Dialogue: Gig: Dogtown Saints

Anderson

Finally. You couldn't have done that from the start?

V

1AY'know, could've handled this gig yourself. Just had to tell the truth.

Anderson

1AThe truth? The truth is, her brother was a junkie with a prognosis of "hopeless" to "death." But no, she wasn't interested in that truth.

1AThe patients – what's their status?

V

1AWith Odell. Out in the street, waiting.

Anderson

1ATell him it's all clear. It's time we got back to work.

1AWait – the door, someone's there. I thought you dealt with the scavs?

V

1ANot all of 'em, clearly.

Anderson

1AWell, what are you waiting for? Remove them.

1AOnce it's clear, tell Odell he's to get back to work.

V

1BNika asked you a simple, direct question. Didn't need call a fixer to answer it.

Anderson

1BThat scav would've killed me either way.

V

1CDid what you hired me for. That don't mean I think Nika's wrong.

Anderson

1COne thing, merc – unless you've spent the day in my shoes, in my clinic, doing my job, you've got no right to judge me.

V

1DNeed me for anything else?

Anderson

1DHm. Better clean up this mess.

V

1ELemme get this straight – you take in peeps as they come, then decide who's "donating"?

Anderson

1EI've yet to write off anyone who could be helped.

1EWhen your clinic lacks for literally everything, you need to be pragmatic, make tough choices.

V

1FWhich hand holds the scalpel?

Anderson

1FThe other one.

V

1FLeast we dodged that bullet.

Anderson

Finally. You couldn't have done that from the start?

Finally. You couldn't have done that from the start?

Finally. You couldn't have done that from the start?

Psh, you just killed a whole lot of innocent people.

V

Sure you know the feelin'.

Anderson

I do. All too well.

V

2AYour MO's one big risk – Nika won't be the last to show here. What then?

Anderson

2AHah, I certainly won't be calling you.

2AThe patients – what's their status?

V

2AWith Odell. Out in the street, waiting.

Anderson

2ATell him they can come back in. We need to clean up this mess.

V

2BY'know, my gig's got its dark sides too. Can't say I'd wanna swap places, though.

Anderson

2BFortunately, you don't have to. It's enough not to judge me.

V

2CLook, your methods, that's your biz. Still oughta had the balls to tell Nika the truth, whatever the consequences.

Anderson

2CI had and have nothing to say to her. My sole responsibility lies with my patients.

V

2DY'know, with your lack of scruples, could do pretty well over in Night City.

2DNever thought about a career move?

Anderson

2DA North Oak villa, Rayfield in the garage, Centzon Bloody Mary for breakfast?

2DThat life bored me to tears.

V

2ELemme get this straight – you take in peeps as they come, then decide who's "donating"?

Anderson

2EI've yet to write off anyone who could be helped.

2EWhen your clinic lacks for literally everything, you need to be pragmatic, make tough choices.

V

2FWhich hand holds the scalpel?

Anderson

2FThe other one.

V

2FLeast we dodged that bullet.

Anderson

3AKinda busy here.

V

4AThis whole time, you were keepin' the guy's body in another room?

Anderson

4AYou weren't hired to sniff around.

V

5AGaspar's metabolic editor overheated. Extra-strong morphine shot.

5AThat a medical error?

Anderson

5AThey brought him in here so high off his goddamn mind, there was nothing to be done. I merely hastened the inevitable.

5AThe remaining implants – I couldn't risk further damage.

V

5AYeah, all right. Didn't have the 'nads to tell Nika her brother's gettin' scrapped.

Anderson

5ATrue, I was afraid. But not for myself. My patients need my help – she wanted to interfere.

V

5BHm, fridge like that must cost a fortune. Thought you didn't have two ennies to spare.

Anderson

5BCall it an investment, if you must. A wait is sometimes necessary before extraction.

V

5CYou pulled some of Gaspar's chrome. Why?

Anderson

5CHe didn't need it anymore. My patients did.

Nika

Where's Gaspar? Tell me!

Anderson

We'll talk calmly or not at all.

Nika

What did you do, you quack piece of shit?!!

Anderson

Quit wavin' that around!

Nika

Oh, you think this is a joke?!

Anderson

What is it you want?!

Nika

1AStay back!

