Vortex Of Blood And Neon (Cyberpunk RP) (IC)

[Flarbinia]

"Judging by the fact that you were not killed or kidnapped, we can only assume that this was an act of corporate espionage and that the thieves do not know about your laptop's contents. I will send some men to deal with them before they can decrypt the data, as the built-in tracking device's frequency has already been hacked. Once it is returned, you will be provided with account numbers and begin funneling tens of thousands of credits into those accounts. Until then, stay in your penthouse. When the police ask questions, your alibi is that you had a wild party that ended abruptly. Considering that your place has been ransacked, they will buy it hook, line, and sinker." Han Tzu said to Tao Yang as he ended the transmission, sirens blaring in the distance.

[Odinburgh]

"Judging by the fact that you were not killed or kidnapped, we can only assume that this was an act of corporate espionage and that the thieves do not know about your laptop's contents. I will send some men to deal with them before they can decrypt the data, as the built-in tracking device's frequency has already been hacked. Once it is returned, you will be provided with account numbers and begin funneling tens of thousands of credits into those accounts. Until then, stay in your penthouse. When the police ask questions, your alibi is that you had a wild party that ended abruptly. Considering that your place has been ransacked, they will buy it hook, line, and sinker." Han Tzu said to Tao Yang as he ended the transmission, sirens blaring in the distance.

"Gotta go there is some men outside. Bye!"

[Flarbinia]

High Rent
The car drove to "The Devil's Ingrown Nail", a neighborhood controlled by the Silent Devils due to being practically abandoned by Ingsoc Industries and the city government. John Strange could not help but think "what have I gotten myself into?" as his Hover Car's computer constantly updated, his JX-14 laser hand cannon at his side, the Anti-Cyborg weapon shining in the lights of the nearby buildings.
Upper Atmosphere
The Sekhmet continued streaking upward as its engines roared, Clint having gotten past the lower atmosphere without incident. "Attention, passenger. We will be exiting the atmosphere in a couple of hours. From there, it will be four hours until we arrive at Saito, so please sit back and enjoy the ride." Clint said to John as the shuttle ascended, the clouds growing smaller and smaller the further up they went.

[Xichung]

Rabbit

The car’s computer blacked out and the vehicle shut down. Soon the trunk could be heard opening and then being slammed shut. John would notice a few heavily augmented thugs walk up, most of their bodies cybernetics. One yelled out “scom seka so, ni-mecha” as he pointed at John, soon rabbit walked up “cek so, druvper” the thug nodded and whistled a high pitch whistle. Rabbit had John roll down the window “Rabbit, gives you safe passage, take this to three toe” he handed him a job chip “you get 25, take for self, I hunt” he backed away from the car and grabbed all the skulls then went to the hideout

john

He sighed and began going to sleep “wake me up when we get there, boss” he crossed his arms and began sleeping

[Flarbinia]

John Strange took the chip and drove back to his apartment, not knowing what he was going to do now. On the one hand, he could now pay the three months worth of rent he owed his landlord. On the other, he had assisted a Silent Devils assassin get to and from his destination and judging by the nickname that the cyborg had used, his land lord was connected, meaning that he would most likely receive another job from them. While the Silent Devils had no qualms about hiring "meat bags" to assist them with their dirty work, they were not the kind of people someone can turn down for repeat business. Of course, there were benefits to doing business with them: Not only did the Silent Devils have large overseas funds, but they had their own free clinics and access to cybernetics and bionics that could not be bought from legitimate sellers, meaning that someone who frequently did some work on the side could expect to get quickly patched up after a tussle without having to worry about insurance or the staff calling the cops. The catch was that the more jobs one did for the Silent Devils, the easier it was for the cops to connect the dots and arrest the poor perp, a death sentence for any potential loose ends.

[Flarbinia]

Earth Orbit
The Sekhmet had exited the earth's atmosphere, its computer establishing a connection to the nearest Lunar Communications Array as it flew towards the moon. "Attention, incoming craft. We do not have any ships scheduled for arrival from Obsidian Gargoyle City. Please present authorization codes and state your business in a timely manner. Fail to comply and we will shoot you down the moment you cross our border." The communications officers on the other side of the line, a woman judging by her voice, said to Clint. "Worker Transit." Clint replied as he typed in the codes, uploaded the forged documents, and pressed the "Send" button, the Sekhmet's computer transfering the required data. "Codes accepted. What is your destination?" The communications officer said to Clint after two hours. "Saito." Clint said to the communications officer. "Does your passenger have a criminal record? Your ship's markings match that of vessel involved in a Fugitive's Run." The communications officer asked Clint. "No. He does not have a criminal record. As for my previous passengers, their best buds omitted that they were fugitives." Clint said over the comms. "Lie detector says you're clean. You have permission to head to Saito. Just remember that, in the event that your passenger causes trouble, your ship will be impounded." The communications officer said to Clint before ending transmission.

