Dialogue: The Damned

Alex

If you want my advice, I'd dump that pile of human offal. See how he likes bein' alone.

Customer V Place

Yeah, maybe you're right… Anyway, better get goin'. Take care.

Alex

Chin up, sweetkins, seein' sunshine 'round the bend. Just don't you let those bastards walk over you.

What'll it be, honeypie?

V

1ATake a cold beer, please.

Alex

1AYou got it.

V

1BNo booze, thanks. Make it a NiCola?

Alex

1BNiCola it is.

V

1CSurprise me.

Alex

1CAdventurous. House special comin' up.

V

1DNothin' just yet. Expectin' a friend.

Alex

1DSure thing. But you lemme know if you change your mind.

Reed Holo

Hey, V, you at the bar?

V

Sure am. Waitin' for ya.

Reed Holo

I'll be there momentarily. There's, uh, one thing you should know…

V

2A'Kay... What'd that be?

2BSensin' there's legacy shit needs resolvin'…

Reed Holo

You know that op, seven years back, that went south. Myers left me for dead. Cover story was I sold out to Arasaka. I never told Alex it was a cover, so... things could get tense.

V

3AGot it. Might tell us to go fuck ourselves.

Reed Holo

3ASomethin' like that.

3AI'm nearin' the entrance…

Alex

3AAaaand there y'are. Enjoy, honeybunch!

V

3AThanks.

Alex

3AFirst time in here, I got that right…? Ya new to Dogtown?

3AOh, hell no…

Reed

3AI'm lookin' for an Alex.

Alex

3ALike fuck you are.

3AYou're on the awfully short list of folks we just don't serve here.

V

5ASo... she not here?

Alex

3ATurn the fuck around and get out.

Reed

3AI'll have a gin-an'-tonic. Make it a double.

3AShe's with me.

Alex

3AYou've got some balls...

3AAll right, mah people! We gotta close up for the day!

3AEveryone out! Now!

Customer

3AI ain’t goin’ fuckin’ anywhere!

Customer

3ACome on... you serious?

Reed

3AAlex...

Alex

3AGimme one fuckin' reason not to, you shit-guzzlin' Arasaka traitor!

V

3AHoly--

Alex

3ASeven… Seven fucking years in this shithole. 'Cause o' you, Solomon Reed!

Reed

3AAlex...

V

3AHoly--

Alex

3ASeven… Seven fucking years in this shithole. 'Cause o' you, Solomon Reed!

Reed

3AAlex...

Alex

3ASeven… Seven fucking years in this shithole. 'Cause o' you, Solomon Reed!

V

3AHoly--

Alex

3ASol ain't gettin' it, maybe you will…

Alex

6AHey, what the hell?!

V

6ARelax. Just wanna talk this through.

Reed

6APresident Myers sent us.

Alex

6AHey, what the hell?!

V

6ARelax. Just wanna talk this through.

3AGot a mission in Dogtown.

Alex

3AWith him?

3AFYI, seven years ago this scumbag stabbed everybody in the back.

Reed

3ANo, seven years ago I was ordered to go to ground. And you were fed a cover story.

3AI had to take the fall. There was no other way.

Alex

3AExpect me to believe you? Just like that?

3AGet the fuck outta my sight. Both of you.

V

7AThis look familiar?

7AGot direct orders from the president. Right now, that's all you need to care about.

Alex

7AI cared. Cared for seven years. But now...?

V

7A'S all right. Take a moment.

7BLook, whatever happened between you two's none of my biz.

7BGot direct orders from the president. Right now, that's all you need to care about.

Alex

7BI cared. Cared for seven years. But now...?

V

7B'S all right. Take a moment.

7BLook, whatever happened between you two's none of my biz.

7BGot direct orders from the president. Right now, that's all you need to care about.

Alex

7BI cared. Cared for seven years. But now...?

V

7B'S all right. Take a moment.

7CHey, I get it. You 'n' Reed got some mutual 'splainin' to do, clearly…

7CHave at it, then live out the rest o' your days in this musty armpit.

Alex

7CThat some kind of convoluted threat?

V

7CNo, we actually need you, but maybe you need us more.

