Dialogue: I Walk the Line

Placide

Invade him. We need access to their data. Clear?

You must first--

V

Placide?

Agent

Whoa, hey. Easy…

V

1AWhat'd you do?

Agent

1AWell, now we can talk in private.

1AJust severed the connection to the rest of Pacifica. Gives us a little time.

V

2AOK, no more fuckin' tangents. Fess up – who are you?

Agent

2ABryce Mosley, NetWatch special agent. Can we talk?

2AHad a specter on you, didn't you? Saw and heard all you did? You followed his orders?

2ANo idea what the Voodoo Boys are payin' you, but our pockets are deeper.

V

3ANot interested. Not a money job for me. Just need an in with Maman Brigitte, Voodoo chefin.

Agent

3ABrigitte and her lapdog Ti Neptune have been frozen several days now, ever since we shrouded their subnet with ICE.

3AAnd you? Well... you were sent here to free them.

3ADo you know why they didn't tell you everything? 'Cause you're a "ranyon."

3AThat's what they call outsiders brought in for special jobs – floor rags.

3AWhen you're no longer needed, they chuck you. A fate for all "ranyons."

V

4AGot anything to back that claim? That the Voodoos wanna set me up?

Agent

4AWanna? They did it already – soon as you handed over your link. Slipped in the specter and a virus.

Johnny

4AHah, talkin' as if he was there... He's workin' you – so obvious it hurts.

V

4AAsked for proof. 'Sides, I'd know.

Agent

4AThat so? Then, please, take a look. Run a system diagnostic.

V

5AFine.

5AAnd...? Nothin' outta place, no trace of--

Agent

5ADo it again. Then cross-check the result against the first.

Agent

6AIdentical, right? Mhm, 'cause it's not a real scan, it's a copy.

V

7AAll right, what're you offerin'?

Agent

7AA compromise. I'll fish the Voodoo virus out of your system. And I'll release both Brigitte and Ti Neptune.

7AThey'll wake up like nothing ever happened. Not to worry.

7AAnd all you gotta do is let us walk. With our data.

V

8AOK, do it.

Agent

8AI knew we'd have a meetin' of the minds.

Johnny

8ACan't believe you're fallin' for this shit.

Agent

9AGood luck. Got a feeling we'll be seeing each other.

V

10AFan of westerns, huh?

Agent

10AOf course.

10AThey depict a simpler, better time.

10AOne thing hasn't changed, though. Good guys still carry badges.

V

11ARighteous sheriff – think you mighta found NetWatch's new recruiting slogan.

Agent

11ANow there's an idea. You've clearly got a feel for this.

V

11BEver seen "Unforgiven"? With the Hackman guy?

Agent

11BNo, and they didn't have it here.

V

11BGive it a shot sometime. A must-watch.

10BOh, Placide is gonna be pissed…

Agent

10BSo he was behind this. Not altogether surprising, I suppose. And none too subtle.

V

10BYou guys know each other? 'Runner world's a small one, I guess.

Agent

10BWell we're doing whatever we can to make it even smaller.

9AOh, almost forgot…

9AMercenary's leaving. She's joined the team, so… be nice. Don't want any problems.

9AAll stations – mercenary currently on the mall grounds is under my protection.

9AShe is now leaving the cinema. I'd better not hear of any problems.

7AThoughts?

7AClock's flippin' digits.

V

7CWhy not attack 'em head on? Guessin' you've identified the Voodoo top brass.

Agent

7CSo what if we have? See me as a sly assassin, offing them one by one?

V

7CPlease, don't act like the corps who finance NetWatch don't farm out wet work. Let alone the armies they have at their beck and call.

Agent

7CArmies make too much noise. And the Voodoos are skittish as field mice.

V

7DWhat's your beef with the Voodoos?

Agent

7DAny idea how many attacks from behind the Blackwall we neutralized last year?

V

7DWant me to guess?

Agent

7DSo you don't know. No one in Night City knows, outside of us. And no one wants to know.

