Dialogue: Who Wants to Live Forever

Zetatech Clerk

Welcome to our Zetatech Network clinic. How may I help you?

V

1AWhat is this? Er, the chimes, incense, candles – where are they?

Zetatech Clerk

1AYou're sure to find something of the sort in town.

V

1ANot askin' about that. Esoterica shop – that's what this was.

Zetatech Clerk

1AWell, apparently, not anymore it isn't.

V

1BMisty Olszewski – she here?

Zetatech Clerk

1BNo one by that name is employed here, no.

V

1BMisty worked here, two years back. Gotta know somethin'.

Zetatech Clerk

1BIt's a new branch. Sadly, I never met the previous owner.

V

1CHere to see Viktor. Mind if I go through?

Zetatech Clerk

1CDo you have an appointment?

V

1CYeah, private one.

Zetatech Clerk

1CAh, right, I see a note right here.

1CPlease hurry in. The next patient is due to arrive soon.

V

2AVik. So good to see you, old ripper.

Viktor

2AHah, V! How long's it been?

V

2APff, depends on your point of view.

2BVik? What the hell you wearin'?

Viktor

2BAh, back off, V, they make me wear this damn thing... Something about meeting safety standards.

V

2BDoubt it, given I almost got a brain hemorrhage on seein' it.

Viktor

1CHah! You're makin' a habit of this – rising from the dead.

1CI actually thought I'd never see you again.

V

3AC'mon, gonna make me cry, Vik.

Viktor

3AWhat would be wrong with that?

V

3AAnyway, got ya a little somethin'.

3BGot it wrong, luckily.

Viktor

3BI love that I was wrong about this one.

V

3BWanna drink to that? I'm servin'.

3CCome on, you're stuck with me. Not about to go away.

Viktor

3CI'd be lying if I said the thought of you gone... never crossed my mind.

V

3CTo a happy return, then.

Viktor

1CThey have this rule – no drinking anywhere in the clinic. I could get reprimanded. Wooo…

1CBut hang on a minute… huh, same one Jack and I knocked back. Championship bout for the middle-weight title.

1CMalone vers Kano – remember it as if it was yesterday.

V

4ADamn, feels like another life…

4BGood to have memories, it grounds you.

4CLife was simpler somehow, wa'n't it?

Viktor

1CYeah, good times… Things changed, no denyin' it. Jackie's gone ...

V

1CSo's Misty's shop.

Viktor

1CHm. And all her scents…

1CAll right. Come on, hop in the chair.

V

5AOK, let's get to this.

Viktor

5AHah. That's the attitude.

5ASo tell me – what's it like to be back among the living?

V

6AI lost, Vik, lost in life. All my plans, dreams…

Viktor

6AYou survived.

V

6ACan't function in my environment, so... what's that matter?

6AMe from two years back? Gone, never gonna be her again… You know what I mean.

6BAin't easy, but can't call it all bad. I'm back, indefinitely, finally managed it.

Viktor

6BA hard-won victory's still a win.

V

6BAnd you? Feelin' like a winner these days, Vik?

6CWaste o' words. Tried to call some old friends? Turns out you are all I've got left.

Viktor

6CI know where you're coming from. Reach my age and you can find you have nothing in common with those you considered near and dear.

V

6CYour case? Age ain't exactly the only change.

6CWhat can I say? The world, life, they moved on, didn't wait around for me. You're all I got left.

6DEr, not great. Two years and all I worked to achieve? It's in ruins.

Viktor

6DI feel your pain, I do. But you're young. You'll find your place, a new one, in a flash.

V

6DGuess you did, right? And young you are not…

Viktor

5AWhat're you trying to say, exactly?

V

7AThis Zetatech thing – how'd you wind up caught in their web?

Viktor

7AThere was pressure, some threats, even… Resisting change seemed… senseless.

V

7AWhy? Did you decide you were incapable?

Viktor

7AThere came a day I realized my losses could be higher if I put my foot down.

V

8ASomethin' tells me Misty didn't go along with this… and that's why she left.

Viktor

8AYou mind if we leave that alone?

V

8AAm I wrong?

Viktor

8AShe is the sensitive sort… Changes, unpleasant ones, happening all around her... she stopped feeling good here, and no wonder.

8AI miss her. Hope things work out for her. Hope they work out for all of us.