7CHey, I get it. You 'n' Reed got some mutual 'splainin' to do, clearly…

7CHave at it, then live out the rest o' your days in this musty armpit.

Alex

7CThat some kind of convoluted threat?

V

7CNo, we actually need you, but maybe you need us more.

Alex

3AFuck this. Need a smoke.

V

8ALemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8AYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8ASomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

Alex

8ACouldn’t wait till I was done?

V

9AI'm V, by the way.

Alex

9AAlex.

V

9BCould spit in Reed’s drink if it'll make you feel any better.

Alex

9BHeh...

9BHe'd know. Old dog, but senses – sharp as ever. Even spit wouldn't make it past 'em.

8ASo, NUSA's tossin' us back into the fray, huh? New mission?

V

8AYeah, 'fraid so.

Alex

8AWell, fire away. Serenade me.

V

10AFIA agent went missin'. Reed and I're tasked with findin' her.

Alex

10AAnd all of a sudden, FIA remembers I exist?

V

10AYou know Dogtown better than than any other operative in their ranks.

Alex

10A"Their" ranks? So you're not FIA. Curious... what leverage they had on you.

V

10BYou, right now – 'm I lookin' at the real Alex?

Alex

10BWhat's it to you?

10BI mean, what's the diff? Nobody who's anybody cares about "the real Alex."

V

10BWhat if I do?

Alex

10BThen it's solely your problem. Now, 'bout the mission – spill.

V

11AFIA agent went missin'. Reed and I're tasked with findin' her.

Alex

11AAnd all of a sudden, FIA remembers I exist?

V

11AYou know Dogtown better than than any other operative in their ranks.

Alex

11A"Their" ranks? So you're not FIA. Curious... what leverage they had on you.

V

11BYou, right now – 'm I lookin' at the real Alex?

Alex

11BWhat's it to you?

11BI mean, what's the diff? Nobody who's anybody cares about "the real Alex."

V

11BWhat if I do?

Alex

11BThen it's solely your problem. Now, 'bout the mission – spill.

V

12ADeal's just for this one op, then I'm out.

Alex

12AHah! Wouldn't count on brevity. Me? One and the same mission for the last seven fucking years.

12ABeen workin' the local arms and tech dealers since the war. My "one op," that. Goin' real swell.

V

12AWell, I got a lot less time than that.

Alex

12AAlways starts the same way. Do 'em a favor, they promise one in return. Sometimes even deliver.

12AThen one day they nail your dick to the wall.

12AThis op mean that much to you? 'Cause you're clearly hopin' to get somethin' out of it. Question is what.

V

13AFIA and me – we're after the same 'runner. Interests aligned, so you're lookin' at agent V now.

Alex

13ARight. And the chairjock is...?

V

13BSurvival. Woman we're after's offerin' somethin' that could help me. Just gotta find her first.

Alex

13BAnd by coincidence, Myers also wants her? Who the hell is this bimbo?

V

12ASongbird.

Alex

12AFuck me…

12AGonna take more'n one cig to process that.

V

14ASomethin' the matter?

Alex

14AAh, so you don't know…

V

14AKnow what?

14BShe on that short list of peeps you don't serve here, too?

Alex

14BNever told you the whole story, did he?

V

14BWhat story?

Alex

12AStory of a clusterfuck op. One that led to Reed disappearing and me bein' holed up here for seven years.

12AHere's the list of operatives – Reed, Songbird and me. Haven't heard this, have you?

12AThat's just perfect... Tell me, you believe in coincidences? Or... fuck it – fate?

12A'Cause plug the same variables into an equation – and surprise! Gonna get the same fuckin' result. Shit in, shit out.

12AWell, you an' that hangdog Judas are in luck – 'cause I got a nasty habit of repeatin' the same gonk mistakes.

12AGot conditions, though.

V

15ASo what's your ask?

Alex

15AMonaco. Wanna burn rubber along the Riviera, drink champagne on a yacht with a fuckin' duchess.

15AWant a spy's retirement.

15ADiplomatic posting in a warm, gobsmackingly gorgeous place where fruit off the trees is sweet and demand for field work is zero.

15AThink you can manage that?

V

16AReed'll take you to Monte Carlo himself if that's what you want.

16BOp orders came from the NUS pres, so… yeah.

