Cyberpunk Chivalry — Chapter 2

ONCE I PUT THIS IN...

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TALK.

THANK YOU. I FEEL FREE OF THAT FRUSTRATION AT LAST.

HUH? DID THE LANGUAGE PACK HAVE A SPEECH-STYLE SETTING?

Why do you sound like some old guy?

SURELY NOT. THIS IS HOW I HAVE ALWAYS SPOKEN.

How you've always spoken?

THE WAY YOU TALK MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I OUGHT TO BE MORE POLITE.

Otherwise, it feels like I'm doing something wrong.

WELL, I'LL BE BACK IN A BIT. MIS-TER!!

Huh?

What the hell?! Who's that bastard?!

SO SHE WAS RISKING HER LIFE WITH EVERY STEP.

ALL TO REPAIR ME.

O HEAVENLY LORD OF PRIMORDIAL BEGINNING...

R.E.S.T RECYCLE EQUIPMENT SUPPORT TEAM. A PRIVATE SALVAGE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE BY THE SANCTUM ADMINISTRATION.

100% VECTOR

...THAT'S WHAT THE DESCRIPTION SAYS, BUT THEY'RE A MUCH SCUMMIER BUNCH!

IN REALITY, THEY DELIBERATELY KILL EVEN PEOPLE WITH MINOR INJURIES OR ILLNESSES

AND STEAL THEIR EQUIPMENT. THEY'RE "LUNATICS," SO BE CAREFUL IF YOU RUN INTO THEM!

THEY'RE REALLY BAD GUYS!!

What's that thing?

WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!

I AM CALLED "ASH" NOW.

Ash? Like, ashes?

PWAHAHA! IS HE BRAGGING THAT HE'S NAMED AFTER THE CRAP LEFT OVER FROM A FIRE?

IS THAT PIPE SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR WEAPON?!

What the hell is this fucking bastard on about?

WHAT THE FUCK, YOU WANNA FIGHT?!

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE SHOWING OFF FOR?!

YOU WANNA FUCKING DIE?!

YOU GODDAMN TIN-CAN BASTARD!!

HUH?

WITH A R-RUSTY PIPE...

HE SLICED THROUGH A PERSON?!

HOLY SHIT!!!

OPEN FIRE!!

H-HOW IS HE MOVING LIKE THAT?!

HEEK!!

WHAT THE HELL...?

THE MAGAZINE'S EMPTY!

A-AAARGH! A M-MONSTER! HE'S A MONSTER!!

N-NO WAY!

D-DAMN IT!

HEY! GET OVER HERE, YOU BITCH!!

AAARGH!!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

IS IT STILL THE SAME?

COME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WITH ME.

THOUGH IT WAS MY ENEMIES I CUT DOWN,

ALL I LEFT BEHIND WAS FEAR.

STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU MONSTER!

NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.

MISTER!!

MR. ASH, DID YOU...

COME HERE TO SAVE ME?

I DID.

THANK YOU. I WAS SO SCARED.

BUT, MISTER, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU?

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.

I HAVEN'T INSTALLED ANY COMBAT SOFTWARE YET,

SO HOW CAN YOU FIGHT LIKE THAT?

...MY BODY SIMPLY REMEMBERS.

HUH?! BUT I'M THE ONE WHO FITTED YOU WITH THAT BODY?!

THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT.

MORE IMPORTANTLY.

IS THAT... MY ARM?

OH, RIGHT! THIS THING'S REALLY EXPENSIVE. IT EVEN HAS A BUILT-IN BLADE.

ISN'T IT TOTALLY BADASS?

...It is quite marvelous.

BUT WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET CYBERWARE LIKE THAT...?

I STOLE IT?

HEHE. WE NEED TO GET YOUR LEFT ARM ATTACHED SOON, TOO.

YOUNG LADY, WE SHOULD LEAVE THIS PLACE FOR NOW.

That was gunfire just now, right? Yeah! It definitely came from around here!

WE SHOULD. I'LL HAVE TO ABANDON THE WORKSHOP, TOO.

LET'S GO. I KNOW SOMEONE IN THE GATEWAY DISTRICT.

Could you carry this?

THE GATEWAY DISTRICT...?

SANCTUM.

COULD YOU CARRY ME, TOO?

I'M STILL A LITTLE SHAKY.

...THEN, LET US GO.

AAAAAAGH!!!

AAARGH!! HELP! I-IT HURTS!!!

I DON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE WEAKER THAN ME.

WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT- AAGH!

ALMOST DONE. HANG IN THERE.

AAAAAGH! YOU CRAZY OLD BASTARD!!

WHAT'S THAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

GRANDPA SANTA!!

You really came...

HO HO HO. WELL, NOW...

YOU'RE ONE HELL OF A KID.