7DPeople imagine it as a great border wall, a one-time solution to protect humanity forever.

7DWhereas it's more like a torn-open trash bag taped over a busted window.

7DAnd the Voodoo Boys will not stop poking holes in the fuckin' thing.

V

7EBrigitte and the other one, Neptune – what's their condition?

Agent

7ETags're active. So the VDBs must be keeping them alive from their side.

V

7EBut they can't sustain that forever…

Agent

7EThey cannot. Which in turn makes Brigitte and Ti less useful to us.

7ETried using their interface to breach the Voodoo subnet, but Brigitte proved... stubborn.

7EShe managed to take some bites out of our systems before we secured her.

V

7ELittle taste of your own medicine?

7FThe data collection – why would you target Pacifica's 'runners?

Agent

7FThat's the job.

V

7FThis's about Rezo Agwe, isn't it? Can't have an indie net where you aren't welcome to protect and serve, huh?

Agent

7FNo such thing as an independent net.

7FIf the Voodoo Boys breach the Blackwall, we'll all be fucked, one way or the other.

V

4AThink I'll just stick to my plan.

Johnny

4AHey, V? You all right?

V

12AUgh... what happened?

Johnny

12ASoon as you gave 'em access to the NetWatch web, they roasted all the agents. And you.

12AGrumpy motherfucker… hope he likes surprises.

V

14AThen why's my brain not a pile of hot goo?

Johnny

14ADunno – you finally grew a pair? Toughed it out?

V

15AThink the Voodoos freed Brigitte?

Johnny

15ASeems that was their plan. Worked thanks to you, I'd say.

15AAfter the Voodoos turned you into a fuckin' kamikaze drone.

V

15BNot about to let this shit lie.

Johnny

15BChrist, hope not. Fuckin' cultists made you their kamikaze bitch.

14AWho'd take a job from us spooky-ass Voodoo Boys?

14APlacide took you for pathetic gutter trash, someone who no one's ever gonna come lookin' for.

V

16ACame askin' for it. I mean, I was desperate. How the hell else were we gonna reach Alt?

Johnny

16AFuck that. Head back to Batty's. Time we had a heart-to-heart with Placide.

V

16BSo, what? I shoulda spilled the truth?

Johnny

16BNo. We take this to Brigitte. Saved her sorry ass, after all.

16BWouldn't mind a quick word with Placide, too. Shouldn't let this lie. Head to Batty's.

V

16CFelt like those words came to you awfully easy.

Johnny

16CWell, you do look like shit right now.

16CBut I guess you have your good days.

V

16CGee, thanks.

Johnny

16CThink it's time we had a heart-to-heart with our pal Placide. Head to Batty's.

V

14BBiochip swoop in again to save the day? Placide wouldn't've seen that comin'.

Johnny

14BCould be. In which case, you're welcome.

V

14CLet's head to Batty's, have a little word with Placide.

Johnny

12AThe netpig was right.

12AVoodoos were blowin' smoke.

12AWhaddaya think? Voodoos were blowin' smoke. You got duped.

12AMade you their goddamn kamikaze drone.

12AGuess that's your reward for lendin' 'em a hand.

V

17ACould've been NetWatch that flatlined me. VDBs might not even know I survived.

Johnny

17ARight, then Placide's face oughta light up like a Christmas tree when you show up alive.

17AC'mon, let's head to Batty's and get this shit settled for good.

V

17BI'm not about to put up with this shit.

Johnny

17BAmen, sister. Let's head to Batty's and get this shit settled for good.

V

12BGimme a sec...

Johnny

12BYou looked just like him a sec ago.

V

12BThanks, ahem, wasn't asking...

4CRather put my trust in the VDBs than in you, by a mile.

Agent

4CHey, I know we're unpopular in your circles.

4CBut whenever there's a real problem, it's NetWatch, not Pacifica's shady hacker cult, that gets the call. See that, right?

V

4CVoodoos know black tech better than anyone. So, no, think I prefer their expertise over yours.