Alex

15APreem. Go back inside, tell him I'm in.

15AGonna need more nicotine 'fore I look at his face again.

V

17AThanks, Alex.

Reed

17ASo?

V

18ADidn't tell me the whole story, Reed. That’s twice now.

18ABut it's taken care of. She'll do it.

Reed

18AIn exchange for...?

V

18AWants a spy's retirement, someplace nice.

18ABut if you ask me, she's itchin' to get closure after what went down 'tween you two.

18BShe's in – just wants a spy's nice retirement in return.

Reed

18BDon't we all...

V

18BCan't say I blame her.

18CShe still cares about you, about Songbird.

Reed

18CCan you be sure?

V

18CThought you'd know her better, having been her handler and all.

Reed

18CI just never thought she'd admit anything of the sort.

V

18CShe didn't – not outright. Has just one condition – retirement, someplace nice.

18DShe'd gnaw her foot off to get the hell outta here.

Reed

18DKnowin' how stubborn she is, I don't doubt it.

V

18DWants a spy's retirement, someplace nice.

Reed

18DThat can be arranged.

V

18DBetter be. Or she'll never trust you again.

Alex

17ASo, heard you need someone to hold your hand, Reed, take you on a tour of NC's ass-wart.

Reed

17AI came to you 'cause I trust you, Alex…

Alex

17AIf you say so. Fine, Songbird – heard we gotta sniff her out.

V

19ASong's MIA, prolly here in Dogtown.

19ASong's MIA, prolly here in Dogtown.

19BFirst off, don't know that she's alive.

19BFirst off, don't know that she's alive.

19CShe could be anywhere for all we know…

19CShe could be anywhere for all we know…

17AWe were linked, comms-like. Song ventured into cyberspace, then got attacked. She vanished just after. 'S all we know.

Alex

17AWe need a netrunner. Kind who spends all their wakin' hours parsin' teraflops of data – might've caught somethin'.

Reed

17AYou have someone in mind?

Alex

17AWilky "Slider" Laguerre.

Reed

17AI shoulda figured…

Alex

17AWent rogue a while back, but I know where that little rat nests.

V

20ASo, we payin' him a visit?

Alex

20ASlider hides out in a would-be spa in Luxor Heights. Flick you exact coords in two secs.

Reed

20AWe'll rendezvous there. Alex and I have some, uh... catching up to do.

V

20ARight. Just don't gouge each other's eyes out. Need both of you alive 'n' healthy.

Alex

20ASo... all those years – where ya been? Involved with someone?

Reed

20AI was. For a time. It didn't pan out, though.

20AYou?

Alex

20AYou know me. No poor bastard woulda put up with me longer'n a month.

Reed

20AC'mon, stop pretendin' you woulda lasted any longer.

Alex

20AGot numerous hobbies – sue me. Speakin' of which... if I know you at all, you ain't dunkin' and swishin' balls anymore, am I right?

Reed

20AOnly in my neck of the woods. You know how it is…

Alex

20AYeah…

20ASurprised you didn't pack up, go home. Used to go on and on 'bout those fuckin' tacos…

Reed

20AI couldn't've gone home even if I'd wanted to. As to what kept me here? Musta been somethin'…

Alex

20AWhich begs the question, Reed... what about me?

20AWhy couldn't I go home?

Reed

20AThe only way FIA agents left Night City was in body bags.

Alex

20ANot you.

Reed

20ANo, no, there was a bag with my name on it, definitely.

20AJust dumb luck that I'm sittin' here in one piece.

Alex

20AYou never believed in coincidence, still don't.

Reed

20AYou're right, I don't.

Johnny

20ASee that tree there?

V

20AYeah. Somethin' special 'bout it?

Johnny

20AFitting, isn't it? How the prettiest thing here in Dogshit-town is a monument to the dead.

20AStill don't get this gonk affinity for symbols an' empty gestures.

V

20AYou’re just butthurt ‘cause nobody ever lit a candle for you.

Johnny

20AShit, maybe I am as sentimental as everyone else…

20AWhen I see those two... Reed, Alex…

20AWent through something similar myself…

V

23AJohnny Silverhand empathizing with total randos…?

Johnny

23ASee it clear as day. Any shred of friendship they've got left'll fizzle out. Not right now, but soon.

