Last time on no latency. Oh gosh.
These poor people. Just a big laser scalpel.
You're about to cause a lot of anguish, but let's go.
I might just start shooting. Roll for bureaucracy.
Oh, Jeff, turn your key now. Oh, that's nice.
What? The fuck is all this on the
ground? Why are they glowing?
Group of four coming out of Bay #3A Group of four coming out of
Bay #2 and I can see one cresting Bay number one it.
Never ends. More Do you feel well supported
by your management team? Watch out, Retro oh.
Shit. All right, can we grab the
package and get the hell out of here?
Get the box and let's go. I need help with the box.
It is quite heavy. Let's help Iona and lift this
thing. Let's go.
Vendel Vendel. I'm behind you let.
Me Boo my back out again. I can fix that.
Oh. Pirate We're going to need to go
now. Welcome to Night City.
Feels weird being back in Vanna White.
Yeah. Yeah.
Is it me or because now we're like enough distance away and
there's been a bit of time that all I smell is the sea?
Everything tastes salty. You do.
You do smell like salt. I'm usually the sweet one.
Oh yeah, OK. I always thought it was VV.
True, That's why I have watermelon here.
Well. They're the most level headed.
Also that I can be both well. Then what am I?
I'm having a crisis now. Who am I?
What am I? Who?
Am I? You're retro won't be the same
without you. Hey, you're you're the one that
makes sure that all of our stuff works and you're the one that
keeps us, keeps us honest, you know?
Yeah, you're the one that, when we get back to the bar, is
probably going to be put in charge of fixing all of our shit
because we love you. Oh, so I'm the DROWN, OK?
You're reliable. And talented.
And if I do say so myself, rather handsome.
Yeah, well, not as handsome as you jab without.
Stop. Stop.
Now you're just letting. Me know oh, Jeb.
Jeb, please face forward. I don't want to see your
eyebrows. Also, you're driving.
What? What eyebrows?
And you look into the rearview mirror and you see you're drawn
on in sharpie anime eyebrows from.
Oh my God, that I forget. But it it surprises me and
delights me every time I see you.
And you pull up to no latency. Hitch into the elevator and you
will descend into the bar. I am relieved to be back here.
That was quite something we just went through.
Yeah, you know, I got to say I I never want to go back down
underwater ever again. I'm just fine living the rest of
my life on dry land. Valid.
Hi guys. I mean, I don't remember much.
Oh, hey buddy. Whoa, that is a very large body.
Oh, oh, this is for Domino. Oh, right.
Oh, that's the. Frame.
Nice, That's. Great.
We got those bones for Domino. Well.
You know, Domino said that I I could pay you.
Let's have a look. I'm looking at a table here and
it says so let it says easy jobs are one price, typical jobs are
another price, and dangerous jobs are another.
Was it? Was it particularly dangerous?
Oh yeah. No, not really.
What? Wait, hold on.
Y'all didn't think that was dangerous.
Well, I mean we went and we took that Proctor test and then like
we fought a frog and then we got the bones right.
The Lit the record show today was not just a frog, it was a
man named Frog. But honestly, if you look at the
science, he was close to a toe. I mean, he croaked.
He's fine. So dangerous.
Yes, very dangerous, yes. OK.
I don't remember much. It says here I can pay you 2000
each. That sounds wonderful.
Thank you because. Hazard account, We were under
the water. I was.
I was going to offer you all a drink.
OK, I'll take that. That I will take.
I mean I'll take, I'll take the drink.
Jeb, the Whiskey Cantina is right there.
Thanks you playing blank. Just this once because it was a
dangerous job, but apparently Bebe what would you like?
I would like something something fruity please.
OK, well I've got pina coladas. Obviously.
Maybe like a fruity Margarita or something.
Oh. Yeah.
I don't know why I'm feeling. Do you want something subtle
like a pear or maybe a strawberry?
Strawberry sounds good. You got it.
I'll start making that and Ping starts to whip up a a frozen
strawberry Margarita. Little strawberry daiquiri.
Do you do you want glitter? Always.
OK. And they dust this edible
glitter edibles in quotation marks on the bottle and then
hands you this Margarita. Yeah, Iona protein.
Just a ginger ale would be lovely.
You got it, they. Pull a ginger ale from the
bottom. Crack the top with this little
robotic arm which you see them wash again, implying that they
washed it beforehand as well. I'd really like a real water
please. Oh, fancy.
