Turn 7:
Meanwhile in Japan:
(Masemune Sakura POV)
Saboro watched the sun slowly crest the horizon, its golden light spilling across the polished wood of the veranda. His silhouette was dark against the glow, his presence unwavering as he took a slow sip of his tea. The steam curled in the morning air, fragrant and deliberate, much like the way he conducted himself.
You stepped inside, your movements precise, measured, calm, but anxious. The reports he had requested rested in your hands, the weight of them heavier than mere paper. You bowed low, offering them forward.
"The Ninjas were called off," he murmured, almost absentmindedly, though you knew better. Every word was calculated, meant to pull at unseen threads. His gaze flickered toward you. "Who called them off?"
You inhaled, steadying yourself before speaking. "My husband." Your voice was quiet, carefully neutral. You moved gracefully to a seat, folding your hands in your lap, keeping your expression impassive. There was no need to say more—to risk provoking him.
But instead of anger, he chuckled.
"Do not lie to me." He set his teacup down with a deliberate
clink against the saucer. "He has been away from home, from his family, from his blood for far too long. He has been tainted by America—by
Night City." He turned toward you, eyes sharp, studying. "Why do you allow him to remain? Why do you allow your husband to dictate what happens to your son?"
The wind shifted. Cherry blossoms stirred from the branches outside, their petals dancing in the air before scattering across the floor of the veranda.
You did not answer immediately. Instead, you watched the sky, the morning still and quiet. There was no point in pretending ignorance.
Saboro exhaled slowly. "Did you really think I wouldn't find out?"
"No." Your voice was firmer now, edged with something unyielding. "But he is not your son."
Silence.
A flicker of something unreadable passed over his expression before he exhaled, a breath laced with quiet disappointment.
"A shame," he murmured. Yet there was something more behind those words—an expectation unfulfilled, a calculation that had not aligned with his desires.
Saboro reached for one of the reports you had brought, his fingers gliding over the fine paper as he flipped through the pages with methodical ease. The rustling sound filled the silence between you, measured, deliberate. Finally, he spoke, his voice even, though touched with something almost resembling curiosity.
"My sources tell me he is far more brilliant than you claim." He did not look up as he turned another page. "That he is capable—a strategist, skilled with a gun, and clever enough to surround himself with allies of his choosing."
At last, his gaze met yours. There was something sharper in his eyes now, something that cut deeper than mere disappointment.
"He trusts them."
The weight of those words settled between you, thick with implication.
Your fingers tightened slightly where they rested in your lap, but you willed them to remain still. "He is careful."
"He is foolish," Saboro corrected smoothly, his lips curling into something resembling a smile, though it never reached his eyes. "He is too young to understand the nature of loyalty. A child gathers companions for comfort, not strategy." He set the report down and folded his hands together. "But he is
not a child, is he?"
Silence stretched between you.
He studied you for a moment before leaning back slightly, his fingers tapping lightly against his cane. "Why have you stifled his growth by wishing him to be another one of you?" His voice was neither accusing nor harsh, merely observant, as if he had already long since decided the answer. "I can gain a million like you… but not one whom I believe can lead this company to the ultimate goal."
He lifted his cup of tea, taking a slow sip before exhaling in satisfaction.
"Do you think he has any other skills?"
You nodded once. "No. Not skills that weren't taught to him by your hired hands and Kenji."
For a moment, there was silence. Then, Saboro chuckled a low, dark sound that sent a chill down your spine.
"I would have hoped he would have gained more from his own ambition, his own skill. Perhaps he
does have something." He paused, his fingers tightening slightly around his cane. "Perhaps he has simply learned to keep it hidden from all of us."
The way he said it made your stomach twist.
Then, as quickly as it came, the thought passed, dismissed as if it was no longer relevant. He let out a quiet sigh, shaking his head.
"It matters not," he said finally. "Soon, he will reveal who he truly is."
And the way he said it made you realize—he did not intend to wait for that revelation.
He intended to
force it.
"I thought we were here to talk about what you desired… not my family?" You asked.
"Indeed." He then pressed the button.
As soon as the prototype doll chip activated, the world around you shifted.
It was subtle at first—like stepping into a room where the air was too thick, too still. Then came the pressure, a suffocating weight pressing down on your mind, wrapping around your thoughts like silk spun too tightly. Your limbs did not feel any different. Your breathing remained steady. But inside, beneath the surface, something had changed.
