Dialogue: Gig: Scrolls before Swine

Aaron

Yeah?!

V

Aaron? It's V. I've got the scrolls.

Aaron

Oh, V, ahem. Thought you were another one of those Serenity Bible whackjobs. Come in.

So? Hit any snags 'long the way?

V

There always are. Handled 'em.

Aaron

You're real tough as nails, huh? That's how you survive out there.

All right, now hand over those scrolls already. Choppity chop chop.

V

1AHere – take 'em.

Aaron

1AGreat work. I'll spread the word you do solid mercwork. Comin' from Aaron McCarlson, that'll go far.

V

1AI'm sure it will. Take care.

1BKinda sad to let 'em go. Contents are truly fascinating.

Aaron

1BYou weren't supposed to watch 'em. That was the deal.

V

1BOh, now you wanna go by the book, huh? Scrolls didn't paint such a law-abidin' picture o' you.

Aaron

1BSave the moralizing bullshit. Guessin' you want somethin', so just spill already.

V

2AWhat do you think, Aaron? A ticket to Corporate Wars? A foot massage?

Aaron

2AAll right, for fuck's sake, I get it. I'll pay you double.

V

2AYour scrolls – take 'em. And don't make me wait for those eddies.

2BWhat I want's for you to be behind bars, where you belong.

Aaron

2BToo bad. Not gonna happen.

V

2CDon't want anything from you.

Aaron

2CSo then what the fuck's your deal?

V

2CI just like watching shitbags like you break into a sweat – the moment when you're not as untouchable as you thought you were.

Aaron

2CHow fuckin' professional of ya.

V

2CAnd thus the pot calls the kettle black.

1CThese scrolls are for some kinda investigation, right?

Aaron

1CMhm. Real big stink, mind you. But thanks to your help I can give it a push.

V

Nope. Might as well've been a ghost.

Aaron

You do a quiet job, huh? Don't show off – I admire that.

Johnny

The fucking dirtbag...

V

These things still surprise you?

Johnny

Fifty years in soul prison gives you a break from this, even if it was only a blip.

V

Lucky you.

Johnny

Hey, V... make sure he fucking regrets this. Pretty please?

Looks like my dream came true.

V

You know me. I'm a people-pleaser.

Johnny

Are you trying to see how fucking low you can sink in Night City?

V

Let's get one thing straight, Johnny. You're not my conscience.

Johnny

Yeah, good. What a shitty gig that'd be.

Enemy

Implants, wires, nanoids... But we still gotta take a shit, don't we?

Enemy

Shut the fuck up, or you'll be shitting blood, too.

Fixer

V, I… I understand your decision, but you could've handled that differently. Aaron was a bastard, but a bastard with influence. And you had dirt on him.

But what's done is done. Our client's dead and gone which means so's our payment – you understand. Gig shut and forgotten.

Ugh... Well, this situation took a rough turn. But thanks for a job well done, V. And don't worry about Aaron. Let him sleep it off.

When he wakes up, he'll remember we have the recording, and then, well… Then we've got our own inside source at the NCPD. Gig shut and sealed.

Aaron's happy. I'm happy. Always pays to be on good terms with badges, right? Gig's closed, eddies on their way.

Fixer

Yo, V. There's this badge – he needs help with his investigation.

Guy's known for operating in the grey zone – no scruples about working with mercs. Attached more detes for ya.