Here you go, Vandal. Vandal grabs this sort of oblong
cute bottle, cracks the top and takes a really big swig.
Oh, that's so much better. Yeah.
So it was tough money. Thank you.
Oh, I've got money in my account.
I owner. They paid.
They paid me too. And not just just you.
That's nice. I pay you anyway.
I know. It's just it's just nice to feel
included, you know, So we've got the, we've got the body frame.
Yes, you've got the body frame and you've got what else?
Can I get a drink? Oh yeah, Retro, do you want
something? You were standing at the back.
Are you going to come to the bar or not?
Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I was really just.
I was kind of in a bit of a fog at the moment.
Probably have my own doing. Can I actually get two?
I'll pay for the other one. Can I get a duck fart shot
please? Oh yeah, 2 duck farts on the
House. Well, no, I just want one duck
fart shot. And then I mean, I'll I'll
double duck fart all day. And then I could also get a
lonely island lost in the middle of the foggy seed.
Yes. Yeah, I only have the green ice
today. Well, that's fine.
I mean, I think that works well with it actually.
Yeah, yeah. Every 4th one is jello.
So good luck. Thank you.
Well, that's good. Now that everyone's got a
beverage, thank you, I I put a lot of effort into this, even
though, you know, it's kind of more of a hobby.
So you've got the body frame and you've got what else do you
have? I know you've got more than
that. I've got a electric gun that has
10 rounds. Oh no.
You've got the body frame, you've got the legs there,
you've got the arms as well. So that means all you need is
the head and brain, the power source, and the bio skin, right?
Did we not get the I thought we got the bio skin.
No, we did not. We we didn't.
We forgot to grab it. What?
We forgot. Yeah.
Oh, that's bad. We forgot the bio skin down
there. But we got them bones, right?
Yeah, we got the bands. All right.
That's good. That's good.
It's. I mean, where else can we get
this mythical bio scheme? Oh, that's it, Silo.
Iona decided we'd do that last. What were the other things we
needed? Oh, the power source.
And then the head and brain which Domino thinks will
probably be in the same place. Now once we once we get domino
inside this biomechanical body, will he always need a a power
source or will he be able to metabolize food like we do?
I don't. I don't know.
That would probably depend on the on the power source.
Probably have to be something really advanced and brand new.
Maybe some kind of experimental tech in some kind of black
project thing? I just, I just honestly, I I
just want to sit down and have a have a drink with Domino and you
know maybe maybe maybe some cupcakes or something and seems
unlikely if you can't tabulize food and turn it into energy.
Iona, you're looking over some of the paperwork that you pulled
from the base that you just escaped, from information about
Abbott's research that you gathered as you walked around
and the stuff you remember. And it comes to you that that
the whole point of that tech was combining organic and non
organic materials so that they don't reject each other.
Almost like they're a single entity.
And it did work. You won't have to worry about
them being able to metabolize things because it looks like
it'll happen anyway. Oh, good, good 'cause you know
what? One of the first things I'm
going to want to do is introduce him to my.
I don't know if you guys knew this, mostly because y'all never
asked, but I make. A lean.
Tri tip steak. Oh, oh.
Sounds. Good.
Now last time I had a real Tri tip steak was out past the wall.
But you know, if we can find a if we can find some, some real,
you know, grass fed, lab grown beef, yeah, I'll make you a hell
of a steak. Good luck with that one, right?
Yeah, that's what I figured. But you know, I've, you know, I
the way I see it is if we can, if we can take this this AI and
put him, put him into a body, then he's going to want to try
my steak. I mean, I'm.
I'm going to be real, Jeb. I I want to try your steak.
That sounds great. Oh, absolutely.
I look, it's steak spray, everyone.
Once, once we, once we get this AI into this body steaks all
around you. Can have a BBQ.
Steaks. Have a BBQ before we like.
That's oh. Probably get incredibly hurt.
Right, right. It's always bad at the end,
isn't it? Yeah, but listen, I'll do the
cooking. Someone just provide me with a a
a continuous amount of whiskey and y'all are eating good.
That's good. I'm thinking about trying to
maybe make my own drinks, make some side my cash, yeah.
A. A retro?
I don't mean to. I don't mean to, like, bring
back stuff that we were talking about in the car.
But my shit is fucked. Could you fix our shit?
Yeah. Thank you.
It's OK. I will also assess everybody.
Do we get a check up? Yes, the, you know, the general
health and Wellness check UPS that we do after every big
mission. Oh good.
