Rebecca always wanted a whirlwind romance but when one came roaring her way, it seems that she wasn't as prepared as she thought she'd be.
Neon Cogs [Cyberpunk 2077/Warhammer 40k Arasaka SI]
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Prologue
If someone told Rebecca yesterday that she was going to be a hero and save some exec's kid from some random gangbangers, she would have asked them if they were high on Glitter or some other shit cause no way that'll ever happen to her. The chance for that was absolutely zero, zilch, nada but life had a funny habit of making jokes. She wouldn't have known that today was the day that the unlikely happened.
She started her day with the sun high up the sky. She overslept and her bro decided to ditch her instead of waking her up. Then again, she would have kicked him in the nads but she was still pissed! It was totally irresponsible on his part plus she probably missed that debriefing Maine said he was going to do so that means she doesn't get to join the next gig. Son of a bitch wanted her to beg him for cash. Well she said screw him.
So there she was walking around, minding her biz, when she heard a commotion over in the distance. People started walking faster after glancing at an alleyway. "What the hell?" She whispered under her breath as curiosity got the better of her. She headed to the alley to see what the fuss was all about.
There in the alley, she'd find some gonks surrounding a kid with a stuffed toy. She could just walk away but like hell if she was letting some random shit fuck around in Mox territory. She had some iron on her hips and she was going to use it.
So there she went, charging in without hesitation, with her guns ready to save a random kid. At a closer glance, They weren't even from the bigger gangs like Maelstrom or something. She wasn't even sure who they were affiliated to and even if they were, she wasn't going to let that shit fly here.
"Who the hell do you think you are marching on our turf!?" She shouted as she fired a shot up in the air.
"Oh shit, it's a Mox! Run!" The streetscums shouted as they bolted away. She made sure to shoot some of them in the leg to remind them to never come back here. Seeing them limp as blood came pouring out of their ass was extremely therapeutic for her. She's adding that on the bucket list on how to kill her bro later.
With that dealt with, she could finally check on the kid and see what his problem was. "Hey gonks for brains, what's the deal, huh? Walking in an alley of all things, are you blind or something?" She shouted at the white haired kid who looked at her all wide doe eyed.
Looking up and down at him, she pegged him for some rich kid; probably a tourist or something based on his clothing which looked way too expensive for a Beave or even a Mover. It looked far too neo militaristic but with a gothic flair. All monochrome with no noticeable branding. Whatever he was wearing, it was preem shit. He was also carrying this weird toy. A bit creepy with the half skull and half metal face hidden beneath a cloak of red but who was she to judge. Overall, he looked just like a harmless kid, a cute one but maybe a bit of a gonk.
The boy pouted as he replied "Hey! I brought protection ok. It might be the first time I've stepped outside Westbrook but I came prepared."
She gave the boy a sly grin as she asked in turn, "So bought some condoms?"
She let out a loud laugh as the boy turned a bright red. "I walked myself right into that didn't I?" He asked as she gave the boy a pat on the back. The fact that he didn't flinch away from the touch already made her see him in a better light.
"Right you are on that one. Now, there's the matter of payment for my service!" She had to remind the kid that nothing was free down below. The boy took it in stride as he just nodded along. He truly was a rich kid.
"Will this do?" He asked as he sent her some eddies. She almost did a spit take when the numbers started rolling up and up and up. Did the boy just send her 6 digits? She had to double check but the numbers remained the same. She knew he looked loaded but she didn't know he was this loaded.
"Oh by the way, here's a gun as well." he then said as she handed him a plastic looking ray gun toy. She still took it nonetheless. She wasn't going to refuse the kids' generosity. A bit bulky but her jacket has more than enough space to fit the gun in.
'Fuck you Pilar! I hit the jackpot!' She thought to herself as she slung her arms around the slightly taller boy.
"It's more than enough, Choom! In fact, why don't I show you around the city? You obviously need some protection and a guide and it just so happens that I'm free today so what do you say?" She said as the boy got a bit redder. He was adorable and she might just keep him. Still, she kinda feels bad about the kid. He was so clueless and innocent it was almost painful. No wonder some gonks tried robbing him for all he was worth.
"I'd like that very much… choom." He replied as he smiled. She felt her own cheeks heat up but ignored it as she grinned back and led him onwards.
"Oh wait, before we go, I just need to call my bodyguard." He said as he stopped on his tracks. She turned towards him and gave him a questioning stare.
"You had a bodyguard all this time! Where the fuck is he?" She shouted. She should really not be blowing up on the kid but she can't help it when his guard was risking this kid's life by getting him all surrounded.
He had the gall to look sheepish of all things as he scratched the back of his head and replied "He's in the shadows… whenever he shows up, people always scream so I had him hide most of the time." This only made her question his choice of bodyguard even more.
"Wait, calling him now. Hey, she's cool. Yes I know. You can go back home, you know. You sure you want to keep watching?" He then said as he started talking to his bodyguard. She tapped her foot impatiently as he kept talking to the guard on the other end of the line before he finally finished.
"What's the name of this mysterious bodyguard of yours anyways?" She then asked as he walked towards her.
"Adam." He replied nonchalantly as they continued their walk.
"Like Adam Smasher?" She asked jokingly. The Arasaka boogeyman was as real as they can get and she dreads having to meet him out in the street. Thankfully, he doesn't do bodyguard missions.
"Oh hey you know his name. I thought people didn't talk about him in this part of town." He replied like he was just talking about the weather. She couldn't help but laugh at his joke. Man, she thought to herself, this kid was funny.
"Hah! You know kid, I like you." She then said as they left the alley and back to civilized space. "Yeah, your bodyguards Adam fucking Smasher." She snorted. The more she thinks about it, the funnier it gets and she can't help it.
"Hey, I'm not a kid. I'm 20, you know." He replied with a pout.
"Heh. That makes us kindred spirits! I would toast to that but bouncers usually shoo me away if I'm not with my brother." She answered back.
"Well, darn. I actually wanted to see if I could visit the Afterlife." He then said dreamily.
"Hold on to your pedal there mister. No one can just enter Afterlife. You have to have a certain amount of street cred before they allow you in. Even I can't quite go in there just yet." She admitted. Yes Maine was an up and comer but they still need a bit more cred before they can enter. The crestfallen look on his face was almost too much to bear. Damn puppies eyes were past her defenses.
"Kid, it's not the end of the world we can't go there. Besides there's tons of other places we can go with all the eddies you gave me." She replied truthfully. With the eddies she had now, she could splurge a bit on some of the preem stuff. "Btw, what's your name? Can't keep calling you kid, mine's Rebecca by the way but my chooms call me Becca."
"Hiro and well… you can call me Hiro." He replied as she nodded in approval. He does have some brains up there.
"Well Hiro, I think this is the start of a wonderful friendship." She then said as they headed out to town.
-x-x-x-
She had the time of her life. She almost wanted to kiss Pilar right now for not waking her up, almost cause Pilar was still a disgusting piece of shit who needs to get shot preferably by her own two hands. With a cup of fancy coffee in one hand, made with real 100% coffee beans she might add as she saw the whole process, and the other around Hiro, they walked down the empty street. They traveled around as much as they could and it was already late by the time she was heading back home. Even Pilar sent some messages her way but a simple shout got him to shut up.
"That was fucking Nova Choom! Fucking Nova. Your parent's must be high up the Saka ladder if you made that Corpo shiver and grovel like that. Nice touch on the Japanese by the way." She said.
"I'm not really from around her. Just came here a year ago." He admitted.
"So wait, you're from overseas?" She asked.
"Yup. All the way from the land of the rising sun. Had to convince my grandfather that I could handle Night City before he gave me his blessing. I had to make him a nice sword just to get him to agree." He answered, making her whistle.
"So you're some Techie kid or some shit?" She asked once more as she got more and more curious about him. Who was this kid exactly, she asked herself.
"I'd what you call a ripperdoc and a techie package. I also dabble in netrunning but my Aunt's way better than I'll ever be." The kid replied.
"Oh man, you're not lying are you?" She then said.
"Yup. I have my license and everything. Here." He said as he sent her a pic of his license. The name was a bit blurred but there it was, a true ripperdoc in the flesh. "If you ever need medical assistance, you can hit me up."
"Well damn Hiro, I wouldn't mind that at all" She said. There was awkward silence between them as they walked down the road before Hiro suddenly asked her something.
