Last time on no latency. I feel like we're the mafia now.
You. Know Van Dale?
I mean, we could punch him in the head until he passes out.
That's cheaper. Completely sedated.
I feel like we don't get a lot of one-on-one time, just me and
you and. Who hasn't been found naked in
the hallway at some point in their life?
I'm ready. Let's go.
You have the instructions that are printed out for you.
Oh yeah, I'm following it to the left.
This is a common medical technique.
Let's get this over with and teach this guy a lesson.
Knock him out. Hey Vandal, you hungry?
Jeb, slow down. What?
I don't need that. Oh God, it's so good.
Wave him around a little bit to dry faster.
This is what I was trying to avoid is.
He supposed to be away. Only his fingerprints are on
there, none of ours. I think we've done enough.
Go quiet. Absolutely.
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After an incident in the University District, an unknown
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Copycats have already been reported in Pacifica and the
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Professor Grindwald, the Dean of Studies at NCU, did not comment
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Also happy Newton. Wow.
Of course that's the part they'd be talking about.
Not a fucking Dean that's willing to set an entire library
a blaze. And for the insurance money, did
you see how quick they went to kill her right off the bat?
That's that's the news for ya. 4 lbs Propaganda.
That's been it, the way they want.
Killers in that city. They're just trying to scare
everyone. Why would they scare you like
that? So that way you don't leave,
stay home, you're safe. But but the best way to no.
I suppose you could just buy things online.
Never mind. Stay.
Home buy things online. Yeah.
Oh. Cool.
The map table got updated. Yeah, finally.
You know what? That wasn't me.
Actually, I I didn't do that, I'm pretty sure.
Look, you can click on the pins and see stuff.
Oh. Well, if you look at that.
Clive. Oh, that's pretty.
Outline of Clive. You can see all the different
things. There's Phoebe's apartment and a
nice photo of Phoebe. Wow.
Look at all the places we've been.
Oh, look at that. That's cool.
That looks like it took a lot of work.
It's years of work anyways, yeah.
Whoever. Did this.
We should really give them all of our gratitude.
Now we've got. Like notes in all the places
we've gone to. I agree, if there was only some
way to monetarily support this work.
Yeah, like a Patreon or something crazy.
Yeah, yeah. So and see you seem to be a
relative success. Yeah, I'd say so.
Just to double check, did you sew that man's mouth shut?
No, I didn't sew anybody's mouth shut.
You look at me like look at my hands.
You think like I have the dexterity.
Retro I. Mean you all did you?
As a group, sew the man's mouth shut.
Oh, you're using the royal we OK, Yes.
Yep, Phoebe, it wasn't my idea this time.
OK, and you sure it wasn't a metaphor?
Oh, it was definitely a metaphor.
Then why did you do it? Why did you say it wasn't?
No, it, it was, it's a metaphor, but it's the metaphor is I think
a little stronger when it's also reality, right, You know?
OK. So then it's no longer a threat,
it's just actually it's. Just reality.
The back door opens and Domino steps out with a cup of coffee
since it's cold January weather. I love a hot cup of coffee.
I have been enjoying the bitter and chilly taste of this black
liquid. Of course you drink it straight
with no additional creamers or milk or sugar.
You. Just you.
Can add things to this adding. Things to It is to me what
brings the joy in the drink, yes.
What should I add to my drink, Vivi?
Perhaps we should go for coffee sometime.
Oh. Perhaps, perhaps we should.
Yes, I will take you to my favorite coffee spot in the
University district where they make a mocha double espresso
Chai latte even though, well, actually no Chai latte, Yes.
That sounds like an interesting infusion.
Yes, and it tastes great. Well, you'll have to show me.
I'll pay my treat. Oh well, that's OK.
Why are you blushing? Well, domino those types of
exchanges between two individuals.
When you ask somebody to go to get coffee and you offer to pay,
that usually signifies what is considered a date.
Do we need to iron down the date for this coffee?
No, a date is that is also. So yes, the date is a day on the
calendar, but it's also. How do I explain this?