1AWhere's Gaspar? Tell me!

V

1AChill. Gun down, let's talk.

1AHere for Anderson. Need him outta here alive.

Nika

1AAnd I'm here for my brother.

1ACouldn't give a fuck about this quack.

1AYou – off your ass! Where's Gaspar!?

V

4AThought about switchin' up your game?

4AThat iron's not makin' much of an impact.

Anderson

4AI'm sorry, do you work for me or the scavs?

Nika

4ATalk, for fuck's sake!

Anderson

4AAaugh! The fuck?!

4AMmph… You, merc! Help me!

V

5ANah, not zeroin' anyone just 'cause you don't wanna use your words.

Anderson

5AI can't fucking believe this.

5AGaspar's dead.

Nika

5AWhat?! You're lying! He was just a little sick!

Anderson

5AYour brother was so high out of his mind it scorched his metabolic editor. The kid was in a coma before he even hit the table.

Nika

5AHuh? How'd he die?!

Anderson

5AMorphine injection. His remaining implants were at risk, and I've got patients who need them.

Nika

5ATo hell your other patients!

5AYou-- you fucking murderer!

V

5ATell her what you know, nobody gets hurt.

5ANo, you step back. Or I blast you.

Nika

5AYou – off your ass! Where's Gaspar!?

Anderson

5AI'm sorry, do you work for me or the scavs?

Nika

5ATalk, for fuck's sake!

Anderson

5AAaugh! The fuck?!

5AMmph… You, merc! Help me!

V

6AOne shot too many, scav.

Anderson

6APwoo... augh!

6AF-fuck! Ugh, help!

Nika

6AWhere's...

6AHis...

6ABody?!

Anderson

6AFuck off, scav!

V

7BYou call yourself a doctor? What happened to "first do no harm"?

Anderson

7BMy patients have no one but me! No one! Ugh, you don't know shit about the decisions I face!

V

7BWhat, who lives and who dies?

Anderson

7BThat junkie was dead already.

Nika

7BYou're fucking dead!

V

8AYour brother's gone… augh! Ugh…

Nika

8AI won't let him gut Gaspar!

V

8AMmph, accept it, let Anderson go.

8AYour brother's gone… augh! Ugh…

Nika

8AI won't let him gut Gaspar!

V

8AMmph, accept it, let Anderson go.

8BKnow what? He's all yours.

Anderson

8BWhat?! Are you insane?! No!

8BUgh... auhh...

Nika

7BSick fuck.

V

9AKnow how you feel. Lost someone like a brother to me too, once.

Nika

9AThen you'll know I don't wanna talk about it.

9ALeave me here, go.

V

9BPatients gotta come back in. Gonna give 'em any trouble?

Nika

9BNo, no, I won't. Owe you that much.

9BLeave me here, go.

V

6AY'need those implants, I get it. Gonna have to find another way.

Anderson

6AMy, how wasteful.

V

6ATell Nika where her brother's at, or I "donate" your chrome myself.

Anderson

6AMorgue in the storage room. Here's the card.

Nika

6ASon of a fucking bitch.

Nika

5ATo hell your other patients!

5AYou-- you fucking murderer!

V

13AAm I hearin' this right? You flatlined a patient just to save a few eddies?

Anderson

13AMe? I profit from none of this.

V

13BFor Night City, not the worst way to go.

13BHe died in the street, woulda just landed in a dump.

13CStory old as time. Skezzheads rarely live to a ripe old age.

Anderson

5AThere was nothing I could do. Why delay the inevitable?

5AWe'll extract his implants, they'll go to people who still need them.

Nika

5AYou won't lay a goddamn finger on him. Give me my brother, now!

Anderson

5ANo.

Nika

5AWhat did you say?

V

Your brother's gone. Accept it, let Anderson go.

Nika

I won't let him gut Gaspar!

Gear up, leave. Join you later.

Gear up, leave. Join you later.

Talk! Or you'll regret it!

I wanna see my brother!

Anderson

Augh...

V

Your brother's gone… augh! Ugh…

Your brother's gone. Accept it, let Anderson go.

Mmph, accept it, let Anderson go.

Anderson

Ugh... auhh...

We'll talk calmly or not at all.