Agent

4CClever, kinda… but the wrong choice. Know why? They never answer the call.

4CIf you're not Pacifica born and bred, you're nothing to them, less than nothing.

V

4DYou're bluffing. Got your back against the wall, can't budge, no room to dodge the bullet.

Agent

4DI see no reason why both of us shouldn't walk out of here alive.

V

4DOh? Want what's best for me? Altruism now part of the NetWatch mission?

Agent

4DYou don't gotta like us to see we're better partners than the Voodoo Boys.

4DSure, you might free Brigitte. Can't have much of a convo with her if you're dead.

V

4EYou have Brigitte? And how'd you manage that?

Agent

4EWhen we took the mall, we knew the VDBs'd send 'runners. Ti Neptune breached first – to see what was goin' on.

4EWhen we ICEd him, Brigitte dove in after him, used him to shield herself. Tough cookie, that one, but still finds herself stuck.

V

3CYou tryna buy me out?

Agent

3CNot at all. Consider it a counteroffer.

3CDon't gamble your life on the Boys. They aren't exactly known for their professional integrity.

3CThey've been in Night City, what, fifty years? Yet still they cling to a tribal mentality. Their distrust of outsiders – legendary.

V

3DSorry, don't work with corps.

Agent

3DCome on, everyone does. I bet you have, too.

3DCould verify that right away, actually. But we don't need any distractions, do we?

V

2BYou talk too much.

2CDidn't come all this way to talk.

2DAll right. Then let's hear it.

2EJust a second ago you tried to flatline me. And now you wanna talk?

Agent

2EFlatline? No, just discourage. But it looks like I underestimated you.

1ALet's go – any deal has to come quick.

Placide

What de fuck, V? You are off-net. I lose your eyes.

V

Brigitte and the other guy – are they back?

Placide

Who told…?

Yes, Maman B is awake.

V

Perfect. 'Cause I gotta talk to her.

Placide

And what of NetWatch?

V

Taken care of.

Placide

Look for my people out front.

V

18AYep. Jackin' into our friend now.

Placide

V? Link was dead. Situation under control?

Agent

Really not my style, this, but time's run out for us, friend.

Johnny

Hear me, V? Don't struggle! Got the meds? Do you?

Agent

Hear me, friend?

Got somethin' on your mind?

V

You talk too much.

Agent

Digits flippin' fast on the clock.

Last chance. Decide now.

V

OK, at the van.

But no sign of the 'runner.

Placide

I see what you see. No chatter.

Now interface wid de van.

V

While I got ya here, mind tellin' me what we're lookin' at?

Placide

Dataflow map of Pacifica... Dey hunt Agwe.

V

Who is "they?"

Placide

NetWatch. Dey always out to fuck us.

V

1AOK, so what's on me to do?

Placide

1AYou must reach de agent. Easy now to find him.

1ALook at de map. He is in cinema.

Agent

1AStep away now. This isn't your fight.

V

1AWhat? Placide, what?

Placide

1AWe are cut, pushed out.

1ADe 'runner know you are here. Hunt him.

V

2ARather not pick a fight with the Watch if I don't have to.

Placide

2AYou will not. I will. You are only de messenger.

2AHe is de heart. You must rip him out.

V

2BOK, so what do I do once I find him?

Placide

2BI will tell you.

V

2CCan't just scorch him via the Net?

2CHe's gotta be jacked into the van.

Placide

2CI cannot pierce his protection. You must find him, face him.

1AWe give you more ICE.

1AEveryt'ing under control, but no more links, no hacks.

V

1AThen what now?

Placide

1A'Runner know we saw map. Hunt him.

V

1BMust've pissed 'em off recently, huh?

1BReally doubt they'd attack like this unprovoked.

Placide

1BOne reason only. Always de same – Rezo Agwe.

1BIt is a net dey cannot see, cannot touch.

V

1CWhat're they lookin' for, exactly?

Placide

1CInternal data forts.