V

9AHhh, funny. Was terrified I'd die for so long…

Viktor

9AI don't see what's funny about that.

V

9APoint is, shoulda feared the passing… of all the things I knew.

9ACan't imagine how Johnny felt, wakin' up after fifty years?

Viktor

9AYou get old enough, you start coming to terms with things. Keeps you from drowning in your sentiments.

V

9BThink we coulda chosen better, all of us?

Viktor

9BNo.

V

9BHm. No hesitation.

Viktor

9BIf there'd been better options, we'd have picked them or convinced ourselves they weren't better at all.

V

9CHey, Vik… why'd you choose to become a ripper?

Viktor

9CCall it my youthful rebellion. All my friends at the time were gunning to be "somebody."

9CI helped 'em, fixed 'em, their bodies, minds. Though, actually... just postponed their moment of their irreparable destruction.

V

9CYeah, corpos burnout fast. Fast as hell.

Viktor

9CWell, I don't' get attached to them at least.

V

10AVik – sensible as ever. And with achievable dreams. I never could settle on those.

Viktor

10AYou'll learn.

V

10AIf you say so…

10BEven you've grown cynical…

Viktor

10BJust bein' honest with myself.

10BWe all have to let go sometime. No other way.

8AWell, your core looks fine. Good, even. Let's take a look at your motor cortex…

8ATsk, hmm…

V

11ASo?

11BCan't say I like that "hm."

Viktor

8AFirst time I've seen anything like this… Your cortex seems to have turned deaf to implant signals.

8AMaybe… reinstall the neuroport firmware. No, no, that'd…

8AMaybe switch to binary signaling… Tsk, there's a risk of shock… life-threatening kind.

V

8ASaid you could do somethin', Vik…

Viktor

8AI... I was wrong. I'm sorry.

V

12ASee, Vik? Told ya – no goin' back.

12AI'm limited – fuck! – and you're a corporipper.

Viktor

12AYou make it sound like you've got nothing to look forward to.

V

12BPlease, don't worry, Vik. Didn't come with high hopes anyway.

Viktor

12BNot good. You have to believe there's something out there for you.

V

12BSelf-delusion, that's what you advise?

Viktor

12BNo. I just want you to accept your reality.

V

12CCheck again.

Viktor

12CV…

V

12CYou'll think of somethin', Vik, I know you will. Please.

Viktor

12CI did all I could. Don't have anywhere else to go. I'm sorry, V.

V

12CSo... it's over, done.

Viktor

8AYou've changed, yes… but you're alive. Look at me – I had to adapt, too. Still doing what I most love, though.

V

13AJust two years… You may not see it. Time's passed differently for me, so…

13AI do see it – you're plain unhappy. Pretendin' to be your former self.

Viktor

13AAhem… you really think so?

V

13BShould I start aimin' lower, too? C-could be the key to happiness.

Viktor

13BIt's not easy settling. With time, though, you realize you no longer remember why you wanted it any other way.

V

13BAh, what if I wanna remember?

Viktor

13BWish I knew what to tell ya, kid…

V

13CI get it, Vik, I believe you. Stayed calm, level. Think I even envy you.

13CBut that's just not me. Somethin' was taken from me. And I can't accept it.

Viktor

13CAttitude like that can only bring pain…

V

13CMight be... how it has to be.

New Merc

8AVektor, come on, quick. I ran into trouble, need surgery. It's my-m-m--

8AAh. Are you running late?

Viktor

8AI can't now, Tyler. Drop in tomorrow.

New Merc

8A"Drop in tomorrow"?

Viktor

8AThis is my friend. No affiliation to the firm. Come back later, please. It's important to me.

New Merc

8AHm, you got it wrong, man. You're on contract.

Viktor

8ATyler, please…

New Merc

8AVektor, nothing personal, you know? But you sew me up now, or I'll file a complaint.

Viktor

8AUgh... V... you can't know how sorry I am.

Viktor

14AHey, swing by to see me anytime, yeah?

V

15A'Course. 'Course I'll drop by.

Viktor

15AClose the door on your way out, OK? I need to look to Tyler's pressing problem here.

15AClose the door on your way out, OK? I need to look to Tyler's pressing problem here.

V

15BHuh, I just might.

15CDunno, Viktor. We'll see.

Viktor

14AGuess you landed in some kind of shitstorm.

