5 Having a break.

Few days of hard work and loooong shifts I can finally have some good rest. I got some eddies on my account. So I have two very important things for good weekend time and money, but I lack the most important thing. I had no idea where to go. Last year or so I spent mainly learning and training at Trauma Team base. So I had limited knowledge about Night City except for bars near the base but I wanted something more.

But no need to get upset. I just can call Ron. He is my captain so he must help me out hehe.

I started calling Ron.

"Markus? What happened that you are calling me during my weekend?"

"Hey cap, I got a problem here."

"You bought some dumb and useless shit or wasted money in pachinko?"

" Nah, well not yet."- I chuckled- " I actually have no idea what to do in Night City on my break. Can you advise me something."

"Youngsters like you either go for some parties that end up in drunk brawl or just get high and enjoy some weird braindance. Well, that's what my nephew usually does."

"Nope. I need something more interesting."

"Hmm, you can go and do some sightseeing."

" Cap....are in a Night City. What sightseeing? Factories and junkies fighting for a dose on streets?"

" What do you want from an old man like me. I spend my weekends with family, whiskey and BBQ. Actually, I just realised. You are still a virgin so why not pay a visit to Jig-Jig street."

"Cap. I may end up with some sort of cybersyphilis or rust-herpes shit. My insurance won't cover that."

"Yeah, I have forgotten how fragile and sensitive you are, humph. Then go and check out Clouds. Quite pricey but quality is great."

"Captain, I have thought you are like a family guy and so on. How do you know about such place? Won't you wife beat the crap out of you once she finds out about your knowledge of sex industry."

"Hahahahah. I have actually met my wife in Clouds!"

"You gotta be kidding me, cap. Wtf?"

"We had a evac call at Clouds. When got there with guns blazing out I have met her. She was a client that needed help but she was in panic so I had to carry her back like a princess. She remembered me and through her connections found me. Then you know how it goes in romantic movies. Dates, flowers, chocolates and so on. Next moment I blink my eyes I am at wedding and getting married. Another blink and I am married with kids and close to my 40s."

"Captain I have to say that is one weird love story."

"Yeah, even after more than 10 years in marriage I still don't understand how this happened."

"Haha. Thanks cap. Bye"

"Bye Markus. Just make sure not to waste all your money."

I quickly booked a taxi and then moved to Clouds. While getting there I was musing at my whole situation. From one perspective I am not a virgin since I had my fun time at Uni. But in this world it will be my first time. Let's hope it will not end up similar to my previous first time when I can barely remember how I end up in bed with bodybuilding girl from finance school.

She was fit and beautiful, not excessive masculinity but rather truly amazon lady. I don't know why but I started playing with her hair and enjoying looking at her beautiful body. She has woken up and smiled at me. Next she said - "Want some snu snu?" Well, I maybe not remember my first one but second one was amazing. After that I developed preference? Yeah, lets call it preference rather than kink for fit and strong girls.

Enjoying those sweet dreams and memories I haven't realised that I have arrived. Paying off I started walking towards a lift that will take me up to Clouds.

Damn, this place looks quite not on the level I expected from such a place. They even had a food stalls and hobos with braindance not far away from entrance. Sighing I decided to give it a go.

Hostess asked me to use their special customer preference identification device and asked some questions about me and my preferences. Then she said that best option for will be a Hera and if I agree on that, to pay 1000 eddies. I had a look at Hera she seemed quite feminine despite her muscles.

Oh boy. It was fucking mistake. Have I forgotten about photoshop and all that crap?! Hera was tall monster with feminine face. Her face was all that made her look like a lady. Instead of nice bust she had muscles hard as steel and hands looked more like of a construction worker that uses jackhammer.

I am quite a brave person but this will definitely be death from snu-snu or very bad psychological trauma. I am fucking sure that I will be on A&E tonight with crashed pelvis. However, despite my possible fears that she will just knock me out and take away into her cave to commit some atrocious sex offense that can be considered a war crime she politely asked me to follow her.

There she offered me to sit down and have a chat. After few minutes my fears passed and I started talking to Hera. But some of stuff she told me made realise how horrible this world can be. Hera was ex-Animal pit fighter that got fed up with constant violence and realised her mistake of going through all that implant and hormonal procedures. So she decided to leave a gang and try to bring her body back to normal. However, as ex-gangster she had no chance to earn money legally and safely. Only option left was to become a doll. Dolls are sex toys, that get partially brainwashed and programmed to suit the tastes of the clients and then after session get their memories about it wiped. Hera says that in her case a lot of clients of hers just want to have sex with ex-Animal without fear of getting killed or maimed.

Hera had quite a bad luck in her life. Thanks to Kiroshi optics and some hidden status trackers I could be 99% sure that she is not lying. I felt like a complete scumbag for coming here. What the fuck did I expect from Night City?! Legal prostitution and trade unions that will protect them? No enslaved sex workers and safety?! Haha keep dreaming.

I thanked Hera for talking to me. Then I asked her for personal account. She wondered why but Dolls don't tend to ask questions from clients unless necessary. I sent her most of my earning, Around 2500 eddies leaving some minimum for me to survive until next paycheck.

"Hera, thank you for have nice talk. I know this may not be much but I hope even this little helps you get out of here earlier." - she was surprised at my words.

"Are you sure about this?"

"I am. Thank you. Hope to see you free and happy." - I left without much ado and lighted cigarette. I ordered some heavy alcohol delivered to No-tell motel nearby where I booked a room.

After getting there I started drinking vodka and browse on additional information about dolls and Clouds. Paying some extra I was able to reach some extra files. I have thought Hera's background was rough but some people there had even shittier stories. But most of them were their to make easy money. I have even found her photo in younger year. Before joining Animals she was a pretty and tall girl. Now she was like very crude She-Hulk. What a shame that such beauty got bastardised by Animals philosophy of might and strength being priority.

So I spent next few hours getting drunk like a pig and then order a cab to get back to hotel near the TT base.

Sitting in small park next to hotel with bottle of whiskey in paper back I looked how some people exercise or do some street gymnastics. Those people really enjoyed their thing and I start thinking that maybe not everything is so bad. I just have uncovered some dirt and it just hit me. Anyways. Let's drink, hope for the best and listen to "Chippin' In"

C-Can you feel it?!

Can you touch it?!

Get ready 'cause here we go!

C-Can you feel it?!

Can you touch it?!

Get ready 'cause here we go!

Yeah, lets go and I just swing a bottle. Laughing and singing along I looked at sunset.