1CIf dey crush our ICE, dey take Agwe an' de entire Net. A return to de dark time of Bartmoss.

V

1CBut you've prolly got, what – web crawlers, code mirrors…?

Placide

1CWe do. Dey also want dem.

V

1DHow bad's it look?

Placide

1DI do not know how much data dey pull, but deir map is no complete.

1DDey still not have source validation.

V

1ENetWatch who?

Placide

1EYou no know dem?

1EFor all humanity. But especially for de corps who feed dem.

V

1FSo you got police problems?

Placide

1FYou believe there, in de city, dey shield de Net? For good of all humankind?

V

1FIt's what the ads say, isn't it?

Placide

1FNetWatch is corp, paid for by other corps, to protect corp interest on de Net.

1FWhat is there not to understand?

V

1FWow, NetWatch – a real tongue loosener for you…

V

Placide – what's goin' on?

Placide

Netpig try to scramble you. Keep focus. I handle it.

But I cannot hold him long. He in same subweb wid alpha Animal. Deal with her!

Faster.

Well?

You must focus.

V

So shut the fuck up!

Placide – what the hell's goin' on?

Placide

'Runner try to scramble you. Keep focus. I handle it.

Now, de Watcher.

V

1AEhh, think she's had enough.

BossVset

We're just getting started!

Somethin' wrong, runt?

That it? You done already?

Lights out, worm.

Hey!

Placide

Can you use it?

Boss

Come at me! Bring it!

BossVset

C'mon! Bring it!

Had enough?

Hyaaah!

Got 'er.

Ready for some fun?

Aaaagh!

Nghhh!

Ghhhaaa!

C'mon, c'mon!

I'll fuckin' rip you apart!

Nghhh.

Who the hell are you?

Boss

Come at me! Bring it!

BossVset

Hrrrah!

Get over here!

Aaaargh!

Raagh!

How'd that feel?

That won't help you.

Placide

Good.

End it quickly.

Keep eyes and ear open.

Boss

You paid what you paid, we prepared appropriately.

No, not a Voodoo.

No, none of those chairjocks coulda zeroed that many from my pack.

No, I didn't say that.

I'm just sayin' you need to hurry is all.

Well, yes… but it's all under control.

No, not a Voodoo.

I dunno, but we're handling it, rid you of the problem quick.

Got my crew already lookin' for 'em.

Placide

Eyes open now.

V

What's goin' on?

Placide

You have company soon. Scan her right away.

V

That bad, huh?

Placide

She must have a weak spot.

BossVset

You like that?!

Uhhhh-yah!

Placide

De hammer. Grab it.

BossVset

Aaargh! Fuck!

Placide

Now!

She is weak!

No! Dey swallow your light!

Animals Chat

I'm gonna gut that bitch!

Animals Chat

Ice it, choomba. He said to let her go.

Animals Chat

Know how many of us she flatlined?!

Animals Chat

I know, man. But 'member – she's fair game once she leaves...

Animals Chat

What the shit... She the one who flatlined our guys?

And no one saw her?

Animals Chat

What the fuck's goin' on here?

Animals Chat

He's lettin' 'er go?!

Animals Chat

Better have a quick fuckin' change of heart.

Animals Chat

What? Who? Uh, did anyone see her?

Animals Chat

What the fuck's goin' on here?

Animals Chat

Argh! C'mon, I'll fuckin'--!

Animals Chat

Let her go, man.

Animals Chat

Gonna remember your face, bitch!

Animals Chat

I don't give a fuck who's protectin' her or why!

Levi, Gecko, Argus – all dead 'cause of her!

Got ears, choomba? He said he doesn't want any problems!

Animals Chat

Grrrr... But I'ma remember that puny-ass muzzle.

Animals Chat

Wait, so she's NetWatch too?

Animals Chat

She look like NetWatch to you, fleabrain?

Animals Chat

Fuck no, over my dead body.

She ain't leavin' in one piece.

