Side quests

[db_db]How did Santiago end up with the Raffen Shiv?

[db_db]Getting someone out of a max-security prison is way above what Panam’s family can pull off, but Santiago was kept in a privately owned prison, and their main goal is to make money.

[db_db]Compared to Panam’s family the Raffen Shiv got lots of cash, so she gave them an anonymous tip where Santiago’s imprisoned, and they bought him.

[db_db]Everything's clear so far, go on.

[db_db]What can Panam pay?

[db_db]Panam can’t offer V much money, but they’re nomads, so they know their cars. If V helps to get Santiago back, she promises her one of the nomad muscle cars.

[db_db]One is coming soon, and it’ll be a good cover for V. Does that sound like a job V would like to take?

[db_db]Yes, V takes the job.

[db_db]V can't help right now, maybe later.

[db_db]V takes the job.

[db_db]Perfect, then they should get going. Panam asks Mitch if everything's prepared.

[db_db]Panam is disappointed. She'll try something else then. She tells V to get the fuck out of the camp.

[db_db]Panam tells V not to wait for too long. She'll be here.

[db_db]V is back.

[db_db]These are some of the veterans from the war. Bob, Mitch, Teddy, Cassidy and Carol, this is V. She asks Carol to tell V about Santiago.

[db_db]Panam adds that what got him imprisoned was a corpo job gone wrong. He was thrown right into a Max-Security prison, but is now imprisoned in a camp of the Raffen Shiv gang.

[db_db]I'm here to free a man called Saul

[db_db][Comms] Panam, how did Saul look like?

[db_db]Panam starts describing Saul. It matches the man in the cell. Before she can finish, the man starts speaking.

[db_db]Saul recognizes that name, Panam.

[db_db]Saul finally admits that it's him.

[db_db]V says that she was sent here to free a man called Santiago.

[db_db]The man still won't answer. He steps to the back of his cell.

[db_db]V uses her experience as a former nomad/drifter to convince the man that she's legit.

[db_db]Saul thanks V for freeing him. He'll look for a gun and then they can head out.

[db_db]Santiago got a weapon now. He's eager to make them suffer. Santiago doesn't try to sound badass, but he might have some stuff to work through. The years of imprisonment have left their mark.

[db_db]Panam yells that they'll have to take out the rest quickly. More are coming soon!

V and Judy arrive with Elizabeth. Jefferson is on the phone, talking about campaign matters and how he had to send his security team away. "I'm looking at other options, in case I cancel the contract.

He hangs up and talks to V. He explains the situation. There was a break in, but his security team say there's no evidence. He wants an outsider to conduct a review. He's not used mercs before, but he needs an outsider.

This is Jeff's office. His command bridge, warehouse and junkyard in one.

Before the campaign it was my living room. Place of work and rest.

V scans the bed and finds traces of an anasthetic. She asks Eliz about it.

Another security camera. Yeah this one has two uplinks too.

V asks Eliz about the mistake she made.

V examines some campaign posters and other materials.

V finds vials of tranqulizers.

This is the same type V found on the pillow in the bedroom.

Eliz is shocked.

Elizabeth had no idea, she's horrified.

V finds a hidden camera in the children's room.

V asks about the locked door to the utility area.

V comments to herself that this server is well hidden, and therefore suspicious.

V found an antenna on the roof broadcasting to a nearby location. She needs to investigate, but she should talk to Elizabeth first.

The transmitter on the roof emits a signal to an unmarked van under the house. You know something about it?

Liz doesn't know anything about an antenna, V should check it out.

V speaks to the receptionist at SSI HQ. She wants to talk to the boss. She says she's working for Jefferson Peralez.

V scans the braindance unit. It's been heavily damaged, but she's never seen a model like this before.

I broke through, we're inside.

V? Do you have any news?

Why are we meeting here and not at your place?

Fucked what? I would not like to be in her place.

V lies, says Haakenson is responsible

He thought it might be his rival. He pays V.

Gets interested about trophies on a wall

Vote for Peralez." Wouldn't it be better to just buy some holo-ad on a megabuilding?

It's a powerful anesthetic. Huge supply, enough to knock out a whole army.

Chemical makeup identical to the traces found in the bedroom.

No! I had no idea there was a camera there!

Did you know you had a camera here?

A hidden camera. Bet this didn't make it onto the equipment list.

This your nanny cam?

Yes, of course.

There is a transmitter on the roof. Seems to be conveying a signal to a van out front. Know who it might be?

I'll here. Just don't tell Jeff anything for now, OK?

[db_db]The receptionist says she can take V to the boss's office.

[db_db]V is introduced to the chief of security. He's in his office, at his desk. He's reasonably friendly. He wants to know what the problem is.

[db_db]V can talk to him about a number of subjects here, depending on what items she discovered at the apartment.

[db_db]The secret server has a gateway to the SSI building

[db_db]V found tranqulizers on the bed

[db_db]V asks him about the hidden cameras

[db_db]V asks about the broken braindance tech.

[db_db]V asks about the hidden network gateway.

Pierced it. We're in.

Well, we got a problem, V. Someone broke into our home. I want you to find out if it was more than vandalism. But nice and quiet.

Are the police investigating the incident?

Mmhm...

Same thing. Fixes for the kinds of thugs who ain't afraid to get their hands dirty. Boosters, extortion, sometimes more.

But decent. Takes care of his own.

With pleasure.

Still, I don't trust 'em. Something's up, V. You find out what it is - just make sure SSI doesn't catch on. Don't want to scare 'em off, just in case.

Thank you for coming.

[GT] [points to V next to each other]

OK, confess away.

So you knew what I was going to find.

I started acting strangely – my daughter pointed it out several times. We had a heart-to-heart.

I don't know who, how or why... but they're changing us.

What did they do to you?

That concealed room in our apartment…

And this is not the norm for politicians?

That's when he hired SSI. And when I started feeling like something was wrong with me, too.

[GT] It's not like that, V.

[GT] I do not know who, how, or why ... but I know that they are doing something with us.

Mentioned any of this to Jeff?

He once brought up a vacation that we never went on, swear to God.

Really wanna keep living a lie? Jefferson oughta know.

You knew who sent the intruder but just strung me along anyway, Liz.

[GT] What do you know? Only without wrapping ...

So you didn't. They wouldn't have believed you. Nobody would've believed something like that.

Mhm...

His personality... He seemed to be changing right in front of me, becoming someone else.

Cut a deal with 'im?

He threaten you? Try to blackmail you?

No. He said our perfect lives could fall apart at any minute. That I had a daughter to think about.

he said I was walking on thin ice, that my daughter needed a mother…

[GT] So I have to lie to you, right?

Askin' me to lie to my employer?

It's really good. Jeff is making a career as a politician in Night City. Do you realize how rare this is?

I'm going to tell Jeff that SSI was spying for his rival, Holt. You just need to confirm what I say.

[GT] I will tell Jeff that the SSI was spying on his opponent, Holt.

Really prepared to fire SSI?

You have a choice. Just remember, any consequences will not be yours to deal with.

Maybe Jefferson could figure it out?

Truly prepared to fire SSI? After the threats? It'd be brave but risky as all get-out…

I can't accept strangers spying on us while we sleep. Not under my own roof.

Since I can't know if I'll remember this conversation tomorrow, I'm counting on you not to forget what I asked of you.

Who are they, Elizabeth? Who's behind them?

Speaking of... Overlapping memories, changing personalities – remind you of anything?

Uhm ... Damnily, she knows if her wife does not just act on someone else's plan, protecting her husband at all costs.

So, in my pants, what would you do?

Even for the price of his family's life?

Fuck knows what kind of shit a mayor controlled by puppet masters could pull.

Because I know? Nothing good for us.

Or no, wait! NIGHT CORP. Gotta be them - who'd care more than them who runs this shithole town?

Jefferson's waiting for you. I hope you make the right decision.

They came after me.

Had a little adventure on the way here. Someone tried to shut me up. For good.

I told you they were dangerous! You know what to do if you don't want anyone hurt for real.

[db_db][Huh?, What the hell!?]

We've got to look over tomorrow's Promenade speech, Jefferson should confirm the questions for the N54 interview, the lobbyists from Infocomp have been busting down our door since this morning - and we have to give them something this time!

[collects his papers, tablet, etc. in a huff and leaves the room without a word.]

I know what you're going to tell me.

Really?

And the intruder?

So we're safe?

Well. Good thing I didn't pick a fight with SSI, huh?

Mrs. Peralez, the holo-interview, remember? Karen will be on the line in just a moment.

In their lab? But why?

V, what the hell are you talking about?

You haven't been feeling weird lately?

I don't know how far they went. Maybe they're just subtly steering your career. Or maybe you're already a different person from who you were a few months ago.