I don't think I can face Sore Tooth yet after what retro and
by. Yes, so you know.
Nothing. Retro You fix our technological
things and I fix everybody's body parts, so you know, we all
have our uses. So this is how this is going to
work. I need retro and Phoebe to roll
a first aid and A and for Retro, whatever kind of tinker you
think will work for every person.
So like first aid per person. Whoa 33.
Right first I have here this first set is for Iona.
Iona, you gain 10 HP. I didn't lose any.
HP Never take, Never taken a bullet a day in my life.
But also you get a clean bill of health.
Yay. And you're relieved because you
look so great that VV doesn't have to prick you with anything
or take any of your blood. Thank you.
But also because of that 33, all your shit gets fixed.
Can I have the next two please? Oh no.
Somebody.
Jeb. Next to my list.
Yeah. That jokes out.
Jess, you you do gain 2 HP. Oh, you know what?
That's better than I expected. You gain 2 HP, but the medicine
which doesn't heal you instead gives you a bit of a headache
and you decide to throw less your whiskey away because it's
just a ton of tastes tinny. Oh yeah, you know.
I'm going to go. I'm going.
To take a seat over there and maybe just stare at the wall for
a bit. But you look over and retro
hands you your fixed duster. Yeah, I just sewed all the the
holes up and I put a little packs there with a cartoon
drawing of you riding one of those like a small monster
truck, but it's like all big and like monster ride and all that
kind of stuff, you know, that iconic kind of drawing it it.
Is nice. OK, 13 HP to retro and all of
retro stuff is repaired. Next two, that's 10 HP for
Vendel and all of Vendel's stuff is fixed because that's over 24.
And then lastly for VB, so you get 15 HP.
Holy shit. Wow.
Actually, I didn't need that because I got a little hurt the
last. Yikes.
The last fight, so. Holding that laser down wasn't
wasn't easy. To be honest, a lot a lot of
this stuff. Minor, minor damage.
Easy to fix pretty quickly. Yeah, this looks great.
I love the stitching. Thank you for using Orange.
Oh yeah. I mean, to be honest, is all I
had left. But I'm glad you like it.
I need to probably freshen up on my materials.
How much scrap does that cost? 24 scrap that cost.
I no longer have 69 scrap. That's sad.
That is sad. All right.
Then Dale grabs a packet of Jizz and the snaps off of the bar,
cracks them open and starts to eat them.
Should we watch some TV? Go ahead, turn it on.
OK. Yeah.
This is network 54. Your host well.
Good afternoon, Night City. This is Network 54 and I'm April
Anonymous. The night sky is more than red
tonight as a huge explosion rocked the coastal waters of
Night City. A disused oil rig run by
Biotechnica in association with NC Space burst into flames
earlier today despite the minor loss of life.
Biotechnica reports that all the oil at that location had dried
up, so it doesn't really matter. Biotechnica states the loss of
life to be minimal, reporting the rig had been part of
Biotechnica's plan to utilize thermal vents in the area,
citing volcanic activity as a likely cause of the accident.
Families have been compensated according to the contract
signed. I'm glad that I'm not on the
high seas. This reporter prefers to stay on
solid ground. In related news, a new power
cell is rumored to hit the market.
Inside reports hint that it's no larger than a human heart, but
brags impressive power. A prototype is rumored to be
shown at an undisclosed event to investors in the coming week,
sparking peaks and energy investments across the market.
Seems these investors sisters will go straight to the heart.
I do hope you know we here at Network 54 always report from
the heart we're here for you stay safe out there.
Night City. This is Network 54 and I'm April
Anonymous. Y'all thinking what I'm
thinking. We made the news again.
Cool. Oh, it.
Oh, I. Got those in the bottom of the
ocean, apparently. No, no, it was people.
I know, I know. I.
I don't get humans, sorry. Sorry, my sarcasm is not as good
as Iona's. But what you guys, what?
What about that that that heart-shaped and sized power?
Supply. Yes, how convenient.
Honestly, it feels like someone's out there looking over
so fast, but there's a higher power.
Yes. And their name is binary.
No, but OK, they said it's going to be at some like undisclosed
event or something like. For investors, Yeah, investors.
Yeah, sounds. Culprit.
None of us are really involved in that too much.
Yeah. None of us really have a
corporate end somewhere. Yeah.
That's so weird. I wish we did.
