[db_db]If our demands are not fulfilled the attacks will continue. |
[db_db]Hello, V. I'll keep things short - Name's Euryale, I am a netrunner. And I know about the attack. |
[db_db]I tried to intercept that image that killed all those people, but I was too late; the terrorists still managed to pull off the attack. |
[db_db]I was forced to disconnect from the bar's network, but the image is still in the local memory. I need you to hack the local network and download the image. |
[db_db]Netwatch is already on the way, so hurry up. The image is just the tip of the iceberg, but I will explain everything in person. |
[db_db]This is Netwatch agent James Witwer speaking. Drop your weapons and lay on the ground. |
[db_db]Our agents are securing the perimeter. Stay where you are until their arrival. |
[db_db]It's Euryale again. As you may have already noticed, Netwatch arrived to the location. You should get out of the bar ASAP unless you want to end up in one of their secret prisons. |
[db_db]I acquired the plans of the building. Use the bar's back entrance, it will lead you out of the building. |
[db_db]Jordan's dead. |
[db_db]Terrorist attack. |
[db_db]Jordan is dead, Dino. |
[db_db]Some sort of a terrorist attack just took place here. |
[db_db]V?! V, godamit! I can't hear you... |
[db_db]What?! Why? What the fuck happened? |
[db_db]Good lord. Are you okay? Is Jordan okay? |
[db_db]Some sort of a terrorist attack just... |
[db_db]Jordan's dead, Dino. But I'm... |
[db_db][interferences - the call is being hacked] |
[db_db]Hello, V. I'm Euryale. I suppose you have many questions. |
[db_db]Who are you? |
[db_db]What happened in the bar? |
[db_db]Who are you? |
[db_db]My name is Elie Raze, aka Euryale. I'm a netrunner for hire. One of the best in the city. |
[db_db]What exactly happened in the bar? |
[db_db]A terrorist organization called Eyes Wide Open used a fractal image to kill people inside the bar. It was their fourth attack of this kind. |
[db_db]An image killed all these people? |
[db_db]What's EWO's agenda? |
[db_db]What's your role in all this? |
[db_db]A fractal image killed all this people? How is this possible? |
[db_db]These images contain patterns that exploit flaws in the structure of the human mind to produce a lethal reaction, effectively "crashing" the mind the way a computer program crashes when given data that it fails to process. |
[db_db]Why did I survive the attack? |
[db_db]You tell me. Did you see the fractals? |
[db_db]Yes. But I have an experimental chip inside my head. I guess that's what saved me. |
[db_db]Interesting. Since you're immune to this technology I could use your help. |
[db_db]Tell me more about EWO. What's their agenda? |
[db_db]They used to be an anti-globalization and anti-corporation group organizing protests, dousing corpo suits with paint and aiming to expose all the corporations’ dirty deeds. |
[db_db]But some time ago they became more radical, went underground and started carrying out acts of terrorism to force corporations to change their policies. |
[db_db]You said that you could use my help. Why are you interested in these attacks? |
[db_db]Before EWO became terrorists my sister Alex fell in love with one of their members and joined the organization. Since then I was keeping a close eye on their actions. |
[db_db]In time I lost contact with Alex. And then the first attack happened. Netwatch didn't react fast enough, so I managed to put my hands on the fractal used in that attack. |
[db_db]After filtering the image through one hunder different programs I discovered that it contained a kind of signature - a symbol of the mythological Medusa, the same that my sister was using when working as a netrunner with me. |
[db_db]You think Alex is responsible for the attacks? |
[db_db]Your sister created these fractals? |
[db_db]So your sister may be responisble for those attacks? |
[db_db]No. All I'm saying is that Alex may have created fractals that EWO is using for killing people. But my sister would never agree to this. |
[db_db]You suspect that Alex created these fractals? |
[db_db]Exactly. But she is a gentle and good person and would never agree to participate in acts of such evil. |
[db_db]I think EWO is keeping Alex against her will and forcing her to create these monstrosities. And my goal is to find her before Netwatch does so. |
[db_db]What can you tell me about Netwatch? |
[db_db]Netwatch. Who are these people? |
[db_db]Netwatch is a band of nasty, no-good netrunner hunters. They're a shadowy agency, like the old CIA, that focuses on the net-related crime. People arrested by Netwatch are never seen again. |