It's also fruit. And it's according.
To my calculations the best date is April 25th.
It is not too hot and not too cold and all you need is a light
jacket. I I have heard that as well,
yes, but. It's kind of far off.
A date is when two people who are interested in each other
more than just like the base level of interest go somewhere
together. Go somewhere together and, you
know, get to know each other better.
Oh. Right, I'm not sure I fully
understand. Suicidal Batman.
You're you're talking about cultures it.
Could eventually lead to that, yes.
So coffee is an aphrodisiac is what you're saying?
Oh no, no, like usually coffee date is like the first step and
then, you know, you go to other steps later on that eventually
leads to that last step. Oh man.
Are. You guys going for coffee?
I am very confused. I've never had to explain this
before, this is not my specialty.
Anyway. Well, you guys going for coffee?
Because, man, I could. I could really take a cup of Joe
right now, I believe. The phrase is Theresa Crown.
Here's how it is Before you reach the point of coitus, most
people prefer to, you know, talk and get to know the person first
before making that decision. That's the point of the date.
Oh. It's.
Normally the minimum amount of time 1 can also know another
person before 1 engages in. I'll be honest, it varies.
Sometimes it can be two weeks, sometimes it can be 15 minutes
with a bunch of shots of tequila.
Well, I have known Vivi for more than two weeks, so I suppose I
was going for coffee is not unusual.
No, sounds like a great idea. Correct.
In fact, would you mind picking us up some coffee?
Yes. Anyway, I made some improvements
to the map table as you have already noticed, thanks to some
firmware updates from the Roll 20 company.
Thanks mate, we appreciate it. Hashtag not sponsored.
We're going to have to triangulate the signal of the
three transponders. OK.
So Domino, what's what are you planning on using to triangulate
it? Are we using a sine wave radio
wave RFDI laser? What's buying a?
Lot of power. Yeah, you'll need a lot of power
for a lot of that stuff. We will need a decent amount of
electricity to do this. Relaying it through some of the
capacitor cages in Night City should leave us relatively
undetected during the process. Fair enough.
I need you to go to a specific St. and relay the emergency.
Power. Sure.
Then we will triangulate and locate finally the location of
the syndicate. So it's all coming down to this.
I hope there aren't any more roadblocks, ha ha, Foreshadowing
is a device. What?
Oh no. Does that seem amicable?
Well, ah, for one, I'm excited. Yes.
Yeah, we're going to go and flip a switch.
Two switches, but yes. Look, I'll be honest, it's not
the most exciting one. However, I'm still getting paid
and I'll I'll take it. Yes, I'll pay you each 1 1/2
thousand. It is a simple job.
Yeah. Well, I mean, we're going to
take care of that. What, today?
Tomorrow. Sometime soon, the sooner the
better. OK.
Well, I mean, yeah. Anyways, yeah, I was saying,
like I was saying, maybe you, you both both are going on a
coffee run. I'll, I'll throw a few eddies.
I could I could use what they call a coffee nowadays.
What other people call it, I said cup of Joe and you said
freeze a crowd. So I'm not sure what they're
calling it. Are Vivi and I going towards the
coffee place to bring us back some beverages?
Yeah, that'd be a very kind thing, Domino.
The last time that happened, you will stop something from being
shot out of the sky. Try not to get too excited while
we're away. Be sure, shall we?
Yes. All right, VV and Domino head
out to get coffees all. Right, Jeb, over under how many
windows you think are just going to fly over Domino's head?
How many? How many windows?
Innuendos. Innuendos.
I heard, I heard Windows. Well, they throw.
Windows out there now too. You know, I'm going to go with,
I'm going to sit the the parlay at 4 1/2. 4 1/2 so 4 they'll
it'll go they'll totally not get and then half they'll like kind
of think they'll know what it is.
But no, you, you asked. You asked over, under.
I said 4 1/2. Yeah, you're taking the over or
the under? I'll take the, I'll take the
over on that actually. All right.
All right, it is. 4 1/2 you're taking the over.
That means I'll take the under. OK.