Nika

And I'm here for my brother.

Couldn't give a fuck about this quack.

V

Your brother's gone. Accept it, let Anderson go.

Nika

I won't let him gut Gaspar!

Fixer

Whatever's the matter, V? Could your Sandevistan be due for an upgrade?

You disposed of the scavengers, I'll give you that. The clinic can resume accepting patients.

Odell will see to them. He may not be a doctor, but he won't leave them out in the cold, either.

I believe that settles it.

Premium work, V.

You even spared the scavengers. Good – they'll have nothing to avenge with Anderson later.

The funds are being transferred as we speak. Your job is finished.

I offered to send a hand to remove all those scavenger remains, but Anderson declined. Something about taking a look at them first.

I can only assume he's in shock.

Fixer

V. There's a rare ripperdoc who works pro bono – Anthony Anderson. Were it not for his clinic on Montaña de Oro, Dogtown's poor and unfortunate would have nowhere to turn.

And so it happened – scavengers struck. It appears they've an issue with Anderson himself. The good doctor's shut his office, lost access to all comms.

His man, Odell Blanco, awaits you at the clinic. Discuss the matter with him and remember – Dr. Anderson's to remain unscathed.

Johnny

Feel sorry for the chick. Must've weighed heavy on Anderson, too.

Guy had questionable ethics, but what's a doctor to do in Dogtown? Was a lose-lose situation from the get-go.

V

1AListen, know how you feel. Lost someone like a brother to me too, once.

Nika

1AMm. Leave us now, please.

V

1BPatients gotta come back in. Gonna give 'em any trouble?

Nika

1BNo, no, I won't. Owe you that much.

Johnny

Feel sorry for the chick. 'S gotta weigh heavy on Anderson, too.

Guy's got questionable ethics, but what's a doctor to do in Dogtown? Was a lose-lose situation from the get-go.

V

Found your brother's body.

Nika

Where is he?

V

Across the hall in, uh, storage.

Nika

I'm getting him outta there.

V

3AFound your brother's body.

Nika

3AWhere is he?

V

3AAcross the hall in, uh, storage.

Nika

3AI'm getting him outta there.

I need to be with my brother.

Leave me alone, please.

V

1AOdell Blanco? Name's V. Fixer said you need a hand.

Odel

1AHeh, more like a miracle. If the scavs don't scatter soon, our patients will start dropping in the street.

V

1BScavs kick you outta the clinic?

Odel

1BWhat's it look like, a Sunday picnic?

V

1BFixer never said you had to evacuate the premises.

Odel

1BAh, you're from Hands? V, right? Thank God you're here.

How's the dressing? Still dry? Stitches all in place?

Patient

Ugh, choom, hurts like hell… I can barely stand.

Odel

Hmm, I can't up your morphine. Won't be enough for the others.

Patient

Ugh, we'll all rot without Anderson anyway.

V

2ALooks like a woman's implant. Not adjusted to your weight.

Patient

2AWhat, like I had my pick o' chrome?

V

2ANah, just gotta tweak the load capacity. Knee joint settings first, see if that helps.

Odel

2AHuh. Now that we haven't tried.

V

3AThought Hansen's goons kept the Dogtown gangs at bay.

Odel

3ASure, while Hansen was with us. Now BARGHEST's got bigger issues than a few rogue scavs.

3AMm, scavs must've struck a deal with Bennett. You know, Hansen's lieutenant here in the M-d-O.

V

3AWhat, a BARGHEST salary don't cover the bills?

Odel

3AAs the good book says, "A bribe blinds the eyes of the wise." Bennett's not even that.

V

3BWhatta the scavs want from the head doc?

Odel

3BWell, there's this girl with them, Nika Yankovich... Said she's looking for her brother.

V

3BWhat, he a patient of yours?

Odel

3BLook, that's all I know. She wanted to talk to Anthony and seemed... really upset.

V

4AAnderson locked himself in his office?

Odel

4AYes. It's the only spot with any security.

4AFind the altar, hang a right – stairs'll take you to the basement.

4AIf the scavs hurt Anthony... Well, then all these people are out of luck.

V

5ALeave it to me.

5BCut the doom 'n' gloom, OK? Not helpin'.

Odel

6AAugh, what a day...