[db_db]For now I want to analyze the fractal that you got at XYZ bar. Please, upload it to my mainframe. |
[db_db][Euryale spends a few seconds filtering the image we uploaded] |
[db_db]It looks like grafitti. "Slaughterhouse". There used to be a gang called like this in Night City. I don't think it exists anymore. |
[db_db]What does it mean? |
[db_db]Where were they located? |
[db_db]Could there be some connection between the gang and EWO? |
[db_db]Slaughterhouse, huh? What districts did they control? |
[db_db]I don't think so. The gang is long gone. But I think I know what's going on here... |
[db_db]I was asking myself the same question. |
[db_db]Slaughterhouse used to occupy the whole Pacifica. I believe this image is a message from Alex. EWO is hiding somewhere in Pacifica and my sister wants me to find them and save her. |
[db_db]Sounds far fetched. |
[db_db]Think about - first the Medusa symbol, now Slaughterhouse grafitti. And there are two more fractals that I was unable to get, because of Netwatch intervention. They may contain more clues. |
[db_db]I can help you with getting them. |
[db_db]How much are you willing to pay for them? |
[db_db]I can get them for you. Just tell me what to do. |
[db_db]Let's say I'm interested in helping you. How much are you willing to pay for them? |
[db_db]Listen, V. You will help me getting these fractals and in exchange I'll teach you a few pro netrunning tricks. Whaddya say? |
[db_db]That's very generous of you, but I can't agree to such offer. |
[db_db]Of course, everything's a matter of price. |
[db_db]We have a deal. So, where do I find your fractals? |
[db_db]The locations of two previous attacks were sealed by Netwatch. The fractals should still be cached inside the networks of these two locales. I'll send you their coordinates. |
[db_db]All I need to do is go to both places, hack into their networks and download the fractals? Is it really that simple? |
[db_db]The places were secured by Netwatch. And this means drones. Lots of drones. |
[db_db]Okay, good to know. I'll be going. |
[db_db]What's up, V? From what I see you just got to the club. |
[db_db]Are you spying on me? |
[db_db]Yeah. What now? |
[db_db]Are you spying on me, Euryale? |
[db_db]Yeah, I just got here. What do I do now? |
[db_db]First of all you need to hack jammers Netwatch placed around the club. |
[db_db]Just a little. But hey, we're friends, right? |
[db_db]Right... |
[db_db]Right now they're blocking all signals from getting the club. And we need them to do the opposite, so no signal comes . |
[db_db]Uhh... And why do we want that? |
[db_db]We want that, because the place is crawling with Netwatch drones and we don't want them to call backup. |
[db_db]That makes sense. I'm on it. |
[db_db]All the entrances were sealed by Netwatch. Connect to one of the door panels and I will help you with hacking it. |
[db_db]V says she's ready and they should go |
[db_db]Very good. Now let me do my magic.... |
[db_db]And voila! I unlocked all the entrances to the club for you. |
[db_db]Next step is getting inside the club and finding unsealed network node. When you find it, just hack the network and download the fractal. I'm sending you a plan of the club with all the nodes marked on it. |
[db_db]Remember that at the moment no signal can get out of the club, so you're on your own with this one. Euryale out. |
[db_db]What's up, V? From what I see you just got to the restaurant. |
[db_db]Are you spying on me? |
[db_db]Yeah. What now? |
[db_db]Are you spying on me, Euryale? |
[db_db]Yeah, I just got here. What do I do now? |
[db_db]Just a little. But hey, we're friends, right? |
[db_db]Right... |
[db_db]First of all you need to hack jammers Netwatch placed around the restaurant. |
[db_db]Right now they're blocking all signals from getting the restaurant. And we need them to do the opposite, so no signal comes . |
[db_db]Uhh... And why do we want that? |
[db_db]We want that, because the place is crawling with Netwatch drones and we don't want them to call backup. |
[db_db]That makes sense. I'm on it. |
[db_db]Okay, now let's get inside the restaurant. |
[db_db]All the entrances were sealed by Netwatch. Connect to one of the door panels and I will help you with hacking it. |
[db_db]Very good. Now let me do my magic... |
[db_db]And voila! I unlocked all the entrances to the restaurant for you. |
[db_db]Next step is getting inside the restaurant and finding unsealed network node. When you find it, just hack the network and download the fractal. I'm sending you a plan of the restaurant with all the nodes marked on it. |
[db_db]Remember that at the moment no signal can get out of the club, so you're on your own with this one. Euryale out. |
