Dialogue: Gig: Concrete Cage Trap

Bouncer

Stop right there!

This is a no-go zone.

Not at liberty to disclose that, now step back.

V

1AWhat's all the commotion?

Enemy3

This area's under Militech jurisdiction. I'm givin' you thirty seconds!

Shopkeeper

S-s-ir, I must m-m-move my stock to f-f-freezer room!

I-I just d-doing my j-job – you underst-t-tand!

Enemy3

Look like I give a shit? Move it!

Civilian

Well, guess I'm stuck here...

I jus' told you – Militech's blockin' the goddamn entrance!

Hmm... maybe you should've thought of that before you went and got your ass fired!

Hello? You did NOT just hang up on me.

Dickhead!

Civilian

You try again, you hear me?!

Civilian

Corpos ain't lettin' anyone through! How many times I gotta fuckin' repeat myself?

Civilian

Oh, so you're just gonna leave the kids in there?!

Civilian

Kids wouldn't be alone if their mom wasn't trampin' 'round the entire city.

Civilian

It's my life! I got a right to do whatever I wanna do with it!

Civilian

What life?! Gettin' your daily dick-fix while I work my ass off?

Civilian

That's rich, comin' from a drunk!

V

1AHey.

Dirtboy

1AEy, you hear Tony's cripped up?

Dirtboy

1AFuck outta here.

Dirtboy

1ABro, listen to this. Bill the Clown's boys were fixin' to put the scare in him 'cause he mad down on his eddy flow, right.

1ASo they hang him right off that fire escape – motherfucker dry so they just drop him, yo! SPLAT!

Dirtboy

1ABro, that's fucked.

Dirtboy

1ATellin' you man. Dudes don't fuck around.

1AYo, fuck you want?

Dirtboy

2AMight know. Might not.

Dirtboy

2AHundred eddies, precious.

V

3AWho you frontin'? Don't recognize a sister when she's in front of you?

3AMilipigs on one corner, you on the other tryna get flush from me?

Dirtboy

3AEy, 'ey, how we s'posed to know you a sista' up out here?

Dirtboy

3AYo, jus' say the word an' we with you, girl.

V

3ASo talk – how do I get me inside?

3BPlease, I ain't givin' you jack.

Dirtboy

3BThen we done here, ain't we?

V

3CYou're welcome.

Dirtboy

3CThat's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

V

3CWhatever, just tell me how to get inside.

Dirtboy

2AA'ight, a'ight, chill.

Dirtboy

2ARound the corner there's a vending machine. Kids always boostin' themselves up to them pipes...

2AAin't but a hop from there to the fire escape. Play safe, girl.

Dirtboy

2AAnd don't break your legs! Hahaha.

Dirtboy

2AHahahaha.

Dirtboy

2AThink I'm done lookin' at your ugly face, 'less you change yo mind.

V

4AReconsidered.

Dirtboy

4AThat's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

V

4AWhatever, just tell me how to get inside.

2AKnow a way in past the Militech beefnecks?

2BLet's try that again. Nicely. 'Fore this turns unpleasant.

Dirtboy

2BBro, you hearin' this bitch?

Dirtboy

2BWhatchou want? Spill.

V

1AYo.

Dirtboy

1AYo, fuck you want?

Enemy7

Standing by for orders.

Roger.

Enemy4

Target in sight!

Fire on sight!

Stop – this area's restricted.

Enemy1

Sector one and two clear.

No... No signs.

Copy that. Move to sector three.

Enemy6

Subject in unit three-seven is refusing to cooperate.

Requesting remote access for brute-force entry.

Copy that. Standing by.

Militech! On the ground, now!

Militech Guard

Copy that.

Militech Guard

And?

Militech Guard

Still lookin' for 'im.

Militech Guard

For real? All this for a fuckin' data klepper...

Fixer

V, I'm glad things worked out, but next time would you mind ESCORTING THE VIP TO THE CAR? Ugh, contract closed. Be in touch...

Just got word from Tiny M. Thanks for your help – I do like working with pros. Contract closed.

Fixer

V, Militech's after one of my guys. He's badly wounded and holed up in an apartment in Kabuki.

I'd get him out myself, but the corp cordoned off the whole area. Help him out, all right? Brief attached.

Reinforcements1

She's armed! Fire at will!

