One Bad Day (Edgerunners X Male Reader)

Wouldn't it be nice?

(Third Person POV)

Night City 10:45 AM:

The sun is shining yet again in the crime ridden world of Night City where Y/N is casually strolling through the streets drinking a can of NiCola. He immediately spits it out on the street.

"Ugh. This stuff tastes cough syrup!"

"Trust me kid, you learn to love it when you're sitting in a barrack down in the Outlands."

Y/N turned to the glitched figure walking with him before looking at the can.

"Okay but we're not in the Outlands now are we? You'd think a drink like this would have more of uh... I don't know... Sweeter flavor?"

"God damn. The doc's right. You really are a hick now aren't you?"

The young man firmed his grasp around the can before looking at the digital being.

"That reminds me. Since you're not some figment born from possible brain damage, who are you?"

"My identity is unimportant. What I can tell you is that you can refer to me as "Failsafe". Just as the name implies, my intention is to make sure nothing goes wrong with Dr. Kurotsuchi's experiment."

"Which would be me."

"Correct. All of your augmentations were made with your body in mind with me making sure you have a hard limit set on you. Wouldn't want another James Norris now would we?"

"I don't even know who that is."

Failsafe puts his palm against his helmet.

"Jesus. Do you ever pay attention to the news!?"

"Excuuuse me. I've just been busy trying to make eddies so I can actually earn a living here."

"You spent most of yesterday morning sleeping and would've kept going if the girl didn't wake you up."

"Her name is Rebecca you piece of mental bloatware!"

"I see you're not above name calling."

Failsafe said with almost no emotion.

"It's not like anyone's been watching us."

Y/N then turns around behind him where Kiwi happened to be standing.

"See?"

The young man soon noticed afterwards. Yelping and awkwardly rubbing the back of his head afterwards

"Gah! Uh... So how long have you been following me?"

"At least the past 10 minutes. Do you always argue with yourself?"

A blush went across Y/N's face.

"I uh... Um... Well... Is there a reason why you were following me?"

"Yes actually. I was going ask if you wanted to go on a job with me. A sabotage mission."

Y/N perked up after hearing this. Giving the mature woman look showing his curiosity.

"Go on."

"According to Maine, the fixer for this wants us to mess with a few documents involving Militech. So while I'm out corrupting their files, I need someone to guard me."

"Why can't Maine or Pilar do it?"

"Maine's doing a supply run and Pilar's hunting a bounty."

"Rebecca?"

"I'd rather not ask her."

"Lucy?"

"She doesn't do combat jobs."