Tommy just drinks alone in his apartment and reminisces about the past before getting a call from V.
"Sup, V?"
"Dex already informed me so I'm gonna recap what he said. Maelstrom jumped a Militech convoy, and they got away with a gear. Corp doesn't even know Maelstrom's involved. Now see, the convoy was carryin' a Flathead - a little combat bot, a prototype. And Dex needs that high-grade military tech. 'Cause if we don't get that bot, we don't get Arasaka chip. But don't get excited, it's a single-use toy. Now, Dex flat-out purchased the damn thing from Maelstrom. The problem is, he did so from a dude who goes by the name of Brick. I say "went" 'cause Brick WAS their leader. Three days after they'd sealed their deal, his friend and gangmate, one Simon Randall, AKA Royce, plain dropped his ass. Royce's in charge now. And I got no way of knowin' if he aims to honor his predecessor's words. To add to this "shitstorm", one Meredith Stout of Militech has developed an interest in said convoy." V explained
"Ah fuck." Tommy cursed
"Ex?" V asked
"Ex. So what's her play?"
"Hell if I know. Been goin' 'round town askin' after the convoy as if her life depended on findin' it. The one lead she got's zip tied in her trunk."
"Bet she was waitin' on the transport, got stood up. Monochrome in the back's probably her chief support. Got nothin' from or on him, so he's keeping him just in case. But she needs to find the stolen gear before her bosses learn she fucked up."
V then congrats Tommy on his deduction for a nomad.
"Client - what's her thing? why'd she need to meet?"
"Woman's your best friend, Evelyn Parker. Of course, vettin' her wasn't easy. Dex put the word out was lookin' for any kind of intel..." She stopped for a moment to look outside
"Right, I remember her, and?"
"Some brothers from Pacifica came back to him. Told him to stop lookin', end of convo. Anyway, our mutual client insisted on meetin' someone with skin in the game - you know, who'll be there for it all." He stopped to smoke before continuing.
"Dex'll be remote, T-Bug isn't a people person, and Jackie's only good at some things - I know you know what I mean. Pretty much leaves you."
"I got everything, time to go to work." Tommy said confidently.
"Alright, I'll meet our friend while you meet your ex. Good luck bro, you're gonna need it." She told Tommy.
Tommy sighed to himself as soon as he called in his car and got inside so he could call... his ex.
"Heeyyy, Meredith!"
"Rok-Thomas?! How the hell did you get my fucking number?!" She asked threateningly more so very surprised
"Relax... I actually never removed your number from my phone."
"Really?! Actually, never mind! What do you want?! I don't have time for relationship matters." She said, looking away from him.
"More importantly, the misplaced convoy..."
"You! Make him shut up! You better tell me what you know, Rocky."
"Transport fuck-up's toxic for you, we both know. So, listen carefully. You an' me are gonna meet. See if we can find a way to help each other out... like old times." He said
"Don't talk to me about old times. First, exit off the Skyline driving towards the NID. Storm channel under the overpass - meet you there." She said and ended the call. Tommy sighed as he picked up V's call.
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Cyberpunk 2077: The Reaping Path
FanfikceFrom childhood, he was born a Nomad but was taken in by Rouge as her adopted son. Since he was eager to get out and be somebody, despite his Mother's protest, Rouge let him do small gigs for him until he met a guy named Jackie Welles in a gig that h...