BB You drive down to the Bubble Cafe to grab some coffees, since
they do sell every flavour of drink, and it is a map that I
have already. And you arrive outside with
Domino alone. The Bubble Cafe sort of mid
afternoon. The light's great.
His chiseled jaw, however much the stitching is still visible
on his neck, is still rather alluring.
So Domino, how have how has all the adjustments and things been
to your new life? The skinspace has been
interesting. I don't understand why you all
deal with such a slow method of communication.
Well, there, that is one of the downsides, I suppose, but
there's a lot of, you know, benefits.
And also why does no one text back?
You know, that is one of the many enigmas of the human
condition, I would have to say. People are busy and they just
forget. Domino holds the door open for
you. Vivi Wool.
Thank you, Domino. I'm headed.
You head in and there is Reeves, sitting on the desk in front of
the Bubble Cafe, and Anne Alice, who works behind the bar,
chatting with him. Getting on to the desk.
So what you do is you just like put.
It in there it's really easy put what and where.
Oh yeah, I know, right? What do you mean?
Says don't wanna know. No, it's like a joke.
Anyway, so I put. It in there and they were like
whoa. Yes, OK, Reeves, just go back in
the kitchen, please. And Reeves goes back into the
kitchen. Hi.
How's it all going? Hi.
This. This is Domino, Hi.
You watch her look at Domino and go a little weak.
Sure. She puts some of the hair behind
her. You're a new new custom new
customer. Right there with all of your
broad shoulders. And scarring Phoebe.
Who the hell is this? He's a friend of mine.
Oh, a friend. A friend of.
Yours. He's very attractive.
Yeah, we're on a. We're on a.
Date. Sure.
First you take Chad and then. OK, so all the all the hot men
are for you. Great.
Awesome. Thanks, Phoebe.
Cheers. What do you want in your drink?
I promise I won't spit in it this time.
This time look and Alice, there's plenty of nice lads in
Night City, you know, you just have to look past all of the the
gangers and the the mooks and the the the street ruffians and.
Talking your way through through that one.
Yeah, the the dating apps are dire.
I accidentally match with Reeds. He won't leave me alone.
That, that explains a lot. Well, we are here to get some
coffee and chat. We'll probably also be getting
some to go, but we don't need that just yet.
We'll, we'll, we're going to spend a little time here hanging
out and you want that double? Espresso Chai latte.
Yes, Yes. Yes, Yes, yes.
With mocha. With mocha, yeah.
Yeah, yeah. The the, the, the VV daytime.
I got it. I got it, yes.
Good morning. Good morning, VV.
We should. We should.
Make that. Yeah, we should make that like
an official menu item, you know, I mean, I mean, I can.
Add it. You're an investor, so I have to
listen to at least something that you said.
I love it. There we go, she adds it.
To the board behind her and it appears cool.
Make it 2 Domino's going to try one.
Oh wow, for years. In the.
House. VD that'll.
Be 17. Eddies that's.
OK, 17 eddies. Jeez, my drink.
Lord Leaf. In the milk, it's a view.
There's a lot of add-ons in these drinks.
Hey, if you if you stopped having these you'd be able to
afford a home. Dear God don't night night city.
You can't afford a coffee? Yeah.
OK, I will hand over the 17 eddies.
She. Pulls, puts a hand inside of the
slot in the wall and pulls you out.
Two drinks perfectly prepared by Reeves.
Yeah, enjoy. OK, well, yeah, but thanks,
Reeves. I'll go and grab our drinks.
Let's let's have a seat. Domino, let's go.
One of these tables over here. Yes.
Let's yes and correct yes, you're.
Good, you're you're picking up. What you throwing down?
Ha ha, yeah. See, that's a little like phrase
that people use and sometimes. So the weather's been crazy
lately. Oh, yeah, you're even mastering
small talk. Let's go, Domino.
I'm so proud you're picking up all of the human mannerisms.
Yeah. Well, how?
How have you been feeling since you sewed that man's mouth shut?
You know, that's that's a good question and I haven't I haven't
fully processed what I did. I'm, you know, Domino.
