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Alpha Hideout, Cathedral-1, End game
| >CN steps off, carrying the sleeping A-9 with him
| >Alfa plops out, exhausted from the battle, 2 of their people injured.
"Thanks for the ride, A-1."
>The injured, being either dragged or supported out of the helo, wince in pain.
| "What a weirdo."
>Ophelia shrugs and enters the building
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>A-1 lights a cigarette and nods, her face is adorned with scars and a few burns.
>A-20 Enters the building along with Thirteen and the rest
| "HONEY, I'M HOME!!"
>Ophelia shouts as she enters the building... then turning to everyone
"You can laugh, why won't you laugh?"
| >As you enter you discover a large room filled with old military gear and lots of tech devices connected everywhere.
>There are a few couches in the room, along with some chairs
>A-20 plops Thirteen unto one of the chairs while she still squirms around
>She then turns to the whole squad and bows
"Thank you to everyone who helped us, we have accheived victory in this matter and I am grateful"
>A-10 Enters the room last and starts clapping
| >Alfa would clap, if the weren't dealing with some injuries. They quickly patch up, and take a few seats.
| >>184734
"Heh, I'm just glad we were able to do it with all of us making it through it."
>CN says as he sits in one of the couches, being a lap pillow for the sleeping A-9
| >>184737
"Smooth. We like it."
>Ophelia goes to sit down with a smile on her face...
>she still hasn't put on any clothes...
| >>184737
>A-20 nods
"When I saw Nine get shot I kinda lost it, but I'm glad we all made it out here alive and well"
| >Lead pipes up a suggestion.
"How about We go get some beer? Drinks on me!"
| >>184739
>He raises an eyebrow in confusion
>>184740
"Yea, I'm surprised how... simple the process was. I'm still confused about that last bit."
| >>184741
>A-1 comes down the stairs her cigarette still lit
"Damn straight, I can pitch in"
>She says having heard the suggestion, and moving to the fridge
>She opens it, revealing foreign bottles of alcohol and Beers
"My private stash but y'all can take a few"
| >Evie, Lane, and Marlowe, take a bottle while Lead heads out, to go buy some more.
>Lane approaches Ophelia, curious about her guns.
"So what happens to the guns you eat?"
| >>184747
>Ophelia tilts her head
"Become part of us, living like you and me, yes? All humans are like that. We're human, so are you, let's get along."
>Somehow, her way of speaking is strange... as if poorly translated by a machine
| "Of course! Anyone who is a gun nut, is a friend!"
>Lane squeels in excitement.
| >A knock is heard on the door
"It's Steven." An older voice calls out
"And Reiko!" Adds another voice, chipper
>>184750
>Ophelia tilts her head further, in a motion that would typically snap one's neck, she looks fine
| >>184752
>A-20 goes for the door and opens it
"I know ICHIKA likes you lot, but please you could of mentionned bringing the girl along"
>A-20 says to the older Steven before shaking his hand
| >CN turns towards F
"So uh... I don't suppose now is a good time for that explanation of what happened there at the end, is it?"
| >A-9 still sleeps on CN's lap and looks peaceful
>A-10 sits down in the corner of the room before taking a beer and drinking a bit from it
>A-13 still stands on her chair, looking like an angry child, puffing her cheeks
>F is sitting down next to A-9 and nursing her arm while cursing
| >>184753
>Steven keeps silent, but his eyes look as if screaming: 'She came here on her own.'
>The man looks to be in his early seventies, sporting short grey hair and a moustache that's clearly cared for, he's somewhat tall, and wears a grey suit with a top hat
>The woman, Reiko, looks like a high-schooler, her blonde hair swaying as she steps into the room. She has flashy purple eyes, and wears a suit like the older man.
| >>184765
"W-Was it? I just put my palm on the terminal like you told me to. Not to mention I don't understand why I was little gurl in Burrow and you didn't have a body, period."
| >>184769
"Y-Yea. I mean don't get me wrong, it seemed to have worked, despite that things last words, but it just felt kind of... anticlimatic I guess? Maybe it's just cause I'm confused."
| >>184785
>She seems offended
"The only girl I'll ever like is my cute wife!"
>Steven chops her on the head
"No one cares, Reiko, no one."
| >>184789
>The older gentlemen, Steven, turns to CN and extends his hand
"I believe this is our first meeting, I'm one of ICHIKA's many, many agents, my name is Steven."