"Hey Becca, want to do this again sometime? Maybe I could take you Westbrook. I know a lot of places in Japantown." he offered. She had to grin at that.
"Oh? Asking me out on a date already~?" She asked in a teasing tone.
"And what if I am?" He asked with a terrible blush in his face. Kitty has some bite in him. She had to admit but he was merely a novice against a master.
"Well, I wouldn't say no to a cutie like you." She answered, making him turn into a tomato. He was way too adorable for his own good. "Here, let me give you my number." She then added as she sent him her info.
After exchanging info and walking a bit more, they finally got to her apartment. She wasn't going to leave him outside without protection because of his shitty bodyguard. If he was going to be calling a ride back home, best he does it while in a safer place.
"So here we are, my apartment. Make yourself at home while you wait for your ride home." She said as she opened the door.
"Hey bro, we have company! Make yourself decent or I will!" She shouted, making his brother flail around his side of the room. Even with his side hidden by a divider, she still knew that he was up to some creepy shit.
"What the fuck Becca! I told you no guests!" Pilar shouted as he peered out from his "room" and glared at them.
"Shut the fuck up Pilar. This kid is Hiro and he's just staying here for a while till his ride comes by to pick him up". She replied as she glared at him in turn. Pilar was about to say something when Hiro intervened.
"I could order some food?" Hiro offered, making Pilar look at him considerately as he stroked his chin like he was deep in thought.
"What kind of food are we talking about here?" Pilar asked, making her groan out as she slapped her palm against her face.
"Some Ramen from Bleu?" Hiro replied with a casual shrug.
"You shitting me?" Pilar replied as he gave them a disbelieving look.
"Nope! Also, shut your filthy trap. Kids way too pure for the likes of you" She answered. She had no time with his shit but Pilar had to do his thing however as he came bolting out of his room.
"Chooom! My man, sorry about earlier. Make yourself at home!" Pilar shouted happily as he did a total 180 on Hiro. From annoyance to honored guest. Even Hiro was repulsed by Pilar as he talked the kids' ears out.
'Feel my pain' She mouthed at him with a smirk before she sauntered off to get a bath. "Hey Hiro, keep Pilar busy for a while will ya? Just need to take a bath." She said as she dropped her jacket on the floor and walked off.
"Umm can I invite my bodyguard in? He's been following us all this time and he could use seat." Hiro asked from behind her.
"No worries! A friend of my sister is a friend of mine so invite him in!" Pilar replied cheerfully, making her snort. No guests, huh? She asked herself as she inserted some coins in the vending machine to get some shampoo and hot water ready.
She took her merry time in the bath as she just topped up the water. She had money and she was damn well going to enjoy it. She finished relaxed and refreshed, smelling like roses. She might have splurged a bit on the shampoo but a girl had to take care of her hair.
She took a sniff at the air and noticed the smell of food coming from outside. The smell of real food was truly something else. She honestly believed that she might have some trouble eating even SCOP after this, much less kibble. Still, Hiro did offer a date so she might just have a second taste.
Drying her body and putting some clothes on, she got out of the bath as she dried her hair with her towel. "Hey Hiro, Pilar didn't cause… you…" She said before trailing off as she finally caught a glimpse of Hiro's body guard. Ice filled her veins as the inhumane gaze of the full borg straight right into her and bored into her very soul.
The being in front of her could barely even be called a human any more with all the chrome he had on him. The only visible flesh in his body was his face and even then she wasn't even sure if it was actual flesh or synth skin. He wasn't just chromed up the gills but armed to the teeth with a missile launcher pod right afop his shoulder and that's not even talking about what he could have hidden in his body. There was no denying it, it was Arasaka's very own Boogeyman. There, Sitting in her sofa with her brother and Hiro was Adam Smasher, in the flesh.
"Ah yes the meatbag. I'd like to thank you for entertaining my charge. He is extremely… happy." He growled out with barely restrained impatience making her take a step back.
"Now, now Adam, be nice. You know how close it is till we start field testing the Arasaka Heavy Bolter and you don't want us finding any other tester do you?" Hiro replied, casually scolding the beast wrapped in chrome.
Adam growled as he nodded. "Forgive me Hiro… and Rebecca."
Rebecca was now extremely confused. She wasn't even sure anymore if she accidently used up one of Pillars pick me up or if this was just a fever dream. Even Pilar looked scared and confused right now as he didn't even dare touch the piping hot food in front of him.
Seeing her all confused, Hiro smiled as he started explaining. "You're probably confused about all this. Well, let me introduce myself properly this time around."
Standing up, he bowed as he made his introduction. "My name is Hiro Arasaka, son of Yorunobu Arasaka. Thank you for showing me around Night City."
The sound of an AV landing nearby along with the sounds of boots touching down on the ground quickly drowned out all conversation. "Well Becca, seems like my ride finally arrived. I'll be in touch with you but for now, I'll have to leave."
With that, Adam stood up as he followed his master away leaving her stupefied what the hell had just happened. It took a minute before the silence was broken with Pilar asking her a question. "Hey sis… did we really have Adam Smasher and some Exec's kid at our house?"
"Yeah… it seems like we did." Rebecca answered as she walked over to their table and plopped down on one of the seats. She didn't even mind the dent made by Adam's weight on one of the chairs as she started eating while taking some of the good meat cuts from Pillars untouched Ramen.
"H-hey! That's mine!" He shouted as he made a grab for his bowl.
"Fuck you! I need this!" She shouted as she started eating in earnest. Yes she was stress eating but today was just way too much excitement once she realized who she was with. Oddly enough though, despite all of it… she kinda hoped that Hiro would call her. He owed her a date now for scaring her god damn it!
A/N:
Oh hey, that went better than expected. So this is the Cyberpunk idea I had been brewing in my mind for a while and was voted by my patrons. The SI is born an Arasaka and now they're in Night City. I'd probably start writing more about the changes this SI has made so far but let's just say that they might be wild.
Anyways, I'd like to thank @vyor. Because... yeah, I got nothing today. My brains made of soup right now cause of disturbed sleep. Also, I'd like to thank my patrons... Oh boy this is going to be long: Barom Dio (Holy shit dude, thanks for actually taking the high their option), Alexander Cullison, Just_A_Knight, Lapiver, cailk, Alex Wierzbicki , Philip Nguyen, Rashomon, Anon, Bii, WorkForFood, Alex Logan Williams, Brody Mcdermott, Nicolaas Van Der Wath, Firegolem321, Hunter Rhoades, Thefrobro, Zach, Aea, Luke Scott and Derp King
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If someone told Rebecca yesterday that she was going to be a hero and save some exec's kid from some random gangbangers, she would have asked them if they were high on Glitter or some other shit cause no way that'll ever happen to her. The chance for that was absolutely zero, zilch, nada but life had a funny habit of making jokes. She wouldn't have known that today was the day that the unlikely happened.
She started her day with the sun high up the sky. She overslept and her bro decided to ditch her instead of waking her up. Then again, she would have kicked him in the nads but she was still pissed! It was totally irresponsible on his part plus she probably missed that debriefing Maine said he was going to do so that means she doesn't get to join the next gig. Son of a bitch wanted her to beg him for cash. Well she said screw him.
So there she was walking around, minding her biz, when she heard a commotion over in the distance. People started walking faster after glancing at an alleyway. "What the hell?" She whispered under her breath as curiosity got the better of her. She headed to the alley to see what the fuss was all about.
There in the alley, she'd find some gonks surrounding a kid with a stuffed toy. She could just walk away but like hell if she was letting some random shit fuck around in Mox territory. She had some iron on her hips and she was going to use it.
So there she went, charging in without hesitation, with her guns ready to save a random kid. At a closer glance, They weren't even from the bigger gangs like Maelstrom or something. She wasn't even sure who they were affiliated to and even if they were, she wasn't going to let that shit fly here.
"Who the hell do you think you are marching on our turf!?" She shouted as she fired a shot up in the air.
"Oh shit, it's a Mox! Run!" The streetscums shouted as they bolted away. She made sure to shoot some of them in the leg to remind them to never come back here. Seeing them limp as blood came pouring out of their ass was extremely therapeutic for her. She's adding that on the bucket list on how to kill her bro later.
With that dealt with, she could finally check on the kid and see what his problem was. "Hey gonks for brains, what's the deal, huh? Walking in an alley of all things, are you blind or something?" She shouted at the white haired kid who looked at her all wide doe eyed.