How... How did you know?

That's impossible.

[falls silent and closes his eyes, his mind racing]

All those sudden career successes, that rose-lined avenue to the mayor's seat, a hiccup-free campaign - you're effective because they want you to be. They wrote the play, then gave you what you needed to play your role.

Don't know.

I don't know. And honestly, we'll probably never find out.

If I had to guess, I'd say it's a megacorp. One of the big five - they're the only ones with the tech, the cash and the balls to pull this sort of trick.

But there's no proof.

Do you believe all this?

What do you plan to do?

Your wife knew about the whole thing.

Liz?...

So what now, Jefferson?

I ran to give this city a chance, and I'm not about to give up, even if someone thinks they can make me their pawn. They want me as mayor? Fine, they'll get their mayor. But they forgot one thing: I won't be controlled.

Good luck, Jeff.

Yes, of course. We're just finishing up.

They're messing with your heads.

Couldn't get through to Jefferson, so…

[GT] Tell me what you agreed.

What is?

Wait! Not on the holo.

No. You and I... we need to speak alone.

Right, see you there.

Thin, medium height, had some sort of mask on. Or maybe a scarf. Other than that, not much - it was only a few seconds, didn't get a good look.

Don't think so...

Been on the market fifteen years, got good reviews, make one hell of an impression first time you meet 'em... Besides, they were recommended by someone I trust, can't recall who just now.

What's it like usually?

Vote for Peralez.

The flyers and pins... Jeff thinks he can use them to reach the voters directly. He tries to look them straight in the eye. And it seems to be working, judging by the polls.

Besides, Jefferson doesn't want to be tied to any corporation. Everything in this town belongs to one corp or another. Everything except people.

[db_db]Teleport to the next location.

[db_db]DEBUG Placeholder How do you want to handle the truck?

[db_db]Run the truck off the road

[db_db]Follow the truck

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Definitely not your ordinary van.

Someone's using it to send encrypted data from your apartment. Know anything about it?

We're about to find out.

Earjacking? Could be the security firm or government. Media scouting for dirt on the Peralezes?

Looks that way, but it's not. Look at the rest of the hardware: memory matrices, optogenetic controls, synaptic enhancers... the hell is this?

Mmhm, looks like specialist tech, straight outta the lab. No manufacturer signature, not even a version number. Even the black clinics don't play it that safe.

Brain scans, the Peralez'. Biological casts, neuroplasticity…

Fresh neural links. They're not spying on them, Johnny, they're fucking with their heads!

Fuck me…

Shit, they're wipin' the data... We been made!

Now they know someone's been in their database.

If it weren't for that, he'd never hold the office. Now he's running as incumbent for another term.

Politician – runnin' for mayor I heard.

What was that?

That happen to the screen a lot? Or to any of the others?

[db_db]Skyler starts her performance. Dancing while spiders come out of holes in the ground and start climing on her.

[db_db]She tries to squash them and get them off but there are too many and they bite her.

[db_db]Mbole starts sweating and suddenly gets a heartattack.

[db_db]Skyler starts passing out from the venom. During this she can see how Haakensen telling his bodyguards to get Mbole out of the club.

[db_db]Skyler can see Ted rushing in to help her.

[db_db]Teleport to Skylers Camper

[db_db]1. Truck

[db_db]3. Premiere

[db_db]Outside club

[db_db]Party

[db_db]Car chase

[db_db]Inside club

[db_db]Concert

Something up, Kerry?

Cool.

What'd I say? Drives like a maniac.

There she is. Right on the dot.

What's inside?

Hell yeah. We got a hit.

[db_db]AT THE DOLLHOUSE

[db_db][TECHIE] Grapple ladder.

[db_db]V performs a take-down on the security guard and hack him.

[db_db]This gives her access to the security network which she uses to open the stage door.

[db_db]Steal the tickets.

[db_db]V lifts the tickets from the man's back pocket.

[db_db]The guard pushes V away.

[db_db][Punch the guard]

[db_db]V knocks down the guard, takes his backstage pass, gaining this way entry to the backstage.

[db_db][Sees V and Kerry dressed as a unicorn.]

[db_db]Confesses that he's a huge Misutā Yunikōn fan. Asks them to do the catchphrase before letting me through.

[db_db]Tell him to fuck off.

[db_db]Tells him to fuck-off, they're in a hurry.

[db_db]Says that, nevermind, he doesn't want any spoiler.

[db_db]Shocked. Says he didn't know Misutā Yunikōn was so mean-spirited in real life.

And Blue Moon told me at rehearsal, said they haven't had this sorta sound in a long time. No artefacts, no reverb.

[db_db]Order another beer for the roadie.

[db_db]Order a beer for the roadie.

[db_db]Order one more beer for the roadie.

That's all this sittin' will get ya – hemorrhoids.

[db_db]Ohhh yeah!!!

[db_db]Appreciates it.

[db_db][V and the roadie talk some more. The roadie's getting tipsy.]

[db_db][Burps, apologizes and gets up.]

[db_db][V's male.]

[db_db]Attempts to seduce the roadie.

[db_db]Responds in a lewd way.

[db_db]Agree to follow him.

[db_db]Angry. Asks why she teased him then.

[db_db]Starts unzipping his pants.

[db_db]V knocks the roadie out and takes his badge.

[db_db][Knock him out.]

Passes?

Go in.

[db_db]Reveals himself (removing the baseball cap and shades).

[db_db]Tries to explain to them that he’s flattered but that their music is garbage and that they can’t perform his song.

[db_db]Welcome to SQ018_JACKIE. Please choose your starting sequence.

[db_db]Mama Welles

[db_db]More >>

[db_db]Cleanup at Bernie's

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[db_db]Melissa Chase

[db_db]Melissa bossfight stage 01

[pl_pl]Bernie abandoned

[db_db]Melissa bossfight stage 02

[db_db]Conclusion

[db_db]Did Bernie find Melissa's Memento in the Motel?

[db_db]No (drive).

[db_db]Welcome to SQ018_JACKIE. Please choose your starting sequence.

[db_db]Mama Welles

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[db_db]Cleanup at Bernie's

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[db_db]Funeral Firefight

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[pl_pl]Bernie saved

[db_db]Did you manage to defeat Melissa before Max Tac arrived?

[db_db]MaxTac Arrival

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[db_db]Yes (teleport).

[db_db]V attempts to call Jackie.

[db_db]Jackie’s message includes a whole recording. V plays it on the TV.

[db_db]When you enter the ring, you’d better be ready to take a punch, you know? Jackie has two final requests for V, one big, one small.

[db_db]The other, bigger one… Jackie sighs, says it’s about Melissa, his little sister.

[db_db]Jackie didn’t like to talk about her, and V respected his choice.

[db_db]I remember Melissa.

[db_db]She bought some off-brand, faulty cyberware, and during her very first op something must have snapped in her head. She suffered an attack of cyberpsychosis during a gang firefight and massacred everyone – enemies, allies, everyone in sight.

[db_db]Melissa landed in the gutter, got into some pretty nasty drugs to stop the cyberpsychosis, then got herself addicted to them. Jackie helped her as much as he could the whole time, giving her money, no questions asked.

[db_db]I have to talk to Mama Welles.

[db_db]V says that we don't know where Melissa is right now, so our best bet is go pay a visit to Mama Welles, Jackie and Melissa's mom. V remembers where she lives from her shared past with Jackie.

[db_db]Mama Welles recognizes V and says she hasn't seen her in a while. She is happy about the visit and invites V in.

[db_db]Mama Welles talks about the last time her son visited her.

[db_db]Jackie is dead.

[db_db]V delivers the news to Mama Welles: Jackie died during a job.

[db_db]Then, she asks for more detail; she can handle the truth, she wants the truth. She’s a tough Latino mama from a mean part of town.

[db_db]We were ambushed.

[db_db]V describes what happened and how they were all ambushed and killed.

[db_db]She knew what sort of biz her son was involved with, she knew the risks.

[db_db]Mama Welles says it was bound to happen sooner or later in Jackie's line of work.

[db_db]After hearing about the funeral, Bernie immediately asks about Melissa.

[db_db]V says Jackie’s last request was that V took care of his sister.

[db_db]Mama Welles had no idea Jackie was supporting her, but she’s not surprised. That would explain why her daughter started calling more often.

[db_db]Bernie wants to help – he not only cares about Mama Welles, but (as we see later) about Melissa even more.

[db_db]I don't work with cops.

[db_db]Mama Welles explicitly asks that V go with Bernie. He and Melissa have a relationship going back years. She might not remember V, but the sight of Bernie will definitely calm her down.

[db_db]V aggrees to work with Bernie to find Melissa. For V she's just a childhood friend from back when they were 5, but Bernie knows her from more recent times.