Tiny Mike

Huffer... In the bag...

Tiny Mike

Oh-ho-ho... Fuck! That's what I'm talking about... Thanks...

V

You Tiny Mike?

Tiny Mike

The one and only.

Now, we done exchange pleasantries?

V

2ANeed to find a way outta here. Fast.

Tiny Mike

2AYou don't say?

V

2BDon't look too good. Can you even walk?

Tiny Mike

2BShit, after that huff?

2BCould run a hundred yard dash on bloody stumps, hurdles included.

Listen, I know a way out, but you're dealin' with those corpo-fucks.

V

You're preaching to the choir – that's why I'm here.

Tiny Mike

So we doin' this? You ready?

V

3ANo time to waste. Let's go.

Tiny Mike

3AHold up... OK, we just got word from Reggie. Got a ride outta here, parked outside. Waitin' for us.

V

3AMessage just hit my inbox too. Best get movin'.

3BGimme a sec.

Tiny Mike

3BWe don't have forever here.

Hey, before we get movin'...

Take this.

Needs someone who can actually use it.

V

4AThanks. Could pack an extra punch.

Tiny Mike

4AIt's legit iron, trust me.

V

All OK?

Tiny Mike

In the bag...

C'mon, c'mon...

Holy fuck...

In the bag...

V

Got it.

Fuck me...

Thanks, but I'm packin' my own.

Tiny Mike

Suit yourself.

Tiny Mike

Hide. Now.

Milipig fuckers up in here somewhere...

V

1ATook care of 'em already.

Tiny Mike

1AWell, aren't you just Ms. Convenient.

V

1BThey clocked me. Had no choice.

Tiny Mike

1BDid what you had to do.

All right, let's stay mobile.

Shit, you got skills.

Shhhh! Outside.

How we playin' this?

V

2BTired of tip-toeing around.

2BMake a run for it – I'll cover you.

Tiny Mike

2BHow kind of you.

V

2CWe do this on the down-low. Take 'em out if I need to.

Tiny Mike

2C...

2CWaitin' for your sig.

V

3AGo, 'fore more of 'em show up!

Tiny Mike

3AAll right!

Fuck!

Milipig fuckers up in here somewhere...

Listen, got some doors on the left leadin' to this Chinese joint.

I'm eighty per cent sure I can get 'em open. And if I do, it's just a few steps 'til we're in fresh, open air.

V

4ALet's keep moving. I'll decide on the way.

Tiny Mike

4A'Kay.

V

4BWhat does eighty per cent even mean? You sure or not? That's all I wanna know.

Tiny Mike

4BEighty means I'm not a hundred.

4BBut hey, eighty's a big number, right?

Shhhh! Outside.

Tiny Mike

Here.

V

OK. Let's delta.

V

2AWell, that's my cue. Guess I better get goin'.

Tiny Mike

2AHey! One more thing!

2ADon't even know who I should thank for savin' my ass. What do they call you?

V

3AV.

Tiny Mike

3AV? Just V? Why not.

3ACatch you around, V.

V

3ATake care, Tiny Mike.

3BTake care, Tiny Mike.

2BYou gonna manage on your own?

Tiny Mike

2B'Course, we're home free now!

V

2CNever seen Militech so hot and bothered. Must've stolen something important.

Tiny Mike

2CLet's just say they don't like to be reminded of their own fuck-ups.

V

2CDidn't answer my question.

Tiny Mike

2CLook, the less people know what I klepped, the more eddies it'll be worth.

2CYou're a merc – you know the biz.

V

2DYou mentioned Zhang back there. Someone I should know about?

Tiny Mike

2DZhang? Hahaha. Helped her set up this joint 'fore I dropped off the radar.

2DSpring rolls weren't really my life's calling, y'know.

V

2DWhy'd she keep your biosig in her system?

Tiny Mike

2DProbably savin' it for a rainy day, when her man's away...

Quick, in here!

Phew, Zhang still has me in her system.

Shhhh! On the left.

Catch you around, V.

C'mon, follow me.

V

Well, that's my cue. Guess I better get goin'.

Well, that's my cue. Guess I better get goin'.

Tiny Mike

'Ey, could you watch it?

Shhhhh!

Gotta take this nice an' easy, all right?

I'm right here. Chill, would ya?