Looking up and down at him, she pegged him for some rich kid; probably a tourist or something based on his clothing which looked way too expensive for a Beave or even a Mover. It looked far too neo militaristic but with a gothic flair. All monochrome with no noticeable branding. Whatever he was wearing, it was preem shit. He was also carrying this weird toy. A bit creepy with the half skull and half metal face hidden beneath a cloak of red but who was she to judge. Overall, he looked just like a harmless kid, a cute one but maybe a bit of a gonk.
The boy pouted as he replied "Hey! I brought protection ok. It might be the first time I've stepped outside Westbrook but I came prepared."
She gave the boy a sly grin as she asked in turn, "So bought some condoms?"
She let out a loud laugh as the boy turned a bright red. "I walked myself right into that didn't I?" He asked as she gave the boy a pat on the back. The fact that he didn't flinch away from the touch already made her see him in a better light.
"Right you are on that one. Now, there's the matter of payment for my service!" She had to remind the kid that nothing was free down below. The boy took it in stride as he just nodded along. He truly was a rich kid.
"Will this do?" He asked as he sent her some eddies. She almost did a spit take when the numbers started rolling up and up and up. Did the boy just send her 6 digits? She had to double check but the numbers remained the same. She knew he looked loaded but she didn't know he was this loaded.
"Oh by the way, here's a gun as well." he then said as she handed him a plastic looking ray gun toy. She still took it nonetheless. She wasn't going to refuse the kids' generosity. A bit bulky but her jacket has more than enough space to fit the gun in.
'Fuck you Pilar! I hit the jackpot!' She thought to herself as she slung her arms around the slightly taller boy.
"It's more than enough, Choom! In fact, why don't I show you around the city? You obviously need some protection and a guide and it just so happens that I'm free today so what do you say?" She said as the boy got a bit redder. He was adorable and she might just keep him. Still, she kinda feels bad about the kid. He was so clueless and innocent it was almost painful. No wonder some gonks tried robbing him for all he was worth.
"I'd like that very much… choom." He replied as he smiled. She felt her own cheeks heat up but ignored it as she grinned back and led him onwards.
"Oh wait, before we go, I just need to call my bodyguard." He said as he stopped on his tracks. She turned towards him and gave him a questioning stare.
"You had a bodyguard all this time! Where the fuck is he?" She shouted. She should really not be blowing up on the kid but she can't help it when his guard was risking this kid's life by getting him all surrounded.
He had the gall to look sheepish of all things as he scratched the back of his head and replied "He's in the shadows… whenever he shows up, people always scream so I had him hide most of the time." This only made her question his choice of bodyguard even more.
"Wait, calling him now. Hey, she's cool. Yes I know. You can go back home, you know. You sure you want to keep watching?" He then said as he started talking to his bodyguard. She tapped her foot impatiently as he kept talking to the guard on the other end of the line before he finally finished.
"What's the name of this mysterious bodyguard of yours anyways?" She then asked as he walked towards her.
"Adam." He replied nonchalantly as they continued their walk.
"Like Adam Smasher?" She asked jokingly. The Arasaka boogeyman was as real as they can get and she dreads having to meet him out in the street. Thankfully, he doesn't do bodyguard missions.
"Oh hey you know his name. I thought people didn't talk about him in this part of town." He replied like he was just talking about the weather. She couldn't help but laugh at his joke. Man, she thought to herself, this kid was funny.
"Hah! You know kid, I like you." She then said as they left the alley and back to civilized space. "Yeah, your bodyguards Adam fucking Smasher." She snorted. The more she thinks about it, the funnier it gets and she can't help it.
"Hey, I'm not a kid. I'm 20, you know." He replied with a pout.
"Heh. That makes us kindred spirits! I would toast to that but bouncers usually shoo me away if I'm not with my brother." She answered back.
"Well, darn. I actually wanted to see if I could visit the Afterlife." He then said dreamily.
"Hold on to your pedal there mister. No one can just enter Afterlife. You have to have a certain amount of street cred before they allow you in. Even I can't quite go in there just yet." She admitted. Yes Maine was an up and comer but they still need a bit more cred before they can enter. The crestfallen look on his face was almost too much to bear. Damn puppies eyes were past her defenses.
"Kid, it's not the end of the world we can't go there. Besides there's tons of other places we can go with all the eddies you gave me." She replied truthfully. With the eddies she had now, she could splurge a bit on some of the preem stuff. "Btw, what's your name? Can't keep calling you kid, mine's Rebecca by the way but my chooms call me Becca."
"Hiro and well… you can call me Hiro." He replied as she nodded in approval. He does have some brains up there.
"Well Hiro, I think this is the start of a wonderful friendship." She then said as they headed out to town.
-x-x-x-
She had the time of her life. She almost wanted to kiss Pilar right now for not waking her up, almost cause Pilar was still a disgusting piece of shit who needs to get shot preferably by her own two hands. With a cup of fancy coffee in one hand, made with real 100% coffee beans she might add as she saw the whole process, and the other around Hiro, they walked down the empty street. They traveled around as much as they could and it was already late by the time she was heading back home. Even Pilar sent some messages her way but a simple shout got him to shut up.
"That was fucking Nova Choom! Fucking Nova. Your parent's must be high up the Saka ladder if you made that Corpo shiver and grovel like that. Nice touch on the Japanese by the way." She said.
"I'm not really from around her. Just came here a year ago." He admitted.
"So wait, you're from overseas?" She asked.
"Yup. All the way from the land of the rising sun. Had to convince my grandfather that I could handle Night City before he gave me his blessing. I had to make him a nice sword just to get him to agree." He answered, making her whistle.
"So you're some Techie kid or some shit?" She asked once more as she got more and more curious about him. Who was this kid exactly, she asked herself.
"I'd what you call a ripperdoc and a techie package. I also dabble in netrunning but my Aunt's way better than I'll ever be." The kid replied.
"Oh man, you're not lying are you?" She then said.
"Yup. I have my license and everything. Here." He said as he sent her a pic of his license. The name was a bit blurred but there it was, a true ripperdoc in the flesh. "If you ever need medical assistance, you can hit me up."
"Well damn Hiro, I wouldn't mind that at all" She said. There was awkward silence between them as they walked down the road before Hiro suddenly asked her something.
"Hey Becca, want to do this again sometime? Maybe I could take you Westbrook. I know a lot of places in Japantown." he offered. She had to grin at that.
"Oh? Asking me out on a date already~?" She asked in a teasing tone.
"And what if I am?" He asked with a terrible blush in his face. Kitty has some bite in him. She had to admit but he was merely a novice against a master.
"Well, I wouldn't say no to a cutie like you." She answered, making him turn into a tomato. He was way too adorable for his own good. "Here, let me give you my number." She then added as she sent him her info.
After exchanging info and walking a bit more, they finally got to her apartment. She wasn't going to leave him outside without protection because of his shitty bodyguard. If he was going to be calling a ride back home, best he does it while in a safer place.
"So here we are, my apartment. Make yourself at home while you wait for your ride home." She said as she opened the door.
"Hey bro, we have company! Make yourself decent or I will!" She shouted, making his brother flail around his side of the room. Even with his side hidden by a divider, she still knew that he was up to some creepy shit.
"What the fuck Becca! I told you no guests!" Pilar shouted as he peered out from his "room" and glared at them.
"Shut the fuck up Pilar. This kid is Hiro and he's just staying here for a while till his ride comes by to pick him up". She replied as she glared at him in turn. Pilar was about to say something when Hiro intervened.
"I could order some food?" Hiro offered, making Pilar look at him considerately as he stroked his chin like he was deep in thought.
"What kind of food are we talking about here?" Pilar asked, making her groan out as she slapped her palm against her face.
"Some Ramen from Bleu?" Hiro replied with a casual shrug.
"You shitting me?" Pilar replied as he gave them a disbelieving look.
"Nope! Also, shut your filthy trap. Kids way too pure for the likes of you" She answered. She had no time with his shit but Pilar had to do his thing however as he came bolting out of his room.
"Chooom! My man, sorry about earlier. Make yourself at home!" Pilar shouted happily as he did a total 180 on Hiro. From annoyance to honored guest. Even Hiro was repulsed by Pilar as he talked the kids' ears out.