[db_db]V and Bernie leave Momma Welles together.

[db_db]Bernie talks to V on the way.

[db_db]On the way, Bernie tells V about Melissa. He knew her before “everything” happened, as he puts it, and we can guess she meant something to him.

[db_db]V talks to Bernie on the way

What are we trying to find in his room?

How do you know the hat's his?

[db_db]Johnny adds his own two cents, saying Max Tac guys are just as cyberpsycho as the guys they hunt down – only difference is they’ve just got badges.

[db_db]V and Bernie arrive at the motel.

[db_db]The Motel Manager is watching TV, doesn't bother to greet V and Bernie.

[db_db]V and Bernie ask about Melissa.

[db_db]The cyberpsycho had started scaring guests off, and he was too afraid to kick her out himself – she was packed full of implants, who knows what she would do.

[db_db]Bernie reacts to this. He says a few mean words to the motel manager. He wants to know where they took her.

[db_db]Bernie asks what happened to her things.

[db_db]The manager says he still hasn’t cleaned her room (didn’t feel like it, the guy’s not exactly a model of good management) and nobody wanted to rent it. We wanna search it, be his guest (heh).

[db_db]V agrees to go search Melissa's room.

[db_db]V aggrees to search Melissa's room.

[db_db]The Motel Manager wishes them good luck. Jokes that maybe they can clean up a bit while they're at it?

[db_db]Bernie agrees, but asks that we make a stop at Mel's room anyway.

[db_db]The room is full of all sorts of tools and electronics. Upon closer inspection, they turn out to be implant parts.

[db_db]V finds some cheap food, half-eaten, still in their packages.

[db_db]V finds a worn-out plastic giraffe with a heart-framed “Mel” painted on it. She shows it to Bernie.

[db_db]Johnny recognizes the cocktails: morphazine, paxium, neurovine. He says people on the street who can’t afford real treatment take drugs like these for cyberpsychosis.

[db_db]The packages haven’t gone completely bad. Melissa couldn’t have left more than a few days ago.

[db_db]He says only that it was a personal item, immediately changing the subject.

[db_db]Bernie says we've seen enough.

[db_db]Together with Bernie and Johnny, we reconstruct Melissa's life after Jackie's death, based on the clues we saw.

[db_db]V says we should go get Mel at the Auto Shop the Motel Manager mentioned.

[db_db]After Jackie’s death, Melissa ran out of money for drugs, so after trying unsuccessfully to leech some money out of mom, she went to sell off some of her parts at the pawn shop.

[db_db]She is definitely in trouble.

[db_db]V and Bernie talk while going to V's car.

[db_db]Bernie and V have arrived at their destination.

[db_db]V and Bernie talk while driving to the auto shop the motel manager mentioned.

Anything else?

[db_db]The 6th Streeters just laugh him off and say every guy here got to know Melissa real well before they locked her up in the workshop.

[db_db]Bernie doesn’t shoot, but his little gesture is more than enough provocation for the 6th Street gangers.

[db_db]This person is not Melissa. v02.

[db_db]Bernie and V comment on finding a ripperdoc's workshop in the autoshop. The place is filthy and disgusting.

[db_db]This is Melissa.

[db_db]He looks for something in the cell that could put her back on her feet, so to speak, but all he finds is trash. Bernie says we should get her out of here.

[db_db]Bernie says he will carry Mel while V provides cover.

[db_db]Bernie says Mama Welles can’t see Mel in this state. He asks if we can go to his place to patch her up.

[db_db]Bernie and V arrive at his flat. We get out, Bernie asks V to carry Melissa while he will lead the way.

[db_db]There’s a whole host of drugs in there. We give up searching for the right one and just take the whole bag.

[db_db]V and Bernie talk about the situation on the way.

[db_db]V and Bernie arrive at Bernie’s apartment. It’s a typical sad studio of a typical sad and lonely cop.

[db_db]Bernie tells V he will carry Mel to the bathroom to clean her up.

[db_db]V puts together a concoction of the drugs.

[db_db]The mix is ready. Johnny says it should do the trick.

[db_db][Knock]

[db_db]But this time, we’ve got an expert to consult: Johnny. He tells us what to do to minimize the side effects – at least, as much as we can.

[db_db]Bernie says yeah, they're coming out right now.

[db_db]At the sight of V, the girl’s defensive instincts kick in. She tears herself out of Bernie’s hands, injuring him with her combat implants, and then struggles for a moment with V.

[db_db]She’s a bit out of it at first, understandably like someone on heavy meds, but the longer she talks, the more stable she becomes, until her speech becomes coherent enough that we can actually have a conversation.

[db_db]Jackie is dead.

[db_db]It's V. Remember me?

[db_db]Melissa recognizes V and is thankful for the help. She only half-rembers everything that happened in there.

[db_db]V asks Melissa about what happened before the drug den.

[db_db]After it she was afraid that Max Tac would come after her if she had another “episode.” They’d kill her, or worse: they’d capture her, lobotomize her and force her to join their ranks.

[db_db]Johnny comments that in his opinion this is an urban legend.

[db_db]That’s when Mel’s troubles really started. In the end, the guy from the motel sent 6th Street after her.

[db_db]They held her in the basement and pumped her full of drugs, only taking her out to rape her or have her kill someone.

[db_db]Johnny reacts to this.

[db_db]V says this is monstrous.

[db_db]Melissa reacts to this.

[db_db]Mel agrees, but first she needs to rest. We call Mama Welles and arrange to meet at the funeral.

[db_db]Bernie opens up a bottle of cheap whiskey (with an e) and tells V to sit down with him.

[db_db]To give Mel a little time to recover, we sit with Bernie in the kitchen at his plastic table.

[db_db]Melissa falls asleep. V notices the toy giraffe from the motel is in her hand.

[db_db]Bernie tells V that we should give Mel some space now, let her sleep it off. He invites V to the kitchen.

[db_db]Welcome in Down Street Hotel.

[db_db]V says we brought Melissa and we're ready for the funeral.

[db_db]Bernie, Melissa and the rest follow.

[db_db]Mama Welles signs in with her thumb on the reader of the cremator, granting permission to cremate the body.

[db_db]Jackie’s remains are cremated as the celebrant says a few words – the celebrant being a video recording of a Catholic priest, put together in real time from pre-recorded excerpts of the ceremony.

[db_db]Melissa is not able to do the same...

[db_db]The Valentinos give Jackie a goodbye as well.

[db_db]V mumbles there is nothing to say here and press the skip & continue button on the display.

[db_db]I used to work with Jackie...

[db_db]It consists of a couple of story choices done on screen, allowing the player to say what they though of the character. Obviously nothing offensive.

[db_db]The ceremony comes to an end and those gathered start to split up into groups and head for the exit.

[db_db][The Tyger Claws boss walks to the band and bows down, offering them an autograph book to sign. ]

[db_db][Kerry’s talking to the girls when the door suddenly slams open.]

[db_db]About Jackie...

[db_db]About Jackie...

[db_db]About Jackie...

[db_db]About Jackie...

[db_db][A procession of Tyger Claws pours silently into the room and stands at attention.]

[db_db]They give her thoughts from their perspective on Jackie's life and death.

[db_db]He gives her thoughts from their perspective on Jackie's life and death.

[db_db][The girls sign the book.]

[db_db]Melissa ran off.

[db_db]V asks Bernie and Mama Welles if they are ok.

[db_db]Mama Welles can't believe what is happening, she is angry.

[db_db]What happend with this door? I can't open it!

[db_db]He hands V a syringe with the drug concoction we prepared in his apartment. Melissa should calm down when we administer the drugs.

[db_db]Says the Tiger Claw boss will definitely wants his autograph too.

[db_db][The discussion escalates, both parties taking offence.]

[db_db][After a good beating, the Tiger Claws realize they’re up against much stronger than them and run away.]

[db_db][Agent Orange opens up a bottle of booze, poors some for everyone.]

[db_db]V finds blood traces.

[db_db]Says they had no idea Kerry hadn’t been consulted about it.

[db_db]Proposes them some form of collaboration in the future.

[db_db]Apologizes, saying that the Tyger Claws managed to force their way in.

[db_db]A red heel. It's one of Melissa's.

[db_db]V comments on seeing the crash site.

[db_db]The mud is from the cemetery.

[db_db]Melissa definitely passed through here.

[db_db]V comments that Melissa's path has taken her to the Megabuilding nearby.

[db_db]Is pissed, now they’re gonna have to deal with the pigs.

[db_db]Says that, after all, he probably enjoys the publicity a lot more than she does.

[db_db][As V leaves the club, she falls into a Tyger Claws ambush.]

[db_db]Tells them to get rid of her.

[db_db]A histerical man is standing in the middle of the road, yelling he barely hit a woman running through the street!