[Xichung]

john

He sighed “I’m assuming last job didn’t go as smoothly?” He smirked “happens to the best of us, I’ll make sure to keep ya in the clear, since I’m sniping you shouldn’t have to deal with much” he put his hands behind his head “so how long till we get there, compadre?”

rabbit

He walked into the silent devils hideout the skulls of Set’s guards and reporter on his back, held there by steal wire. Set’s mask in hand “boss, I have the defector” he said in the language that the black devils spoke. The language was a form of broken English mixed in with additional gibberish, so it was easy to say and a lot of it was brutish so the ones who really lost it hard could understand easily as brain deterioration was common place among the heavily augmented. “I had a flesh man bring in my job chip to the info speaker, now whip the mask clean, I want it in my collection” he said with obvious joy in his voice.

[Flarbinia]

"Stand by while Cypher verifies the data." The member of the inner circle wearing a skull mask made of solid red gold said to Rabbit in a mix of English and binary as a cyborg with treads instead of legs approached the table and hooked himself up to Set's mask, his eyes glowing green with code as he uploaded the contents to his brain. "Information on the mask is one hundred percent genuine. Virus detected. Performing emergency memory dump. Please wait a few minutes. Virus quarantined. Memory dump aborted. Beginning wipe." Cypher said to everyone in the Meeting Chamber.

[Xichung]

Rabbit

He sighed and looked at cypher “so you decided to go with treads instead of spider?” He then grabbed the mask “I’m assuming you have gotten all the data, so this is mine” he said with joy in his voice, he crooked his head “also where is the lich, still jacked into tech scape?”

john

“So big man, what’s the eta?” He smirked as he held his bag close, it was heavy mainly due to the gun “cause the space sickness is starting to kick in” he sat back in his seat

[Flarbinia]

"It has only been half an hour since I have been given the authorized flight path. It will take us an additional three and a half hours to reach Saito. As for Space Sickness, that's just the fancy term for low gravity induced stomach ache. Your digestive system is having trouble adjusting to the change from being on the ground to being in space, so your stomach is working overtime to extract as many nutrients as it can from the last meal you ate before takeoff. The issue should resolve itself once you're exposed to Saito's artificial gravity." Clint said to John as he activated the autopilot and went to the bathroom.

[Flarbinia]

Silent Devils Headquarters. High Rent
"The Lich is currently assigning a team of our most 'Net savvy acolytes for the most noble of quests: establishing a website so that we can increase the number of Initiates. Every religion that has been recognized in recent decades has one: the Church of Elvis, Spidermanism, The Followers of Steve Jobs. He will see you once they have begun their task." The skull masked member of the Inner Circle said to rabbit before the council and Cypher left the room.

[Xichung]

the Lich

He hung there, held in spot by the wires that kept him connected to the netscape. He was nothing more than a combination of metal and wires, the only thing human was his brain. He was running through the Netscape at the speed of light, soon enough finding the ones he needs. “Rizion and sorn, they will do” the wires holding him soon dropped him down onto the steal grate below, he began walking to the council room. His movements slow but precise as the clacking of his feat against of the steal signal his return from the Netscape. He slowly opened the doors, the creaking would send fear down a normal person spine. He opened the door to see Rabbit strapping the mask of set on his back “I see the traitors are dead, wonderful, I have chosen based upon best analytical data on who shall set up and run our website” he sent the names over to the skull masked member “retrieve them and report anything that has happened while I was speaking to the gods”

[Flarbinia]

Cypher entered The Lich's Chamber, his red glowing eye staring at his leader's brain. "Forgive me for interrupting you, your excellency. Fenrir has returned from his mission in The Forge. Considering the expense and rarity of the merchandise, it would be best if he delivered the goods to you personally." Cypher said to The Lich as a cyborg wearing body armor entered the Chamber with an aluminum briefcase and approached The Lich. He opened it, revealing a large shiny prosthetic arm with a box with small missiles protruding out of its front. "I present to you the Yao Guai 6000. Ceramic reinforced chrome-titanium alloy covered in laminated Kevlar. Two hundred Hunter-Killer missiles. Perfect for dealing with any armored vehicles a potential enemy could send against us. The Chinese really outdone themselves when putting this masterpiece together and now it belongs to the Silent Devils Militia." Fenrir said to the Lich before handing the briefcase to Cypher and leaving the room.