'Feel my pain' She mouthed at him with a smirk before she sauntered off to get a bath. "Hey Hiro, keep Pilar busy for a while will ya? Just need to take a bath." She said as she dropped her jacket on the floor and walked off.
"Umm can I invite my bodyguard in? He's been following us all this time and he could use seat." Hiro asked from behind her.
"No worries! A friend of my sister is a friend of mine so invite him in!" Pilar replied cheerfully, making her snort. No guests, huh? She asked herself as she inserted some coins in the vending machine to get some shampoo and hot water ready.
She took her merry time in the bath as she just topped up the water. She had money and she was damn well going to enjoy it. She finished relaxed and refreshed, smelling like roses. She might have splurged a bit on the shampoo but a girl had to take care of her hair.
She took a sniff at the air and noticed the smell of food coming from outside. The smell of real food was truly something else. She honestly believed that she might have some trouble eating even SCOP after this, much less kibble. Still, Hiro did offer a date so she might just have a second taste.
Drying her body and putting some clothes on, she got out of the bath as she dried her hair with her towel. "Hey Hiro, Pilar didn't cause… you…" She said before trailing off as she finally caught a glimpse of Hiro's body guard. Ice filled her veins as the inhumane gaze of the full borg straight right into her and bored into her very soul.
The being in front of her could barely even be called a human any more with all the chrome he had on him. The only visible flesh in his body was his face and even then she wasn't even sure if it was actual flesh or synth skin. He wasn't just chromed up the gills but armed to the teeth with a missile launcher pod right afop his shoulder and that's not even talking about what he could have hidden in his body. There was no denying it, it was Arasaka's very own Boogeyman. There, Sitting in her sofa with her brother and Hiro was Adam Smasher, in the flesh.
"Ah yes the meatbag. I'd like to thank you for entertaining my charge. He is extremely… happy." He growled out with barely restrained impatience making her take a step back.
"Now, now Adam, be nice. You know how close it is till we start field testing the Arasaka Heavy Bolter and you don't want us finding any other tester do you?" Hiro replied, casually scolding the beast wrapped in chrome.
Adam growled as he nodded. "Forgive me Hiro… and Rebecca."
Rebecca was now extremely confused. She wasn't even sure anymore if she accidently used up one of Pillars pick me up or if this was just a fever dream. Even Pilar looked scared and confused right now as he didn't even dare touch the piping hot food in front of him.
Seeing her all confused, Hiro smiled as he started explaining. "You're probably confused about all this. Well, let me introduce myself properly this time around."
Standing up, he bowed as he made his introduction. "My name is Hiro Arasaka, son of Yorunobu Arasaka. Thank you for showing me around Night City."
The sound of an AV landing nearby along with the sounds of boots touching down on the ground quickly drowned out all conversation. "Well Becca, seems like my ride finally arrived. I'll be in touch with you but for now, I'll have to leave."
With that, Adam stood up as he followed his master away leaving her stupefied what the hell had just happened. It took a minute before the silence was broken with Pilar asking her a question. "Hey sis… did we really have Adam Smasher and some Exec's kid at our house?"
"Yeah… it seems like we did." Rebecca answered as she walked over to their table and plopped down on one of the seats. She didn't even mind the dent made by Adam's weight on one of the chairs as she started eating while taking some of the good meat cuts from Pillars untouched Ramen.
"H-hey! That's mine!" He shouted as he made a grab for his bowl.
"Fuck you! I need this!" She shouted as she started eating in earnest. Yes she was stress eating but today was just way too much excitement once she realized who she was with. Oddly enough though, despite all of it… she kinda hoped that Hiro would call her. He owed her a date now for scaring her god damn it!
A/N:
Oh hey, that went better than expected. So this is the Cyberpunk idea I had been brewing in my mind for a while and was voted by my patrons. The SI is born an Arasaka and now they're in Night City. I'd probably start writing more about the changes this SI has made so far but let's just say that they might be wild.
Anyways, I'd like to thank @vyor. Because... yeah, I got nothing today. My brains made of soup right now cause of disturbed sleep. Also, I'd like to thank my patrons... Oh boy this is going to be long: Barom Dio (Holy shit dude, thanks for actually taking the high their option), Alexander Cullison, Just_A_Knight, Lapiver, cailk, Alex Wierzbicki , Philip Nguyen, Rashomon, Anon, Bii, WorkForFood, Alex Logan Williams, Brody Mcdermott, Nicolaas Van Der Wath, Firegolem321, Hunter Rhoades, Thefrobro, Zach, Aea, Luke Scott and Derp King
As always, from here on out, I'd like to remind you that I have a patreon page! I really need the patrons now cause my phone died... or well dying but close enough. also have a Ko-Fi page! There's also this discord page.
Y'know, when i see Cyberpunk x Warhammer 40K i think something like a Mechanicus Boy come into Cyberpunk world or something like that, but i must admit i'm interested in this story.
see ya!
see ya!
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- Madness realms
It's a punk to the power of 3
Fabula Amanti
I want a Grimoire, but I got books.
- Location
- Singapore
Gramps Arasaka must be over the moon to have an heir with the genius to bring Arasaka up to global domination. Watched.
- Location
- Pale Blue Dot
"she handed him" -> "he handed her"
Information Dump v.1
- Location
- A Tropical Island in the Pacific
Information Dump
Main Character:
Hiro Arasaka:
Rebecca:
Secondary Character:
Pilar:
Adam Smasher:
Main Character:
Hiro Arasaka:
Rebecca:
Secondary Character:
Pilar:
Adam Smasher:
KleverKil'Vanya
Ortillery Operator
*Points at fic* This! I like this!
- Location
- A Tropical Island in the Pacific
I forgot to tell you guys/gals/others that chapter 1 is up in my patreon. Just saying 
Rule 2: Don’t Be Hateful - Please do not use slurs in your posts.
First amazing fic, second I for some reason thought we were a 5-10 year old, then a teenager and now after seeing the mc pic realize we're just a trap…..eh what ev, gotta have the loli with the trap after all lol
edit: why do I feel that eventualy Adam smashers brib-I mean payment will culminate in him being entombed ina fucking dreadnaught armor…it'd be fitting
edit: why do I feel that eventualy Adam smashers brib-I mean payment will culminate in him being entombed ina fucking dreadnaught armor…it'd be fitting
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Fabula Amanti
I want a Grimoire, but I got books.
- Location
- Singapore
I don't know why but for some reason 40K fics have this subset of shota protagonists.
Rule 2: Don’t Be Hateful - Please do not use slurs in your posts.
I kinda assumed that the mc would be some sort of trap or shota with the authors profile pic.
Arimai
Curmudgeon
Why does the 20 year old male SI have the appearance of a 12 year old little girl?Information Dump
Main Character:
Hiro Arasaka:
Rebecca:
Secondary Character:
Pilar:
Adam Smasher:
- Location
- A Tropical Island in the Pacific
Not trap. More Bishounen
I just took the first 9S pic I found. Got any good 9S pic?
Arimai
Curmudgeon
What is a 9s? Is that a character of some sort?
Edit: Found it. The art is disturbing. Most have the developed lower body of a runner of 18 - 25 years old. Then it narrows from the waist to the upper body of a particularly near emaciated twelve year old. WTF? Who approved this concept art? I know it's supposed to be an android, but from a mechanical perspective that body seriously compromises the structural integrity and possible strength of the android!
This art site has some good sketches. It's proportional and is the correct age.
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here
her
remove one, also there should be something after 'borg' but I can't think of a good fit.
Definetly watched. Are you planning to post further chapters here or purely on Patreon?
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- A Tropical Island in the Pacific
I post my chapters in Patreon first but post them here and in other sites after a week.
Does anyone else think the mechanicus reincarnation is gonna enjoy all the servitors that build themselves just chillin about doing scav things
blessings from the omnissiah, Fall upon this unworthy rube - watched
blessings from the omnissiah, Fall upon this unworthy rube - watched
xbox432
Lover of Editing
Nothing that a google search can't fix, but you forgot to put Pilar's pic here.
This prologue has done a good job of grabbing my interest. I haven't even watched Edgerunners, just heard the hype, but now I'm looking forward to seeing just how this will all play out. Like, most people talk about how dystopian Cyperpunk is, but if your SI is from Warhammer? Damn. Night City, much less Tokyo, must look like paradise to them.
