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“I don’t think it’s gonna fit, V!” Claire exclaimed “Damn it, did we get the wrong model?” V asked afterward “Lemme take a look, there has to be something we can do”.

V and Claire had been working on Dusk for a couple of days now, taking breaks whenever Claire had to return to the Afterlife, as well as whenever Claire needed help for Beast. But as complex as the highly modified Thorton Mackinaw could be, adding the modifications V wanted to Dusk was proving to be challenging. It was a scenario of V wanting her cake and eating it.

“If you’re dead set on the supercharger and the new intake, we’ll need to change the engine configuration, again… And work around the hood too” Claire concluded “Fuck…” A very dirty V looked into the hood, they had finally gotten everything to work out too “It’s not impossible V, but we’ll need a different approach” V nodded, still looking “Maybe smaller caliber weapons on the sides… Ditch the 30 cal…” she sighed again, she thought she had finally gotten a weapon configuration she liked too, she hated thinking about going back on that “You gotta make your mind, girl, if you wanted a tank, you should have gotten a Mackinaw, it’ll never be as fast as a Quadra, but it’d be sturdier, have way more room, and wouldn’t give you any grief… But a car like Dusk? I don’t think it’s meant to be a one-machine army if you catch my meaning” V knew Claire was right, it would be knocking down the weaponry she wanted, but it’d also make the car lighter “Alright fuck it… You’re right, gonna swap the guns, and ditch the 30 cal, everything else looks fine”.

After a few more shifts, not only did Claire’s Beast get the upgrades she wanted, with a better suspension and transmission, but V was finally satisfied with Dusk: It had reinforced tires, upgrades on the suspension and transmission, lighter weapons than she had wanted, but she also slapped a supercharger and the intake she wanted on it, the car now looked like a nomad had been given free license to mess around with a city car and the result was quite unique. “How about a test drive?” Asks Claire after she cleaned herself up, V grins “Hop on, choom, let’s see if our work has paid off”.

The joy ride had gone better than expected. The car drove like a dream, it felt hefty and sturdy, but it also took turns exceedingly well. V eventually drove towards the city’s limits, speeding through Red Peaks, and she hit the gas. The engine roared and Dusk took off, passing bikes, cars, trucks, and even a Militech convoy. V took a sharp turn and went into Vazquez Pass, eventually finding the wreckage of several cars, probably a few decades old. Claire didn’t show it, but she was nervous after V took the Dusk to its limit, or what she thought the limit was. V connected her personal link to the car and interfaced with the weapons system. “Just a bit of a test of the weapons and we can go home, Claire” The interface was intuitive and user-friendly, it also had a rapid response, which allowed V to drive and manipulate the weapons at the same time. The machine guns emerged on the front and opened fire against some of the wreckage. V could see the temperature of the machine guns on the interface, as well as the ammo count and the state of the weapons. There was even a second driving mode using the personal link, in which the doors and windows, including the windshield, were completely sealed and V could drive Dusk through the interface. Once she was satisfied, she disconnected herself and turned to Claire with a big grin “I think that’s a wrap, Claire, let’s go home” Claire chuckled “You really are obsessed with cars, huh? Alright let’s go, but, uh… V, go slow, okay?” V smirked “No can do choom!” before Claire could protest, V revved the engine and took off.

The sun was slowly setting on the horizon when V and Claire were back in Arroyo, V had stopped outside Claire’s shop, she was happy and excited about the car “So, you happy now?” Claire asks in a curious tone “Like a kid getting their first XXX BD, choom” replied V with an impish grin “I wouldn’t have managed to get this machine without your help, I know I already paid you for the parts, but if there’s anything else I can do for you, lemme know alright?” Claire smiled and nodded “There might be something but I’ll let you know later, for now, enjoy the ride!” as Claire stepped aside, V started the car “You know it choom, catch you later!” as V took off, Claire just sighed in relief, she was happy to be back home in one piece.

