Reputation is Key to Night City

About after a week from the start of my first Gig with the Padre I, along Briar, have gained a reputation around night city, though more for bloody dealings where the corpses would be left in pieces or just blood smears when we were done.

Though that leaned into them realizing only the Gig with Briar would end up in a bloody mess all the time getting a nickname of 'Little Bloody Mary' added onto her as some people actually saw her once after a gig before I got her cleaned up with blood all over her and around her mouth.

Most Mercs and fixer believes she was either a Cyber Psycho I could keep tamed, or her Berserk implant was making her like that, either way people learned quick not to piss her off.

"Hifumi I'm saying this in your best interests, like all the mercs I have work for me, even if you only did a few jobs for me that is, to stay out of Pacifica for the time being." Mr. Hands, Pacifica fixer, said to me over the holo(phone) while I was currently driving by myself in the Santo Domingo area.

"Yeah I heard, NCPD have already began to Cordon off the area around Pacifica making it so people can leave but there's no getting back in as a result." I say as I pull myself into a parking lot as I finish the convo.

"Correct, luckily for me the location I am in is secure, at least for now, but a little birdie told me the people in charge of the lockdown will get in contact with me soon enough, but one things for sure things will take a massive change for Pacifica soon enough, but talk to you when Pacifica opens up again Hifumi, until then." Hands says before cutting the convo as I hop out of my ride.

"So he's already gotten it huh, well that area is going to be a war zone for weeks until it's cleaned up completely, a lot of people are going to get killed but not like I care, it would be bad if Hands died but he's safe in DogTown so no need to worry about him at all." I mutter to myself as I enter the Mega Building I'm at as I take the elevator up before stopping on the floor I need to go to before getting to the apartment in question before knocking.

After waiting a bit the door opened to reveal a tired looking Latino woman who answered the door, "Yes?" She said while only having it opened slightly with a gun pointing at me from the other side.

"Mrs. Martinez? I'm the Merc sent to do the pick up." I say simply to her, which makes her sigh as she opens the door.

"Then come in, luckily today is one of my rare day off so I could even do this in the middle of the day." She says letting me in before closing the door before going into her apartment as I look around at the place before looking at the EMT jacket hanging on hook nearby.

Soon enough she comes back with a box before opening it and showing it to me, some military grade subdermal armor was found inside.

"Normally I would go and do the delivery myself but I've just got this feeling that people got their eyes on this, and I don't want to leave my teenage son an orphan because of this side gig to help him get a better life is all…." She says as I close up the box.

"Don't worry about it Mrs. Martinez you'll still get your money, though a bit less because of this but I can see this fetching a good price is all even with my fee." I say lifting it up and I turn to head out and stopped.

"Oh and here, take this." I say placing a calling card on her table as she picks it up and looks at it strangely.

"Friend of mine in the new AWG said if I find anyone that has any medical background to pass it onto them and see if their interested, a bit of scratch on the side is all but hey from what I heard they don't work people like you to the bone." I say before putting the box in my sleek runner backpack.

"…. Thanks I…. I'll think about it…." She said as she genuinely was interested in it as her current job she knew was slowly killing her with the long hours and little to no days off.

"Well then, if you need a runner you can ask for me again Mrs. Martinez." I say with a nod before leaving the apartment and heading on out of the building.

"El Capitan, I got the package." I say calling up the fixer for this gig up on the holo as I get in my car.

"Sweet Choom, I'll send you the coords, seems like the client wants to get it soon enough, careful though cause 6th Street got eyes on that tech." He said giving me a bit of Warning.

"Fair, this stuff is Military grade from what I can tell, also when the hell are you going to sell me that Quadra Reaver you know I've been eyeing?" I ask him as it's a weaponized car with built in turrets infront of it.

"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, back it up a bit man you haven't even hit the mid leagues yet and you want something that good now? Hmmm…. Tell you what after this Gig meet me at my shop and I'll let you in on a little side project I've been cooking up." He says to me as I notice a few cars pop up on my tail.

"Alright sounds good, gonna have to cut the convo, 6th Street fucks are on my tail." I say to him as I grab my tech shotgun as they begin to pull up on my sides.

"Alright, do what you have to, we will talk later." He says as I cut the convo before opening the window before charging up my Tech Shotgun.

*KKKKRRRRRZZZZZTTTTT*

Time Slows Down as I use a fully charged shot on the car to my right, cutting a huge hole through the passenger door and out the other side killing the two in the care before charging another shot before firing at the car to my left and having it end up as the other one as well.

*KKKKKRRRRRRRZZZZZZT*

*BOOOM! BOOOM!*

Both of the cars exploded as a result while getting me away from those gangbangers as I filled the gun up before putting it to the side as I shake my head.

"No Gig is ever easy and it goes sideways up real fast." I mutter to myself as I continue my drive to where I'm going next.

Soon enough I pull up to the place just known as Aldo's Garage as I stopped my car and got out as I saw three people waiting for me four if we include the Runner sitting in the back of the car.

They look at me as I look at them, "Got the delivery your interested in." I say while pointing to my back before pulling out the package and tossing it for the big guy to catch before looking at it.

The guy nods before handing it over another member before looking back at me, "Will let the fixer know the jobs done, see ya around Merc." The big guy says before they all hop in their car and get out of the area as I just shake my head as the Eddie's come rolling in.

"Was hoping I was delivering to Maine and his crew but I got my hopes up for nothing even though this is one of their hang out spots if I remember right." I say with a sigh.

"Better go see what El Capitan has in store for me, maybe it will be something different this time." I say before getting in my car and heading towards El Capitan's Chop Shop.

'I'll meet them soon enough, once I get access to the AfterLife I know for sure I will.' I think to myself not knowing that the guys I'm thinking of getting in contact we're watching me from a distance via camera video feed.

"So…. Looks like this new guy is interested in meet up with us Huh?"

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Three Now? Man I'm just flowing with the chapter ideas now, dunno if I can get anymore in today since work will be busy most likely.

A big shot in the higher ups is doing a end of year check up on my workplace so I might not have time to make another one as a result, but who knows maybe I will but don't get your hopes up.