V

4BScavs got all the doors covered?

Odel

4BMain one, sure. Heard them setting up inside. But y'know, they broke in through a window... could still be a way there.

4BOnce you're in, head to Anthony's office.

V

4CMade it inside all right, but couldn't find Anderson.

Odel

4CAh, he's hiding in his office. It's the only spot with any security.

V

4DIf this was about eddies or chrome, the scavs would've just taken 'em.

Odel

4DSure. But we don't have either.

V

4DWait, how's this place even runnin'?

Odel

4DGenerous donors.

V

4EThe scavs still let you look after the patients?

Odel

4EIn a sense. That Nika ordered them to take us all outside. Nobody's allowed in.

4ESaid it was between her and Anthony. She doesn't want anyone killed.

V

4EAh. Or anyone talkin' later.

3CThis place used to be a church?

Odel

3CYes, mine. But these days, few seek absolution, while many more need transfusions or fresh implants.

V

3CLeast you're still helpin' 'em.

Odel

3CTrue. But where's a priest to confess?

V

3DSo what, you're Anderson's right hand?

Odel

3DNot a physician, if that's what you mean. I provide... spiritual comfort.

V

3DHow's that goin' for ya?

Odel

3DThe patients, they're afraid. If something happens to Anderson, they'll have nowhere to go.

V

7ABearin' some bad news.

Odel

7ASo we're finished. How... what do I tell them?

V

8ANo point lyin' to 'em. Deserve that much after all they've been through.

8BTell 'em all's not lost. And take up the torch yourself.

8BPlace's yours now. Maybe you'll run it better'n Anderson did.

Odel

8BAnthony... goddamnit.

7AWell... can we go back inside?

V

7AGo on in. Nika won't give you any more trouble.

Odel

7ASo, how's the leg? Better?

Patient

7AAh, night 'n' day. Can even bend my knee now!

Odel

7AGood to hear. But easy now, don't go shooting hoops just yet.

V

7BWhattaya know about Anderson playin' God, Father?

Odel

7BI, uh... what d'you mean?

V

7BMeanin' how he harvested all that chrome for your patients.

Odel

7BWha--? Where's Anthony?!

V

9AOdell Blanco? S'posed to help you with your scav problem.

Odel

9AYou're here, finally! Did you go inside? How's Anthony?

V

10AAll clear now.

10AAnderson's inside, alive... a little drunk.

Odel

10AThat's a relief. Thank God, thank you.

10ASo we can go back in?

V

10ASure can. Nika won't be givin' you any more trouble.

Odel

10AListen, V – stop by later, once everything's back to normal.

10AMight not have the latest, shiniest chrome, but you're no snob. Anthony'll make the price just right.

V

10BWhattaya know about Anderson playin' God, Father?

Odel

10BI, uh... what d'you mean?

V

10BMeanin' how he harvested all that chrome for your patients.

Odel

10BWha--? Where's Anthony?!

V

10CThe sitch still under control?

Odel

10CBarely. Supplies are low. Drugs, needles, oxygen... S'all still inside.

V

11AOdell Blanco? S'posed to help you with your scav problem.

Odel

11AYou're here, finally! Did you go inside? How's Anthony?

Enemy

Who're they saving with this gen zero shit? Look at it – find better tech in a landfill.

Enemy

It is a waste of time. Why did Nika drag us here?

Enemy

Dunno, wouldn't say. All I got was "something personal."

Enemy

The fuck?! Generator gonked out again?

Enemy

No, probably Nika made short circuit. She wants to get the ripper.

Enemy

Well, security should be good and dead now.

Enemy

Heh, wish she do it earlier. Place stinks like dog piss.

Enemy01

'Ey, holy shit! Look at him!

Enemy02

Yeah? Dead body, preem.

Enemy01

Nah, scan his hand! My choom had that exact same chrome! Shit, even the same dents 'n' scratches...

Enemy02

So it's second-hand. Aheh.

Enemy01

Wait, no... the fuck? "D"... "L"... Don Laspisa! It's his initials! Choom, it's Don's, was there when he acid-carved 'em!

Enemy02

Ugh, this place gives me the creeps. Oughta just burn it down, call it a day.

Enemy

Nika! You zeroed that gonk, yes?!