V had thought about calling Jackie, he didn’t know about her newest acquisition yet, he would lose his mind when he saw it for sure, but just as she was thinking about it, she got a call from Vaughn “Hey choom, kind of unexpected to hear from you, what’s up?” Vaughn looked as formal as ever “Hello V, before anything else… Thank you for talking to Jackie, I don’t know if he told you but we have started to talk again” V nodded with a smile “You’re welcome, you two were friends before, just glad to see you’ve reconnected… This is not what you’re calling me, is it?” Vaughn shook his head softly “Got a job for you and Jackie, can you meet me?” V nodded “Sure thing choom, Arasaka building?” Vaughn shook his head again “No… Meet me at Lizzie’s, bring Jackie with you. I’ll be there at 7, can you make it?” It wasn’t unusual for a client to want to meet at a different location, it simply meant there were details they would rather keep private “Yeah, sure thing choom, I’ll go and get Jackie, and meet you there” Vaughn nods and ends the call. And now, it was V’s turn to call. “Hey chica, was just thinking about you” V grinned when she saw Jackie “You’re neither sweaty, nor flushed, and you’re still dressed, clearly not thinking about me” Jackie simply laughed “Fine, was about to think about you… Long and hard… What’s up? We up for a job?” V nodded “Yup, Vaughn just called, wants to meet with you and me at Lizzie’s at 7” Jackie breathed out, he seemed to still have some reservations about Vaughn “Alright… Yeah, alright, let’s do this… Want me to meet you at Lizzie’s?” V shook her head this time “Nah choom, I’m on my way to your place, wear something pretty. Later Jack”.

V arrived at Mamá Welles’s place, Jackie was already waiting outside. She got a kick out of Jackie’s expression when he saw her roll on board a highly modified Quadra “Holy shit V! Is that… Is that a Type 66? Is that a Dusk!?” V grinned motioning at Jackie “Hop on, choom!” Jackie didn’t waste any time and he immediately got into the car “Wow, hermana… Now this is a fuckin’ ride worthy of the major leagues! No mames, this looks way better than in the ads! Is this why you haven’t been around for a couple of days now!?” V starts the car, revving the engine “One thousand hp, Jack. Better buckle up, choom!” V immediately took off, burning rubber and speeding through the narrow streets of Heywood, heading to Lizzie’s Bar.

The duo made their way to Lizzie’s parking lot, as soon as V killed the engine, she turned to look at a very excited and rather happy Jackie “Holy hell V, that was the best ride I’ve ever had! You gotta lend me your wheels one of these days, Misty will lose her mind!” V smirked and nodded “Sure thing Jack, just lemme burn some more rubber and lemme know, but let’s start saving some scratch to get you your own preem ride, I’ll help you out” Jackie looks at V “You sure, chica? I know you were eying that apartment in Heywood” V shrugs “Eh, that apartment isn’t gonna go anywhere, ‘sides, as cool as bikes are, if you wanna make a big splash, the client has to see you get off of a preem ride, right?” Jackie grins and nods to V “Thanks chica, we can talk about that later, it’s almost time”.

Jackie and V left the car, and when they approached the entrance, Rita was already waiting “Hey dollface, you’re neglecting me again… Are you cheating on me with this big guy over here?” Rita glances at Jackie and grins “I normally don’t share, but I could make an exception for you” V was amused while Jackie was all flustered and trying to retain whatever cool he thought he still had “Hey beautiful” V finally replies “Careful with this one, he bites” Jackie laughs nervously as Rita grins “Oh really? We’ll have to make it a bite fest one of these days… Are you here for business or pleasure, doll?” V nods to Rita “Business, got a client waiting for me” Rita sighs, tsking at V “There you go, all work and no fun… Alright doll, go on in and have fun, you too papi” as V and Jackie proceeded inside Lizzie’s, Rita didn’t waste the chance to spank Jackie as he walked in “Holy shit, V, I think that mami really digs me” V smirked to herself, of course she did, that was part of the game, girls like Rita would appear to dig everybody. As the duo proceeded to the busy club, V immediately located the table where Vaughn was sitting, he was dressed casually and he wasn’t alone “Jack, this way”.