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- Poland
Go watch it. Go watch it now. The show is amazing and you won't appreciate the story as much if you didn't watch it. And yes compared to a 40k hive or forge world Cyberpunk Earth is basically like comparing Africa and Europe. I am curious if the SI simply has the knowledge to build 40k weapons or if he did a stint in Warhammer before being reborn in Cyberpunk.
Not_Interesting
The Munchkin of Megastructures
- Location
- In your walls(the walls between realities)
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Welp this is interesting. Smells like a Fix fic in here, not that it is bad. I´d wager our MC has 2 tickets to the moon for a pair of lovebirds ready. I am looking forward to tottaly not 9S controling the Neutral Evil Adam Smasher with promises of better Chrom and Guns.
Chapter 1
- Location
- A Tropical Island in the Pacific
Chapter 1
Rebecca liked to believe she was just a simple girl. All she wanted in life was some good iron and an input to call hers. What can she say? Nothing gets her blood running hotter than violence and a good lay. That was how she liked it and it's what she's good at. She'll probably die guns blazing with her man but now… she wasn't so sure as things got a whole lot more complicated.
She stared down at the bowl of kibbles in front of her, prodding it with her spoon as she kept thinking about the day before. The brown mass of rehydrated food stuff slowly swirling inside a bowl as she kept on thinking about the night before. She normally would be chowing down right now but was too preoccupied to eat right now. Even Pilar, the slob that he usually is, was taking it slow today.
"You haven't touched your food" Pilar pointed out as he chewed on his food. She sighed as she gently pushed her bowl away.
"Not hungry." Rebecca replied as she slumped down on the table and stared off into the distance.
"Want me to buy you something good?" Pillar asked as he shoveled another spoonful of kibble into his mouth. At least he still had his appetite, she thought to herself as she turned and stared back at her brother.
With a wry grin spreading across her face, she then teased her brother "You? Buying me something good? I should be the one asking you that."
"Still thinking about last night?" Pilar asked once more. He was getting annoyed with all the questions he was making but she can't really deny it.
"Is it really that obvious?" Rebecca turned face down before letting out a groan of frustration. She couldn't help but think about those stupid puppy eyes. How could she have missed something so obvious. Was it because he gave her such a great time?
"God damn he got you good. Usually, you would be shouting at me or somethin." Pilar replied as she heard him shovel food down his mouth.
"Why me though?" She asked him. Yes she was pretty but he probably had a ton of girls after him. She couldn't wrap her head around this idea that she was someone special. She couldn't help but feel her cheeks heat up at the thought.
Pilar quirked an eyebrow at her before shouting in response, "Why not you? Someone calling my sister ugly cause I'll rip them to shreds!"
She turned her head towards his brother with a stupefied look on her face "Who are you and what did you do to my brother" she asked.
Pilar merely rolled his eyes as he pressed forward without pause. "Ok. Let me ask you this then. Did he look at any girl when you were around him?" he asked.
She frowned but entertained his question anyway, "No… it's actually quite funny that he kept following me around like a lost puppy." He remembered he had this goofy smile with him and he looked so goddamn happy when they hit the gun shop and fired at the range.
"Did he say anything about your clothes?" He asked again.
"No, not even once." She remembered as her frown got even deeper as she recalled that time when she bumped into a Corpo, "Not even when we went to this high class restaurant. He just barreled right in and gave this look to the waiters. I remembered bumping into this Arasaka Corp and fucker called me a whore and everything. Kept shouting about my clothes but Hiro just stood up and gave him a dressing down."
"Did he ask you about what you like? Maybe he was fishing for a gift to give you" Pillar then asked as he stroked his chin. Suddenly, the gun in her pocket felt so warm now. Reaching down, she pulled out the toy-like gun and looked at it in both horror and elation.
"Fuck…" She breathed out as Pilar nodded "Does he have a crush on me!?" she shouted as she laid down the gun and stood straight up from her seat.
Scraping the last bit of sauce from the meal, Pilar finished it with a loud burping as he answered her question, "See? He likes you so stop being gonk about it. Stop thinking too much about it. Just do things. Go with the flow and live the moment. He could be playing with you or he could be not. Either way, I'll shoot him even if it means dying, if he ever breaks your heart then so be it."
"Stop making so much fucking sense!" Rebecca shouted as she leaned close and hammered her fist down on his crappy mohawk. Still, she couldn't help but feel just a bit more relaxed now. Going with the flow sounded like a good idea for her.
"Ow-! God damn it Becca, Not the hair! Chill!" Pilar shouted as he shielded his head and leaned away. Before she could jump at him and strangle him, both receive a message from Maine along with the sound of knocking from the door.
"Hey Choom, open up." Messaged Maine as they stopped on their tracks. Glaring at her brother, she huffed as she went on to answer the door.
Opening the door, she quickly found out that it wasn't just Maine that dropped by. The gang's all here. The main man himself Maine towered over the motley ensemble with his girlfriend Dorio beside him. Besides the two were, there was also their net runner Kiwi along with Lucy. They were a sight for sore eyes and she felt touched that they all sported a look of concern. Even Kiwi looked uncharacteristically emotive without the usually detached and cold look she often sported.
Looking up at them, she asked her crew "So… I see you've heard about last night?" . It seems everyone and their mother heard what happened least.
"Yeah, we heard plenty enough. Heard Arasaka's mad dog dropped by your house." Maine replied with a shrug. Of course they heard so might so she might as well tell them everything.
Rebecca sighed as she reached up to pinch the bridge of her nose before gesturing for them to come in. "Best you guys get settled in because I promise you this is a long story." She said as she turned around and walked towards the couch.
"So let me get this straight. You saved this kid from some random muggers then you took him out on a date and you didn't know who he was till his bodyguard dropped by?" Maine asked as he leaned forward with an amused smile plastered across his face. She suddenly felt that his face was just a tad bit more punchable right now.
"It was not a date ok! I took him out on tour cause the gonk obviously needed someone to show him around!" She defended herself as Kiwi snorted.
"So, the date at a high end restaurant, the shooting range gunplay and the gift giving isn't a date. Some high standards you have there Becca." Kiwi snarked as she took a huff from her cigarette.
"Oh shut up will you!" She shouted as she threw her hands up in frustration.
"And here we thought you pissed off an Arasaka Exec, instead we found out that our little gunslinger charmed one instead." Maine chuckled as she growled at him warningly while her cheeks burned from indignation. She had had enough teasing for the day damn it all!
"Who knew her aggressive go-getter attitude would catch someone's attention for once." Kiwi added as she sent them all snippets of various news articles, All of them showing Hiro. The articles were wide and varied but all told the same thing, Hiro was one of the forces behind Arasaka's rise back to prominence.
"Grandson of Saburo Arasaka and son of Yorinobu to an unknown edgerunner from around here. Graduated and finished his studies at age 12. Became the youngest Arasaka board member at age 14 and earned his PhD in Theoretical Physics at age 16." Kiwi started listing off the accomplishments under Hiro's belt.
"The amount of patents in his name frankly boggles the mind. Physics, Material Science, and Biology to name a few of the fields he specializes in. Kid's a polymath and polyglot and wouldn't you know it, he's a licensed doctor as well. Talk about an overachiever. In short, he's Arasaka's golden goose and you now have him wrapped around your fingers, congratulations." Kiwi finished off before looking at the gun over on top of Rebecca's lap warily. She wasn't sure why everyone kept looking at the gun. It looks cool and all with its black matte finish and the green highlights but like it's not like it.
Everyone stared at Kiwi as they digested what she just said before they turned their attention on her. Maine and Dorio nodded as they gave her both thumbs up while Lucy had this look she couldn't quite decipher. She shrugged it off as Kiwi added "You know… Militech would pay a king's ransom for any information about the kid and having someone, a close confidant or even an input that could tattle to them… I can't even think of how much they're going to be paying"
"Hey! Don't you there even suggest something like that!" She shouted as she aimed her toy gun at Kiwi. Kiwi raised her hand in surrender as Pilar pulled her back.
"Becca, Chill. Kiwi, not cool. This Hiro kid's Becca input." Maine scolded their netrunner as the woman nodded.
"Just saying is all. Besides, with Becca being this kid's output, we could probably get some corporate immunity if we play nice" Kiwi replied.
She huffed as she crossed her arms and leaned back against her couch. "He ain't my input… yet" She muttered as she felt her cheeks heat up.
"You know, all this talk about input and output got me thinking…" Dorio wondered as she looked at her contemplatively, "What if the Emperor finds out?"
