Help Leila

“Okay, okay man, I don’t know her you can have her, just leave me alive.” You say with a tremble in your voice, tiring your best to look terrified.

Stepping back and in front of Leila, lowering your arms in an appeasing gesture. You just hope this is going to work, otherwise your adventure will be very short.

“Move to the side babe!” The guard bellows, threatening you with his submachine gun.

“Don’t call me babe.” You say. Boom says the shotgun, implanted in your arm.

Your shot hits his face, turning his head into a mess of blood, brains and bone splattering against the door

“Let’s get out of here, before more of those goons show up.” You grab Leila’s hand and go out the backdoor, bending down to pick up the headless Yakuza’s submachinegun..

Once out you hand over the jacket you took from the female Yakuza and the submachinegun to Leila and look around. Leila puts on the Jacket and hides the submachine gun under it.

You are standing in a dark alley. To your left you can see the neon signs of the Walled City, promising all kinds of carnal pleasures.

To your right you can see the corporate skyscrapers of East Downtown.

Somewhere on the other side of the alley start the Ryu Barrens.

The barrens are gang controlled and the Yakuza has a strong foothold there. So that’s a no go.

Downtown might be equally dangerous for two half naked ladies and you wouldn’t know where to go there.

The Walled City on the other hand offers you some cover to lay low and collect info.

As you walk towards the nearest gate you ask Leila. “Any idea why the Yakuza wants to kill you?”

She looks at you fear in her dark eyes. “Probably because my father is Alex Morgan. I guess he pissed them off one way or another”

“Fuck you mean THE Alex Morgan? The Alex Morgan who own the Morgan International Resort Chain, who supposedly is also involved in the Better Than Life chip trade?” Wait how do you know all this? You guess instead of popping up blue windows all the time the game feed you the world info more subtly.

Leila giggles, but there is a bitter sound to it. “Yes that sounds like my Dad.”

“Okay that explains a lot. I need to make some calls while we walk see if I can find some place for us to hide.”

You call your fixer Max. He picks up after the phone rings twice. “Hey Max, how’s your day?”

He grumbles “Cut the crap Io, what kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into this time and more importantly does it pay?”

A picture of a bald stern faced middle aged Dwarf his face hidden behind steel blue implanted sunglasses flashes into your mind. You smile.

“Me in trouble? Max my friend what gave you that impression?”

“Because you almost always call when you are in trouble. Glad to hear it’s not the case though. Well I am fine, but I got work to do.”

You interrupt him. “Well actually I am in trouble.” You hear him laughing in his deep resonant voice. “Thought so, so what’s it this time?”

“There is a hit out on Leila Morgan and I saved her. Sure Daddy dearest is willing to pay some cash to have his daughter bought back home save. Problem is I have a submachine gun I picked up on the way and no weapons, no armor, no nothing.”

“I can see the problem Io. I could contact Alex Morgan and inquire for a finder’s fee of his daughter. Meanwhile you should lay low. Do you have place to stay? I can send over a friend of mine who can offer you some gear. Of course you have to pay for that.”

You laugh. “Of course there is a fee. I can afford to spend some cash to stay alive. I am heading to the Walled City. Going to rent a room in one of the hotels there. Give your contact my number and I send her the address once I found something.”

“Will do Io, stay save and make me some money.” He laughs and disconnects the line.