As they approach the table, V recognized the man sitting with Vaughn “V, Jack, thank you for making it” Vaughn started “I believe you’re familiar?” Vaughn asks V as she simply nods “I remember you… Frank, right?” The man smiled nervously “Y-yes, we met once before… Frank Nostra, g-good to see you again, and good to meet you too, sir” Jackie burst laughing, looking at V and then at Frank “Sir? That’s the first time anyone calls me that, relax amigo, we’re just here to chill and talk biz, no need to be so stiff” as Jackie and V sit, Vaughn starts “So this job… Will require discretion, and that’s the reason why we’re here. We have a problem that I’d like you two to solve” V and Jackie nod as Vaughn continued “Susan Abernathy, Director of Special Operations, is a threat” V finally understood, it was a job against one of Arasaka’s own execs “You want us to zero her?” Jackie asks directly, Vaughn shakes his head “I appreciate the enthusiasm, but no… When dealing with a situation like this, a more delicate approach is needed, I’ll let Frank here fill you in” Frank looked surprised, but Vaughn assured him, he finally clears his throat “W-well… Susan Abernathy is my boss, and the second Arthur Jenkins was promoted and Vaughn took his place, she looked at him as a target. S-she’s engineering a corpo feud and is planning to drop it on Vaughn’s lap” Jackie scoffs as V just raises her eyebrow “And how… Exactly is she doing this?” Frank continues “S-she has hired the Valentinos to hijack a few Militech vehicles and gear, and w-wants them to pose as Militech agents attacking Arasaka’s properties and personnel, she predicts Arasaka’s response will escalate the conflict, and that’s when she’ll try to one-up Vaughn” Jackie had stopped scoffing, the mention of the Valentinos immediately got his attention “Wait, why are you telling us this? Didn’t you just say Abernathy is your boss?” Jackie looks at Frank after V asked that question, the man nervously nods and continues “A-Abernathy has a burn list… People to dispose of when things get bad, a feud with Militech is one of those such things, she will get rid of everyone on that list, and my name’s in it” V then looked at Vaughn “Why not have him report Abernathy or something like that?” Vaughn shook his head “One of the corporate sins, bureaucracy, they will tell Frank to report the issue to his immediate boss, he’d never make it out of there alive” V sighs, looking at Jackie and then at Vaughn “Alright, you got a plan or should we come out with something ourselves?” Vaughn smiles and nods, sliding a couple of shards on the table, V and Jackie slot them in “I believe you’re familiar with Gustavo Orta, Underboss of the Valentinos, and acting Boss on behalf of Campo Orta… Abernathy’s contact is José Luis Orta, he is Gustavo’s cousin” V and Jackie were seeing the images of both Gustavo and José Luis, as well as the images of a bus depot in Heywood “We know that José Luis operates out of this bus depot with his people, the place is big enough to hide Militech vehicles and gear, my idea is simple: See Gustavo, ask for a peaceful audience with José Luis, then meet him, and convince him to drop the job, and give you control over the vehicles and gear” V and Jackie eject the shards, having seen all the information they needed. A few moments in silence pass as V looks at Vaughn again.

“We’re gonna need something solid to convince José Luis to drop the job” she finally says, Vaughn slides a credit chip on the table “You will, and this is it. He most likely took the job for about thirty thousand eurodollars, there’s fifty in this” Jackie’s eyes widened and he was about to go on his usual tirades but refrained himself at the last second “Fifty thousand!? Shit, if el vato doesn’t drop the job, I’ll drop him” V takes the credit chip, looks at it, and nods “And that’s it?” Vaughn nods “That’s it. We buy him out, and we stop the job, this gives us time to maneuver around Abernathy, she starts losing her patience, and the second she tries to throw her weight around, we catch her in the act, and corporate justice does the rest” V shows Vaughn the chip “There’s nothing in this right? No virus, tracker, or any of the usual corpo bullshit? And the Valentinos won’t get fucked over, will they?” Vaughn smiles and shakes his head “You’ll see that our handbook is different from Militech’s. The chip is clean, if you wanna run a scan on it, be my guest, and we don’t have an interest in affecting the Valentinos either, they haven’t done anything to us, and plenty of them move some of our implants in Heywood. Of course, you and Jackie will be handsomely compensated for your efforts, half when you accept the job, half when this is all over. Usual NDA’s apply. What do you think?” V turned to look at Jackie, almost as if waiting for his say so, he simply nods and then she turns to Vaughn “Yeah we’ll do it, consider this feud over already” Vaughn then looks at Frank, placing his hand on his shoulder “There, didn’t I tell you these are the best mercs around? Don’t worry about a thing Frank. I’ll handle it from here. I’ll call you when things are underway” Frank breathed out in relief, he looks at Vaughn as if a massive weight had been lifted off his shoulders “T-thank you, Vaughn… I owe you m-my life and my career… T-thank you! Though… I-I think I should make my exit first, y-you know, to avoid making anyone suspicious, you know?” Vaughn simply nods “Of course, go on ahead Frank, I’ll just go through the final details with my friends here”.