"Oh shit you're right. I could still feel my back hurting from that time when I first proposed to you. Your old man almost broke my back!" Maine winced at the memories Dorio accidentally pulled up.
Rebecca couldn't help but gulp in nervousness. The Emperor was infamous for his natioanalistic tendencies and his pride. If he did find out she practically dated his grandson, she'll definitely be under his radar and wasn't that something to be worried about.
"Fuck." Rebecca breathed out as she ran her hand across her hair before she started playing with the toy gun Hiro gave her. It had some heft to it and it did feel good in her hands.
"You think the kid gave you an experimental gun?" Maine jokingly asked. She snorted in amusement at the thought. It wasn't so far fetched but prototypes were one of a kind and expensive. No way she's holding one right now.
She stopped spinning the gun and looked down on it. Inspecting every detail of the faux firearm, she did find It had everything a gun had but it could be some sort of fancy gel gun for all she knew. Aiming at the window and right at one the passing skull like Arasaka Delivery drone, she then replied "This? Nah, probably not. Here let me show you."
She squeezed the trigger and all hell broke loose. She squeaked in surprise from the gun bucking against her hands as it shot an arc of green lightning straight at the window. The electrical arc ate through the window, the delivery drone and a water tower which exploded in a giant cloud of green tinted steam. What's worse was that the shot left some sort of corrosive effect which ate through the stuff that it passed through.
They all stared wide eyed and gaped at the carnage caused by the shot as the shouts of alarm and cries of panic could be heard outside. Rebecca looked down at the very real and very dangerous gun in her hand before slowly setting it down on the table.
"Becca… what the fuck was that!" Lucy shouted as the normally unflappable girl shouted, echoing the thoughts of everyone in the room.
"Hiro's gift…" She replied honestly.
"And you said he's not your input? Yeah, I'm not buying it." Kiwi deadpanned as she approached her apartment's surprise balcony as the green corrosion faded away. She made sure to avoid even touching anything as she peered down to inspect what she assumed was the drone.
"You know… I always thought the view would be nice if I had a balcony there." Pilar whispered before covering his face."Our land lord's going to fuck tan my hide." He lamented. They really can't hide something this big and they might be visited by the NCPD later.
"I'll handle it." She replied as he gently patted his brother on the back. This was her fuck up. Hopefully it would be cheap but she could already feel her wallet getting a bit lighter.
Thankfully or unfortunately, Hiro decided it was the best time to call her. She jumped in surprise as she stared at the number in front of her and she kept staring at it and wondering if it's a good idea to answer it right now.
"I'm going to take a guess and say that's this Hiro kid calling." Maine asked as she nodded a little too fast. She bit her lips as indecision took hold.
"Oh come on Becca! Didn't I just tell you to just do it!" Pillar shouted which steeled her mind.
"Ok fine! I'm going to respond so shut the fuck up! She shouted in turn as she answered the call. Gathering her thoughts, she greeted Hiro happily "Hey Choom! How's it hanging?"
Maine covered his face as his shoulders started shaking while Dorio couldn't help herself as she squealed out in delight. She flipped the two the bird before turning her attention back to the call. "Hey Becca, open the news channel right now."
"Open the news channel now, why?" She asked, confused at Hiro's sudden request.
"Just do it. It's a surprise.~" Hiro said and before she could even reply, Pilar was already on it as he ran towards their TV and turned it on. She along with everyone else huddled around the tiny screen as Pilar turned it to the right channel.
There standing in front of a speech conference was Hiro making a speech for the journalist and the camera. Whatever it was that he was speaking about, they already missed most of it. Still, they were there to hear the end of his speech. "And I would like to conclude the opening ceremony for the Arasaka Mechanicus Lab by greeting a special someone I met while exploring this city. Hi Becca!-"
She quickly turned the channel much to the dismay of the others. "Hey what gives! The kid's definitely going to say something else! How can I prepare my shovel talk now damn it." Pilar shouted as she kept turning the channel. Her heart was racing while her ears burned and she hated it damn it all. She should be the one teasing him, not the other way around!
Finally, she settled on a nice boring channel. The ones with the useless 24 hour talk shows and away from Hiro's little stunt. "Today at Night City's Morning Brew, Who is Becca? More after these messages from our corporate sponsors!"
She couldn't help but groan as she sunk into her knees and covered her face. She didn't need anyone telling her that she was blushing like some Corpo school girl on her first night out in Lizzie's bar. She hated Hiro for turning things around. She tucked herself into a tiny ball and hoped everyone went away.
"Got to say nice catch." Kiwi said appreciatively as she felt the old hag gently stroking her hair. It wasn't fair that Hiro could mess her up like this.
"Why the hell did you guys drop by anyways?" She whined as she looked up at them.
Maine shrugged as he said "Heard you were in trouble and well, Gloria's getting out of the biz so I wanted to throw a farewell party for her and I can't have that party without everyone there."
"Wait, she's actually quitting the gig?" Rebecca asked, genuinely surprised that Gloria of all people finally got lucky enough to quit. The gal kept them supplied with some good chrome and it's a shame that she wouldn't do it anymore but at least someone's having a good time.
David Martinez was just your average kid from the mean streets of Santo Domingo. Everyone knows him in their apartment block as the corpo school kid, the lucky kid that's living the dream but he kinda resented it a bit. Still, he kept going to him and made sure that he was up to par with the other kids. They can't sling that much shit if the only thing they can sling is where he came from and his status in life. It gets stale fast after all.
He knew they were dirt poor and he had this feeling that no matter how hard he tried, the stains these kids perceived on him would never go away but today was weird… really weird. As he walked past the gate of his school, he felt something was already off. People were looking at him differently. While they used to look at him like he was some sort of shit stuck beneath their shoes, now… it was as if they regarded him like a cut of meat to eat and devour.
"Hey Martinez! Looking good!" Called one of them out.
"Yo David my man. We need another man on the team and I heard from someone that you're just the man we need." Offered the usually aloft Soccer team lead.
"Hey, wanna hang out later? The girls and I know a good place in the Kubuki district. You should totally come with us.~" called another, this time a couple of cute girls who were giving him looks which was freaking him out.
"Yeah… I'm kinda busy right now but maybe later!" He replied as he bravely ran away from them. What the hell was happening right now? Did he finally lose it and go psycho? Was he using some tainted BD right now?
Before he could even think about that any further, his train of thought was delayed as he bumped into the one person he hated meeting in his day to day school.
"Hey! Watch-..." Shouted Tanaka before he slowly trailed off. For a second, he thought he saw some fear in Tanaka's eyes but that can't be right can it? "Sorry about that." Tanaka quickly muttered as he walked away, practically darting off to wherever he was going.
"What in the world is going on?" As if on cue to answer him, his mother came calling. He quickly answered it without hesitation.
"Hey mom. Anything happened at work?" He asked a bit bewildered at the time she was calling. She's supposed to be at work right now? He knew she probably just arrived at work and the asses there hated people calling while on the clock.
"Hey kiddo, just want to tell you that I got a promotion… Yay?" His mother replied with an equally confused tone as he was. It seems that it wasn't him that was experiencing strange shit.
"... so you too mom?" He hazard a guess to which his mother replied.
"Wait, that fast? Anyways, I just wanted to tell you to come home early. Going to be borrowing your uncle's old butane burner. I'm going to cook something my abuela once cooked for me. Stay safe ok? Love you!" With that, the call ended leaving even him more confused.
"Did I die?" He asked as he walked off in a daze. If he died, he shrugged, might as well make the most out of the strange scenario he found himself in.
A/N:
... Why the hell did this one made such a splash. Well, I kinda know why to a degree but I did not expect this fic to basically get this much attention. Kinda happy with all the new Patrons I have but I'm now scared cause I have the expectation to do my best is even greater. Anyways, here's the second chapter. I really wish this one's just as good as the earlier post cause I've been seeing the names of my favorite authors around here... hahah... please don't kill me
Anyways, I'd like to thank @vyor. because no matter what, I know I can rely on you. Also, I'd like to thank my patrons... Oh boy this is going to be long: Baron Dio, Alexander Cullison, Just_A_Knight, Lapiver, cailk, Alex Wierzbicki , Philip Nguyen, Rashomon, Anon, Bii, WorkForFood, Alex Logan Williams, Brody Mcdermott, Nicolaas Van Der Wath, Firegolem321, Hunter Rhoades, Thefrobro, Zach, Aea, Luke Scott, Derp King, GWSwift, tdog roxs, Sammy88, John Michael Funelas Bueno, LazyYog, Boris Bondar, Nathan White, scott murray, Darion Smith, Jorge Benidicto, Matt M, and Thordur hrafn, Klever Kilvanya, Sam Thomas, mananann01, lurker number 5, Jackson R., and Fernandes It's getting harder to write you all down. After a certain point, I need to spoiler you guys.