23ACould've spilled the truth years ago, stayed chooms. But no – stubborn ol' Reed had his orders.

V

24ANot mutually exclusive, friendship and duty.

Johnny

24AMatter o' fact, they are. Had good reasons to fly the army coop.

24AThink. How many times you willin' to get burned 'fore you stop trustin' someone?

V

25AThere a point to all this?

Johnny

25AReplace “someone” with “country.” Or “corp.”

25AHow many times you gotta take a bullet for these motherfuckers in the name of empty promises?

25AChew on that when you look at those two.

25AGotta wonder why I even bother sometimes…

V

25ANo columbarium in Dogtown, last I checked. People gotta have some place to pay their respects.

Johnny

25AProblem with that is, the dead don't give a fuck about flowers and lit candles... They're fuckin' dead.

V

25AGot a bond, two of 'em. Took maybe four minutes and... they buried the hatchet.

25AAfter all the years, only thing Alex and Reed have in common is history and an employer.

25AJust sayin' that 'cause you never had real chooms.

Johnny

25ADid too, durin' the war. Leavin' em' behind, goin' AWOL... Took balls, that.

V

25AWhat the hell could you possibly know about Reed, Alex – their relationship…?

25AThey're soldiers – stick together through thick and thin. Unlike you.

Johnny

25AHad a choice – run, or end up like my army chooms, face down in the mud.

V

25AThey're fighting for a common cause, 's all the glue they need.

Johnny

25AS what the powers that be want – for you to believe in some abstract bullshit 'stead of each other. System wins that way.

V

25AC'mon… Woulda lit one for you if I wasn't fresh out just now.

Johnny

25AShit, maybe I am as sentimental as everyone else…

25AWhen I see those two... Reed, Alex…

25AWent through something similar myself…

V

25AHmm... Might have a point, Johnny.

Johnny

25AReplace “someone” with “country.” Or “corp.”

25AHow many times you gotta take a bullet for these motherfuckers in the name of empty promises?

25AChew on that when you look at those two.

V

25CDon’t really have time for your musings now, Johnny.

Johnny

25CGotta wonder why I even bother sometimes…

V

24EDon’t really have time for your musings now, Johnny.

Johnny

24EGotta wonder why I even bother sometimes…

V

20ADon’t really have time for your musings now, Johnny.

Johnny

20AGotta wonder why I even bother sometimes…

20ASee that tree there?

V

20BHow's an intel agency lose a blind man?

Alex

20BHoled himself up with Haitian buddies. Operates a large-scale tech and daemon mill.

20BThink Kabuki's home to Night City's soft-sorcerers? No. They're just there to push product.

V

20CClaim Slider dropped off your radar, went rogue, but you know where he is…?

20CWhy haven't you brought him in?

Alex

20COh, I dunno. Maybe I was savin' him for a rainy fuckin' day…?

20CSlider wasn't on my list of prios. Not like it's any of your biz.

V

20DSlider – care to fill me in?

Alex

20DRenegade Voodoo Boy, murderer-turned-CI, all-around piece of shit.

20DOutside the Net, he's blinder than three mice. Damaged occipital lobe – not even a Kiroshi could mend it.

V

20EThink this guy'll be willin' to help?

Alex

20ESlider? Don't hold your breath. Classic repeat offender, no scruples or principles. Had to titty-twist him to work for us.

20ELikely this time you'll just have to twist a little harder…

Reed

17AYou have someone in mind?

Alex

17AWe need a netrunner. Kind who spends all their wakin' hours parsin' teraflops of data – might've caught somethin'.

V

17AWe were linked, comms-like. Song ventured into cyberspace, then got attacked. She vanished just after. 'S all we know.

15BYou in any position to have any? Still on their payroll.

Alex

15BDon't care. Tell Sol I'm done lettin' everyone walk all over me, expectin' me to lick their boots.

15BWay I see it, this is a favor I'm doin', a transaction. Want my back scratched in return.

12AGotta know who I’m dealin' with here.

V

12BIt's personal, got my own reasons.

Alex

12BIn this line of work, you'd fuckin' better. Had mine, too.