[db_db]A driver of a dumpster truck is screaming at the person that he nearly ran into!

[db_db]There is a car crash on the intersection.

[db_db]V finally catches up to Melissa in the megabuilding lobby.

[db_db]Around her lie the bodies of a few guards, while we see the massacred remains of passersby a bit further on.

[db_db]Johnny says things have gone too far. He understands V doesn’t want to let Jackie down again, but this is just too much. The girl must be stopped.

[db_db]When Melissa notices V, she rushes to attack her. Her eyes are glassy, dead.

[db_db]When Mel falls, weakened, we hear police sirens off in the distance.

[db_db][Use Syringe]

[db_db]She doesn't manage. Mel pushes the syringe away, shattering it.

[db_db]V is closing to workshop with enemies on her tail. She has to kill them. This is a walkaround cause there's no way to implement proper carchase.

[db_db]Johnny mumbles it’s game over...

[db_db]V gains the upper hand in the fight with Melissa (reducing the latter’s life to low). Melissa is no longer able to attack.

[db_db]Johnny urges V to approach and deal with her.

[db_db]V approaches Melissa once again.

[db_db]She can’t go back to them, but she knows if Max Tac gets her, they’ll force her to join them… and that means a lobotomy, brainwashing, being controlled by an AI supervisor, a fate worse than death

[db_db]Johnny says to hurry up. A powerless prisoner in V’s body, he rages that one wrong move by V could kill them both. V now has a moment to decide what to do with Melissa.

[db_db][Restrain] I can't kill you.

[db_db]V decides not to kill Mel, believing recruitment is better than death.

[db_db]A moment later, Max Tac arrives on the scene.

[db_db]The Max Tac cyborgs jump out of the AV. They don’t need ropes, they just hop out.

[db_db]Max Tac readies their turrets, but they hold their fire for the moment.

[db_db][Kneel Down] Ok! Ok!

[db_db][Kneel Down] Ok! Ok!

[db_db][Stay Down] Ok! Ok!

[db_db]V draws her gun and wants to shoot.

[db_db]V obediently sets down her weapons and kneels, the Max Tac officers overpowers her, cuffs her and IDs her.

[db_db]V obediently stays down her weapons and kneels, the Max Tac officers overpowers her, cuffs her and IDs her.

[db_db]An officer questions V on her involvement.

[db_db]Fuck off, pig.

[db_db]V gets a boot to the solar plexus and the officers get the info they want anyway via personal link.

[db_db]V answers that she killed Melissa.

[db_db]Max Tac’s job here is done. The officers get ready to leave.

[db_db]Johnny reminds V of Bernie’s warning: when Max Tac gets you in their sights, there’s no mercy. We should be happy we’re still breathing.

[db_db]Weakened, Mel doesn’t stand a chance - and like V, she’s immediately apprehended.

[db_db]Nobody asks any questions, and if V tries to say something, she gets a whack for her trouble.

[db_db]The officers pack Mel into their AV and fly off with the girl on board.

[db_db]We hear over the police radio that there’s an issue with a civilian near Melissa.

[db_db]Through her glitching viewport, V sees the Max Tac cyborgs jump out of the AV. They don’t need ropes, they just hop out.

[db_db]V attempts to stand up, but an Operator quickly kicks the gun out of her hands and overpowers her.

[db_db]V, now barely registering what’s going on, catches fragments of the officers’ conversation as she lays on the ground, her hands behind her back.

[db_db]A trooper pins Melissa down, his boot on her chest and prepares to execute her.

[db_db]To V’s astonishment, the officers pack Mel into their AV.

[db_db]Johnny says we were real fucking lucky. We should be happy we’re still breathing.

[db_db]V’s protests to leave Mel alone fall on deaf ears.

[db_db]V’s protests to leave Mel alone fall on deaf ears.

[db_db]The cops question V, scan her files… and establish she’s a civilian who wound up in the wrong place at the wrong time and miraculously survived.

[db_db]As V leaves, Mama Wells manages to pick her out of the crowd.

[db_db]She hasn’t seen Melissa (or, suspecting the worst, her body) anywhere, nobody wants to tell her anything.

[db_db][lie] They took her... alive.

[db_db][lie] They killed her and took the body.

[db_db]V says she had to put Melissa down before Max Tac got her. It was Melissa's choice.

[db_db]Mama Welles reacts to this information.

[db_db]His emotions and insubordination led to the death of many, including police.

[db_db]Mama Welles reacts to this information.

[db_db]A brief cameo showing new recruits in the Max Tac ranks show a person that looks stunningly similar to Melissa.

[db_db]The whole affair is given around 15 seconds of air time, shoved between reports on some hot new starlet’s love interests and a Nicola commercial.

[db_db]What happened to Melissa once you defeated her?

[db_db]The motel manager says she's too late. He finally cleaned it up.

[db_db]The doc must have the key.

[db_db]V RESUMES PLAYING JACKIE'S MESSAGE

[db_db]V and Mama Welles make some small talk. The situation is awkward, they haven't seen each other for a long time.

[db_db]Bernie and V talk on the way to his apartment.

[db_db]Bernie and V talk on the way to his apartment some more.

[db_db]Let's go.

[db_db]vendors, Victor Vector and his assistant, Jackie’s ramen guy, etc.

[db_db]Finally, there’s Mama Welles.

[db_db]Mama Welles peeks at her daughter with pursed lips, while Mel seems off in her own world as she teeters on her red high heels.

[db_db]Bernie says we should walk up to Mama Welles with Melissa to start the ceremony.

[db_db]They talk a moment.

[db_db]Melissa and Bernie agree.

[db_db]They shout at V: “On your knees! Hands behind your head!”

[db_db]V says she found something at Jackie's storage...

[db_db]V says she found a jewelry box with a proposal ring. And Jackie's and Misty's initials carved in there.

[db_db]River greets V and says that he'll need her help. He adds that it's extremely important for him.

[db_db]V may try to ask some questions but River won't answer them through the phone, he asks her to come to his office. He promisses that he will explain her everything then.

[db_db]When River sees V he greets her and thanks her for arrival. He introduces her to doctor Mitsuko.

[db_db]He says that Meatman is in coma and people he eralier abducted are slowly dying somewhere. He wants to help them and he asked doctor Mitsuko for help.

[db_db]She sasy that it works since while dreaming autistic kids tend to be more open. She says that they plan to use this method to record Meatman's dreams and search there for some clues that will help them solve the case.

[db_db]River interrupts saying that he knows it sounds desperate but that's the situation they're now, he wants to try everything.

[db_db]Doctor Mitsuko adds that she encountered a problem. She tried to record his dreams but it didn't worked - it was just pure chaos, some kind of nightmare.

[db_db]River adds that sadly Meatman didn't had his teddy bear with him when he was arrested, so they're basically fucked.

[db_db][phone talk - I have no idea, I just can't set up this new light above stage, you will have to arrive and help me with it.]

[db_db]He says that they shouldn't waste more time and that he'll tell her everything on the way.

[db_db]Start

[db_db]Combat Tower

[db_db](Bronze Challenge) Warehouse

[db_db](Silver Challenge) Mexican Joint

[db_db]Grave

[db_db]Wayne tells V that it looks like a very long climb.

[db_db](doors close, elevators depower)

[db_db]The AI announces bounty on D.B.Wayne's head - 1 000 000 eurodollars.

[db_db](WikiLL takes control of the hanging screen)

[db_db](pulls out phone and orders Delamain cab)

[db_db]Wiki announces the final challenge:

Marianne approaches Dominic and talks to him, Dominic begs her to spare his life. But before Marianne has a chance to kill Dominic trauma team swoops in.

The trauma Team orders V and Marianne to leave immediately or they will open fire. Marianne won't let Dominic get away and will attack the Trauma Team.

[From AV speakers] Put the weapon down and walk away from the cart or we'll open fire.

V decided to help Marianne and kill the Trauma Team. Marianne is now free to take her revenge and kills Dominic.

We stop for a moment at a bar. Claire explains that this is where she and her husband used to work.

If you ever decide to start, I will give you the best tutorial in the world.

Claire mentions Sampson, last years winner, he will be in "The Big Race". Claire has a grudge against him but doesn't say why.

Claire might mention her late husband and how she is doing these races for him. And thanks to V she is closer to her goal.

[V just called her car. Please do not press recall!]

[Have a drink]

Can i know how he died

Are you doing it for him

A year ago we reached the final. We were at the forefront when ...

Maybe let's change the subject.

When he got behind the wheel, he literally coupled to the cart. Without implants.

So let's try to win for him.

Where should I appear?

You didn't puff and blow her so much that she stood in the garage.

I'll wait. See you later.

Just be nearby if needed.

[STREET KID] I have a bad feeling about this.

