Dialogue: Boat Drinks

V

Kerry, hey.

Kerry

Drop whatever you're doing and meet me at the marina. Don't make me wait.

V

1ASay no more, on my way.

Kerry

1AIn for a real treat, V.

V

1BCan't, Kerry. Strapped for time.

Kerry

1BC'mon, V... You're breakin' my heart…

1BOK. Change your mind, I'll be here a little while yet.

Uh, Night City Marina – pier four!

V

1AOK, yeah. Sounds promising, I'm in.

Kerry

1AMusic to my fuckin' ears! Off we go!

1ANow if I can find that button to raise, uh…

1ADagh, f-fuck it. "Seamurai," all ahead!

V

1BSounds nice, Ker, but... 'fraid I'm gonna have to take a rain check.

Kerry

1BSure? Liable to regret it.

V

1BSorry. Really, I am.

Kerry

1BYeah, yeah...

1BSee ya, then, V. Always a pleasure.

V

1CWhat's the occasion?

Kerry

1CNew beginnings. And life's loops.

V

1CLife's… "loops"?

Kerry

1CV, please don't make me ruin the surprise. You comin' or not?

V

1DNice dinghy ya got here.

Kerry

1DShe's a beaut, alright. Plenty of 'em sittin' around, but... I bet most never leave the marina.

V

1DGet a feeling you got other plans.

Kerry

1DThought I'd kidnap ya for a few hours, have some fun.

Ahoy there, scallywag.

Up for a cruise around the bay? Kickin' it with ol' Kerry?

Ahoy there, scallywag.

Care to come aboard?

V

2AAhoy back atcha.

2AWhat's goin' on?

Kerry

2AUp for a cruise around the bay? Kickin' it with ol' Kerry?

V

2BNice dinghy ya got here.

Kerry

2BShe's a beaut, alright. Plenty of 'em sittin' around, but... I bet most never leave the marina.

V

2BGet a feeling you got other plans.

Kerry

2BThought I'd kidnap ya for a few hours, have some fun.

Up for a cruise around the bay? Kickin' it with ol' Kerry?

V

1AOK, so, lemme hear what this's all about.

Kerry

1ALike I said, life's loops.

V

1AUm, breakfast cereal?

Kerry

1ANah, no, no, no, no... Loops, cycles. One chapter ends, another begins. Life's full of 'em. Least my guru tells me so.

V

2BYour guru?

Kerry

2BYeah. I got spiritual needs.

2BVisit Khian every couple o' years. Y'know, he's got this… yurt. In Tangalan. Middle of fuckin' nowhere. Off-grid, net blockers included...

2BOur last meet... Khian told me that the time for closure, loop completion, had come. That's why we're here – you and me.

V

3BThis closure... got anything to do with Johnny? With you battling shadows?

Kerry

3BEhh... nah. Um, well... Yeah maybe a bit? Huh…

3B'Cause y'know... managed well without him. Built my career, made my fortune – me.

3BBut dammit, no matter how hard I try, I can't forget him... Yeah, I'd rip him outta my head if I fuckin' could.

V

3BHeh, think I know the feelin'.

1AI'll bite – tell me about these "loops."

Kerry

1AOK. So, first tune I ever wrote that was worth a damn, I wrote at sea.

1AAnd d'ya notice? Fingers're onto somethin' fresh again today. There's a loop for ya.

V

4AWhat was that little number? I know it?

Kerry

4A"Bleed the Beat." Eh, wrote it during a cruise ship gig. Decks, pools, more pools, buffets – y'know, shrimp. Y'know, bells 'n' whistles.

4AEverybody thinks the song's about stickin' it to corpo fascistas.

V

4ABut actually it's...?

Kerry

4ADidn't just make music on that boat. Busted my ass servin' drinks, waitin' tables. Free time, I-I composed till my fingers bled.

4AHad to watch out not to stain their precious porcelain. And there it is – a song about bleedin' in service of the rich. People hear what they wanna hear, though.

4ABut man, was that a hit... One of Samurai's biggest. Just like this one'll be. Fresh, raw, real.

V

4BAnd you needed company for that?