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Rebecca liked to believe she was just a simple girl. All she wanted in life was some good iron and an input to call hers. What can she say? Nothing gets her blood running hotter than violence and a good lay. That was how she liked it and it's what she's good at. She'll probably die guns blazing with her man but now… she wasn't so sure as things got a whole lot more complicated.
She stared down at the bowl of kibbles in front of her, prodding it with her spoon as she kept thinking about the day before. The brown mass of rehydrated food stuff slowly swirling inside a bowl as she kept on thinking about the night before. She normally would be chowing down right now but was too preoccupied to eat right now. Even Pilar, the slob that he usually is, was taking it slow today.
"You haven't touched your food" Pilar pointed out as he chewed on his food. She sighed as she gently pushed her bowl away.
"Not hungry." Rebecca replied as she slumped down on the table and stared off into the distance.
"Want me to buy you something good?" Pillar asked as he shoveled another spoonful of kibble into his mouth. At least he still had his appetite, she thought to herself as she turned and stared back at her brother.
With a wry grin spreading across her face, she then teased her brother "You? Buying me something good? I should be the one asking you that."
"Still thinking about last night?" Pilar asked once more. He was getting annoyed with all the questions he was making but she can't really deny it.
"Is it really that obvious?" Rebecca turned face down before letting out a groan of frustration. She couldn't help but think about those stupid puppy eyes. How could she have missed something so obvious. Was it because he gave her such a great time?
"God damn he got you good. Usually, you would be shouting at me or somethin." Pilar replied as she heard him shovel food down his mouth.
"Why me though?" She asked him. Yes she was pretty but he probably had a ton of girls after him. She couldn't wrap her head around this idea that she was someone special. She couldn't help but feel her cheeks heat up at the thought.
Pilar quirked an eyebrow at her before shouting in response, "Why not you? Someone calling my sister ugly cause I'll rip them to shreds!"
She turned her head towards his brother with a stupefied look on her face "Who are you and what did you do to my brother" she asked.
Pilar merely rolled his eyes as he pressed forward without pause. "Ok. Let me ask you this then. Did he look at any girl when you were around him?" he asked.
She frowned but entertained his question anyway, "No… it's actually quite funny that he kept following me around like a lost puppy." He remembered he had this goofy smile with him and he looked so goddamn happy when they hit the gun shop and fired at the range.
"Did he say anything about your clothes?" He asked again.
"No, not even once." She remembered as her frown got even deeper as she recalled that time when she bumped into a Corpo, "Not even when we went to this high class restaurant. He just barreled right in and gave this look to the waiters. I remembered bumping into this Arasaka Corp and fucker called me a whore and everything. Kept shouting about my clothes but Hiro just stood up and gave him a dressing down."
"Did he ask you about what you like? Maybe he was fishing for a gift to give you" Pillar then asked as he stroked his chin. Suddenly, the gun in her pocket felt so warm now. Reaching down, she pulled out the toy-like gun and looked at it in both horror and elation.
"Fuck…" She breathed out as Pilar nodded "Does he have a crush on me!?" she shouted as she laid down the gun and stood straight up from her seat.
Scraping the last bit of sauce from the meal, Pilar finished it with a loud burping as he answered her question, "See? He likes you so stop being gonk about it. Stop thinking too much about it. Just do things. Go with the flow and live the moment. He could be playing with you or he could be not. Either way, I'll shoot him even if it means dying, if he ever breaks your heart then so be it."
"Stop making so much fucking sense!" Rebecca shouted as she leaned close and hammered her fist down on his crappy mohawk. Still, she couldn't help but feel just a bit more relaxed now. Going with the flow sounded like a good idea for her.
"Ow-! God damn it Becca, Not the hair! Chill!" Pilar shouted as he shielded his head and leaned away. Before she could jump at him and strangle him, both receive a message from Maine along with the sound of knocking from the door.
"Hey Choom, open up." Messaged Maine as they stopped on their tracks. Glaring at her brother, she huffed as she went on to answer the door.
Opening the door, she quickly found out that it wasn't just Maine that dropped by. The gang's all here. The main man himself Maine towered over the motley ensemble with his girlfriend Dorio beside him. Besides the two were, there was also their net runner Kiwi along with Lucy. They were a sight for sore eyes and she felt touched that they all sported a look of concern. Even Kiwi looked uncharacteristically emotive without the usually detached and cold look she often sported.
Looking up at them, she asked her crew "So… I see you've heard about last night?" . It seems everyone and their mother heard what happened least.
"Yeah, we heard plenty enough. Heard Arasaka's mad dog dropped by your house." Maine replied with a shrug. Of course they heard so might so she might as well tell them everything.
Rebecca sighed as she reached up to pinch the bridge of her nose before gesturing for them to come in. "Best you guys get settled in because I promise you this is a long story." She said as she turned around and walked towards the couch.
"So let me get this straight. You saved this kid from some random muggers then you took him out on a date and you didn't know who he was till his bodyguard dropped by?" Maine asked as he leaned forward with an amused smile plastered across his face. She suddenly felt that his face was just a tad bit more punchable right now.
"It was not a date ok! I took him out on tour cause the gonk obviously needed someone to show him around!" She defended herself as Kiwi snorted.
"So, the date at a high end restaurant, the shooting range gunplay and the gift giving isn't a date. Some high standards you have there Becca." Kiwi snarked as she took a huff from her cigarette.
"Oh shut up will you!" She shouted as she threw her hands up in frustration.
"And here we thought you pissed off an Arasaka Exec, instead we found out that our little gunslinger charmed one instead." Maine chuckled as she growled at him warningly while her cheeks burned from indignation. She had had enough teasing for the day damn it all!
"Who knew her aggressive go-getter attitude would catch someone's attention for once." Kiwi added as she sent them all snippets of various news articles, All of them showing Hiro. The articles were wide and varied but all told the same thing, Hiro was one of the forces behind Arasaka's rise back to prominence.
"Grandson of Saburo Arasaka and son of Yorinobu to an unknown edgerunner from around here. Graduated and finished his studies at age 12. Became the youngest Arasaka board member at age 14 and earned his PhD in Theoretical Physics at age 16." Kiwi started listing off the accomplishments under Hiro's belt.
"The amount of patents in his name frankly boggles the mind. Physics, Material Science, and Biology to name a few of the fields he specializes in. Kid's a polymath and polyglot and wouldn't you know it, he's a licensed doctor as well. Talk about an overachiever. In short, he's Arasaka's golden goose and you now have him wrapped around your fingers, congratulations." Kiwi finished off before looking at the gun over on top of Rebecca's lap warily. She wasn't sure why everyone kept looking at the gun. It looks cool and all with its black matte finish and the green highlights but like it's not like it.
Everyone stared at Kiwi as they digested what she just said before they turned their attention on her. Maine and Dorio nodded as they gave her both thumbs up while Lucy had this look she couldn't quite decipher. She shrugged it off as Kiwi added "You know… Militech would pay a king's ransom for any information about the kid and having someone, a close confidant or even an input that could tattle to them… I can't even think of how much they're going to be paying"
"Hey! Don't you there even suggest something like that!" She shouted as she aimed her toy gun at Kiwi. Kiwi raised her hand in surrender as Pilar pulled her back.
"Becca, Chill. Kiwi, not cool. This Hiro kid's Becca input." Maine scolded their netrunner as the woman nodded.
"Just saying is all. Besides, with Becca being this kid's output, we could probably get some corporate immunity if we play nice" Kiwi replied.
She huffed as she crossed her arms and leaned back against her couch. "He ain't my input… yet" She muttered as she felt her cheeks heat up.
"You know, all this talk about input and output got me thinking…" Dorio wondered as she looked at her contemplatively, "What if the Emperor finds out?"
"Oh shit you're right. I could still feel my back hurting from that time when I first proposed to you. Your old man almost broke my back!" Maine winced at the memories Dorio accidentally pulled up.