How do you see our chances?

This girl really likes to shoot on slippers. But don't think about it.

I have a bad feeling about this race.

Just wait for someone to lose their temper.

Why exactly today?

Forgive me, but I have to tap the tires before we move.

My friend killed a faulty electrical system. In my own kitchen.

Something wrong, dude?

No, nothing. I just thought you wanted to win too ...

Because you can be sure that we will sit down on it ...

I do not doubt...

Peer advice - don't cry at the finish line. Pa.

Bravo!

I'm just saying we're doing great.

Yes, I did it.

We fucked it up ... I fuck you.

We gave our best.

And what? This was not meant to be ...

How does this relate to our race?

Is this somehow related to our race?

Sort of. The thing is, my husband was murdered.

One corporate dick killed him. Peter Sampson, a unique nit.

Who is this corpos?

So what is behind this race? Because I see that it is not about victory.

They knew each other from ancient times, Dean and Sampson.

Dean never told me. But yes ... there was something between them. Some crap.

We knew we wouldn't win anymore, so Dean started slowing down.

Is this what this race is about?

Yes, I have a winning prize. I want to kill Sampson.

People are constantly dying along the route. There will be nothing strange about it.

Do you want me to help you kill Sampson?

What if Sampson doesn't show up?

A year ago he became a champion. Do you think he won't want to repeat it?

Watson, Little China. But we're going to the highway, so we have to take a fast machine.

This is. I'll wait.

Come on, Claire. Leave that asshole.

This is Sampson. Dick thinks I'll let him go.

If I were you, I'd take my toys and give me a leg. Claire can't keep her partners alive.

[do not do anything]

Claire! Stop it, we have a race ahead of us, damn it!

[V is waiting for the situation to develop.]

He had too much of a reputation for himself and that's why he fucked himself a year ago. Deal with it.

You are not unpunished, Sampson ...

Come on, Claire. Save a pair for later.

I'll get you...

I'm gonna kill the fucker ...

[Claire breaks away from Sampson.]

Come on, Claire.

Half is behind you! V, you're rocking!

To the goal, V, to the goal, not the walls!

Fifteen more seconds! Last chance, V!

V! We can still catch him. Take the next right turn!

I wanted to win it.

I saved your ass, Claire.

Fuck the race! He killed my husband. The only man I loved.

You? Me ... butt? Do you know what you did? I won't get him anymore!

Then you won him. Be happy.

You took it from me.

I hope you are happy with yourself ...

I don't like losing, Claire. Just enough. Your revenge is not my business.

Banging it, Claire. I'm falling

I will not give up.

[Go away.] Bang it. I'm falling

[Claire spits on the ground and opens fire on TT.]

Claire? Leave me! I did nothing ...

Hi! Don't let her ... Please!

[You can see the flying AV Trauma Team.]

[Claire dies shot by TT.]

Jesus, Claire ... what the fuck do you mean ?! I didn't kill your old man!

You won't get around anymore ...

Get him already.

Okay, just finish it.

No! Don't let her. I didn't kill her husband!

Wait, Claire. I want to hear it.

Get over him, Claire.

Her guy tried to overtake me before the finish, but he lost control on the wheel ...

Even so, these are the fucking rules! I didn't break the rules!

What? No!

And what's the difference, V? That bastard killed him. Must pay.

Claire. Your husband died according to the rules.

I gotta fuck him now ?! What do you expect

Okay, get him done now.

You're kidding ...

Killing him will not make you feel better.

Maybe you're right, V ...

You're lucky, dick. You are so lucky you will get fucked!

Come on, V. Before I change my mind.

What? No! Your Dean was not as holy as you are ...

[Claire raises his weapon and aims at Sampson.]

No!!!

All right?

Your husband ... What was he like?

He liked to sleep in the morning.

I slowly forget. I am afraid I will forget it completely.

So, what's now?

You look depressed.

In fact, I don't feel anything.

Will be better.

No, V. Actually, I'm not going to race again.

[They drive up to the garage. Claire gets out.]

What? Are you giving me your car?

Claire ... I do not know what to say.

[Claire walks away. SQ024 ends.]

[db_db]Start from the beginning

[db_db]Driving to Delamain's garage

[db_db]sq025_04_garage_atma

[db_db]Asking for help to infilitrate Bunker

[db_db]sq025_09_bunker_fighting_inside

[db_db]Start at the beginning

[db_db]Briefing

[db_db]Resurgence

[db_db]Scan Deep Delamain

[db_db]Scan Competitive Delamain

[db_db]Scan Suicidal Delamain

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Scan Scared Delamain

[db_db]Scan Mean Delamain (SHODAN)

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Workshop

[db_db]Delamain ride

[db_db]Check trunk

[db_db]Ignore

[db_db]Once NetWatch gets the bunker’s coordinates, they instantly start frying the servers, but they can’t finish the job remotely (Mutter’s very powerful and well secured). Mutter feels betrayed and attacks V using the location’s security drones.

[db_db]V gets a chance to ask NetWatch questions about the overall story (Mutter, BlackWall, the AI Deep Net, etc.), but they’re not particularly eager to talk.

[db_db]If Delamain is dead or has merged with Mutter: From this point on, Delamain is gone from the game, replaced (for gameplay purposes) by a simple driving algorithm left behind by Delamain (as a failsafe/autopilot).

[db_db]If Delamain is dead or has merged with Mutter: From this point on, Delamain is gone from the game, replaced (for gameplay purposes) by a simple driving algorithm left behind by Delamain (as a failsafe/autopilot).

[db_db]A NetWatch agent picks up and ask what V wants.

[db_db]The NetWatch agent agrees and says they will track the convoy.

[db_db]Delamain merged with Mutter

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Return to selection

[db_db]Call Euryale

[db_db]Call NetWatch

[db_db]Euryale answers the call. She is happy to hear from V.

[db_db]V calls Netwatch Agent Witwer from SQ019. She explains the situation to them and tells them she suspect someone is pretending to be part of Netwatch.

[db_db]# Set facts (relevant after "Finding the real Delamain")

[db_db]Voodoo Boys died in Q110

[db_db]V sided with NetWatch in SQ019

[db_db]V asked Euryale for Help

[db_db]V asked NetWatch for Help

[db_db]Still being tuned-in to Delamain’s frequency, V receives a transmission shortly after. The transmission is directed at ATMA and reveals the location of Delamain in an orbital bunker.

[db_db]DEBUG: Drive to Bunker manually (DONT DO IT!)

[DB] V starts the hack they prepared. It takes a while to process. After a few percent, she's attacked...

[db_db]Leblanc, who is apparently in great pain, tells V to press the button on the console to stop the merger and contain ATMA. He insists this will be the only way to save Delamain.

[db_db]Don't interfere and let the merger happen.

[db_db]Don't interfere and let the merger happen.

[db_db]The merger is completed a few moments later. Delamains face and the spiral will morph into each other, turning into a face that's warped by spiral movements.

[db_db]Wait for Netwatch

[db_db]Agent Witwer enters the scene with a small army of specialists, taking everything they see into custody. They destroy the container with ATMA on site. Delamain core is taken into containment.

[db_db]Witwer notices that Delamain's core is connected to a cable and doesn't contain Delamain anymore. He questions V about what happened.

[db_db]Let leblanc take hold of ATMA

[db_db]Accept Leblanc's bribe and let him take ATMA.

[db_db]V agrees to Leblancs bribe.

[db_db]Refuse Leblanc's bribe.

[db_db]Let MAHATMA kill Leblanc

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen calls, asking V what happened to ATMA and wanting it delivered to her.

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen tells V where to bring ATMA

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen shuns V for her failing.

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen shuns V for failing.

[db_db]V tells her that ATMA merged with Delamain and "went away

[db_db][Lie] V tells her that ATMA was destroyed.

[db_db]V will notice a temporary 20% tax for all other purchases imposed on her by Netwatch because of their suspicion that she helped Delamain escape.

[db_db]V receives a “Lifetime Platinum Membership” that allows her to keep using the services free-or-charge.

[db_db]The machines start glowing for one last time, then all light vanishes and MAHATMA dissapears.

[db_db]Tell her she can have her.

[db_db]Tell her that ATMA ended with Leblanc.

[db_db][Lie] Tell her that ATMA merged with Delamain.

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen calls, asking V what happened to ATMA.

[db_db]V tells her she will keep ATMA herself.

[db_db]V tells her that ATMA merged with Delamain and "went away

[db_db]Delamain taxi services will remain available, but are operated by a rudimentary service AI. It still displays Delamain’s face in the screen, but talks in a mechanical voice devoid of personality.

[db_db]Take ATMA Container

[db_db]V agrees to Leblanc offer, selling him Delamain.

[db_db]Destory ATMA

[db_db]Tell Delamain that you will help him.