[Xichung]

The lich

“Wonderful, with this, even the most armored of prey are not safe” he laughed as he had a steal dummy come over and grab the briefcase from Fenrir “you shall be rewarded with a gift from the gods” a completely white cyborg came over, it was known as the surgeon, he could was the one responsible for keeping the lich alive like this. He was the best anyone could possibly get “so decide what gift you want, I will work on dissecting the design of this prosthetic”

[Flarbinia]

"Wake up and look out the window. We're going to be landing in an hour." Clint said to John as the Sekhmet got in visual range of Saito, the flashing neon lights illuminating the surrounding area. "Too bright? It wouldn't be called the Las Vegas of the moon if it didn't have the look to back up the name. Consider yourself lucky that your papers say that you are going to work in the Muramasa Hunting Grounds. The only other inhabited area that is not illuminated by neon lights is the Agricultural Sector, not that you will be able to move there after pulling the trigger." Clint said to Jack as the city gate opened, the Sekhmet flying in at cruising speed.

[Xichung]

john

He yawned and sat up “finally, well, they shouldn’t know what his them” he smiled “and your name clear” he cover his eyes from the lights “I hate this place already...” he grumbled

[Flarbinia]

"You're only saying that because you're not here to gamble. You're here for 'business'. Speaking of which, the casinos have a strict 'no-business' policy for the sake of not scaring off tourists. Not 'get your hand broken and banned for life' strict. 'Being taken into a soundproofed backroom and shot in the back of the head with a sawed-off shotgun so that your family can't hold an open casket funeral' strict. You might want to remember that once the heat dies down and your lawyer gets the bounty dropped." Clint said to John as the Sekhmet came in for a landing. After a few minutes, the shuttle had come to a complete stop. "We're here. Please collect your belongings and head to Saito Locksmith LLC. Ask for Benny. He should be able to provide you with a counterfeit badge." Clint said to John as he pressed the button to lower the boarding ramp.

[Xichung]

john

He smiled “got ya” he grabbed his bags and got off the ship and stretched “alrighty then, that counterfeit stuff, welp time to get hunting” he went and got a digital map of the area and had it give him directions to the smith and he began walking to the smith, not letting anyone’s get too close.

[Flarbinia]

"Rabbit, once you get done with the new trophy, The Lich has an important assignment for you. One of our Cat's Tail contacts, Santiago, is having problems with some card counters who, in addition to cheating the house out of the pot, are short-changing his girls. Problem is, the ringleader is 'Fast Lane' Chao, former Hong Kong street racer and a lieutenant of the Shang Raiders, so the Lovebird Chateau can't take any action against them. This is where we come in and deal with the problem. However, Santiago will not be satisfied with their demise. He wants their corpses hanging from billboards so that everyone can see them." Freya, the member of the Council in charge of assassinations, said to Rabbit.

[Xichung]

Rabbit

“May I have their skulls, I want them” he laughed and did so for a nice minute “I’ll flay them alive and leave them hanging in agony as the birds and acid rain eat their bodies away” he began laughing again “I’ll make them suffer!” He crooked his head at freya

[Flarbinia]

"Since when do you need permission to take the skull of someone we want you to kill? Before you go, I would like to mention that they have purchased a hotel room at Xerox, a small brothel that specializes in catering to Normals with a fetish for prostitutes with cybernetic enhancements. The fact that the Silent Devils own twenty percent of that business guarantees that none of the employees will breathe a single word about their demise if you decide to kill them all in that room." Freya said to Rabbit before leaving the room.

[Xichung]

Rabbit

He ran out the room and was laughing as he did so. He jumped on top of buildings soon reaching the building of his driver to pick up his pay “here here, to kill, where is pay?” He began giggling as he knocked on the door rapidly

[Flarbinia]

Saito Locksmith LLC. Saito
"Are you John Harris? If you're not, tell him that we received a message for him." The employee at the front desk, a man with quills growing out of his body, said to the man who walked into the store.
Devil's Ingrown Nail. High Rent
"You are heading to Cat's Tail? So am I. Some conman from LA skipped town with thirty million and one of his victims is a well connected loan shark. Mob connected. Three-Toe, being an intermediary, called me and offered to not charge for October if I play bodyguard for a couple of weeks. Considering that I will be paid three million once the job's done, that's a win-win." John Strange said to Rabbit as he headed straight to OGC's Red Light District.

[Xichung]

John

“Yeah I’m John, what’s the message” he said as he pulled out his ID to show who he was “cause I got to get moving fast and they said you’re helping me”

Rabbit

He stared at him “welcome to the business” he said as he went to ensure he got all his credits “you my, guard” he made air quotes “I’m paying for pretty women, don’t screw them” he said jokingly “you need more than machines to get rid of their bad stuff” he laughed “now then, I got to redefine brutal”

[Flarbinia]

The clerk pressed the button on the holographic projector, the blue light forming the image of Rosaline's head. "Hello, John. A new bounty has come up. The mark is Jared Lewis, a resident of LA who has swindled millions out of their money with "miracle cures", including a loan shark connected to the Santoni Family. My sources tell me that he is hiding in OGC. Once you get back from Saito, feel free to kill him and collect the thirty-five million on his head." The holographic Rosaline said to John Strange before the message ended. "Now that we have gotten that out of the way, I guess you are here to see Benny about your package." The clerk said to John.