[db_db]So? Do you have it? |
[db_db]Yep, I do. It wasn't easy, though... |
[db_db]Awesome. Now it's time to visit the club. Over and out. |
[db_db][Hack] |
[db_db][Node sealed] |
[db_db]I know, I know, jammers. I'm on it. |
[db_db]You there, Euryale? I hacked the jammers. |
[db_db]Yep, I'm here. Now connect to one of the door panels so I can help you with hacking it. |
[db_db]Ok, one sec, I'm hacking the door... |
[db_db]Aaand done. I unlocked all the entrances to the club. |
[db_db]Next step is getting inside the club and finding unsealed network node. When you find it, just hack the network and download the fractal. I'm sending you a plan of the club with all the nodes marked on it. |
[db_db]Same as before you're on your own with this, because of the hacked jammers. Good luck! |
[db_db]You're back! Did you get the fractal? |
[db_db]Yes, I did. |
[db_db]Great. This means we have both of them. Let's meet at my place ASAP. |
[db_db]Sure, I'm on my way. |
[db_db]I know, I know, jammers. I'm on it. |
[db_db]Hey, I just wanted to ask if you're ok, V... |
[db_db]Yeah, sure... |
[db_db]You there, Euryale? I hacked the jammers. |
[db_db]Yep, I'm here. Now connect to one of the door panels so I can help you with hacking it. |
[db_db]Ok, one sec, I'm hacking the door... |
[db_db]Aaand done. I unlocked all the entrances to the restaurant. |
[db_db]Next step is getting inside the restaurant and finding unsealed network node. When you find it, just hack the network and download the fractal. I'm sending you a plan of the restaurant with all the nodes marked on it. |
[db_db]Same as before you're on your own with this, because of the hacked jammers. Good luck! |
[db_db]You're back! Did you get the fractal? |
[db_db]Yes, I did. |
[db_db]Great. This means we have both of them. Let's meet at my place ASAP. |
[db_db]Sure, I'm on my way. |
[db_db]Do you want to teleport to the next location? |
[db_db]Teleport to the club. |
[db_db]Teleport to the restaurant. |
[db_db]Don't teleport. |
[db_db]Welcome, mercenary. I'm agent James Witwer from Netwatch agency. |
[db_db]May I ask you why you messing with my case and impending Netwatch's investigation? |
[db_db]I want to stop these attacks. |
[db_db]I was hired to obtain fractals. |
[db_db]I want to stop EWO from continuing their attacks. That's all. |
[db_db]I was hired to obtain these fractals. That's all. |
[db_db]Then our goals are the same, mercenary. |
[db_db]Netwatch intentions are noble: the agency wants to stop the EWO attacks and secure the fractal technology to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. |
[db_db]So you're doing this for money. That's shameful. |
[db_db]Cool story, bro. Can I go now? |
[db_db]I have no means to stop you. But watch your back, mercenary. From now on Netwatch is after you. |
[db_db]You violated the quarantine set upon this location. I cannot allow you to keep meddling in our investigation. Sorry. |
[db_db]Hey, Euryale. I'm back with the fractals. |
[db_db]Great. Please, upload them to my mainframe. |
[db_db]On it. |
[db_db][Upload fractals] |
[db_db]Ok, let's see what we've got here... |
[db_db][Euryale spends a few seconds filtering the fractals we brought] |
[db_db]This one looks like Captain Caliente. Billboards advertising this restaurant are everywhere in the city. |
[db_db]The second one is a “Caution! Falling Objects” sign. That's interesting... |
[db_db]So what now? |
[db_db]Well, in the meantime I hacked the city security camera system and wrote a program allowing me to locate any building where all three images can be found nearby (Slaughterhouse graffiti, a Captain Caliente restaurant billboard and a "Falling objects" sign). |
[db_db]Gotcha! All three images can be found around this old factory in Pacifica. I bet this is where EWO is keeping Alex. |
[db_db]Let me guess - now you want me to go there and rescue your sister. |
[db_db]Correct. But first let me teach you some new netrunning tricks. |
[db_db]Ready when you are... |
[db_db]That's all I have for you, V. Now go save my sister. |
[db_db]Thanks, Euryale. I'll do what I can. See you later. |
[db_db]Do you want to teleport to the next location? |
[GT] |
[db_db]Teleport |
[GT] |
[db_db]Manual Travel |
[GT] |
[db_db]V examines the body of a netrunner. She concludes he must be the one responsible for this endavour. |
[db_db]Examine |
[db_db]Hey! What's the situation? How does it look like? |
[db_db]I can see several people carrying all sorts of junk from the building and loading it into their cars. Seems EWO is planning a move... |
[db_db][Euryale's not responding for a few seconds] |
[db_db]Euryale? You there? |