Animals Chat

But that chairjock from NetWatch said--

Animals Chat

I don't take orders from no one 'cept 'Squatch!

Animals Boss Chat

There a problem?

Animals Chat

Just one. And I can solve it right now.

Animals Boss Chat

No. Now move the fuck out. End of topic.

Animals Chat

I wanna know the dead man who sent her.

Animals Chat

Does it matter? You can't bring 'em back.

Animals Boss Chat

The fuck is this? Coffee break?

Animals Chat

Who's that bitch? You even know?

Animals Boss Chat

No, and I don't give a cat's ass.

Animals Chat

Oh, and all the guys from our pack who died – couldn't give a shit, either?

Animals Boss Chat

They had a job. Be strong. She was stronger. End of story.

Animals Chat

What, can't lay a finger on her all of a sudden?

Animals Chat

Like I give a shit.

Animals Boss Chat

The fuck're you all standing around holding your dicks for, huh?

Animals Chat

The hell we s'posed to do?

Animals Boss Chat

Gather your kit. Get movin'.

Animals Chat

Seriously? Let her go? Just like that?

Animals Chat

Ugh, that's what the man said.

Animals Boss Chat

The fuck're you all standin' around gawkin' for?

Didn't help you spot her before, and it's sure as shit a waste of time now.

Animals Chat

The hell are we s'posed to do, then?

Animals Boss Chat

Grab your gear. Move!

Voodoo Boy Lookout

We are to take you to Placide.

V

1AI'll find him.

Voodoo Boy Lookout

1ASure. Yes.

V

1BLet's go.

Voodoo Boy Lookout

Oh, Fuck! Sie lebt!

You wish to talk with Placide? Is that what you want?

Be-because I can take you.

V

3ALead the way.

3BI'll find him.

Voodoo Boy Lookout

3BSure. Yes.

Guard Garage

She-demon… Placide wait. Upstair, quick.

V

Placide – where is the bastard?

Guard Garage

Up the stair.

Placide await you on up...

Guard

Placide await you up the stair.

Go. Placide up the stair.

V

Placide – where is the bastard?

Guard

Up the stair.

Placide

What de fuck you do in de GIM?

You were to hack de agent, not cut deal wid him!

V

1AWanna talk to Brigitte, your boss.

Placide

1A<mothertongue l="creo" m="chèfine" b="You think I let you near my " a=" after NetPig hack you? Bouzan Sal!"/>

V

1BDo that to every merc you hire – try to set 'em up?

V

2AI fucking dare you.

2BListen, I didn't turn coat, didn't pick a side. We made a deal, is all.

Placide

2BTsss…

V

2BDid what you wanted, 'cept 'stead of gettin' my circuits acid-fried, I'm still breathin'. That so damn wrong?

Placide

2BThink you more clever than NetPig?

2BHe bend you over, poke you, an' you come back smiling.

Briggite

I do not know what NetWatch plans, but they are not done.

Placide

You are worried about agents? Then shoot her in de head.

I do not know what dey put in her, what corruption is in her system!

Briggite

You don't know what was in there to begin with. How much it is worth.

Come with me.

V

3AYou know about the biochip, don't you?

Briggite

3AIf it is functional, we offer you good price for it.

V

4ABiochip's not for sale.

4APlus, do you no good to take it by force. It's in shitty shape already.

4AHaven't found a single soul capable of gettin' this thing outta me without scramblin' my brain.

4AYou commissioned the heist, so I figured you must know somethin'. You've gotta.

Briggite

4AHow do you know all dis? How did you find us?

V

5AListen, can you help me or not?

Briggite

5AYes, of course. But not here. We will go to de crypt… where you must give us access to de chip.

5AOnce we have de data we need, we will do our best to help you.

V

6AThen... after you.

6BLooks like I got no choice.

Briggite

6BFollow me.

V

6CDon't think I'm that desperate yet.

Briggite

6CYou said no other could help you.

V

6CMaybe I got other options I don't know about yet.

Briggite

6CI hope you return before your time runs out.