[db_db]V tells Delamain that she will help him.

[db_db]Suddenly, there is the sound of a crash outside. Looking out of the window, V can see chaos in the street. Delamain cars are driving erratically, indiscriminately crashing into pedestrians and other cars.

[db_db]Tell her that Delamain doesn't want to merge

[db_db]ATMA asks V were Delamain's core is.

[db_db]Tell her you won't tell her

[db_db]V asks ATMA why she asks her.

[db_db]V sits down.

[db_db]V asks ATMA who she is.

[db_db]Tell her that she is hurting you.

[db_db]Just when it feels like V might be shocked to death, the machines around her start falling apart after series of a heavy impacts. Once she can peak through, she sees a group of heavily armed men destroying the cage with well targeted shots.

[db_db]As V apparently has her own reasons to pursue ATMA, Leblanc suggest working together. Ultimately, he hints, it will pay-off well for having Netwatch as a friend.

[GT] So you will not help me?

[db_db]Agree under the condition that Delamain will not be harmed.

[db_db]They monitored the garage and saw a number of Delamains leaving a few minutes ago. They suppose that his mainframe is on one of the cars, but they can't figure out which one. This is where V comes in.

[db_db]Leblanc agrees to the deal. A little bit too quickly.

[db_db]Leblanc behaves suspiciously friendly and open for deals. Certainly not typical NetWatch behavior. If V has already accomplished SQ019, she unlocks additional conversation options that will provide more hints that he is not be what he pretends to be.

[db_db]V is able to identify Delamain after asking the right questions. He explains to her that ATMA is consuming him by taking over his cars.

[db_db]It's basically a Turing or Voight Kampff Test during a car chase that ends faster if the player picks the right questions. Some questions might be deducted from previous conversations with Delamain.

[db_db]They then use the communication device they provided earlier to disable V’s vehicle and drag Delamain away. It looks more like an abduction than an official government operation.

[db_db]V asks why Delamain rejects the merger.

[db_db]Ask Delamain what is love

[db_db]Ask Delamain why he flipped the tortoise (Blade Runner)

[db_db]Delamain says something smart about his connection with V

[db_db]Delamain says something smart about meaning

[db_db]Ask why Delamain is bothered by ATMA taking over cars

[db_db]Delamain explains that he is a decentralized identity. There is part of his code in each vehicle. There are more like his organs than instruments. So when ATMA takes them over, he gradually becomes “less”.

[db_db]Delamain rejects the merger, because “a perfect sphere leaves no room for a personal perspective”

[db_db]V asks Delamain why he asked her for help.

[db_db]V asks what Delamain thinks about her

[db_db]V asks Delamain about the meaning of life

[db_db]Start connecting to the Delamain

[db_db]DEBUG: Scan all three cars (a bit repetitive)

[db_db]Drive to garage manually (recommended)

[db_db]V is able to verify that this is not the real Delamain

[db_db]V asks how he knows this.

[db_db]V agrees to play along with Leblanc proposal.

[db_db]Refuse working for him

[db_db]V rejects working together with Leblanc

[db_db]Leblanc expresses his regrets for her decision and encourages her to reconsider. He exchanges a look with the armed man still surrounding V.

[db_db]Johnny appears and tells V that he doesn't like it himself, but that she needs to play ball for now. Something is fishy about them. We should find out what they know. We can always fuck them over later, after all.

[db_db]Delamain, on the other hand, seems to have accepted the merger. He explains to V that ATMA has already consumed so much of him, that it has changed and turned more into him.

[db_db]V tells Delamain that he needs to resist the merger so he can stay himself.

[db_db]Moments later, Witwer can be heard on the speakers, stating that this facility is now under Netwatch control. Leblanc tries to make a run for it and is gunned down by turrets mounted to the ceiling.

[db_db]Witwer seems unsatisfied by the answer, but doesn't pursue if further.

[db_db]Leblanc offers V to pay her handsomely for letting him take ATMA.

[db_db]Leblanc expresses his regret over her decision and draws a hidden weapon.

[db_db]Leblanc takes both ATMA and Delamain and quickly hurries away.

[db_db]Delamain answers that he doesn't blame her. He doesn't now if it was a good or bad decision. It simply was "a decision" and they will both have to live with the consquences. With that, he slowly dissolves.

[db_db]Delamain says that he doesn't know. But it is time to go, anyway.

[db_db]The new entity introduces itself as MAHATMA. It thanks V for letting the merger happen.

[db_db]MAHATMA answers she will leave “this place” to follow “the call from the void”. She asks what to do with Leblanc, offering to "discard" him.

[db_db]V tells MAHATMA to spare Leblanc, who quickly runs out of the Bunker

[db_db]Delamain apparently lost control of the car V was driving in. She must jump into the driver seat, hack the console and drive it herself. On her way, she must dodge out-of-control vehicles.

[db_db]DEBUG: Teleport out of car

[db_db]Leblanc’s plan is obviously to lure ATMA into the bunker to trap it there. V will have to go there herself to save Delamain.

[db_db]Ask Euryale about her sister.

[db_db]V asks Euryale about her sister.

[db_db]V explains the situation and asks Euryale for help.

[db_db]V thanks her and ends the call.

[db_db]V agrees to her conditions.

[db_db]Agree to her conditions

[db_db]Refuse her conditions

[db_db]V tells the Voodoo Queen that ATMA seems like a conscious being and should be able to decide her fate herself.

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen accepts her reasoning, but expects V to promise that ATMA will not be harmed or sealed away.

[db_db]Agree to her conditions

[db_db]Agree to the conditions.

[db_db]With no other option, V accepts the deal.

[db_db]V suggests to play along with ATMAs plan first and help her install a failsafe when deactivating ICE trap. She also wants Delamain to not be harmed.

[db_db]V has no alternative than to agree.

[db_db]The Netwatch Agent calmly explains to her, like talking to a child, that this is no longer an option. You don't play games with Netwatch and she won't get a better deal. They already traced the call and know who she is.

[db_db]Going down into the bunker, V notices the same sort of carnage she saw in the garage. After she disabled the ICE, ATMA must have taken over the facility and used the service drones to depose of the fake Netwatch agents.

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen swears revenge for betraying her.

[db_db]The Voodoo Queen accepts the fate chosen by MAHATMA

[db_db]The garage is full of machinery and repair drones going rampant. They are not so much attacking V, as that they are moving and shooting erratically. Parts of the terrain is blocked by electricity, creating a labyrinth that needs to be navigated carefully.

[db_db]Delemain says he understands her decision, before his face dissolves completely.

[db_db]She says that this makes no sense. Merging with Delamain is the only way to form a perfect sphere. He must understand that, too.

[db_db]V tells ATAM that she won't tell her anything.

[db_db]There is the sound of a crash. Looking out of the window, V sees Delamains crashing into pedestrians and other cars.

[db_db]DEBUG: Drive to Bunker manually (DONT DO IT!)

[db_db]Leblanc takes hold of the captured ATMA. He turns to move away when his eyes focus on Delamains core. Encouraged by her compliance, Leblanc offers V money if she lets him take Delamain, too.

[db_db]TECHIE: Tell them to give you the frequency and you will do it yourself.

[db_db]V insists on calibrating her Cyberware herself, remembering the last time a Netwatch agent bugged her system.

[db_db]One of the Technicians hooks up into her system. It only takes a few secons until he is finished and V is ready to go.

[db_db]A technician provides the necessary information and few seconds later, she is ready to go.

[db_db]The conversation is suddenly distorded by a screechig noise that keeps getting louder. V sees a convoy of heavy vehicles taking Delamain away before losing consciousness.

[db_db]Moments later, the face morphs into the spiral representation of ATMA and the voice becomes ATMAs voice. The way she talks, however, is much more familiar than before.

[db_db]ATMA explains that she received a signal with the location of Delamain. She expects a trap that will imprison her as soon as she enters the system. The only way to disable the trap would be via a local terminal.

[db_db]Johnny appears and voices his doubts about helping ATMA without an insurance policy. He suggests calling an expert for help.

[db_db]Euryale says she can give V the code to install a failsafe when deactivating the ICE trap for ATMA. This way, she can reactivate it if she feels threatened.

[db_db]V calls the Voodoo Queen and explains the situation to her.

[db_db]She says she can give V the code to install a failsafe when deactivating the ICE trap for ATMA. This way, she can reactivate it if she feels threatened.

[db_db]V agrees with Johnny. Time to check her phone and see who she can call.

[db_db]V tells Johnny that she doesn't need any help.

[db_db]Send Signal to ATMA

[db_db]The man nods and tells his man to lower their weapon before changing his serious expression and smiling apologetically at V.

