoshi destroyed Arasaka lost it’s advantage in cyberspace.

Contractor sees Johnny and reacts. Welcomes him.

The man says that the plates have been prepared according to the order. They’re right next to each other, second hall, left wall.

Fluff chat

Johnny is satisfied, pays the man what they agreed.

[Johnny places a bullet on a chain into the grave]

Johnny says his last goodbyes to V and Alt. It’s silent moment, full of nostalgia.

Johnny uses his gang knowledge to convince Steve's dad that he should not be messed with. Steve's dad should just walk away.

Johnny welcomes the contractor.

A man and a woman chatting about some music equipment 001

A man and a woman chatting about some music equipment 003

Two men disscussing a number of newly released records 002

Two men and a woman browsing some longplays 001

Two men and a woman browsing some longplays 003

Steve stands astonished. He just heared V playing the guitar. Ask V who she is.

I'm not sure yet

Johnny decides to tell Steve that he's not sure who he is now. (Or any other variation about not telling about being Johnny)

Judy turns to V and tells her that she will turn off and take her braindance equipment. While doing this, they have a bit of lighthearted banter.

Steve's agrees.