New Merc

14AWhat can I tell you? Petrochem cocks fucked us.

Viktor

14ABelieve I told you your numbers were low.

New Merc

14AThey grabbed the better position. Pure fluke.

14AI got hit. Can't even tell where. But moving's hard, limited.

Viktor

14AYou're driving yourself too hard.

New Merc

14AI'll want to hear your song after they've made me chief of security.

Viktor

14AMh, we'll see. Now if you don't mind, a little silence.

New Merc

14ASo none of your stale jokes, digs, put-downs?

Viktor

14AI'd just rather not chatter.

New Merc

14ANo' your style, rippah. You always seemed a lighter--

Viktor

14ALike I said, I prefer no chatter.

14AClose the door on your way out, OK? I need to look to Tyler's pressing problem here.

New Merc

14AVektor…!

V

14AWell, was on my way out, so…

Viktor

14AUgh... V... you can't know how sorry I am.

New Merc

14AVektor…!

V

14BGot a patient, Vik. Don't worry about me.

14CFriend o' yours?

Viktor

14CCustomer. I only have customers now.

New Merc

14CVektor, hello! I'm waiting – egh--!

V

16CFriend o' yours?

Viktor

16CCustomer. I only have customers now.

New Merc

16CVektor, hello! I'm waiting – egh--!

V

8BAsked Misty what she thought before you signed?

Viktor

8BOf course I did.

V

8BWhat'd she say?

Viktor

8BWell... she said a lot of things.

V

8CTried to buy you out before, right? You always said no. What changed?

Viktor

8CI just got tired, V. The tide's strong, so strong I just can't resist it anymore.

V

8DFormer clients – never liked corpos, far as I remember. They still come around?

Viktor

8DI've lost touch with most. Unfortunately, it's like we started speaking different languages.

V

8DRight, I see.

Viktor

8DMust say I hoped you'd say somethin' else.

V

7BThe hell happened, Vik? So many years resistin', to let them buy you out now? Why?

Viktor

7BThey piled the pressure on, V. I mean, anonymous threats of arson included, over and over.

7BI ran out of options. I had to do what was best for the clinic.

V

7BAlways got a choice, Vik, always.

Viktor

7BAh, if that's the case... I'd like to believe I chose well.

V

7CSure hope you know what you're doin'. Corp web? Pretty hard to escape once you're caught in it.

7CNot to mention – you're a fuckin' honed specialist.

Viktor

7CThis chain came looking, knocking. Pressured me pretty hard.

7CIn a bid to survive, I gave them an indecently high price. They agreed to pay it.

V

7DYour clinic… what happened? Seems colder somehow, less cozy.

Viktor

7DI don't suppose you're talking about the new A/C?

V

7DYou know what I mean, Vik.

Viktor

7DWhat can I tell ya? Corporate standards, guidelines recommendations – you match 'em. End o' story.

7DBut I daresay I managed to retain a smidge of individuality…

V

5BReally think this could work? Rather avoid any false hopes.

Viktor

5BYou'll be fine. Trust me.

V

5CWhatcha actually aim to do?

Viktor

5CWe'll start with a solid scan of your body. Relax, this'll take a moment.

V

5DSoo… Misty – what happened?

Viktor

5DShe, uh, moved out not so long ago. Well, almost – drops in occasionally to collect another box of straggling sundries.

5DVisits are rarer and rarer, though.

V

5ESo, no drinking after all?

Viktor

5ERelax, we'll raise a toast. Lemme fix you first.

New Merc

Vektor…!

Viktor

So, will ya..?

New Merc

Vektor…!

Vektor…!

Thug

Well, well. See that, Jimmy? She a corporat.

Thug

Chill, man, eeaaasy.

Thug

C'mon, hand over your scratch, le'ss go.

V

1ADrop it, lea'e me alone.

Thug

1AHm, haw… nope! Show me the money.

V

2AFuck off.

Thug

2AI can play that game…

V

2BUugh, eh… fuck me.

Thug

2BFuck! That's enough!

2BGot what we wanted! Let 'er be!

V

2CKnow a few peeps here. They'd see this as a fuckin' problem…

Thug

2CSome boss dawg gonna scare me? Pff.

V

2CPadre – instills a fear of God and man.

Thug

2CHuhahahaaa! Old robed coot done lost Heywood! I don't think so.