Kerry

4BNot just your company. I needed you, V. male V only

4BBeen thinkin' about that Us Cracks fiasco lately... 'Bout how you helped me. A lot. male V only

4BYou shake things up, V. 'Fore you came along... I was stuck in the mud – scared to look at my own shadow, even. male V only

V

4BAnd now?

Kerry

4BGot me thinkin' about a new song – a new album, even! A real fuckin' thrasher with a new soul. Like everything from now on...

4BHad what I think folks call – an epiphany.

V

5AEh, could just be what folks call "maturity."

Kerry

5AYou'll see. No more mayhem, no more shady-ass schemes. Done with that.

5AWell... startin' tomorrow.

V

5BWell, we'll see how that works out for you.

Kerry

5BWanna bet? I'm done with all the mayhem, shady-ass schemes. Startin' a new chapter – startin' a new me.

V

5BHappy for ya, Ker.

Kerry

5BBut... y'know, startin' tomorrow.

4BWell, don't say it like that...

4BBeen thinkin' 'bout that Us Cracks fiasco lately... 'Bout how you helped me. A lot.

4BYou shake things up, V. 'Fore you came along I was stuck in mud.

V

1BThat your song? Don't recognize it.

Kerry

1B'Cause it's new. Riff's been bouncin' 'round my skull for a while, now...

1BI... feel I'm onto somethin' really special here.

V

1CNice axe.

Kerry

1CIt's a Lancaster, custom-built. Only five ever made in this series. I got one. Militech chief's got another. The other three – yeah, fuck if I know.

1CIt's tailored with a reversed-polarity pickup, ebony frets, and one silky-smooth Kaimar vibrato.

1CAnd see this rusty color on the strings? S'posed to be the blood of legendary bluesman Dennis Ford himself.

Mm-hmmm... Hm-hmm... Hm-hmm, hm, uh-huh, uh-huhh, hm-mm...

Hm-mm, hmm-mm... Hm hm hm... Ah, hm-hm-hm, ah, hm-hmmm... Ah, hm-hm-hm-hmmm-mm-mm...

[pl_pl][Kerry gra na gitarze lub wybija rytm na jakimś meblu (budżet :) ) próbuje różnych melodii, popijając piwo]

[pl_pl][zagrywa na gitarze ostrzejszą melodię i nie odpowiada od razu, drocząc się w ten sposób z V, z uśmiechem]

Huh.

Kerry

All right. Now for a breath of freedom!

Aaaaugh!

Ya gonna fuckin' help me, or just stand there like a gonk?

V

1AChaos and destruction? Why the fuck not.

Kerry

1AGrab somethin' heavy!

V

1ANo regrets after, ownin' a trashed yacht?

Kerry

1AMY yacht?! Honestly think I'd name my boat "Seamurai"? Fuck...

V

1BJesus! Kerry, that's eddies down the drain!

Kerry

1BHit the nail on the head.

1BThink this is my boat?

V

Whose the fuck is it?!

Kerry

Leadhead motherfucker, L.B. Kovachek.

V

Kovachek? THAT Kovachek?

Kerry

Mhm. Never got a chance to properly "thank" him for the Us Cracks shit… and a few other things.

Choose somethin' and smash it. This one's on L.B.

V

OK, let's rip this boat to shreds!

Kerry

Weeell, well! Finally ready to party!

Johnny

Either he's gone senile or he's finally wisened the fuck up. Could be either.

V

You'll never change, Kerry.

Kerry

Ey! What's the prob? C'mooon! Let's fuck shit up!

V

Gonna sit this one out.

Kerry

Got a steel rod up your ass, you know that?

Johnny

Quit bein' such a goody-fuckin'-two shoes. Kerry needs this – hell, YOU need this, too, V!

I can feel it.

V

6AThe answer's no. Haven't completely lost it yet.

Kerry

Gimme a hand with this motherfucker!

V

2BKerry, wait. male V only

Kerry

2BWhat? I-I thought... male V only

V

2BYou got it wrong. male V only

Kerry

2BYeah. Sure did. male V only

2BFuuuck, downright postapocalyptic. male V only

1ANo thanks, V. I'm all right.

[pl_pl][V i KERRY demolują jacht. W pewnym momencie KERRY zbliża się i całuje V.] male V only

Kerry

Still got a little left in ya?