Yeah. You're talking about oh.
Yeah, no, they're all I think I I I leaned into the joke that I
did it. Man, Biotechnica really been
making the news a lot lately. You know I don't.
Like it. I don't like it.
I'll tell you this, your spin
section is like top notch. They better be paying well over
there, 'cause that's some good bullshit.
Yeah, yeah. For people to believe, you know,
a volcano exploded in the bottom of the ocean and made a
Biotechnica facility explode, that is.
They didn't. Say it was a volcanic explosion.
They said it was volcanic activity.
Yeah, yeah. We're on a fault line.
This is true. So whose fault is it?
Well, let's. Line up the facts.
All right. All right, everybody.
Watch out, I might just explode. I'm.
I'm done. I'm going to sip my strawberry
daiquiri now. Just let the heat flow.
Out do you? Do you need me to look into this
heart thing? Go ahead.
All right, Liz. If you would.
Yep all. Right.
Thank you. You see Ping put their hand up
and look around and tap their finger.
Oh no, not you too. Yeah, no, I got the new thing.
The new thing? What's the new thing?
You can't see it, but on the Chiron inside of Ping's head,
they're moving windows around, Minority Report style and.
Right, Yes. OK.
Using some of the connections that Domino's been routing back
through the networks, there's some kind of investor meeting
but to get. In you need.
A reliquary pass. What is a reliqui pass?
Why does it sound familiar? Is that something we can just
download from the interwebs? No, it's a pass that you have to
get printed with your biometric data and there's there.
There were two places you could get this done in Knight City.
The 1st place was the Arasaka building that isn't there
anymore and the other one is floor 62 of Biotechnica Building
27. Oh, that that sounds.
Easy. I mean, I feel like, you know,
our our our CV has similar things already on it.
We we can do that. We'll just have to be careful
not to like shoot up the place because I I like my job and my
apartment is kind of connected to it.
So it's my health insurance and like my livelihood.
So if I can, I just. I don't want to lose my job.
Jeb, I'm definitely saying this just to you.
Can you please? So we're not doing an Ocean's 11
style heist. I mean it depends on kind of
what you will want to do, but I would prefer to keep my job.
What's ACV you know, like like celebrated vittles you give?
No curriculum vitae. Yeah, it's a French.
Resume. Yeah, it's a It's a French word
for resume. I actually think it's loud.
When you when you apply for a real job, you you have to write
down all the stuff that you've done and then you know you fudge
some of it and you lie at the bottom and then they give you a
gig. Oh, I just.
I just always work for myself, so.
Yeah, but that's because you're. Entrepreneurial and and and
cool. So.
What do you think we should do then?
If you know I don't want you to lose your job either, let's be
clear about that. Well, if if I'm honest, I don't
really get a vote. It's all up to my owner.
I just. I just wanted to voice that I
don't want to lose my job. We're not shooting at these.
Central VV Things. What?
Central. Aqui pass things.
Whatever the CV is. Retro, I think you've got gone
on a tangent. It's just it was it's just a
resume. It's it's a document you send to
someone and go. These are the skills I have.
Oh, we don't need that to get the real Aqui pass.
No, no, no, no, We don't need that.
No, I was just saying that, you know, we are of all the people,
you know, I feel like we are equipped with the right skills
to make this happen. Just a matter of choosing the
right plane. That doesn't get you fired.
I I I understand. So could we just go in that
building as like visitors? Maybe get a tour of the
building. You know, sure I could do that.
Maybe. I I don't know.
Wait, is this the same building? Which we had to fight that
insane hand dryer. No.
Building 27 No. No, OK.
Yeah, I forgot which building that was.
What building did they say? This one again is is this one
that we've been to or know of. No, no, Building 27 is.
A lot of offices. Some executives and HR and
apparently this thing which I didn't know about.
Did you know about it, Iona? The relic we pass, yes.
No, I mean it's. I suppose it makes sense, but.
I mean, we could also, yeah, pretend we're applying for jobs,
be there for an interview or something.
No. So I do have to make one I.
Could just get you in. I don't.
I don't know why you're frazzled about this.
We It's easy. OK, we just go.
Justin Iona. Reliquary Pass and Peace out.
Yeah, OK. I was going to ask because I
just suddenly popped in my brain.
Iona, how's your casino doing? Good, good.
Actually. I've every time I check in they
give me money. We could go.
That might be a fun night off thing to do.
That would be good spend some of these.