I'm wondering if I'm becoming a bit of a a monster.
You know I. Understand the feeling, PV.
I believe that most humans would agree that there is a monster
inside all of us and but sometimes it is needed to let it
out. Yeah, but what if you let it?
Out too much? That's kind of a bad thing.
You end up becoming more of a monster than you do like a good
person, and that's not good, perhaps.
Even Sir, maybe sometimes to survive, one has to be a
monster. I think I'm learning that more
and more as I navigate the city. It it, it doesn't quite let you
be a good person. You kind of have to be a
monster. And that.
That sucks. It's not something I necessarily
want, but here we are here. We are, He tilts his head.
And gazes at you. You know, I have not spent much
time actually staring at you, baby.
Well, what? Any any observations you're
very. Well put together for someone
who deals with so much blood. Wow.
Thank you, Domino. You're very welcome.
After all, I have to appreciate you in some form.
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How was the ride back, Vivi? It was.
Awkward and quiet and now Vivi just returns and you probably
all notice she's just kind of Here's your coffees so.
How many innuendos would you say went over his head?
All of them, but if you had. To numerically decide, maybe I
would say. One big one, yeah.
OK. And Jeb just extends a hand
towards retro. Retro.
We'll go ahead and give you a high 5, transferring over 100 of
these. Lindell.
Pays. I own her 100 eddies, yeah.
Well, I'm just here's everybody's coffee.
Should we just. Let's just get to business,
shall we? Yes, let's.
Yes. I'm I'm pretty excited to turn
these things on. So let's get to it.
We just have to go. And redirect the power.
All right, now that we've. Got these drinks?
Domino, you're coming with us. Domino looks at you all I.
Believe I said something wrong on my date.
I will have to ask Reddit if I was the household.
Don't. Don't ask Reddit.
Do not ask Reddit. You shouldn't refer to Reddit
for your answers. Then this calculation will take
longer. You should sit on it yourself.
Yes, I will sit on it. Maybe ask?
Jeeves. Oh no, we don't ask Jeeves
anymore. Oh, is he behind the black wall?
Yes, he. Know.
What he did, oh boy. Yes, that is that is definitely
behind the black wall. We don't talk about Jeeves.
It's like the Bruno thing, but with Jeeves.
Oh, don't. Get me started on that fucking
song. Is it like?
You stay is like, you know, you say his name three times and.
He. Appears as a AI assistant.
No, that's Michael. Keaton man Oh guy.
With with the. Degradation of the web on the
other side of the black wall. It's more like 5 times to
actually get a signal to stick. Anyway.
I'm digging a hole. You will have a good time
redirecting the power of those capacitor cages on 4 lane.
And best of luck to you for trying to figure out how you
mansplained yourself out of the situation.
Thank you for the. Date Phoebe, I'm sorry that you
don't want to and. Domino leaves the room.
So he called you mommy once. What are you going to do?
You know that. Now listen, that was my.
That. Was my 6th grade between?
Iona and Vivi that no one else is a part of Iona.
Just knows Domeno was. Domeno was driving, so you text
Iona. There was only one.
Text and it was he called me mommy yes.
Not positive. Getting hard.
Jim's Anyway, you will get into a van, your van Vanna White and
speed through the city down to an area of the city called 4th
Lane St. which is a street with four lanes.
I know Jeb, roll a driving check as you drive.
You know. The naming of streets changed a
lot after, you know that one gentleman took office.
Great. That's that's a good one.
Well, what after what? What happened after Hand Grenade
lane? I've assumed that they would
stop naming them so specifically and and literally, but yeah, no.
And that's what Mr. Literally was running on, to just be
literal in everything. So here we are at.
Four lane do you? Park on the.
Left or the right, Jeb? Do I?
Have any context to make a decision?
Is there a divider on the yes there?
Is there is a divider with one space in the middle?
There is a bus stop on the right hand side.
There is a bus stop on the left hand side.
There are vending machines on the right hand side.
There are vending machines on the left hand side.
They seem to be mirror images of each other.