Vaughn fell silent as Frank made his way out of the club, once he was gone, he turned to V and Jackie “There’s one additional step I require you to take” he says firmly, V smirked, shaking her head “There a reason why you waited until poor Frank left to mention this?” Vaughn nods and looks at Jackie and then at V “Frank is a coward and a nervous wreck, you just saw the man. If he knew the additional step he would panic, act more suspiciously, and get unwanted attention on himself. Stopping Abernathy’s plan and just waiting for her to fuck up is never going to work. She’ll suspect foul play, cut ties with the Valentinos, and immediately suspect an inside job, she would eventually find out Frank’s participation, and he’ll involve us. As much as Arthur Jenkins hated Abernathy, he also admired her patience. That said, the third step requires contact with Militech” Both Jackie and V were surprised “Wait, what?” Vaughn continues “Corpos are groomed to be patient, to not lose their cool, and to work under pressure. If you want a corpo to crack you have to increase the pressure, no other way around it. You have a name, don’t you V? The man you met outside the All Foods plant?” Jackie only remembered a banged-up suit talking to V, but V remembered him “Anthony Gilchrist” she mutters, Vaughn nods “The one and only, once you have secured the vehicles and gear, I’ll need you to contact Gilchrist, and tell him that you have found stolen Militech assets, he’ll want to know names, and you’ll give him a name: Susan Abernathy” Jackie was growing more confused, was Vaughn trying to backstab one of his own people? “But that’ll cause them to go to the news and denounce Arasaka, shit choom, look how they are all over the screens after they donated those exo’s to the badges” Vaughn grinned, as he poured from a bottle of Donaghy’s to three glasses “I’m counting on that” he then offers V and Jackie a glass each and took his.

“Militech will not waste the opportunity to blame Arasaka, Arasaka will panic and launch an internal investigation to determine the truth of those allegations, Abernathy will panic because no corporate action has been sanctioned against Militech. The internal investigation will progress, and the results and conclusions will point at Abernathy and her inner circle, and internal affairs will take care of the rest” V blinked once, taking her glass, and then looking at Jackie “No mames… This is some fucked up shit” V turned to Vaughn “What happens with Frank?” Vaughn shrugs “Nothing, this unsanctioned course of action against Militech will be tied to Abernathy and her team, poor old Frank is on her burn list, if anything, he’s the only innocent in the whole department. The worst that can happen to him is he keeps his job working under someone else, the best? Well, he’ll become the new Director of Special Operations, as the only living member of the department with no ties to this mess” Vaughn could see the reservation on their faces “And of course, once you finish your call with Gilchrist and he goes on the screens to decry Arasaka, I’ll take care of the rest, your pay will be significantly increased… Both halves” Vaughn then looks at V and Jackie, raising his glass “So, do we have a deal?” V looks at Jackie, he looked at the glass and finally took it “Fuck it, we have a deal” The three rose their drinks and emptied them in one go. After they had finished their drink, Vaughn stood up “I need to get back to the office, and I suggest you make contact with Gustavo Orta as soon as possible, the sooner we start this operation, the sooner you can get paid and I can play my part. Keep the bottle, it’s already paid for”.