A wall had risen between your will and your body.
You could still see. Still
think. But you were trapped—locked behind glass, watching yourself move, watching the words slip from your mouth as if they belonged to someone else.
And in this moment,
you were nothing more than a passenger.
"Now… what have we been hiding?"
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(Senji POV)
You burped as you finished eating the pizza. "I'm going to sleep." Kenji than laughed.
"Good night my friend." He said with a smile.
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There are no missions for Arasaka or your parents, you are free to do what you want.
Optional Objective: Complete a mission.
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Night City is Asking you to pay tax of 5,000 eddies this turn.
[]Pay them
[]do not pay them (This will have consequences.)
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Your father is in Night City. You will have a security roll if you take more then the three safe actions. But if any action rolls lower than a 5, you will have a security roll for him to discover your secret… or create something of a new problem.
You have 3 Actions (That are considered safe actions) Safe Actions: You have safe Actions, these actions can be taken without any repercussions or roll against you by your parents or other forces.
[]Father: "Come." that was all the message said.
[]Maintain the Academy: You are requested to fix something that the faculty is not able to deal with. So here you are.
[]I Belive in Destiny: Kenji wants you to come with him. He wants to meet with a new… Yakuza member in the city. He's coming to kill him.
[]Wake up, Go To School, Stay Alive: You are going to focus on your studies. And honestly, you might as well try to make some noise. Mom and Dad are expecting things from you.
[]Malcolm, and Blood: Malcolm has smiled as he looked at you. "You are awesome you know that."
[]The Runner on the Edge: Stella sat down on the roof next to you. "I have a question: If I jumped off this roof, would you jump after me?"
[]Kids with Guns, having Fun: The younger students have been... trying to get you to work with them. you'll relent.
[]Sneaking out and other signs of freedom: You are going to sneak out and go out on the town. Sure you may be a corpo, but honestly, who would care about you?
[]Ghost in the city: You want to look into the Rumors and legends of the city. You want to see if there is any truth to some legends.
[]A Corpo Party: You have been invited to a fellow student trying to host a get together. It's going to have everything. Drugs, booze, chrom… everything… maybe you can use it…maybe it will backfire, you don't know. But you do know, that not going there might cause you to lose something.
[]Assist a Fellow Student: A desperate classmate needs help repairing a project. They might owe you later, or you could hold it over their head.
[]Tweak the Faculty's Systems: Subtly alter the Academy's grading algorithms to favor yourself or sabotage someone else.
-[]Help Yourself
-[]Sabatoge someone else.
[]Meet with Vic: Underground doctors for hire. They are usually discreet, but honestly… you never really know with them. There is a ripper down the street and you can meet him.
-[]What do you want to modify?
[]Join a Night Market: Set up shop at one of the infamous underground markets, where you can trade your creations and make connections with other outcasts and opportunists. (This is a free option)
You have One Workshop Action (This is separate from the actions above)
The Workshop is where all the magic happens, where you can gather materials, build weapons and armor, and begin to make your mark… one weapon or armor at a time.
You get 1 Rare component every turn.
Current Components:
640 Common Components (These are the standard components, and they are used to build anything. They offer a malus of -1 to the quality of the final product)
320 Uncommon Components (These are less common but no less useful components. Using
They offer no bonus or malus to the quality of the final product)
86 Rare components (The Best of the best that money can buy. Using Them offer a +2 to the quality of the final product)
5 Very Rare components (The kind you have to make yourself. You do not have the equipment to upgrade components to this tier. Using Them offer a +5 to the quality of the final product)
5 Super Rare Components. (The kind that requires special equipment to make, you do not have the equipment to make. Using Them offers a +8 to the quality of the final product)
Legendary components. (You can only gain them through successful edge runner missions from people who use your weapons. Using Them offers a +10 to the quality of the final product)
[]Build a Weapon (A Preexisting Design): You want to try your hand at making a weapon. Something that already exists that you can replicate.
-[]What weapon do you make?
--[]What type of components do you use?
--[]How many do you make (You can make only 5 weapons in total) Pistols, knives and blunt weapons and SMG's cost 5 components. Rifles cost 10, Heavy Weapons cost 20. These component costs can very depending on the weapon, and will be subject to QM statments.
[] Craft Armor (A Preexisting Design): You want to try your hand at making more armor. Something that already exists that you can replicate.
-[]What Armor do you make?