Oh, so it doesn't matter? On the right, we went to the.
Starbucks. And across the street was
another Starbucks. My God arrived.
On the right hand side of Four Lane St., which is a street with
four lanes, you can see through the divider in the middle of the
road which holds up this freeway above you, and somewhere here
are two capacitor cages that you have to redirect.
OK, so any idea what the first step is?
Well, first step would probably be to find where the the power
joint joins into the services. So let's see here, I'm going to,
I'm going to go ahead and go walk over to the vending
machines, see where where they're getting their power
from. Cool, that's a.
Really good idea. Well, perception.
Perception. Well that is a crit fail.
While trying to look around you walk into the vending machine.
Well. Shit, someone really cleaned
that thing. It was almost.
It was like I didn't even tell that fucking class was there.
You roll. You gain 3 damage and
accidentally spend 500 eddies on an EMP grenade from the vending
machine. Oh, you suck.
Oh fuck, man. This is this is one of the
things I hate about, you know, the.
Touchless. Thing I didn't mean to.
God damn it. Only do the EMP now you are.
Obsessed with this vending machine and the fact that it has
cost you 500 eddies and is and you are paying no attention to
the rest of the space. Does anyone else want to look
around? Fucking vending machine.
What it listening to the company?
Hey man, it's OK. OK, we all know that you're
you're the best at what you do. Our ass will just pull together
and do the hacking power management thing.
Rope is that. A grenade.
Anyone who wants to roll perception can yes doesn't just
have to be Jeff yes I'm. Going to roll perception.
Jeb is. Obsessed with Retro's new shiny
grenade? Oh yeah, a 15 and a 17.
Yes, you see a bus stop to your NA guy at a desk sitting outside
in the street to your South, and a capacitor cage to your S next
to him. God damn it.
Where are they such a retinas wires.
I don't know where this fucking going to this goddamn capacitor
cage. Is, is that not the capacitor
cage right right there next to the gentleman at the desk, what
I would. Have seen that.
Oh, that is the capacitor cage. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was just
having a look around. Just flip the switch on that
MBM. There we go.
All right, we're halfway there. Well, it's you.
Don't need to live on a prayer, Let's just flip the switch.
So you don't check the vending machines anymore?
Oh, you're just walking over all right, fair enough.
I am not checking the vending. Machine after what it just did
to me. In fact, that vending machine
might have some issues later on. You walk towards the capacitor,
which is next to this guy sitting at a desk.
He is shuffling a deck of cards and tapping at the computer,
although you cannot see the screen.
Hey, Jim. Hey, Jim, you want to make some
money? I mean, yeah, I'm always down to
make a buck. I mean, he's.
Down 100 bucks, You know what I mean?
From that last bet that we made, that I won, that you just gave
me. Come on, come.
On this is. My corner, if you like.
Welcome to my office. No.
Nice. Obviously got here guy at desk.
No, it's. Shitty, but thank you for the
lie. I appreciate you.
I mean you have. An outdoor office.
I don't think there's a lot of people that can say that they
have an office outdoors. Yeah, it's on wheels.
Too. I can scooch it around.
Yeah, much better than a cubicle, right?
Well. Yeah, I guess we'll let you back
to your business then. Oh, do you need to be in my
office? That will cost you something.
You want to play a game? Sure, Billy the.
Puppet. I mean, I do live.
Games. What's the game?
High card. Wins.
That's it. Yeah, OK.
Sure. Jeb.
You're going to you're going to take a go with this.
No, those are terrible odds. OK, well, I guess I'll.
Do it and I'll just, I try to motion with my hands to
everybody else to go around him. Just I'll just do it then I'll
just do it. Come on.
Wait, wait. Wait, hold on, hold on, hold on.
Mister Man at desk is is it ace high or ace low aces.
Are high Jim all right? Did that change?
Your mind he. Places a card on the desk, you
feel. Unbucky.
No, I'm. Not sure.
Sure, I'm feeling. Lucky I'm going to place my hand
on top of the deck, fully encompassing it.