Johnny

'Member when you woke up in that scrapyard? That's where he is now – bein' reborn with fuck-all to stop 'im.

Kerry

It's time for the grand finale.

Do the honors, V.

Johnny

Huh, baptism by fire and water? A-fuckin'-men.

V

1ATo settlin' scores!

Kerry

1AWell fuckin' said! Suck on this, Kovachek!

V

1BYour party, Ker. Only you can end it.

Kerry

1BFuckin' A. No point livin' if you're not goin' full-blast.

1BSuck on this, Kovachek!

Race ya to the beach!

Heheheh. Welp, can't stay here! Ekhh – See that beach?

Hnhh-ahh...

V

[pl_pl][V podpala benzynę - na GAMEPLAYU]

[V doesn't take Kerry's match - for GAMEPLAY]

Kerry

Heh... Think I oughta start... usin' my own pool more often, heh...

C'mere, kid.

Just... hold your breath a little ways. Reeks somethin' real.

V

"Pour money down the drain" – given the bay's a sewer, we almost literally did just that.

Kerry

Will you fuckin' stop harpin' on about the eddies? 'Sides, what's it matter to you? Not like that's your cash burnin'.

Fuck, still in one piece. Shoulda loaded more barrels. Or come with black market C-6? Whaddaya thin-- whoa!

Ah... Never mind.

V

1AI gotta admit, not bad.

Kerry

1AIt was fuckin' wild! Just what I needed, too.

V

1ATo settle that score?

Kerry

1AMm... To mark a new beginning.

1AThanks, V.

V

1BYou're insane.

Kerry

1BEhh, yet you danced 'long that edge with me. Felt good, didn't it?

V

1BI had a choice?

Kerry

1BHeheheh. Oh, no. I can't possibly take all the credit for this.

1B'Sides, coulda backed out anytime you wanted.

1BThanks for stayin', V.

V

1CGot what you wanted. What now?

Kerry

1CNothin'.

1CAnd shit, that is fiiine with me. For these precious few minutes, I simply get to feel good.

1CThanks, V.

Ghh. Yeah, romantic as fuck. male V only

Fuck doin' things by the Night City book. male V only

You an' me – we deserve a round two. Whaddaya say? male V only

V

2APencil me in. And no countin' rounds. male V only

Kerry

2AHeh. Let's get outta here before the wind flips and we get flooded by that stench. male V only

2ANeed a ride? male V only

V

3A'Course I do.

Kerry

3ACome on, then.

V

3BThanks. Think I'll manage.

Kerry

3BEh, your loss. Just... don't hang here too long. Be seein' ya, V.

V

2BHad a great time, but... that was a one-off. male V only

Kerry

2BOh. male V only

V

2BI'm sorry. male V only

Kerry

2BNah, it's chill. When in NC, fuck like Night Citizens do, right? male V only

V

2BKerry, I... male V only

Kerry

2BGoin' home, had enough of this stench. male V only

Aw, hell of a night, huh? Felt like Samurai's first few gigs – a lil' sloppy, granted, but the energy was fucking raw.

V

Ah hahaha... nice twist of events, gotta admit.

Kerry

Ehh right. Let's get outta here before the wind flips and we get flooded by that stench. Need a ride?

V

What if it don't blow?

Kerry

Take that back.

Think I shoulda loaded more barrels. Or come with black market C-6? Whaddaya think?

Ah... Never mind.

V

Beautiful, isn't it?

Kerry

The fucker's still in one piece... Somebody has to have seen the smoke by now. If the "Seamurai" sails another day, I'm gonna rip my hair out…

Think I shoulda loaded more barrels. Or come with black market C-6? Whaddaya think?

Ah... Never mind.

I had fun. You?

Kerry

Heh heh, what's got ya, V? Leave all your energy on the boat?

V

Wow!

Oh! Oh ho, ho.

Wow!

Kerry

Eh, see ya, I guess.

V

1ATake care of yourself... Ker.

Kerry

1AYou too. Good luck 'n' all.

V

1BSee ya soon, maybe?

Kerry

1BSure. Maybe. We'll see how it goes, kid.