Day 1 of decorating the hideout
The four of us went to a paint store. The place isn't half bad I thought it's going to be Like any other store. You know not well maintained all dirty That's not the case apparently paint is a good business Since most of the clients are gangs Using it to paint their logos in their territory.
"Can you guys please pick another color." says V
"Sorry X2"
"Woof"
The color that I want is green, Jackie it's gold and Lola is purple. V is actually looking for good colors for our hideout like red wine with black for the entrance to make the place feel warm and the 2 basement a Navy blue and yellow. in the end V took charge picking the colors.
"It will take a while to paint everything probably 2 to 3 days." says Jackie
"Not necessarily I invented something that will help us paint faster we could finish in a day".
"ohh what is it?".
"a paint gun".
I knew it will take time so I invented a special paint gun using the smart weapons as reference It will shoot the necessary amount of paint While painting the exact shape and corners Like hand rails. The gun is shaped like a assault rifle something you see in Splatoon
if you want insert a Splatoon weapon here.
In the end of the day we did have fun painting or hideout I let V and Jackie keep the paint gun If they want to decorate their places.
Day 2
Bang
"all clear that's the last of the melstrom gang". says V
We receive a gig to eliminate the melstrom gang Hiding in a neighborhood. Our clients are the people living in that place most of them are families an elderly people at first they called the cops but they didn't do anything so they gather up the money to hire a mercenary. The pay was decent just taking out six gang If I'm being honest mercenaries won't accept this gig They want to make big money and make a name by themselves They ignored this kind of request.
Looking around I spotted something interesting I took a closer look.
"Guys look what I found."
What I have in my hands is a red carpet with dark red patterns.
"This will look good in our hideout"
"I thought you found something like money or drugs. but a carpet really?". says Jackie
"Is actually not bad it look good". says V
"I know right we should do this more often if we have any gigs and we spot any good furniture we should bring it to our hideout".
"We will save money on purchasing furniture while earning money doing gigs". says V
And just like that we decided to take any furniture as long as it's in good condition and matches the esthetic of the hideout.
Day 5
"8 are you here?".
"I'm in the 1st basement".
V and Jackie headed to the basement .
"Choom this place looks like a Ripperdoc that Vik would like to have". says Jackie
"The what with the medical chair? Isn't it quite big and what with the helmet?". says V
I stop what I'm doing on the computer and I looked at them with a smile
"Well, this place it's something that I wanted to do for a while it may look like a Ripperdoc but actually make the brain stronger."
I can see their confused faces
"OK you know there is cyberware for all body parts Heart, lungs, arms, legs and etc. But the human brain is still the same. for example the brain is like a motherboard and the cyberware are like components that you install but there's a limit the motherboard it can take any more than its intended will damaged the motherboard."
I can see Jackie trying to understand what I'm saying until V realized something and says.
cyber psychosis
"Exactly each time you take a body an install a cyberware you are also taking part of your senses and the brain is struggling like the maelstrom gang you know that most of them are crazy or dead because they keep adding more cyberware."
"so, this chair will help us not go crazy." says Jackie
"yes, it will scan the brain and the body to see the limit how much cyberware you can take while also giving shock therapy to the brain to make it more tolerable for any cyberware."
"Will it cure cyber psychosis?". says V
"I don't know we have to bring someone in a state of cyber psychosis to test it for now who want to see their capacity and have a shock therapy to their brain."
Jackie was the first to test it. his capacity was good and then I tested the shock therapy on him I don't need to open his skull to do it. I showed Jackie the 3D image of him on the computer I told him that I didn't find anything add normal. after that V got curious and wanted to see her capacity it's almost twice as Jackie. all and all I'm glad that I decided to do this invention I can make more improvements like installing a BD feature.
"If I have time I will go to lizzie's bar and find Judy. I remember a mission that she uses BD for her friends so they can learn self-defense."
Day 7
"Take a deep breath, empty your mind let it cleanse your soul."
Click
"8 please don't disturb the meditation"
"Sorry I couldn't help it"
Misty comes to see us when she has the time right now she is cleansing Lola's soul. I couldn't resist and took a picture using a old style camera that dispenses the picture (I don't know what it's called). She is also helping us decorate the place she even brought some charms to protect us.
"This is going to look great on the wall"
We have a wall of memories in our base. Pictures like when we started cleaning the hideout, to places that we hang out and we even left handprints with signatures on the wall.
"To think that you convince me and Misty to leave a handprint on your wall of memories even though we're not part of your gang."