Good roll. Oh, how much you going to bet?
Well, I want to check. Something first, before I make
that determination, I would like to roll.
I'm going to roll Gamble, see if he hasn't marked any of the
cards. I got an 1818.
Good. I didn't see that, sorry. 18
Yes, I will let you draw from the deck with advantage.
What's my stealth at? Not good enough?
OK, how about 1000 eddies and you place a?
1000 eddies on the table. Does anyone else bet along with
him? Yeah.
I'll I'll bet I'm a I'm a bet man.
We all know that it's a lot. Roll Gamble.
If you roll well, you can palm an extra card and choose which
one to play. Well, it's high card, so where
is? Gamble.
It is social, mainly education. Oh, OK.
Oh. OK. 17.
Yes, you may also draw with advantage.
How much do you bet Iona? I don't have to.
I I hold on. Let me look at my bank.
Hold off, does Jeb bet now? That everyone else is, I know.
Sucker does. VV bet VV is just going to.
Watch. Fair enough.
You know what? You bet?
1000 Eddies, yeah. Out of.
Solidarity. I will also place down 1000
eddies. All right, and.
You already drew me two cards, is that correct?
Yes, I did. Yes, I did.
I'm still going to want to keep my perception up to make sure
that the fucker ain't going to cheat me.
You're cheating. But OK.
Well, yeah, I'm. Cheating.
But since I know I'm cheating, I think that he'll cheat too all.
Right. It's not cheap, all right, I
drew randomly, so we'll see how this goes.
Draw the card you want to play onto the onto the table.
How do I see my? Cards you click.
On the card and it'll show you your cards.
Love your name? OK, we'll.
Just drag it out. Just drag it out.
All right, it's dragged. Retro pulls out a 10 of clubs
and it pulls out a Jack of spades and this guy pulls out a
four of clubs. Damn it you.
Motherfuckers. Pretty pissed.
For a guy who's running a illegal gambling table, hey man.
Just calm down. Look, can I just get my 1000
eddies? He, he, he looks finally at you
and then looks over your shoulder across the street.
Look. I'm I'm going to need to get
that thousand eddies if I'm going to take your mom out to
dinner again. Let's go.
Right, Jim? Fuck.
You and he puts the money. Down on the table.
For both of you. Thank you.
Appreciate it. You know she'd be very upset if
you didn't follow through. Now consider moving your desk.
Your office is closed. Fine anyway.
Jim, did I win 1000 Eddies? Yes, you did Wahoo.
So he he. Gets up from his desk fine and
walks away towards the bus stop to have what seems to be a
cigarette. Keeping an eye across the
street. Hey, Jeff.
Yeah. How many licks does it take?
Do you get to the center? Of a dizzy pop only.
Took me one no bad. Who's the sucker?
Now. Oh, I see what you did.
All right. OK.
OK, listen, you can get lucky. Retro You walk behind his desk
in the street and notice that the computer screen is hollow.
The screen was pageantry, which is not working.
You stand next to this capacity cage cardboard box.
With an LED light, it's absolute.
Bullshit completely. And in front of you is this
capacity cage. And as you look at it, roll for
a perception or to check it, whatever.
Well, I mean this is definitely highly machine accurate, precise
mechanical device. So I would think basic tech 20.
Seven, yes, you beat the DV 19. It's default setting is to power
the corpo district first. In the event of a blackout, you
can redirect it to Little Europe where no latency is.
We will have to do. This with the other one as well.
OK, well. Let's see.
But that's which you flip the. Switch with your basic tech 27
and it is finished. A very simple start to this
task. As I said, it was easy.
You have talked your way into this man's office and across the
street diagonally. You can sort of see the other
one just over here. Wonder whose?
Office is over there. So what are you going to do?
Well, I'll go to the edge of the street.
I'm going to look down the four lanes.
I'm going to look left. I'm look right.
I'm look left and look right again.
Nice. Always look.
Twice I don't. Do I see any vehicles coming,
coming down the way they're they're coming?