Once Vaughn left, Jackie reached for the bottle and poured himself, and V, another drink “Whatcha think, chica?” he asks but V only smirked “I think the corpo world is a very fucked up one” Jackie chuckles as he downs the second drink “Yeah you got that right V… I guess that’s why I don’t trust corpos, y’know? They all see us as pieces on some board to move around and place at their pleasure… Vaughn doesn’t even think highly of his compa Frank, which makes me wonder what he really thinks of us” V downs the drink and gets another one “I guess it’s part of the act, he has to act like the cold and heartless corpo to anyone in Arasaka, he acts differently with you and me, it just makes me wonder which is the real face, and which is the mask” V downs the drink and Jackie was already pouring another one for both “I guess it doesn’t matter chica, all that matters is that we do biz, we get the job done and we get our accounts plump” V remembers something and makes a call “V? Hey! How’s it going?” V smiles “Hey Judy, you at Lizzie’s?” Judy nods “Just finished editing a BD, what’s up?” V grins next “Why don’t you come up and we’ll buy you a drink? C’mon I’ll introduce you to a choom of mine” Judy looked surprised “Oh, wow… R-really?” V simply smiles “Just come up, hope you like Donaghy’s” Judy laughs “Well shit, celebrating big, huh? Okay fine, coming out!” V finally looks at Jackie “Gonna introduce you to one of my friends, she’s a sweet girl, so be nice alright?” Jackie scoffs “Where’s that comin’ from, chica? When am I not nice?” V smirks “Uhm… Never!” Jackie gasps, as if he were deeply insulted “I am never not nice!”.

As Judy walked through the door, V waved at her and the techie made her way to the table and joined them “Hey Judy, have a seat” V offers “Jackie, this is my choom, Judy Alvarez. Judy, this is Jackie Welles, he was the first choom I made in Night City, he helped settle in” as Jackie extended his hand towards Judy, he couldn’t help but notice Judy staring at him “W-what? I got something on my face, chica?” Judy finally gasps “You! You’re Doña Lupita’s boy! Jaquito!” V blinked, seemed that something had happened in that nanosecond she didn’t pay attention “Uh… What?” Judy seemed strangely enthusiastic “Yeah! Don’t you recognize me? I’m Judy! From Laguna Bend?” V was still terribly confused, and then it was Jackie who seemed to connect the dots “Hold on, you’re Doña Ainara’s granddaughter? Ranita?” Judy blushes as Jackie starts laughing “Holy shit! It is you! What are the odds!?” V looked at Jackie and then at Judy hoping for some answers, but she was completely lost, and once Jackie had calmed himself down, he turns to V “You know how there’s this big dam in Santo?” V nods as Jackie continues the explanation “There used to be a town in there, called Laguna Bend, Judy and her family lived there until a corp bought the rights of the land and flooded the place. When Judy moved out she was still a young girl, mi mamá and Judy’s abuela were friends and we used to play all the time, I used to tease her a lot because her abuela used to call her Ranita” V smirked as she turned to a still blushing Judy “Last I heard was that you had moved to Seattle, what happened?” V poured a drink for Judy who downed it in one go. “It was only my grandparents who moved out, they left their apartment to me, and we’re still in touch, I assumed you stopped talking to me because of that time I broke your nose!” now it was V who was surprised “She broke your nose?” Jackie gets a coughing fit, looking at V and Judy “I… Don’t remember” Judy grins this time “Yeah you were giving me shit because I liked this girl from your block… Shit… What was her name? Long legs, tanned, had a sexy voice…” Jackie clears his throat “Diana” Judy laughs audibly “See!? You do remember! You were giving me shit, calling me Ranita, and I got mad and punched you in the face, turns out I broke your nose. Your mom was mad at first, but when she found out it was a girl who had beaten you up she laughed all day, but you weren’t laughing at all” V was amused listening to the stories “Man, I hadn’t thought of Diana in years, I wonder where she is and what she’s doing?” Jackie replies “Living in Heywood, mother of four, different fathers” The table came to a dead silence until Judy laughed, which caused Jackie to laugh “Well holy shit, I dodged a bullet!” Jackie poured a drink to Judy “You and me both, chica, you and me both”.