V

7AOK, fine. I'll give you access.

7AOK, fine. I'll give you access.

7BHow do I know you won't screw me again?

Briggite

7BI have been honest with you all along.

7BYou cannnot fault me for Placide's actions, his decisions while I was trapped in de Net.

V

7BHow do I know you won't screw me again?

Briggite

7BI have been honest with you all along.

7BYou cannnot fault me for Placide's actions, his decisions while I was trapped in de Net.

6CDid you change your mind?

6CDoes this mean...?

V

6DSeriously? Haven't done enough for you already?

Briggite

6DThere is no other way. To remove it, we must first examine it.

V

6D'Cause if you fuck up you're left empty-handed? That it?

Briggite

6DI gave my word. We will help you.

V

5BEvelyn Parker – name ring a bell?

Briggite

5BAh, de doll... de whore.

5BYou found us because she led you to us. She has proved not completely useless after all.

V

4BAccess is all yours. Want this thing outta my head ASAP.

Briggite

4BOh?

V

4BMeant nothin' but problems ever since Konpeki…

4CBiochip's busted. That's why I'm here.

4DThat why you're talkin' to me now? 'Cause you know I got the biochip?

4DNot 'cause I saved your frozen ass?

4DIf I was any ordinary "ranyon," you'd have dealt with me already.

Briggite

4DPlacide saw in you common trash from de streets. This is why he chose you.

4DBut you knew about de chip. And still put yourself in danger in de GIM.

V

4DMhm. Just like you. Only I came out of there on my own.

3BYou must be Brigitte. Hard woman to find.

Briggite

3BYou have something for me.

V

8AHe gonna, ugh... pull through?

Placide

8ABest you worry about yourself, not him!

8ATell me what is going on, or I break you open and see myself!

V

8AThat him? That the scopsucker you sent into the mechdragon's den first?

Placide

You return. How? How you manage dis?

V

9AYou set me up!

V

10AThat the other guy you sent to the GIM?

10ADidn't make it, looks like.

Briggite

9AWe are not safe here.

V

9BDisappointed? You needed me to do my little trick and then you needed me to die.

Placide

9BExact. And now I will know what went wrong.

9BTen NetWatch scum dead, network and BBSes destroyed…. but you walk out alive.

V

11AI maybe shoulda cut a deal with NetWatch.

11A'Cause dealing with you's gotten me shit. A slug to the brain, fell foul of NetWatch, and now I got you on my ass about who knows what.

Placide

11AAnd you do better wid Netpigs? Dey make you champion, not treat you like rotten meat?

V

11BLooks like you fucked up.

11BWhat's Brigitte make of it all?

Briggite

9BThis is not over. NetWatch will return.

Placide

9BI hope you will not lead her to de crypt?

Briggite

9BI saw them.

V

9BI would've... if somebody hadn't flatlined me. Sorry, but lost the heart to do anything after that.

9CExactly what I aim to talk about… with Brigitte.

Placide

9CYou talk wid me now.

9CI will know what went wrong.

9CTen NetWatch scum dead, the grid, BBSes destroyed… but you walk, you breathe… How?

V

9CI would've... if somebody hadn't flatlined me. Sorry, but lost the heart to do anything after that.

9DYou let loose in the GIM... with what, exactly? A virus? A… vectored electromag impulse?

9DSaw it before my own fuses popped – your guys shredding tags on the NetWatch agents in Mosley's grid.

Placide

9DTen NetWatch agent swallow it. It destroy de grid, de BBSes. But not you. You vomit light back up.

V

12AYou must be Brigitte. Hard woman to find.

Briggite

12AYou have something for me.

V

12BSendin' Placide away just for little ol' me?

Briggite

12BI did not want him to harm you. That we cannot allow.

V

You know about the biochip, don't you?

Briggite

Yes, and we must check its condition.

V

13AShoulda thought about that before you tried to kill me.

Briggite

13AIf I was here, da chip would never be in danger.