Back and forth. You're essentially there's no
crosswalk here, even though there are bus stops on either
side, so you are going to have to frogger it to get across, as
is anybody else who wants to cross the street.
Frogger mini game. All right.
Well, I'll go cool roll. Athletics, it is not difficult.
Before I go, I'm going. To make sure that or evasion to
the edge. Edge here of Vanna White so I
can get a little bit into the street first.
You said. Athletics and what?
No, I meant. Roll evasion.
He meant roll. Evasion 18.
Yes, you pass. You make your way over to the
other side and you are now standing just outside of the
other. Oh shit, hey, hey, I'm walking
here. Oh boy.
Who else? Crosses the street.
I'll be right behind him. All right, anybody?
Else who wants to cross the street?
Roll Evasion No I. Will not be crossing.
I too will stay on the side for now.
Jeb gets hit by a car. Oh.
My God wouldn't. That have can I run out to?
Help, Jeff, I would. Jeff gets hit by a purple van
and the guy gets out. Oh dear.
I'm so. Sorry, I didn't see you.
There, you jumped out of nowhere.
Yeah, I think I just got a. Few broken ribs, but you rolled.
A crit fail there, my guy. Yeah.
Well, I probably that that one's on me probably look.
Both ways you've got to do that. Twice.
That's what they told us when we were kids.
Look both. Ways.
Both times. Both times.
Are you going to be OK, my guy? Yeah.
I've been shot. We're watching you as.
You as you look up at him, you can see him unscrewing his
license plate slashed. Are you going to be all?
Right. Yeah, I've pretty.
Much had every conceivable medical problem we may have
heard about. Oh, doctor, See, I'm fine.
She's a doctor all. Right.
Well. I'm I'm going to go because I
have a very thin moral line. Do you try and stop him from
leaving? What about insurance?
Oh, he's gone. I'll.
Can I take out my agent and snap a few photos of the individual?
Sure. And their.
Vehicle. Tracking 11, you get a very
generic photograph of this guy at about half of his face, and
he's driving a purple van. He managed to remove the license
plate from his van as he was talking to Jeb because I rolled
an 8, which with his skills gets him to a nice easy 17 and he
only rolled an 11. But you know the guy who hit Jeb
drives a purple truck and wears a blue hat.
Great God that night. City was.
A front plate only. Jeb.
Jeb, are you OK? Let's get you out of the street.
Do you make your way? To the other side of the street
beating Yeah. Do I?
Have to roll. You have to roll.
Evasion, but Jeb has already been hit by a car so I won't let
that happen to him again. Unless you get hit by a car with
him. Never fucked.
You'd just be like. No, I'm about to get hit.
Just throw it. OK, one SEC.
Could fail. Spoon Iona, very smartly, is not
crossing the Frogger St. I'm going to add luck to this.
I'm going to add. Let's see A2 luck.
Points. Great.
Yes, you managed to do it. You drag Jeb across the street,
and as you cross the street you notice few things.
That's in the northwest corner of this area.
You can see where the other capacitor cage is.
You could see that from across the street, but there's two
sofas and a chair and some tunes hanging out.
The bus stop has a few more people on this side and there's
a car parked in the middle of the street on this side with a
guy standing up against a sign which is glitching.
Rich Rowe. As he got hit by a car.
Oh. Shit, did you look both way?
No, I. Just looked once, it's supposed
to be. Twice.
Yeah, at least you look once. I thought you were like, no, I
didn't even look at all. Yeah, I'm in pain.
I'm going to tend to Jeb for now, Retro.
Perhaps you should continue on. Iona's still on the other side,
probably wise. We're we're giving you thumbs
up. Good luck you guys.
Great, this is a dirty. Street This is more a back
seated moment than a front seater.
That's an injury. So that way the doc can look
after him and I own his. Oh.
Oh, I I witnessed it. As a matter of fact, I didn't
get enough photos of who hit him.
They just ran off This. This is a hit and run.
I mean they came out and said sorry and then they left.
So it was like 1/2 hit and run. So it was a hit.
Apologize. And run, yeah.