Did just get back from a big A big heist?
Exactly. Spend some money at my casino.
And like, if we lose it, we just know it goes back to you.
Exactly. It's not like I don't take care
of you. What?
Happens if we win, though. Do we have to give it back?
No. Bad.
Well, so are we going to go get this thing or what?
Yeah, yeah, we're going to go get the thing.
But like, what are we doing tonight?
Let's go to the casino. Let's go casino, yeah.
I think we do need some fun. We've had a rough go at it.
I mean, we were just like, we almost died down there, you
know, And we saw a lot of shit. Yeah, we had to take a test.
We found we found a frog. Man cut a lot of weird
crocodiles with the laser. Yeah, and you know, we Jeb.
Blew up my Christmas gift. We had some more traumatizing
things, like watching people die.
Yeah, we do that a lot. I'm not going to think about
that part. I I think that's why maybe
blowing off a little bit of steam might be a good idea.
So I'm down. So that's two.
Well, I already said. That's for it.
Yeah, sure. That's four.
Well, five makes it a high five situation then.
I mean, it's time. It's time to blow this money
that we've made. That's what I'm saying.
All right, let's go. Well, let's have some fun.
Well, I if we're going to go, I got to get changed first.
A lot. All.
Right, roll wardrobe and stuff. Changed this I I've been
waiting. I would like a shower.
The same clothes for what feels like months at this point.
I'm, I'm going to, I'm going to go downstairs and go in one of
the showers. I'll I'll be up in like, I don't
know, 15 minutes. Holy shit, that's good for me
for wardrobe style. And that chicks out.
Retro You find a really, really cool shirt with very, very wide
collar that can stick out Fonzie style, but it doesn't match your
pants. But that's what makes it
interesting. If you're sitting down at a
table, no one will see your pants and you will get a plus
one to Persuasion unless you stand up.
Don't forget that, Jeb. You've rolled incredibly mid and
you have no bonuses whatsoever. You.
Look fine though, you're. Not as dusty, yeah.
I want to roll. That makes more sense.
Iona, how do you end up looking as presentable as possible after
all of this has happened? Because that's a 17.
That's pretty good. Well, so I'll order someone to
pick up clothes from my house, from my home, and for it to be
delivered to the bar. It's going to be like a a form
fitting dusty olive three piece suit.
Bendel comes out of the shower area.
Oh, you look nice. I do.
I also picked up clothes for you.
Let me do do do. There you are.
Oh, wow. That's a crit.
That's a wow, Iona.
This is really nice. I thought that you might like to
match me. I really did want to match you.
Thank you for enabling that. I feel very good.
Look at me and Olive. I look great, Jeb.
I look great. Yeah, maybe.
Yeah, no compliance here. Get good look at our little
suits. Aren't we cute?
Yeah, not a drab between you. I've I've got a little lapel pin
that's nice. Ah, yours is bigger.
That's fine. Yep.
You see, it's a sword, so there's a little sword on your
little coat. It's very cute.
It's not about the size though, is it?
It's. It's about the girth.
Exactly, CHIP. Yeah, totally.
Average size. Totally average size.
All right. Is everybody ready?
Shall we head to this place then?
Let's go to Sharks cart. All right, now here's here's
what I say. I'll say we take out an amount
of cash that you're OK with losing.
That's how I do it. Whenever I go to the casino, I
always bring out an amount of cash that I feel OK with losing.
And that way if I come come back out with no money in my my hand,
well, that's OK, because I already had made terms, come,
come to terms, lose night money. So how much is it taking night?
Couple 100. Yeah.
Oh, oh, yeah.
Only only a couple hundred. Yeah, absolutely.
You see Jeb, like, puts a bunch of cash back in like his, like,
little locker or whatever. Yeah.
Just just a few hundred.
Yeah. Yeah.
I'll just, I'll just take away the I made this time.
What was that 2000? Yeah, I'll just use that.
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Welcome to Sharks Cards. If you would like drink service,
please make yourself known at the bar.
All tables are open. Tonight's game is Blackjack.
Good luck. Oh, Blackjack's my, my my game.
No one knows how to count to 21 like I do.
Yeah, What's everybody's game? What do you guys like to play?
Personally, I just like to play blackjack.
It's it's the simplest, it's the easiest and but if I'm not
playing cards, craps. I'm a poker person myself.
Oh. The person at the bar looks at
Iona and nods. You recognize them as the person
you've sometimes picked money up from.