13AIf it is in good condition, we offer you a fair price. Perhaps more for the... emotional toll.

V

13BYou wanna dig around in my head? I dunno, I'm startin' to have some trust issues with you guys.

Briggite

13BYou came to us in a bad time.

V

13BThat s'posed to be an apology?

Briggite

13BYou will get apology when you say how much you want for the chip. If it is in good condition, of course.

V

14AHh, biochip's not for sale.

14AAnd you're not rippin' it outta me. Thing was in shit shape already before I strolled into the GIM.

Briggite

14AIt does not function?

V

14ANot that bad. Problem is, no one I've talked to can yank it out without risk of death.

14ASeein' as you commissioned the thing's theft, figured you might know a way to help.

Briggite

14AHow do you know all dis? How did you find us?

V

14BChip's already taken some damage. That's why I'm here to begin with.

V

15BPlacide and I... We never quite saw eye to eye.

15BDon't like bein' kept in the dark. And I swear, if I hear any more moody fuckin' mumblin'... Which reminds me – just what the fuck is a "ranyon"?

Briggite

15BI will explain all, first we must verify if the biochip is in good condition. If yes, we will offer a fair price for it.

V

16AHow much you know from my scans?

Briggite

16AMore than Placide, I am sure.

V

16AYou recognized the biochip 'cause you've been looking for it.

Briggite

16AWe must examine you. If you survived the GIM, it is at the chip's cost.

Placide

I thought you dead.

V

17AWhat the hell happened?

17BWell, that was your plan, wasn't it? I outlive your need for me, you get me outta the picture. Flatline.

Placide

17BNo. You are confused. Mosley mess wid your head.

V

17BFuck Mosley. Got eyes, I can see. I'm right, aren't I?

Placide

We lose de link. Dat was not our plan.

V

Saw you zeroin' agent tags. Don't tell me you didn't know what was goin' on. Don't tell me I didn't see what I saw.

Placide

You walk into war zone. You got hit. It is dat simple.

I had to free my people. Dey are most important to me. We try to save you too, but... Mosley... he was stronger than we think.

V

18AYour people? Who?

Placide

18ABrigitte, and others. NetWatch hold her frozen in ICE.

18ASo you see – dis whole rotten job was in your interest. It was de only way you could talk wid Brigitte.

V

18AJesus... Mighta been good to know that before you threw me into the fucking fire.

18BBrigitte – wanna talk to her.

Placide

18BFor now, you talk wid me.

V

18BI did the GIM job. That was our deal. You and me – our biz is done.

18CBullshit.

Briggite

Follow me.

V

Seriously? You gonna hold me here by force?

And put the chip at risk? Again?

Briggite

Leave her.

Placide

Well?

V!

Brigitte

Yes?

V

1AThe biochip – I'll let you have a peek. If you can help me, that is.

Brigitte

1AI am glad you have had change of heart.

V

1ADidn't exactly have much of a choice.

1AWhere can we meet?

1AI know you've abandoned the hotel. Saw what NetWatch did there.

Brigitte

1AYou come to our chapel in Pacifica and must wait by de altar.

V

1AFine. I can do that.

1BActually, gotta go.

Brigitte

V?

Aha. As I expected...

Brigitte

You are here.

V

So how come Placide didn't know about the biochip?

He didn't recognize it in the scans.

Brigitte

Few of our people know about Konpeki Tower.

V

Where we goin'?

Brigitte

Soon you will see.

De Watcher did not notice de biochip in you? Strange.

Did you let him scan you?

V

Huh? No. Why?

Brigitte

It would complicate our work.

V

This an old subway tunnel?

Brigitte

No. Part of de transcontinental maglev system.

When all states were connected.

Like de Net, it too crumbled after de war.

Dis way.

V

Never gave him a chance.

Brigitte

Good. It would complicate our work.

Dis way.

V

You guys sure seem to love this place.

But, honestly, you don't give off a strong religious vibe.

Brigitte

We left our gods on Haiti. Yet we are strong here without them.