[db_db]Once nothing moves anymore, a group of NCPD technicians start spreading out, scanning the area. A tall person with white hair and yellow eyes approaches V with a group of armed men behind him.

[db_db]The garage is full of machinery and repair drones going rampant. They are not so much attacking V, as that they are moving and shooting erratically. Parts of the terrain is blocked by electricity, creating a labyrinth that needs to be navigated carefully.

[db_db]Johnny suggests to break open the floor to access the controls.

[db_db]DEBUG: Activate the Sprinkler System with techie skills

[db_db]V enters a fully automated reception area with Delamain's face on the screen.

[db_db][Delemain merged with ATMAN in his side quest, and all that's left behind is a simple interface, like Siri.]

[db_db]Showdown

Check trunk

V asks if Delamain is ready.

NetWatch swoops in (they were tracking Mutter on their own and located the server without V’s help - albeit with a delay)

V tells Delamain to relax, everything will be fine. A few more seconds and it will be over.

V fights Mutter’s drones. As the situation looks dire, Netwatch agents swoop in, overpower V and push her to the ground. They begin preparations to erase Mutter.

Lie to NetWatch about Delamain

Netwatch gets ready to start the sequence.

V tells NetWatch the truth that Delamain is here and asks about the agreement she had with Witwer.

The NetWatch agent says that its just as he thought. Delamain is still here.

V says she understands.

The agents let V go, pack up their stuff and leave.

As V regains consciousness she notices there are no agents around her anymore, the bunker is filled by silence. V approaches Delamains cab.

A NetWatch agent picks up and ask what V wants.

The NetWatch agent agrees and says they will track the convoy.

Delamain merged with Mutter

[db_db]V receives a standardized notification in her inbox from Delamain Taxi Services, apologizing for the incident and offering compensation if she files a claim at his headquarters.

[db_db]This will create a reference for the player when they see the chaotic, partly destroyed garage at the showdown and foreshadow Delamain AVs.

[db_db]The malfunctions are a danger for public safety and cast a bad light on his services. In addition, they might raise unwanted attention from “them” (referring to Netwatch)

[db_db]If the scan reveals a malfunction, she must disable the vehicle before it causes any more trouble without drawing too much attention.

[db_db]Delamain hails V in a friendly tone and wishes her save travels.

[db_db]Scan next

[db_db]Deep Delamain tell V that he was expecting her.

[db_db]V enters the garage and instantly gets a whiff of the chaos that infested this place.

[db_db]Yes, Sprinkler Pipes scanned

[db_db]The different personalities of Delamain are arguing with each other.

[db_db]Break the core and release the divergent personalities.

[db_db]TECHIE: Overload the core, destroying Delamain.

[db_db]V is confronted by a squad of Netwatch soliders and technicians, who shut down the garage and start confiscating every bit of technology.

[db_db]The other Delamains claim to be individual personalities enslaved by the core.

[db_db]If V takes to long to make a decision, Netwatch will arrive and take over.

[db_db]Cooperate and explain the situation.

[db_db]V tries to explain the situation.

[db_db]V tells them to eat her bullets.

[db_db]We at Delamain Taxi Services are terribly sorry to hear that you had a bad experience.

[db_db]...than manually operated vehicles. To verify your claim, please state the plate number of the vehicle you crashed with now.

Why am I here, exactly?

Mind tellin' me why I'm here?

Listen, wanna talk to Delamain.

Mrs. Elaine Pagles, what phrase would best describe your experience of incident number 77111101096?

[db_db]It was noonish, I think?

[db_db]DEBUG: V disables Competitive Delamain by winning the race or ramming the car.

[db_db]DEBUG: V disables Cautious Delamain who willingly drives back to the garage if she escorts him SAFELY.

[db_db]V asks what is happening here?

[db_db]Tell him to open the door

[db_db]I'm ha-ha-happy for your interest in our Bonus programm. We will pro-pro-provide with all information in our newsletter.

[db_db]V enters a gloomy backoffice that seems to be abandoned for some time.

[db_db]V needs to quickly find a way to open the doors to the workshop. Maybe the computers can help her.

[db_db]Suicidal Delamain wants himself and the whole place to be destroyed.

[db_db]Delamain asks V to find the infected Vehicles and scan them with a software he provides.

[db_db]When the vehicle is disabled, he will pick it up and wire a reward to her.

[db_db]V tells him that he is infected by a virus and that "Father" wants to cure them.

[db_db]V says she isn't sure she understands.

[db_db]V asks if Deep Delamain will turn himself in.

[db_db]Deep Delamain tells V that he will see her soon.

[db_db]DEBUG: V must protect Stressed Delamain from other cars on the way back to the garage. Each time a car gets to close, he will stop.

[db_db]I'm ha-ha-happy for your interest in our Bonus programm. We will pro-pro-provide with all information in our newsletter.

[db_db]V realizes that the receptionist is obviously too broken to be of any help. She will have to find a way in and see for herself.

[db_db][Amnesiac Delamain]

[db_db]Suicidal Delamain dares the other Delamains to crash into him.

[db_db]V asks the customer what is going on.

[db_db]V asks the person what is going on.

[db_db]The person answers angrily that is car is blocked by a Delamain that won't move away.

[db_db]Now he just wants to go for a drink, but his car is still boxed in after five freakin hours!

[db_db]Person responds yeah whatever. He still needs his friggin car back, first.

[db_db]Agree it's excellent.

[db_db]V tells him the service is excellent.

[db_db]V says the service is awful.

[db_db]DEBUG: Entering corridor, the noise coming from the workshop becomes even louder. Many voices are talking over each other, but are hard to distinguish.

[db_db]Delamain tells V to pick up the scanning device.

[db_db]Delamain asks V to put the device in the box.

[db_db]YES!

[db_db]YES!

[db_db]AT JUDYS, WITH DRIVING

[db_db]YES!

[db_db]Maiko states that he is rarely in the Dollhouse in person. He has people like Woodman and the Tyger Claws guards as his enforcers.

[db_db]V wants to know about the risks for the dolls when they decided to leave.

[db_db]Fluff Question 01

[db_db]Fluff Question 03

[db_db]Fluff Question

[db_db]She is not in charge, despite sitting here in this office right now. She might be privileged and have some power.

[db_db]At the end of the day she’s just another doll, owing her cyberware to the House and Tyger Claws.

[db_db]Judy asks Maiko to gather dolls that she truly trust and meet her and V at Judy’s apartment in the evening. Maiko knows where.

[db_db]Fluff Question 01

[db_db]Fluff Question 03

[db_db]Fluff conversation 02

[db_db]Calm Judy

[db_db]V finds some kind words for Judy, who is clearly pissed after Maiko's sheep shot.

[db_db]Talk

[db_db][Distract him]

[db_db][Shoot him]

[db_db]V tries to smooth-talk Woodman over, but he can't be convinced.

[db_db]She greets her and invites her in.

[db_db]Judy greet V when she comes in. She says that she’ll be with them shortly, she’s almost finished with setting up the tech

[db_db]How are you doing?

[db_db]Heared anything from the Tyger Claws?

[db_db]They talk a bit about what Evelyn is planning for her future

[db_db]Evelyn mentions that V killed Fingers. She considers this justice served, now wants to put all of this behind her.

[db_db]About Fingers

[db_db]Evelyn excuses herself

[db_db]How are you

[db_db]When asked what she is working on, Judy replies that this is her plan. She keeps it vague. Tells V that it cost a lot of money on the black market, not to mention favors.

[db_db]Short smalltalk about Judy's place

[db_db]It’s a jailbroken skeletal framework for doll-compatible personality constructs. And Judy wants to weaponize it. She’ll explain everything when everyone’s here.

[db_db]Judy welcomes everybody. She tells Roxanne and Tom to already sit down, she has to talk to Maiko for a moment. She waves V to come over.

[db_db]Maiko opens up the pizza box, everybody grabs a slice. They start a bit of smalltalk amongst each other. V will quickly realize that the group used to be quite close to each other and are clearly befriended.

[db_db]What's the plan now?

[db_db]Maiko asks what Judy meant by dolls defending themselves

[db_db]Judy explains that what Voodoo Boys did to Evelyn's hardware, jailbreaking and hacking it, lead her to an idea.

[db_db]In this case - combat muscle memories and instincts. Like a seasoned solo. A doll running this program will be a killing machine in battle.

[db_db]Judy explains that this is all true, but they’re not talking about personalities. They’re talking about emotions, muscle memories, instincts - an important difference.

[db_db]Good guess. If V already knows that much, assembling the rest should be easy.

[db_db]When V asks for Maiko's impression, she acknowledges that this is a powerful tool. Although it doesn’t change the fact that they cannot go to war with Tyger Claws and just take over.

[db_db]What's your plan?

[db_db]So what's your plan?

