Flash drives through Night City, going through the streets. Driving to Pacifica, this part of the city was supposed to be Night City's money-making vacation resort. It's been reduced to one of the most dangerous areas in NC. He looks at the streets, the Voodoo Boys who own this territory shooting their guns in the air.

"Fuck da Corpo!" One of the Voodoo Boys yells out firing his gun in the air.

Minding his own business he continues to drive through Pacifica reaching to an old warehouse on the outskirts of Pacifica. He gets out his car and walks to the warehouse. He enters seeing a security system in place, weapons aim at him but don't fire.

He walks through heading to the upper floor, he enters an office room walking in.

"Wires." Flash says annoyed.

A bald, skinny man in dirty clothes laying down on a couch in a BD *Brain Dance*. His headset connecting him to his BD. He's smiling and drooling on the couch.

"Oh yea baby keep shaking dat ass for me. Oh god yes!" Wires is groping the air in his brain dance seemingly in some kind of sexual fantasy of his.

Flash walks over to Wires computer and disconnects his BD.

Wires leans up frustrated. "Hey watt da fuck!" Wires turns to see what happened and sees Flash standing at his computer. Flash has an annoyed expression on his face.

"Oh shit Flash. It's you." Wires gets up from the couch, his dirty shorts sagging. "Didn't know ya were commin so soon." Wires speech is dragged out as he talks.

"Wires are you fucking high again?" Flash walks over to an open window trying not to breathe in the musty air in the room.

"He-hey man nah, I'd neva on da job." Wires is struggling to stand up straight.

"I swear to god choom, if you screw me over cause your to damn high on Glass..."

"Nah nah man. I'm good..."

Flash letting out an annoyed sigh, he begins to get ready to go over the plan with Wires.

"Knox send you the details?"

"Yea yea. She send me the deets. Going after a Corpo gonk, saw da security. Outdated till tomorrow." Wires walks over to his computer pulling up the building layout.

"Will you be able to hack into their systems?" Flash walks over behind Wires looking at his computer.

"Tsshh, who do ya think I am choom?" Wires says confidently.

"A Blue Glass Junkie who can't even get an eddie for his next meal..."

Wires scoffs. "Not after dis choom. When dis job is finished imma be a rich man."

"Whatever Wires, where are you gonna be set up so I don't have to see you this entire job."

Wires shows a building next to their target. "A small stash house next to da Corpo building. I'll be able to set up and install my equipment as soon as I arrive. Where will ya be?"

Flash walks away from the computer, making sure not to touch anything in the room.

"I'll be going through the underground parking, less security, less cameras. I'll make my way to the elevator and head up to the targets office. I'll snatch him and get out while you turn their security against them. Are there any Netrunners I need to take care of to make sure they won't try to regain control of their systems?"

Wires types on his computer. "Just one, they will be located on da 20th floor of the building, they will be protected by some guards in da server room. You take out dat runner, I'll have no trouble wit their security."

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Flash nods his head. "Okay then, we'll head out here shortly. Go sober up and clean yourself off, you fucking stink and I don't need that in my car." He walks out of the room heading back outside.

Flash sits on the hood of his Jeep, he begins to tinker with one of his implants, his Mantis Blades sheathed in his arms, he works on making sure they are at optimal efficiency. He reaches into his Jeep and turns on the radio listening to the news.

"Good evening Night City." A woman's voice talking on the radio. "In latest news, another Militech higher up official was killed last night. He was on his way to Arasaka Tower to discuss the latest developments in security. On his way he was shot from what appeared to be a high caliber weapon, the shooter is unidentified but it would seem this shooter is the same as the last eleven officials, all Militech apart of CID. The head of CID has made a public announcement this morning talking about increasing security and ensure that this individual will be brought to justice. Onto the weather."

Flash listening to this, chuckles. "Good riddance, Corpo gonks." He finishes tinkering with his Mantis Blades and continues to wait for Wires.

Wires finally coming out not looking any different still wearing dirty clothes. "Aight choom let's get goin." He is carrying some bags which appears to be carrying his equipment. "Ya mind helpin me with dese?"

"No."

"Aight den." Wires loads his stuff into the Jeep and sits in the passenger side. "Let's get goin."

Flash gets off the hood of his car and gets in the driver side. He reaches into the glove compartment and gets out some air freshener and sprays Wires with it.

"Hey man da fuck?!"

"I told you to clean yourself up dipshit. Im not looking for my ride to smell like you."

He continues to spray Wires and proceeds to back the car up and drive to their targets location.

"We're gonna ditch my Jeep about eight blocks from the building. I'm not looking for my ride to be caught on camera."