I nod back. How are things in here tonight?
They're all right. You know, Blackjack Night, so
it's pretty quiet. A lot of whiskey.
Good. Jeb, do you hear that?
Oh. Yeah, are.
These people with you? Oh yes, absolutely.
OK, sure. Then I'll put them on your tab.
Go ahead. OK.
Oh. There you are, Jeb.
Nice. Appreciate.
You. Shark's not here today.
It's Wednesday. No worries.
I was wondering what day of the week it was.
Thank you for answering that question for me.
You're welcome. I can bring drinks to the table
if you guys want to sit down and play.
Yeah, sure. What are we playing?
Blackjack. Yeah, Retro.
Sorry. I assumed it would be Jeff
saying the thing that didn't make sense.
I mean, we're all playing different games, right?
That's what I thought we were doing.
We can all play together. Yeah. 21's that against each
other, we're all against the dealer.
Exactly. And wait, hold on.
In this case, Iona is the house. Each table seats 3 patrons and
one dealer. I'll watch you lose money for a
little bit if you would like. And VB Metro in a way you
gaining money. Exactly.
What? That's a good point.
Yeah. Let's do it.
Yeah, so. Should we?
Should we split tables?
Who's going with whom? VV You want to order up on this
one. Sure.
I'll take this one. I'll sit next to VV.
Guess that means you're with me, Jeb.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
Iona, do you join either of those tables since there is a
free seat? I'll sit with Vendel and Jeb,
since I don't spend a lot of time with the two of them.
That's nice. I I was missing you like the the
whole time we were down there, we really did split the party
for quite a long time. Oh, holes.
What's that? OK, so it looks like a oh I.
Got a kind of? Four and an 8.
So that's a pretty soft 12. I'm gonna go ahead and hit on
there. What do you think?
I would hit. Hit dealer.
Hey there. Oh shit, that's five.
So we're not 17. That's a tough one.
I mean, that's the 1617 are the hardest to hit.
But you know what? The way I see it is that if I if
I bust, then I'm really just giving you money.
I own it. Dealer hit me.
It's an 8 of hearts. Nah balls.
I bust. There goes all my money.
I put it all on this on this one.
Damn it, Jeb. You lose 25 eddies.
Van der What do you have? I.
Is this good? A10 and A a three.
That's that's a good start I would hit.
I should hit OK all. Right, there you go.
Is that good? It's not a queen, unfortunately
puts you over. But that I got 23 points, that's
good, right? You can't go over 21.
Tall poo. All right, well, what's the
dealer doing? Damage 82, That's 10.
That's another two. So that's 1214 and 17 and plus
seven is 21. House wins.
Dealer has to hit on the soft to 15.
It's not a 17, it's 218222 and seven is 21.
Jeb, you don't have to be mad. Listen, I just really thought
they'd playing in your casino. I'd have a little better luck,
but. Try again, we got another round.
Oh really? And you medic.
Someone brings you a strawberry daiquiri to the table.
Oh wow, they even know my order. They are real good around here.
You get the craziest drink. Oh damn, it's a Beethoven's
fish. Here are your.
Cards. I got a Jack Spades and Nine of
Diamonds. That's pretty good, actually.
Head of Sky, it's. Pretty good high cards.
I'll stay. And and are you with the crazy
drink? I am going to take my
Beethoven's faith which is 1/5 of rum, 5th of vodka, 5th of
whiskey, 5th of tequila and 5th of Midori.
Shoot back and what about your cards?
I'd like to split. I have two threes.
All right. So two more cards, Is that
right? Yes.
Please all right I have 9 for both do.
You want to hit. I want to hit.
That's for your left, that's for your right.
I have 19 for both I. Do you want to stay or do you
want to hit? I'm, I'm going to stay.
I feel lucky. I mean, you got a 19, so we both
have nineteens and we both either win or lose.
Indie Guy. House has a king and a seven and
a Jack. House bust?
And you both win 25 per hand. I had, I was, I don't know if
this is good look or bad look. I was just dealt the same cards,
an 8 and a three, so I'm going to hit on that what did.
You get Chad. Is that good?
No, it's the same again. I'm at a 17.
And you know what? I'm staying.
Staying on 17. OK, cool.
Is that what you should do? Iona?
What should I do? Well, let's see.
You have a a queen and a nine. That's 19.
Go ahead and stay. OK, that's I I want to stay.
OK. Has has two threes.