The person who says that was Vik.
"Come on Vik you and Misty are our friends of course we want you guys in the memory wall."
Vik smiles "thank you kid".
I nod and put the picture on the wall.
"While we wait for V and Jackie from their gig let's go to my evil layer wahaha"
"8 we're meditating be more quiet" says misty.
"Sorry, come on Vik follow me"
I showed Vik the chair and told him the functions I also show him a modded cyberware the gorilla arms at first glance he thought I got the very expensive tier 5 Cyberware that can easily punch concrete walls. But I tell him that this gorilla arms are 3 times stronger and can easily punch through solid steel He was surprised then I show him the focus and its functions.
"Kid this kind of cyberware would make any gang leaders greedy and this focus we'll make any net runner drool."
"Well, gorilla arms aside the focus isn't completely finish at most it's 30% finish."
What I can remember from the game that it took years for a groups of scientists to create a focus I'm just one person 30% is quite impressive but it would still take me years to actually build a genuine focus.
"Well damn if you ever finish it, let me know."
"Of course, now let me show you something that I think most people need in the future take a look"
"It's that a human heart? why does it look so transparent?"
"This is an artificial heart and it's close to a human organ by 95% I did a comparison with a gang that had artificial organs and to be honest it looks like somebody stuff the guy with cheap plastic. (I don't know about the enemies that bleed white blood I'm guessing it's artificial blood if that's the case there is artificial organs.)
"A 95% jesus kid you are full of ideas"
"Actually, I wasn't the first one who got this idea It was a comedian"
"What?"
It was a old movie that I watched in my world. It's about a robot turning into a human gain the ability to eat, feel emotions and sensations. the name of the movie was (Bicentennial Man).
"8 are you down there? you have to see the sofa chair me and V found Ohh Vik you came choom is that gorilla arms."
It was Jackie.
"Hey kid I didn't have anything to do today so I decided to visit." says Vik
"....."
"Kid?"
"Sorry did you say something"
I laughed a little
"Looks like someone is interested of my the cyberware you know I can sell it to you the friend discount is still up how about $25,000."
I can see Vik with a surprise expression I can't blame him since I'm selling a tier 5 cyberware of a price of a Tier 2 to 3 cyberware.
"Well can you lower the price a little bit more?"
"Nope"
"You idiot that's a tier 5 cyberware something like that cost $90,000 Not only that it's something that his friend modify is 3 times stronger something like this should cost about $500,000 or more And his literally selling it like a tier 3 cyberware."
"Wait really?"
"Oh, how unfortunate maybe I should Store it away or maybe I should dismantle it and use its part for something trivial"
"Wait, wait, wait I'm sorry. I'm willing to pay the price so please don't take it away"
Me and Vik are laughing seeing Jackie panicking but at the end I sold the gorilla arms to Jackie.
"Vik the friend discounts applies to you too but I'll only sell you tier 1 to 2 they're normal not modded and also tear 3 but I'll sell it scarcely since I don't want trouble knocking on your door."
"Are you sure you won't receive much money doing this."
"Those kind of cyberware will only take dust never to be used"
"Something like this will help me with my business let's make a deal how about 50/50"
I was about to say something until Vik stop me.
"I have my own principal kid either take it or leave it"
"OK, OK, you got yourself a deal"
After that we headed up and saw Misty doing her thing Cleansing the soul this time it's V and what I'm guessing was the sofa chair that Jackie brought you can see Lola helping Misty using her tentacle waiving some scented candles.
"Sorry girls for disturbing your spiritual cleansing but I want to show you something and I want your honest opinion that also includes you Jackie and Vik."
I got everyone's attention and took out a large paper in it it's a drawing of a German shepherd with one side wearing cyberware like optic, metallic ear and some metallic lines on its neck. it's like a dog version off Terminator which half of his face is exposing his metallic skeleton but only the one eye and the neck.
If you can find a picture of a half dog half cyberware please insert image here.
"So, what do you think?"
"It's nice and simple I like it" says Misty.
"Using Lola as your mascot I see" says Vik.
"I don't see any problem" says V.
"Choom this looks freaking sweet" says Jackie.
"Woof, woof, woof"
"OK looks like everybody approve now the only thing left it's the name."
end of chapter
hello everyone I'm still thinking a name for the gang I went to name generator to see if it pop up a good name unfortunately most of them wasn't of my liking at most I got three names.
Mad hearts
Ghost
Cyber dogs
Still looking for good names please leave it in the comments.
Thank you.