"Ya dink I can drive ya ride today?"

"Hell no."

They continue to drive, Flash turns the radio to a music station. The song that plays is *Who's ready for Tomorrow*. Wires begins to bob his head to the music.

"Hell ya dis is music! *I was a teenage outlaw with no worries on my mind.*" Wires singing is horrendous, and Flash turns off the radio.

"Ay man come on!"

"Just shut up and sit there, I don't wanna hear you talk until we're on site."

They continue to drive, the car ride was silent. They make their way out of Pacifica driving through the City Center, this area is lively with richer folks. Corpo gonks walking by as they head to their jobs.

"Hey choom, ya see dat ass over there damn I'd tap that!"

"Wires, one more fucking word and I'll break your nose."

Flash begins to feel like that this job is gonna be a long one. However he hopes that it will be worth it, as he brings to think of Oki. Once this jobs over, he's going to see to it that Oki has a bullet between his eyes once he sees him again. The car stops at a red light.

"Hey Choo-" Wires is then hit in the nose the sound of it breaking and bleeding onto his already dirty clothes. "Gah fuck. Ya broke my nose!"

"I told you the shut up."

Flash scoffs, the drive getting closer and closer to their destination. He turns down an ally way and parks eight blocks away from the building.

"Alright let's go."

They get out of the car, Wires grabbing his stuff. They begin to head to the small stash house that Wires talked about.

"Fuck man, imma need to see a ripper Doc after dis. Feels like you done l broked my nose off."

"Deal with it, next time you run your mouth when I tell you to shut up I'll rip your nose right off."

Flash begins to call Knox on the holo, waiting for an answer. A small screen appears at the left corner of where he's looking.

"Flash." Knox appears on the screen. "Did you pick up Wires?"

"Yeah I did. We're heading to the job site now."

"Good, I shouldn't need to remind you but I will. Our target must be kept alive. Don't disappoint me."

Knox hangs up and Flash sighs. Feeling a sense of frustration. They arrive at the small stash house. As they enters Flash looks at the building ahead of them. A Corpo hotel, the Militech head of CID is inside for him to find. He proceeds to enter the stash house following Wires.

"Aight dis is good. I'll be able to connect to their systems from here." Wires begins to break some floor pallets and using some tools to break concrete, eventually reaching to what appears to be a power line.

"Oh yea, we in da business."

"How long will it take you to connect?"

"It'll be bout ten minutes, dis is Corpo security afta all."

"Fine do your thing, I'm going the bar across from us. Shoot me a message once you're done."

Flash proceeds to leave the stash house. He walks across the street entering a small bar. He pulls a chair at the bar table and takes a seat.

Bartend sees him, she walks over and leans on the counter. "Heya sweetie, what can I get for ya?"

"Just get me a beer." He transfers 10 eddies to pay for it.

"One beer coming up." She reaches behind the counter and places it on the table opening it. "Here ya are hon."

He takes it and takes a sip. Letting himself savor its earthy taste. "Thank you."

"No problem hon." She walks over to another customer serving them.

He takes another sip, setting the beer down. A voice calls to him. Sounds like a man.

"Hola holmes, haven't seen your face before." The man is big, he has a man bun and surprisingly friendly demeanor about him. Flash decides to humor him.

"It's Carlos, people call me Flash." He takes another sip of beer.

"Oh well nice to meet you, names Jackie. Jackie Welles."

"Hehe alright man. You just bored or you waiting for someone?"

"Ah man, I'm waiting for my girl. Yeah we got a date tonight. She was supposed to be here couple minutes ago. But ah, seems she's runnin late. Then I saw you, and ah, donna got this feeling about you. You seem very mysterious and I got curious."

"Haha alright man. Guessing you got some drinks in you already."

"Yea, I got some shots in me. You know let's do a shot right now! Barkeep! Two rounds for me and my homie here."

Flash laughs, he's never met anyone so friendly, so charismatic. He agrees to the shot and the bartender comes by with two shots of tequila with a cut up lime in both. He watches as Jackie transfers 20 eddies to the bartender.

"Thanks barkeep! Now to becoming Legends!"

"To the Afterlife."

They both raise their shots, tap them on the table and quickly drink the shots.

"Da shit, that's good."

"Woo, man Jackie. Thanks. I needed that."

"Hey hey any time amigo. Thanks for being so nice." Jackie sends Flash his contact info. "If you need something, hit up ol'Jackie." He walks away seeing his girl as they take off together.

"Hmm good guy." Flash takes one last sip of beer before Wires sends him a message. *Ay man, I'm all set up.* He gets up and sends Wires a message back. *Alright, let's get this done.*