[db_db]Sorry, V. My silent alarm just went off. I think it's Netwatch, they found me. |
[db_db]Shit! What now? |
[db_db]Just continue your mission. And I'll try to get out of here in one piece. Call me when you find Alex. |
[db_db]Are you ok? Did you escape Netwatch? |
[db_db]Just barely. I'm on my way to the factory now. Did you find Alex? |
[db_db]I did. Problem is, she’s in a coma and hooked up to some apparatus that looks like a BD recorder. |
[db_db]I found Alex. Problem is, she’s in a coma and hooked up to some apparatus that looks like a BD recorder. |
[db_db]What?! No, that's... I... Why? What happened? |
[db_db]I don't know. The machinery seems to be extracting fractals from your sister's head though. |
[db_db]It must have happened during that run when Alex disappeared, the Militech run. The corp’s got some real mean ICE. |
[db_db]If they’re getting the fractals out of her mind it means Alex is not completely braindead and can still be saved. V, you must unhook my sister from the apparatus and bring her to me. |
[db_db]Roger that... |
[db_db]Euryale? Can you hear those gunshots? |
[db_db]I do. It has to be Netwatch. They must have learned about the factory from my network. Did you manage to unhook Alex? |
[db_db]Yeah, I turned the machinery off... |
[db_db][interferences - the call is being hacked] |
[db_db]You forgot about that second machine the girl is hooked to. From what I see it's stabilizing her brain activity. |
[db_db]Don't listen to him, V. Disconnect Alex and get her out of there. |
[db_db]Sure, you can disconnect the girl, but then her brain will suffer even more damage and she’ll likely never wake up. |
[db_db]On the other hand, you could leave her alone, let Netwatch take care of her and maybe one day she’ll get back on her feet. |
[db_db]He's a liar, V. Netwatch just wants to put their hands on those fractals. We can't let that happen! |
[db_db]Take a look at that machine yourself, mercenary. You will see that I'm telling you the truth... |
[db_db]He's right, Euryale. Unhooking Alex from this machine will cause more brain damage. |
[db_db]Fuck, fuck, fuck... |
[db_db]Euryale? There's no time... |
[db_db]Unplug her. I won't let Netwatch vivisect my fucking sister! |
[db_db]Vivisect? We want to help Alex, not experiment on her. |
[db_db]Ok, screw Netwatch. I'm turning off the machine and taking Alex out of here, Euryale. |
[db_db]Thank you, V! Take her to the factory roof. I will... |
[db_db]That's enough. You're making a big mistake, mercenary... |
[db_db]I'm leaving Alex to Netwatch. |
[db_db]I'm sorry, Euryale. I can't do this... |
[db_db]What?! No! Fuck you, V! Don't listen to this asshole's bullshit! Unplug... |
[db_db]That's enough. Thank you for making a sensible choice, mercenary. You just gave the girl a chance at recovery. |
[db_db]Now, please, leave the room. My men are already on the way. If you wish to speak with me, I'm waiting in front of the factory. |
[db_db]Otherwise, feel free to walk away. |
[db_db]Garbage drone, huh? Cool idea... |
[db_db]I had to improvise. Thanks for getting Alex out of there, V. |
[db_db][We hand Alex over to Euryale] |
[db_db]You're welcome. What are you planning to do now? |
[db_db]I got to disappear for a while to take care of her. I'm afraid Netwatch and Witwer won’t give up the fractal tech that easily. |
[db_db]Good luck to you then. And hopefully see you, Euryale. |
[db_db]Goodbye, V. Take care. |
[db_db][Euryale gets in the van and drives off] |
[db_db]So, you must be V. Nice to finally meet you in person. |
[db_db]Likewise, I guess... |
[db_db]I'd like to thank you again for your cooperation. I assure you that you did the right thing. |
[db_db]We will examine the girl and try to put her mind back together. |
[db_db]What about the fractals? |
[db_db]All I can say is that Netwatch will do everything in its power to make sure it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. |
[db_db]Well, this will have to suffice. I'll be going. |
[db_db]Farewell, mercenary. I hope we won't see each other again anytime soon... |
[db_db]Meet Euryale |
[db_db]Club Investigation |
[db_db]Euryale tells V that she managed to connect to he network. She warns her about police officers and drones patrolling the area and forensics wrapping up their work. |
[db_db]V tells Euryale she arrived on the crime scene. There's a lot of police equipment that haven't been yet recovered. |
[db_db]Euryale replies that perhaps they can use what NCPD already found. She instructs V to look around. |
[db_db]Johnny notices that they dropped way faster than the ones at Sports Bar. He wonders why is that. |
[db_db](people are running like crazy towards the exit, trampling each other on the way) |