12BDitch the Metroplex ghetto, cesspool of a life... Lo an' behold, FIA's offerin' next-gen chrome and a purpose. Didn't think twice.

V

12BNot unlike the fix I'm in...

Alex

12BAlways starts the same way. Do 'em a favor, they promise one in return. Sometimes even deliver.

12BThen one day they nail your dick to the wall.

12BThis op mean that much to you? 'Cause you're clearly hopin' to get somethin' out of it. Question is what.

V

12CDidn't get no honor guard, no commemorative plaque, but swore an oath before the president.

Alex

12CThink that alone makes you one of us? Phh.

12CAll right, special agent... What'd “the president” promise in return, huh?

8ASo, NUSA's tossin' us back into the fray, huh? New mission?

V

8AYeah, 'fraid so.

Alex

8AWell, fire away. Serenade me.

V

8ALemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8AYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8ASomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8BLemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8BYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8BSomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8BLemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8BYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8BSomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8BLemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8BYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8BSomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8BLemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8BYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8BSomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8BLemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8BYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8BSomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8BLemme try this. Gimme a minute.

Reed

8BYou're gonna talk to her?

V

8BSomeone's gotta. An' better me than you.

8CThe hell was that? Did... did she just shape-shift?

Reed

8CMetanthropic cloaking. Perks of the FIA-Militech connection – you get to call dibs on their latest-gen, cutting-edge tech.

V

8D"Could get tense," he said.

Reed

8DYeah…

V

8DYeah.

Alex

3AFuck this. Need a smoke.

3AShould be fuckin' ashamed, Sol…

V

3AMyers sent us. Got a mission in Dogtown.

Alex

3AWith him?

3AFYI, seven years ago this scumbag stabbed everybody in the back.

Reed

3ANo, seven years ago I was ordered to go to ground. And you were fed a cover story.

3AI had to take the fall. There was no other way.

Alex

3AExpect me to believe you? Just like that?

3AGet the fuck outta my sight. Both of you.

3ASo, made up your mind?

V

3ANeed another sec, sorry…

Alex

3ATakin' their sweet time, this friend o' yours…

3AOh, hell no…

V

3BMentioning this sooner never entered your mind? Truly, Reed? Dammit…

Reed Holo

3BI'm mentioning it now.

3BI'm nearin' the entrance…

V

3CYou and Alex – two of you were close?

Reed Holo

3CI led our cell in NC, was her handler. She wound up stuck here in Dogtown post war, thinks it was 'cause I turned coat.

3CDo you see what I'm drivin' at?

Alex

What'll it be, honeypie?

What'll it be, honeypie?

Alex

What'll it be, honeypie?

Alex

Gimme one fuckin' reason not to, you shit-guzzlin' Arasaka traitor!

Reed

She's with me.

Alex

Get the fuck out!

Get the fuck out!

Reed

V, the coin...

V

We were linked, comms-like. Song ventured into cyberspace, then got attacked. She vanished just after. 'S all we know.

Alex

We need a netrunner. Kind who spends all their wakin' hours parsin' teraflops of data – might've caught somethin'.

Reed

You have someone in mind?

Alex

Wilky "Slider" Laguerre.

Reed

I shoulda figured…

Alex

Went rogue a while back, but I know where that little rat nests.

Want the coords?

Aaaand there y'are. Enjoy, honeybunch!

V

Thanks.

Alex

First time in here, I got that right…? Ya new to Dogtown?

Oh, hell no…

Aaaand there y'are. Enjoy, honeybunch!

V

Thanks.

Alex

First time in here, I got that right…? Ya new to Dogtown?

Oh, hell no…

V

We were linked, comms-like. Song ventured into cyberspace, then got attacked. She vanished just after. 'S all we know.

Alex

We need a netrunner. Kind who spends all their wakin' hours parsin' teraflops of data – might've caught somethin'.

Reed

You have someone in mind?

Alex

Wilky "Slider" Laguerre.

Reed

I shoulda figured…

Alex

Went rogue a while back, but I know where that little rat nests.

Reed

She's with me.

She's with me.

Alex

What'll it be, honeypie?

Get the fuck out!

Get the fuck outta my sight. Both of you.

Get the fuck outta my sight. Both of you.

Reed

V, the coin...

So?