“So what are you guys doing here? Came to rent a BD or something?” V shook her head “Nah, we came in here for business, we got a job, and the client already left, figured I’d phone you in and see if you were busy” Judy smiles as she finishes her second drink “I appreciate it, I was actually thinking of giving you a call, it has been a while” Jackie intervenes “It’s not her fault, Ranita, there’s been a lot of work lately” Judy turns to Jackie “Don’t make me break your nose again Jaquito! Only my grandma calls me Ranita” Jackie laughs again “Okay, okay chica! But do me a favor, just Jackie, por favor” The table laughs again, with more stories being shared, and in no time at all the bottle of Donaghy’s had been finished. The three were having a good time, with Judy and Jackie reminiscing, and V just having a good time hearing them out. Eventually, Jackie looked at V “Chica, we should get going, I can call Gustavo for the meet tomorrow” V had lost track of time, but Jackie was right, it was an important job. V turns to look at Judy “You still got work left?” Judy nods “Yeah, a couple of more BD scrolls to compile, but if you guys have to leave, don’t worry and just go ahead, just promise you’ll come and drop by more often” V stands up, followed by Jackie “As long as you don’t get in trouble” Judy smirks, standing up “Are you kidding me? As long as I get you guys to pay for booze, I’m golden! Take care V, and see you soon Jaquito” Jackie grins as both he and V start to walk out “Be seeing you, Ranita!” Judy just flips him off as she was walking back to her den, but waves them goodbye all the same.

“Biz over, dollface?” Rita was still making eyes at V and Jackie “Yup, all good Rita” the Mox grins and leans against V “How ‘bout some pleasure then?” V turns to look at Jackie who was just watching the scene unfold “Tell you what baby… Once we finish this gig, we’ll give you a call, take you somewhere nice, and Jackie and me here are gonna double team you, gonna go to town on you, and we’ll make you feel things you had forgotten, all night and until the sun comes up… How about it?” V even manages to peck Rita’s lips, that last move caught her by surprise “Oh, dollface… You better not be playing with me” V grins “Not playin’ Rita, you wanna go hard, and we’ll go hard, wait for the call” Rita showed a very rare sight, that of her being flustered. As Jackie and V get back to the car, she turns to Jackie “Want me to drop you off somewhere?” he nods to her “Yeah, Misty’s chica… And thank you for tonight, I never expected to find Judy Alvarez of all people here” V starts the car and leaves the parking lot “I swear this city can be too small sometimes” Jackie smirks, looking ahead “I think she likes you, V” he turns to her again “As in… Really likes you” V sighs and nods “I think you’re right, she’s cute but…” Jackie nods “That ain’t who you are, right chica?” V nods slowly “Right” Jackie shrugs “If she’s the Ranita I remember, she’ll appreciate you being upfront and telling her things as they are, she might get pissed off for a day or two, but that’s about it, the more you drag this on, the more difficult things will get” V nods quietly, until they hit a red light “So… This thing… You know, the thing with Rita, you serious about it?” V grins looking at Jackie “She’s been teasing me all week long Jack, every time she sees me, she knows how to get me going. I figure, we take her over to Sunset, and give her the Panam treatment, whatcha think?” Jackie chuckles “Damn chica, you’re even more twisted than I had imagined!” The light turns to green and V eventually drops Jackie off just outside Misty’s Esoterica “So, you’ll call Gustavo, right?” Jackie nods as he leaves the car “Yup, will try to set the meet with him for tomorrow morning, I’ll call you the second I finish the call, ahí luego”.

As Jackie made his way to Misty’s Esoterica, V started the car again and made her way back to her apartment, as happy as she was to have spent some time with Judy, including the surprise that Judy and Jackie met each other from a past life, she couldn’t stop thinking on the implications of this job. Arasaka would take a hit to the public image, and that would be manipulated to remove an exec that was in the way. She had trouble admitting that Vaughn’s course of action was the right one, but then again, who knows just how extreme Abernathy’s approach would be if she was given the chance.

A few moments later, she was parking her car in the Megabuilding’s car garage and taking the elevator to her apartment. Soon she would be getting Jackie’s call, and she had to be ready for anything.
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