It's an 822. Has his bust.
Players win. Whoa.
Woo Hoo and we'll do one more hand each.
Yay, I I do. Here's the thing.
I think think back Jack is fun. I'm here for it.
Me too, Especially because we just won.
I I know, was like, that's 25. 25 each.
All right, and. Cards.
Each for you and the cards are laid down in front of VV and
Retro. I don't feel confident about
this hand. What'd you got?
Got a 10 of hearts and a three of hearts.
That's pretty, pretty pretty squirrely.
What do you got? Got an 8 of clubs and a queen of
diamonds. I fold.
You you fold or. Whatever it is, I only play
poker. I actually don't know how to
play. This Are you?
Are you staying at 13? I stay.
Oh, right. This is the get to 21.
OK, I see. Right.
I'm thinking of poker. Oh my God.
Yeah, I will stay or. Whatever retirements.
Yes, you. Don't want another card at 13?
OK, you know what? Yes, I'll take another card.
Says This says. This dealer who's giving you
this look and they kind of give you a little wink.
I like to help the cute ones. Oh well, if that's the case, OK,
I am staying. And you?
OK, I'm probably thinking 18, but I could just, if I get a
2130, a double so that all I really need is I just need 32.
Would also still work for the four that'll boss.
What do you think of anything? What do you think?
What do you? Think What do you think?
What do you think? I say.
Get another. Fuck it.
Yeah, let me get another double down.
I'm going to double down on this one.
Do it. Do it.
There you go. Double down.
Did you get it? I got 19.
Excellent. Are you staying?
Yes, thank you VB 19 I knew. That was right move.
House has 13 + 417 + 7 house bust.
Woo. And retro, because you double
down, did you double down? Yeah, double down.
So you make. 50 Oh well cuts. All right.
I can feel it. I'm going to be hot this time.
Oh, OK. I got 17.
Well, you know what they say. Go big or go home.
Am I right? That's right.
Can you, can you, can you make the dealer give me like a, you
know, a Ford? No, I can't, unfortunately.
Could you could you please give Jeb A4?
I mean, I can give them the. I don't.
I give them the next card. Hopefully it's a four.
You are? Shark said that we should.
Are you being real? Do you need me to?
Jeb, do you want to hit? Just hit me.
Do it. Go.
Yeah, jeez. I didn't.
It wasn't a four. I'm sorry.
It's a burst. Well, Vendel, hopefully you have
better luck. Do I?
And you have a 14 at the moment, so I would hit.
OK. Is that good?
Yeah, that's 20. That's a good one.
I should stay. I should stay.
I'm gonna stay. Can I stay?
I'm gonna stay. Get a Black Jack.
House has a queen and A5. 5 + 9 House bust players win.
There you are all. Right.
All right. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
All right. No whammies, No whammies.
Don't win.
Hit me. Yeah, hit me.
Just not in the face. I'd like a card.
Thank you all for all of your money.
Well, I'll Take Me Out negatives.
I knew I should have worn my lucky underwear tonight.
Oh. I just thought it was all the
daiquiris. Oh, that's 400 for the night.
Dear that's the only kind of look I've got.
Did you make a lot of money? Oh, what you mean, you know,
pretty good a male. It's really nice to like, not be
constantly fighting things and just spend some time together.
Yeah. Finally, we could do this more
often. It is nasty, not have to worry
about dying or killing or AIS running amok or refrigerators or
vending machines or any. Other and the Crew continue to
play blackjack into the night. A night off for the crew for
once. A night where they can sleep
soundly just for a few hours, because tomorrow trouble begins
again. Next time on no latency.
Yeah. So the plan is.
Opposite of guns blazing. Exactly.
No guns. I can blend in.
Yeah, just walk in. I mean, I could probably blend
in because I'm a doctor. With confidence, yeah.
Put your guns away. That's great.
I love that joke. Wonderful.
You know, you win some, you lose some.
Don't gamble at work. Viper work.
Fresh pee? Is that you?
So 1 does not simply walk into this meeting.
Yeah, I'm going to join the meeting.
Interesting decor choices. What's going on in here, retro?
Someone in clutch here, Jander man.
Where do you what is it that you sneak out from here?
Why is Phoebe outside the building?
I don't know. Don't mind me, I'm just checking
out the the scenery. Well, I know someone who's going
to let that. Yeah, that's what we're going
out there to do. I can't really disclose why I
need the pass, you know, projects.
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