V

2DGot it all wrong. Nomad – that's who I am.

Thug

2DOh, shit! Wraiths all around these days.

Thug

2DYou Raffen? Even bettah!

V

2EGot me, no denyin' it. Arasaka, used to be, but I got the boot.

2EActually, we got shit in common, chooms. Badges're my bane. 'N' batoned across the back, I nurse my bruises at El Coyote.

Thug

2EEl Coyote ain't 'round no more.

2EMan, you a lazy girl. Not even botherin' to weave a convincin' story.

V

2FPiss off or your brains fry – to a crisp.

Thug

2FUuh, I don't know about this…

Thug

2FGo on, hack away – give it your best shot.

2FNothin'? Thought as much.

V

2GI getcha, tough times. Don't want any trouble, choom.

Thug

2GTha'ss right, girl.

1AWham! So's you don't show your ass 'round here no more.

1ABooyah!

1ANow taste my fist, cunt!

V

1AUugh, eh… fuck me.

1AMh… ah!

1BNot a good time, choomba.

Thug

1BLike I give a shit. Gimme money.

V

1C'M not a suit, not a corpo.

Thug

1CTake me for a fool, fool? Clinic you just waltz out of's Zetatech.

1CEddies, playah, now!

V

You're fucked – know that, right?

Thug

Ooo, uppity. Show me whatcha got, bitch!

Misty

V? But you... Wh-what happened to you?

V

Mgh... Misty?

Misty

Easy, now. Are you in one piece?

V

1AI'm fine, mostly. Just a... bit busted up is all.

Misty

1AThose guys must've been real good... to knock you down like that.

V

1ANah, Misty. Wasn't them. It was me... I’m no good. Not anymore.

Misty

1AOh. Is that the Relic’s doing?

1AI know I should be worried, but honestly... I'm just so glad to see you.

V

2AMissed you so much, Misty. Though it feels like I saw you last Tuesday…

Misty

2AJust two years, V. Blink of an eye for the universe.

2AIt must be hard for you, I know. But hardships pass, too. As all things.

V

3ANot quite that simple, Misty. Everything’s changed. Fuckin' everything.

3BProlly got it right. Just... darn hard to believe right this second.

2AYou saw what happened. Can’t even stand up to a couple of random dipsos. Hhh, where do I go from here?

Misty

2AYou'll learn to live like us regular folk. Avoid dark alleys, run when you hear gunfire… not much more to it.

V

2AHm. That your bread and butter?

Misty

2AWelcome to the world of the faces in the crowd, V.

2AMy ride'll be here soon, but I still got a minute or two to talk. I really missed you, you know.

V

4AMan, heh, of all people, never thought I'd see you leavin' Night City.

Misty

4AStrange story, actually. You know what made me decide to leave?

V

5AJackie’s passing?

Misty

5AI was in a really dark place then... but no, that’s not it.

V

5BUh, Vik signin' on to work for Zetatech?

Misty

5BNo, not that. It was a blow, that's sure. We had a huge fight about it…

V

5CMe goin' off the grid?

Misty

5CPretty awkward, but... I gotta say “no.”

V

5DTake your cue from your cards?

Misty

5DNah, it wasn’t the cards. Close, though.

4AMy fave herbal store burned down one day. Went there to buy some white sage 'n'… saw a charred mess instead.

4AIt was then I realized nothin's the same anymore. Jackie was gone, you'd up and ghosted…

4AI decided to close the Esoterica on the spot. I couldn't help other people find balance if I’d lost it myself.

V

6AAh, sorry, Misty. Wish I could help you, I do.

Misty

6AYou have helped. By staying alive.

V

6AHeh, you know what, Misty? Thanks.

Misty

6ALikewise, V.

V

6BNothin' lasts forever. Gonna recover your peace of mind, Misty.

Misty

6BProbably. Then I'll lose it again, recover it…

6BBut most likely it'll always be different. A peace built on something new.

V

7ADunno what comes next, Misty. What to do. Nothin' makes sense anymore.

Misty

7AThat was me yesterday. Had no hope anything good would ever happen to me again.

V

7ABut it did?

Misty

7AMhm. Turned out that an old friend of mine is still alive.

V

8AHm. Know what? Think you’re right. No point in givin' up. Maybe... dunno, I’ll be a fixer.