Alex

Fuck this. Need a smoke.

Fuck this. Need a smoke.

Should be fuckin' ashamed, Sol…

Reed

She's with me.

Alex

Gimme one fuckin' reason not to, you shit-guzzlin' Arasaka traitor!

Reed

She's with me.

Q303 Voodoo Trap

We will tickle your nerve endings until you scream.

Reed

Easy now. It's linked to the main server, which gives me an idea...

Get ready for some lead spittin'!

Now, V!

They posted lookouts. Go figure.

I doubt they'll play nice and just let us in.

V

1ANo harm in talkin' to 'em. Might let us through.

1AEasy peasy, I say. Crack some skulls and roll in.

Reed

1AI'd rather avoid a mess. But if that’s the option you want…

V

1ATell ya what – play it by ear. I say "Bushido," you let loose.

Reed

1AI thought we'd talk it through first, but fine, have it your way.

Q303 Voodoo Boy Guard Wa

1AYou look like bad news.

1ATurn around and crawl back to the hole you came from.

V

2ANeed to talk to Slider.

2BLookin' for a netrunner.

Q303 Voodoo Boy Guard Wa

1ASo kindly fuck the fuck off, eh?

V

3AKnow Slider’s inside, we just wanna talk – tell 'im.

Q303 Voodoo Boy Guard Wa

3AWhat part of "fuck off" did you not understand?

3AAre you deaf or just fucking stupid?!

Reed

3AEverybody just keep calm!

3AOur bad, choom. C'mon, V, let's be on our way.

V

4ABad call, motherfuckers.

4BFine. Be on our way, then.

Reed

3AI spotted the shaft on our way in.

3AWe just need to find the vent, crawl through to the other side and open the door…

V

3AOK, gonna take a look.

Reed

3AI'll hang back on lookout, cover you if need be.

V

3ASee a door, ventilation system might be behind it.

Reed

3AIt's worth a try.

V

5AHey, ventilation shaft needs repairs. Know a way in?

5BVent in the shaft – where is it?

5BAppreciate it.

5CAh, jonesin' from BD deprivation, choom? Can see it in your eyes.

5CRun outta store credit with Slider's crew?

5CDoubt Slider even knows you’re out here losin' your minds. Can ask him to put the squeeze on his boys...

5CBut not till you tell me where to find the vents around here.

5CAppreciate it.

3ACome on through…

Reed

3AThanks.

V

3AAt the hatch. Scale the scaffolding to find it.

Reed

3AI thought we'd talk it through first, but fine, have it your way.

V

3CGot just one word for you…

3CBushido.

3DNot about to be stopped by the likes of you. Gonna get Slider. Just like I got Maman Brigitte.

3EManaged to hammer shit out with Placide and Brigitte. No doubt I can manage Slider.

Q303 Voodoo Boy Guard Wa

3EAah, so you are the one the city boys have been talking about. Fine, go. Just make sure you behave.

V

3FFine. Be on our way, then.

1BGotta be another way in. Let's look around.

Reed

1BI spotted the shaft on our way in.

1BWe just need to find the vent, crawl through to the other side and open the door…

1BI'll hang back on lookout, cover you if need be.

V

Easy peasy, I say. Crack some skulls and roll in.

Reed

I'd rather avoid a mess. But if that’s the option you want…

Reed

6AYou haven't been waiting long, I hope.

V

6AWell… guess you 'n' Alex needed a while to catch up…

Reed

6AMh, yeah. All's swell now, though.

6ALet's go – time's at a premium.

V – server! Hack the damn thing!

Charge your tech iron! Shoot up the cooling vents!

Blades're no good! Useless! Pump those vents with lead!

They uncaged the daemons!

Server – we need to destroy it! Aim for the exhaust ports!

V

7AWay inside completely unsecured? Somethin' ain't right…

Reed

7AIt looks like you had it right.

V

8ADisarmed. That was close.

Reed

They're re-upping combat daemons! Cooling vents – take 'em out!

Focus fire on the open vent!

Server's cooling down! Port's wide open!

Next hack could be our last, V!

Help me get rid of the others!

Gotta hand it to you, V. I'm impressed.

V

Tell ya what – play it by ear. I say "Bushido," you let loose.