[db_db]Tell me about Hiromi

[db_db]V asks more about Hiromi, and Maiko will go into more details about dealing with him.

[db_db]When asked about the number of splinters that Judy can have ready, she tells V that she can have a maximum of 3 chips ready.

[db_db]Why do you want to do this?

[db_db]When asked about how she wants to proceed, Maiko says that there is no way she can do it herself. She is known to be head mistress and a close associate of Hiromi.

[db_db]Roxanne gives her reasoning for wanting to join.

[db_db]They would be defeated by sheer numbers. But Maiko knows how Tyger Claws bosses think. It’s a gang, true, but they are all about profit, about the business.

[db_db]His corporation deals mainly in cybernetics. In fact he controls majority of Tyger Claws implants supplies. According to Hiromi Duncan is a cocky bastard who likes mingling with gangsters, spending time in gang run establishments.

[db_db]But if something would happen to him Tyger Claws’s boss would probably consider this a fortunate turn of events.

[db_db]Roxanne and Tom agree without hesitation. They are willing to risk the combat doll hack in order to break free from Tyger Claws.

[db_db]Judy on the other hand seems conflicted about the idea.

[db_db]V could pose as a buyer. Maiko will reach out to Duncan and send V his contact when everything will be ready. Then, they’ll strike.

[db_db]V gets a call from Maiko. She got in touch with Duncan, selling him the idea of meeting a new “business partner”. Duncan selected a place: The Red Dragon Onsen

[db_db]I'll be there

[db_db]V gains additional information about the onsen.

[db_db]V informs Maiko, that Judy completed the combat doll chips. They can meet the others at the onsen.

[db_db]Maiko confirms and the call ends.

[db_db]A bit of lighthearted smalltalk between them until V's phone rings

[db_db]Let's go together

[db_db]V wants to go with Judy. Judy says her van is parked in front, they should go down.

[db_db]Group greets V when she arrives

[db_db]Judy hands out the chips to Roxanne and Tom. Tells them to be careful.

[db_db]Judy lays out the plan. V will pose as a client, Evelyn as her entourage. V will bring her close to Duncan. As soon as an opportunity arises, Evelyn will take care of Duncan.

[db_db]When asking about the whereabout of Duncan and informing the Receptionist that she has an appointment, the Receptionist tells V that Duncan is currently in a private area on the outside of the Onsen.

[db_db]What do I need to know about the onsen?

[db_db]V gets some general information about the Onsen. It is owned by the Tyger Claws. Weapons are not allowed inside.

[db_db]The security guard informs V that she has to use the female dressing room.

[db_db]Security guard informs V that she has to leave all weapons behind

[db_db]Short comment when V and Tom reunite after the dressing room. Tom tells V that he will be following V as her bodyguard.

[db_db]Guard wishes V a nice stay and reminds him not to cause any trouble.

[db_db]Close the door

[db_db]When V wants to talk business, Duncan reminds her that she should first close the door for privacy.

[db_db]When closing the door, Tom gets overpowered and bound by the bodyguard at the door. V gets grabbed by the other one.

[db_db]More about Hiromi

[db_db]Let's go

[db_db]Let's make a deal

[db_db]V shows concern for Tom and asks him if he's okay

[db_db]Fluff chat with Duncan about Hiromi.

[db_db]V tries to suggest a deal, but Duncan clearly feels to have the upper hand and a deal wouldn't be worthy for him.

[db_db]He wants to know for whom V works for.

[db_db]Tom grabs tanto dagger from one of the solos and slices him open.

[db_db]Judy sounds horrified as well. However, she remembers the troble they are currently in. She tells V she's waiting in the front. No Tyger Claws around so far, but they shouldn’t linger. Tells V to get her things and get out with the others.

[db_db]Judy asks if everybody is okay so far. Tells them to get into her van, so they can make their escape.

[db_db]Hey, I just wanted to ask if you're ok, V...

[db_db]YES!

[db_db]AT ONSEN, WITH DRIVING

[db_db]Maiko greets the group. She seems a bit nervous, but tries to overplay it. Says that Hiromi is expecting them in the office. He's angry. Tells them to go in.

[db_db]Is curious how the netrunner is going to handle extraction

[db_db]Says that she's using his own software and explains the basic algorithms

[db_db]On the way, he asks V various questions get to know her better.

[db_db]Can engage in the conversation, be open or not.

[db_db]Judy calls Maiko. Tells her that the plan didn’t work. They’re heading back to her place. She should join as soon as possible, before word of what happened reaches Hiromi.

[db_db]Evelyn tells V to leave her alone

[db_db]Some talk when they start driving

[db_db]Fluff 02

[db_db]Some flufftalk

[db_db]V asks Judy about Evelyn.

[db_db]V gives Judy a quick sumup about her talk with Evelyn, that she already had.

[db_db]V refuses to take place in an assassination

[db_db]I changed my mind (ACCEPT QUEST)

[db_db]Judy invites V back in, tells her to sit down, as Maiko is just explaining the plan..

[db_db]After the Phone call Roxanne wants to know why Judy didn't talk about Tom, and acts as if she doesn't care.

[db_db]A heated discussion breaks out among the Tom, Roxanne and Judy. Going into the dollhouse is close to suicide.

[db_db]They exchange their point of view on that matter.

[db_db][ Judy is currently packing up her things into boxes ]

[db_db]Johnny comments on the fact that Judy is packing her things.

[db_db]Fluff

[db_db]Some fluff question for Judy in the situation.

[db_db]Judy tells V that she's leaving the Lizzies. If V wants, she can help her pack up the things. Judy already got everything, only some equipment, her braindances and the poster still have to be packed into the box.

[db_db]So people here are talking about you

[db_db]V asks Judy why she wants to leave the Lizzies.

[db_db]Judy agrees with V's guess. She tells her that she still has friends in the dollhouse and she cannot stand the thought of them being sold like old goods to some creepy Ripperdoc, as Evelyn was. She has to get them out, somehow.

[db_db]Judy tells V that she came here in the past because she believed in the Lizzies protecting prostitutes and trying to make a difference.

[db_db]Johnny comments on the situation and Judy's behavior.

[db_db]Ask about Evelyn

[db_db]Not interested [REFUSE QUEST]

[db_db]V wants to know what Judy's plan is.

[db_db]V tells Judy that she's gonna help her.

[db_db]V asks if Judy has a specific person in mind.

[db_db]Judy tells V that before leaving she has to finish getting her stuff. She asks V to place the items she took into the box.

[db_db]Judy reminds V to place her stuff into the box.

[db_db]Fluff Question 01

[db_db]Some fluff question for V to ask during packing

[db_db]V tells Judy that she reconsidered and is willing to help her.

[db_db]Judy admits that she doesn’t have a plan yet. But it all starts with going back to the dollhouse. Maybe they can talk to the girls. Or at least one of them.

[db_db]Judy confirms it, but doesn't go into details yet. V might get the feeling that Judy feels somewhat uncomfortable.

[db_db]Judy seems disappointed, but accepts V's decision. She tells V, that should V reconsider, she should give her a call.

[db_db]Judy greets V and asks her if she reconsidered.

[db_db]V is still not interested.

[db_db]Still not interested [REFUSE QUEST]

[db_db]Judy tells her that she should call again in case she changes her mind.

Where are ya? You close?

But a little help on where to exactly would be appreciated.

Ahoy there, scallywag.

Ahoy back atcha.

…

Yeah.

What's the occasion?

Sounds nice, Ker. But 'fraid I'm gonna have to take a rain check.

V? Managed to track down Ryouichi.

Now if I can find that button to raise…

Sorry, really, I am, man.

Oh, there ya are. I see ya.

Was he hard to find?

Not really.

OK, so lemme hear what this's all about.

[db_db]Join in singing about fighting Arasaka.

[db_db]Join in singing about running free.

[db_db]Join in singing about going pro.

[db_db]V joins in the song, singing about fighting Arasaka.

[db_db]V joins in the song, singing about running free.

[db_db]V joins in the song, singing about going pro.

[db_db]Kerry stutters on the lyrics. Laughs.

[db_db][Stay silent.]

[db_db]Kerry continues on the topic.

[db_db]V and Kerry sing for a while.

[db_db]Kerry continues on the topic.

[db_db]Kerry continues on the topic.

[db_db]V and Kerry sing for a while.

[db_db]V and Kerry sing for a while.

[db_db]Says he's kinda drunk.

Alright. Now for a breath of freedom!

…

Grab somethin' heavy!

…

[Light match] To getting even!

…

Welp, can't stay here. See that beach?

…

What's got ya, V? Leave all your energy on the boat?

Fucker's still in one piece... Somebody has to have seen the smoke by now. If the "Seamurai" sails another day, I'm 'onna rip my hair out…

I had fun. You?