Misty

8AA change in your outlook's what you need first, won't make it otherwise…

8AFaces in the crowd, their world, V. Remember that.

V

8AA face in the crowd...

Misty

8ASo? Somewhere to start anew? Gonna go lookin'?

V

9AGonna stay in NC. Do what I do best – start over.

9ANo idea what's gonna happen… but I refuse to be beat.

Misty

9AYou really are unbreakable, V.

V

9BWell, so many places I have yet to see… Maybe leavin' is the best option.

9BMight actually find the new me… somewhere out there.

Misty

9BIf you land in a certain ancient forest in Poland, I'll help you look.

V

9CDunno, Misty. Feel like I’m in a dead end.

9CCould turn on my heel, choose a different path, I know... But, not ready for that. Not yet.

Misty

9CYou can choose, enjoy it. You’re a free woman.

9COnce you make up your mind, I really hope you find... joy.

8AMy ride'll be here soon. Walk me to it?

V

10CThink you'll be back, ever?

Misty

10CDepends. I'd rather not plan too far ahead.

V

10CSo prolly not.

Misty

10CYeah, no, I don't think so.

V

8BAlready got one miracle. Can’t really hope for another.

Misty

8BMake the best of it, then, V. All you gotta do is accept that your options are different than they used to be.

V

8CMade the best choice of all of us. Leavin' NC before it gets you good.

Misty

8COh, it got me anyway... But nothin's tyin' you to this place, V, no reason you can't leave, too.

8CIt's a faces in the crowd thing, might be our one privilege.

V

8DNah, doe'n’t matter. My life’s like I was a minute ago – flat on its ass.

Misty

8DLike it was when Arasaka booted you out? Like after Konpeki? Like... it probably will be again?

8DYou might see this as odd or extraordinary, but life's about changes. Unwelcome ones, too.

8DLike it was when your fam broke up? Like after Konpeki? Like... it probably will be again?

8DLike it was when you came back from Atlanta? Like after Konpeki? Like... it probably will be again?

V

8EHm... FIA offered me a job…

Misty

8EWell, it could be a place to plant your butt for a while. What're ya thinkin'?

V

8ETo me… it'd be early retirement at a desk.

Misty

8ERetirement does mean rest, I suppose.

8EI still think you have other options, probably lots.

V

7BMisty... can you just tell me what to do? Balanced or not, always had somethin’ smart to say…

Misty

7BHmm... I can tell you how I bounced outta the last dark pit I was in.

V

7BCan you?

7CHh, could use a smoke, too...

Misty

7CHere.

V

7CHh, gotta say, never imagined you with a cigarette in hand, Misty.

Misty

7CTakes the edge off. Just started needin' that.

V

4CSo... you’re finally leavin'.

4ECome by to see Viktor before leavin'?

4EVik said you weren't OK with the changes. Said you'd... parted ways.

Misty

4EYeah? Interesting way of puttin' it. Actually, I told him he’d gone soft and I had no intention of following suit.

V

4GWhere’re you goin'?

Misty

4GOrbital Air terminal. Then to Poland. To this reeaally ancient forest there.

V

4GHm, settin' out to find yourself?

Misty

4GFind some work, actually. I'll roam the wilderness, ticket hikers for feedin' candy to bison.

4GI need a break from the city. And the crowds.

V

2BJeez, your welcome… so damn nice.

2BActually feel better already.

2CDon't seem surprised by any of this.

Misty

2CLast two years've been... intense. Not a lot of things surprise me anymore.

V

2CLucky you.

Misty

2CNah, not a lotta luck in my life.

V

1BHonestly? Ngh, ah, feel fuckin' hopeless.

1BJust got robbed by two lame-ass thugs.

Misty

1BBut… why didn't you defend yourself?

V

1BCouldn’t. I... ugh. Long story.

1BJust got thrashed by two lame-ass thugs.

1CDamn. No chance I’d recognize you on the street.

1CUh, jacket you’re wearin'... Jackie’s?

Misty

1CYeah... You look almost the same. A bit... wilted, maybe, but…

V

1CYeah... Time kinda stopped for me.

Misty

1CWhat’s up with you? Feelin' OK?

V

1DWhat're you even doin' here? Heard you moved out and on.

Misty

1DPretty much. Just got some things to wrap up.