--[]What type of components do you use?
--[]How many do you make (You can make only 2 Armor pieces in tota fur to the technology and equipment you gave) All Light armor costs 50 components. Medium 75, Heavy Armor 100
[]Make Ammunition: You will make ammo for weapons. It might not be sexy, but it's neccesery.
-[]What Type of ammo do you make?
--[]What type of components do you use.
[]Create a Custom Design: You will make a wonderful new design that no one ever has seen before. (Goes to Design Miniturn)
-[]What type of Weapon do you want to make? (For ease of convenience so that I can prepare it better)
[]The Workshop Powerstatintion: Maybe you can fix it on the down low.
[]Upgrading components: You will modify and make the components better.
-[]What components would you like to upgrade
--[]How many (Every component costs 2 to upgrade 1 tier of component better. Can only get up to Rare as you don't have the equipment for upgrading them to that.)
Missions: Night City is a busy place, and people want to see things done.
Below the mission choice, please line tail who you wish to send. Please note, that if you go on the mission you will have a small adventure.
[]"Burning Chrome Baptism" (Fixer: Sable Noir)
- Type: Sabotage
- Objective: Destroy a cyberpsycho augmentation lab before it goes operational.
- Details: Kara-Xi Biodyne has been running illegal augmentation trials deep in Kabuki. Their work is so extreme it makes Maelstrom look like a meditation club. Sable wants their prototype implants destroyed, not stolen—no one can salvage the tech. The problem? The lab is underground, heavily secured, and monitored by experimental AI guards.
[]"Amber Chains" (Fixer: Kenji Takagawa)
- Type: Smuggling
- Objective: Transport a cargo of cloned organ replacements through hostile borders.
- Details: Trauma Team and Zetatech are at war over exclusive rights to bioengineered organ cloning. A stolen shipment of prototype Amberline Mk. IV hearts is hidden in a transport tunnel beneath the Badlands. The catch? Both corpos have sent death squads to intercept it. Get it past them, or become the next body on their slab.
[]"Neon Widow" (Fixer: Halbert Vance)
- Type: Wetwork
- Objective: Kill a corpo executive inside his penthouse without alerting security.
- Details: Arthur Shen, a Petrochem VP, is in too deep with Arasaka, and someone wants him gone. Halbert doesn't care why—only that it's done clean. The job? Infiltrate his penthouse in LUX Apartments in Watson and neutralize him without setting off the alarms or triggering the Saka security drones inside.
[]"Silver Lament" (Fixer: Sable Noir)
- Type: Assassination
- Objective: Kill a corporate defector inside a heavily guarded train.
- Details: Cynthia Stokes, an ex-N54 executive, is on a maglev train heading out of Night City. She's stolen something valuable, and multiple factions want her dead before she leaks it. Your job? Board the train, eliminate her, and make it look like an accident—without derailing the train or triggering an all-out lockdown. The corpos on board are paranoid, and security is tight.
[]"Lover's Debt" (Fixer: Sable Noir)
- Type: Social Manipulation
- Objective: Convince a Corpo exec to forgive a large gambling debt—without killing them.
- Details: A hotshot media starlet owes half a million eddies to a corpo-backed casino in Westbrook. Normally, they'd just sell her to the Tyger Claws, but Sable wants this handled quietly. The job? Negotiate, blackmail, or persuade the casino's owner into clearing the debt—without spilling blood.
[]"The Meow Job" (Fixer: Saboro Takagawa)
- Type: Theft
- Objective: Steal an expensive, gene-modded pet from a Corpo penthouse.
- Details: A Biotechnica exec's wife owns a fully cyber-enhanced, gene-modded Siamese cat—worth thousands on the black market. Your job? Steal it from their penthouse in City Center and deliver it to a mysterious buyer. The tricky part? The cat is chipped, guarded by automated turrets, and probably smarter than you are.
[]"Neon Run" (Fixer: Visanya Moreau)
- Type: Courier Delivery
- Objective: Deliver a custom Netrunner deck across Night City without it getting stolen.
- Details: Some rich kid in Westbrook paid top eddies for a one-of-a-kind Netrunning deck—only problem? Everyone in the underground wants to snatch it. Word got out that the courier route is compromised, and now every scav, data-thief, and joytoy with a side hustle wants their cut. You need to deliver the deck without losing it, breaking it, or getting flatlined in the process.
AN: Enjoy and vote in plan format please.