>The woman simply shrugs
"Reiko Isuoe, just another rando."
| >>185363
>Steven smiles
"Don't mind the idiot from planet idiotic couple, she's just here because someone asked her... and that someone is a friend of mine."
>Reiko shrugs and sits down next to Ophelia
>Ophelia looks over at her, and the two start staring each other down
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"They certainly seem to have a unique relationship, heh."
>He glances at the pair
"Honestly I'm just glad we're getting a chance to relax, I'm definitely sleeping tonight after all of that."
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>Steven looks around
"And you all deserve it."
>He turns back to CN, and whispers
"For the actual reward, ask me about it whenever, I'll put you in contact with ICHIKA. I'd hate to see all your work go upaid, and I know that time spent won't be minimum wage... expect something good."
>He winks before heading to see Reiko, who is still staring down the other girl.
| >A-20 looks at CN and Steven
"That's unnecesary Steven, ICHIKA wants to speak with him right now"
>She looks at A-1
"Sister, care to go set that up"
>The woman in question grunts, and goes towards a small door, opening it
"If you would follow us, CN"
>A-20 says
| >You enter in a small room covered with sheets of reflecting materials everywhere, a large screen covers one of the walls and a message saying: "Waiting for connection" is displayed on it
>The lights dim out and soon you find yourself in front of two very familiar glowing eyes and a sillouhette in the darkness
"Hello world, ICHIKA here"
>A small bout of laughter is heard in his voice
"So you've done it, all lf you"
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>ICHIKA nods
"Yes, and you can expect a bonus for that, you kept all of my daughters alive, I'm thankful"
>He says in a serious tone
"First, your next assignement: Twenty, I want you to go in Ghana as fast as possible, we have a storm brewing and it may involve AUCR and Atlas tech."
>A-20 nods
"A-10 will return to HQ, Element zero is trying to escape and I want her to stop it. As for Nine, she will be sent to HQ to recover ASAP"
>A-20 takes notes and nods
| >He turns to Alpha one
"A-1 you are laid off, thanks for the years of service, as per your request this was your last job and you will be allowed to stay in GC, where you were born"
>The woman bows
"As for thirteen, I want her to continue her research, send her to HQ as soon as possible"
>He then turns to CN
"And now that this is out of the way, Lets talk rewards shall we?"
| >>186241
"W-Well I don't really have any reward in mind in particular so just nuyen is fine. Whatever you think is appropriate, I don't want to seem to greedy..."
| >ICHIKA leans forward
"I mostly pay in hard cash, dont worry, but I may have a deal for you, it's come to my attention that you were looking for augments, right?"
| >>186251
"Huh? Well I don't really need something like that at the moment, really money is just fine."
| >ICHIKA leans back
"The most safe choice, but also the most boring"
>ICHIKA says, laughing a bit
"Well, how does a million sound?"
| >>186276
"O-one million nuyen!?"
>He grabs his chest and breathes a lot of air suddenly
"Y-Yea, you know... That's seems satisfactory..."
>CN says through a strained voice as he calculates the conversions in his head.
| >ICHIKA smiles
"Then I'll forward the funds to you directly CN, you deserve that money."
>He gets up from his chair
"And if you'd ever need my help, or the help of my organization I would be glad to help anytime, just come here amd ask A-1 to speak with me, and I'll try and make time for it"
>He waves
"With that said, I must go, I am tremendously busy as of late, thank you for the help and I do hope to see you again"
>The screen closes and the lights return
| >>186296
"R-Right..."
>He just stands there dumbfounded as the screen disappears
"Maybe with this... I can finally help Engy..."
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>A-20 extends her hand towards CN
"It was a pleasure, and I hope the money will help you, thanks again for helping out Nine, I mean it"
| >Ophelia peeks into the room
"Done here? We can go? Need to go, go, go, do things, contact help, info required."
>Steven takes the girl and pulls her back
"I'll be going too, with the idiots in tow, see you around, Alpha, and tell ICHIKA that if he can give the boy 1 Million, he can afford better than business class for my flights"
>He laughs and leaves with Reiko and Ophelia behind him
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| >The chopper lands down on a building and the pilot gets out, brushing aside her white coat.
>She then turns to see Alpha-13 being dragged along by A-20
"Noooo,I wanna keep her as a cute pet!"
>A-13 shouts while being dragged, looking at Ophelia
"CUTIE, AAAAAA"
>A-1, the pilot just sighs and opens the door to the building, before beckoning the people to come in