Rebecca couldn't help but gulp in nervousness. The Emperor was infamous for his natioanalistic tendencies and his pride. If he did find out she practically dated his grandson, she'll definitely be under his radar and wasn't that something to be worried about.
"Fuck." Rebecca breathed out as she ran her hand across her hair before she started playing with the toy gun Hiro gave her. It had some heft to it and it did feel good in her hands.
"You think the kid gave you an experimental gun?" Maine jokingly asked. She snorted in amusement at the thought. It wasn't so far fetched but prototypes were one of a kind and expensive. No way she's holding one right now.
She stopped spinning the gun and looked down on it. Inspecting every detail of the faux firearm, she did find It had everything a gun had but it could be some sort of fancy gel gun for all she knew. Aiming at the window and right at one the passing skull like Arasaka Delivery drone, she then replied "This? Nah, probably not. Here let me show you."
She squeezed the trigger and all hell broke loose. She squeaked in surprise from the gun bucking against her hands as it shot an arc of green lightning straight at the window. The electrical arc ate through the window, the delivery drone and a water tower which exploded in a giant cloud of green tinted steam. What's worse was that the shot left some sort of corrosive effect which ate through the stuff that it passed through.
They all stared wide eyed and gaped at the carnage caused by the shot as the shouts of alarm and cries of panic could be heard outside. Rebecca looked down at the very real and very dangerous gun in her hand before slowly setting it down on the table.
"Becca… what the fuck was that!" Lucy shouted as the normally unflappable girl shouted, echoing the thoughts of everyone in the room.
"Hiro's gift…" She replied honestly.
"And you said he's not your input? Yeah, I'm not buying it." Kiwi deadpanned as she approached her apartment's surprise balcony as the green corrosion faded away. She made sure to avoid even touching anything as she peered down to inspect what she assumed was the drone.
"You know… I always thought the view would be nice if I had a balcony there." Pilar whispered before covering his face."Our land lord's going to fuck tan my hide." He lamented. They really can't hide something this big and they might be visited by the NCPD later.
"I'll handle it." She replied as he gently patted his brother on the back. This was her fuck up. Hopefully it would be cheap but she could already feel her wallet getting a bit lighter.
Thankfully or unfortunately, Hiro decided it was the best time to call her. She jumped in surprise as she stared at the number in front of her and she kept staring at it and wondering if it's a good idea to answer it right now.
"I'm going to take a guess and say that's this Hiro kid calling." Maine asked as she nodded a little too fast. She bit her lips as indecision took hold.
"Oh come on Becca! Didn't I just tell you to just do it!" Pillar shouted which steeled her mind.
"Ok fine! I'm going to respond so shut the fuck up! She shouted in turn as she answered the call. Gathering her thoughts, she greeted Hiro happily "Hey Choom! How's it hanging?"
Maine covered his face as his shoulders started shaking while Dorio couldn't help herself as she squealed out in delight. She flipped the two the bird before turning her attention back to the call. "Hey Becca, open the news channel right now."
"Open the news channel now, why?" She asked, confused at Hiro's sudden request.
"Just do it. It's a surprise.~" Hiro said and before she could even reply, Pilar was already on it as he ran towards their TV and turned it on. She along with everyone else huddled around the tiny screen as Pilar turned it to the right channel.
There standing in front of a speech conference was Hiro making a speech for the journalist and the camera. Whatever it was that he was speaking about, they already missed most of it. Still, they were there to hear the end of his speech. "And I would like to conclude the opening ceremony for the Arasaka Mechanicus Lab by greeting a special someone I met while exploring this city. Hi Becca!-"
She quickly turned the channel much to the dismay of the others. "Hey what gives! The kid's definitely going to say something else! How can I prepare my shovel talk now damn it." Pilar shouted as she kept turning the channel. Her heart was racing while her ears burned and she hated it damn it all. She should be the one teasing him, not the other way around!
Finally, she settled on a nice boring channel. The ones with the useless 24 hour talk shows and away from Hiro's little stunt. "Today at Night City's Morning Brew, Who is Becca? More after these messages from our corporate sponsors!"
She couldn't help but groan as she sunk into her knees and covered her face. She didn't need anyone telling her that she was blushing like some Corpo school girl on her first night out in Lizzie's bar. She hated Hiro for turning things around. She tucked herself into a tiny ball and hoped everyone went away.
"Got to say nice catch." Kiwi said appreciatively as she felt the old hag gently stroking her hair. It wasn't fair that Hiro could mess her up like this.
"Why the hell did you guys drop by anyways?" She whined as she looked up at them.
Maine shrugged as he said "Heard you were in trouble and well, Gloria's getting out of the biz so I wanted to throw a farewell party for her and I can't have that party without everyone there."
"Wait, she's actually quitting the gig?" Rebecca asked, genuinely surprised that Gloria of all people finally got lucky enough to quit. The gal kept them supplied with some good chrome and it's a shame that she wouldn't do it anymore but at least someone's having a good time.
David Martinez was just your average kid from the mean streets of Santo Domingo. Everyone knows him in their apartment block as the corpo school kid, the lucky kid that's living the dream but he kinda resented it a bit. Still, he kept going to him and made sure that he was up to par with the other kids. They can't sling that much shit if the only thing they can sling is where he came from and his status in life. It gets stale fast after all.
He knew they were dirt poor and he had this feeling that no matter how hard he tried, the stains these kids perceived on him would never go away but today was weird… really weird. As he walked past the gate of his school, he felt something was already off. People were looking at him differently. While they used to look at him like he was some sort of shit stuck beneath their shoes, now… it was as if they regarded him like a cut of meat to eat and devour.
"Hey Martinez! Looking good!" Called one of them out.
"Yo David my man. We need another man on the team and I heard from someone that you're just the man we need." Offered the usually aloft Soccer team lead.
"Hey, wanna hang out later? The girls and I know a good place in the Kubuki district. You should totally come with us.~" called another, this time a couple of cute girls who were giving him looks which was freaking him out.
"Yeah… I'm kinda busy right now but maybe later!" He replied as he bravely ran away from them. What the hell was happening right now? Did he finally lose it and go psycho? Was he using some tainted BD right now?
Before he could even think about that any further, his train of thought was delayed as he bumped into the one person he hated meeting in his day to day school.
"Hey! Watch-..." Shouted Tanaka before he slowly trailed off. For a second, he thought he saw some fear in Tanaka's eyes but that can't be right can it? "Sorry about that." Tanaka quickly muttered as he walked away, practically darting off to wherever he was going.
"What in the world is going on?" As if on cue to answer him, his mother came calling. He quickly answered it without hesitation.
"Hey mom. Anything happened at work?" He asked a bit bewildered at the time she was calling. She's supposed to be at work right now? He knew she probably just arrived at work and the asses there hated people calling while on the clock.
"Hey kiddo, just want to tell you that I got a promotion… Yay?" His mother replied with an equally confused tone as he was. It seems that it wasn't him that was experiencing strange shit.
"... so you too mom?" He hazard a guess to which his mother replied.
"Wait, that fast? Anyways, I just wanted to tell you to come home early. Going to be borrowing your uncle's old butane burner. I'm going to cook something my abuela once cooked for me. Stay safe ok? Love you!" With that, the call ended leaving even him more confused.
"Did I die?" He asked as he walked off in a daze. If he died, he shrugged, might as well make the most out of the strange scenario he found himself in.
A/N:
... Why the hell did this one made such a splash. Well, I kinda know why to a degree but I did not expect this fic to basically get this much attention. Kinda happy with all the new Patrons I have but I'm now scared cause I have the expectation to do my best is even greater. Anyways, here's the second chapter. I really wish this one's just as good as the earlier post cause I've been seeing the names of my favorite authors around here... hahah... please don't kill me
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Fabula Amanti
I want a Grimoire, but I got books.
- Location
- Singapore
Lol, love those "Am I High" reactions. Can imagine the conversation between Hiro and Gramps to be:
G: There is no Kindness in Business Hiro, only profit.
H: I hear you Gramps but what about kindness, profit and world domination?
G: ... Go on...
G: There is no Kindness in Business Hiro, only profit.
H: I hear you Gramps but what about kindness, profit and world domination?
G: ... Go on...
Isiri Pudireach
Predictive text can go duck itself
Because you're gonked enough to write a Rebecca romance. Peeps be snortin that like glitter.