Yeah, yes, he seemed very sweet. Nice guy.
But purple vehicle, blue hat. We don't know who it was, so we
can't even cover Jeb. You're going to have to cover
these medical bills yourself. Jeb and Retro role perception
now that you're on this side. Phoebe is too.
Distracted patching Jeb up. Yes, Jeb 18 that is high enough.
You notice a badly parked vehicle and just over some boxes
you notice the capacitor cage that looks exactly like the one
on the other side of the street. Paramedic 25 crit success.
You managed to use a little bit of thread from your jacket, and
since Jeb is highly resistant to infection, you sell him up with
some black thread from your shirt.
It heals, and the black thread spills out of his arm very
quickly. It's kind of creepy.
I. Don't know.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, he pulls.
Out the last bit like a magic trick.
There you go, you'll be better in no time.
And he? Heals the however much damage he
was hit by for the car, which was that's a 6th and that's a 1,
so 7 damage which you now get back, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, just give a scratch here.
I think we're all good. Yeah, back to 100.
I've. I've headed over to the
capacitor cage and I'm going to flip that switch as you walk.
Over to the capacitor cage, you see a guy walk up towards you.
Hey, man. What you doing?
My job, my business.
Where's yours? You.
Find yourself surrounded by three tombs.
What's going on, man? I'm.
Trying to do my job fellas. You don't look like you're.
From the power company, they have a specific van and they,
you know, have a jumpsuit well. I'm kind of going home and my
boss asked me to do this last minute and, you know, I'm trying
to get that promotion. So, you know, the longer you
guys take me away from my wife and kids so I can afford to, you
know, feed them chill. Like what's?
Up. Are you charging my chill?
What? You.
Charging no try to do my. Job What's wrong with you?
Are you charging? Jim, do you know what I'm
talking about? No, I don't know what.
You're talking about I'm trying to do my job here, Sir.
Role Local Expert 18 Charging is slang for stealing electricity.
As you. You roll pretty high, so as you
look behind the capacitor cage you can see that there are
cables coming out of it and going towards the badly parked
vehicle. One of the.
Tombs tries to hide the cable underneath their feet.
Oh yeah, good job. Definitely can't see it now.
Look, I don't, I don't really give a shit what you guys are
doing. Honestly.
I'm just trying to do my job. It's not my job to deal with
you're charging issues, so we want to just it's our turf.
Tune OK. OK, OK, tell you what, I'll just
I'll get out of your hair, but let's I don't want to cause any
issues. I mean, you know, three on one.
I can't I can't fight you guys. Say what?
How about, how about how about how about what's friendly?
Fist bump and I'll be on my way. Sounds good, Jim.
All right, we'll. Do a fist bump and as we fist
bump my hell pistol will come out of my arm and shoot them
directly in the fucking chest. Next time on no latency.
Don't. Do what you're thinking about
doing. They can't call me for.
Murder now. Oh boy.
Well, we're not. Really.
Sure what's about to happen. You got a problem with that,
buddy? Oh no, we've.
Been thwarted by Doctor Katz names like.
That do tend to stick in that city you know you.
Could have just walked around. You just jumped over a van.
That's pretty impressive. You didn't have to jump over it
freestanding. Not even a run, just I watch
him. Jealous.
Is that Jeb? Jeb is.
Taking the car, Well, I suppose that could.
Be useful. Get ready, cowboy.
I mean, come on, we. Haven't even done anything yet,
now all of a. Sudden another vehicle has come.
Maybe you change? Plans.
So I think it might be time for us to rush in.
Tombs, we think. My hair stands up, did VV get?
VV are you? OK did VV get let's cute it
and. The NCPD are still investigating
the keep your fucking mouth shut killer.
Although they. Have not killed.
That's actually fair. If not, it was good.
Though it was good, I liked where it was going.
You're basically my mother. And there we go.
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For. The red flag to drop.
I didn't realize it was going to be a fucking banner.
Creepy. Domino.
Because when you think. About it logically, you're
basically his mum. Oh man, that's good, that's
good. Just wanted to point that.
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