1DBut tell me, what’s with you?

Misty

So, till we meet again, I guess.

Oh, V – you still have that pendant I gave you?

V

I-- Huh… must've misplaced it…

Misty

Don't go lookin' for it.

Doesn't matter anymore.

V

Hope so...

Maybe, who knows...

Hmm...

Mhm.

Heh...

Sure.

Rogue

V. So, you went and beat the biochip... and, in a manner of speaking, Johnny. Love to throw us for a loop, don'tcha, kid?

Though, word is it cost you... rather dearly. Sorry to hear that. Truly.

Used to be quite a lotta talk about your exploits at the Afterlife. Even had a few folks gunnin' for you to have your own concoction on the menu.

Maybe we leave 'em secure in their convictions? Maybe that's better?

Don't get me wrong, door's always open, you'll always be welcome at my club. But your legend, well, could wilt a bit more with each visit.

Give it a think. Not as if we'd ever forget you, you know.

Heard you're back in town. I cannot deny – I am pretty fuckin' impressed.

The Hellman exfiltration, Dogtown clusterfuck, who knows what else… yet somehow you're still alive and kickin'. Though not quite as audaciously as before, I hear.

Heard you're back in town. I cannot deny – I am pretty fuckin' impressed.

The Hellman exfiltration, Dogtown clusterfuck, who knows what else… yet somehow you're still alive and kickin'. Though not quite as audaciously as before, I hear.

Takemura

I know you are in Night City. And in good health, no more biochip in your head. Congratulations, V.

Much time has passed. I did not know what to tell you. I needed the words of old samurai. He expressed my thoughts – good, strong medicine is bitter to the mouth.

When you disappeared, I and Hanako-sama confronted Yorinobu, his allies. We tried to capture Arasaka Tower.

We could not, they were strong. Hanako-sama is dead. I am called her murderer. I have been hiding for two years.

My life is now the trash heap where I found you. I wish for you to know this.

You were very strong medicine, V.

Mitch

V, hey! Uh, I'll keep this short, huh? Err…

Listen… it's, it's nice you tried to reach out to Panam. It's-it's good to know that you're-you're whole, you're… you're all right.

But, um… well, don't expect her to return your call, no. An'… an'-an' don't try her again, if you can…

When you disappeared, it took her a while to get back on her feet. She's-she's not one to get attached, but when she does, the hurt comes damn easily.

Err, now, I know it's not what you intended, so… I'm countin' on your understanding.

You shouldn't do that to yourself, to her. So just... yeh, don't call.

Reed

Hey, V. I wouldn't mind knowin' how you're managing. Langley awaits… if you need a place to land.

Don't look at it as a consolation or a compensation. You'd be doin' me a favor, not the other way around.

Truthfully, I let you down. I let So Mi down, too… but you I can still help.

Maybe I'll stop feelin' so damn…

Agh, just drop me a line, will you?

I look back at times on what happened… Think about you, Songbird.

We did right – that I know. Why do I keep askin' myself if I coulda done things differently?

You saw what she's capable of. I had to stop her. And maybe, maybe punish myself, is that it?

It fuckin' hurts… But it should hurt, shouldn't it?

Word's reached me about your decision. I can't understand it.

You were so damn close… one holo and you'd've lived. Gratitude's one thing the NUSA's good at.

Yet you preferred to give up, await death... for no good reason I can see.

In the name of what, V?

Word's reached me about your decision. I can't understand it.

You were so damn close… one holo and you'd've lived. Gratitude's one thing the NUSA's good at.

Yet you preferred to give up, await death... for no good reason I can see.

In the name of what, V?

Hey, V. I'm in Dayton. None too big a town, middle o' nowhere.

Been here about a week, haven't traded a word with anybody. Guess I got nothin' to share.

None of those I used to know would answer my call. Might be why I dialed your number.

I have no idea why I'm tellin' you this.

Tomorrow, I'll forge on.

Viktor

Hey, V. It... didn't quite work out, our last talk, huh?

Whaddaya say to giving it another try? We'll drink some beers, watch a legacy fight... down time to look back upon fondly in our new lives.

They're looking to redo the clinic. Sending me off to Frisco of all places.

Hhh, a new beginning for everybody, I guess... Though I have to say some proper closure could make it all easier to bear.

It would for me, at least.

You think you'd be up for that?