Outrun - Chapter 153
The door popped open, letting a beam of light into the dim server room. I breathed as calmly as I could, keeping myself from tensing up or shifting. Nothing drew the eye better than movement.
The door popped open, letting a beam of light into the dim server room. I breathed as calmly as I could, keeping myself from tensing up or shifting. Nothing drew the eye better than movement.
I looked around the place, checking for anything useful. Lots of Netrunning stuff, most of which I was scared to take. Definitely had some kind of tracking software in most of this. No point taking...
2024-10-02 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post”Damnit!” Francis jacked out of his chair, his flesh senses partially returning as his perception of the Net faded away to a mere background buzz in the back of his mind. He idly watched the su...
2024-10-01 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI looked out over the roof, carefully checking everything and ensuring there was nothing new. There wasn’t. Well, there wasn’t anything new in the way of security. A couple dozen new cigarette ...
2024-09-30 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostA cool breeze blew past my new poncho's hood, bringing with it a freezing cold rain. Thankfully, the poncho protected me from head to knee from the rain. ”I appreciate you doing this for me.”&n...
2024-09-27 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to the blueprint at the back of the black book I pulled from the speakeasy’s safe, I knew exactly where I needed to search. There were about a dozen of the stashes scattered about, so I de...
2024-09-25 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI popped my back, rubbing at my sore body as I walked back into my apartment. I ended up fighting about a dozen more times before I left. After the first two fights, the arena’s systems placed my...
2024-09-23 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke tied with bonds tied tightly around my wrists. Thankfully, the wound on my arm had at least been treated. Thick bandages wrapped around where the Shade got me, though they had the unfortuna...
2024-09-21 18:12:26 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough the strike was ferocious, it lacked any kind of finesse. The guy swung it with full might, and yet timidly backed away from the swing as if he was afraid of hitting himself.
I easily...
2024-09-20 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostPutting Listeners out wasn’t as easy as it might seem. I had to be strategic with where I placed them to avoid BugHounds. It might’ve been a bit of excessive paranoia, but Cold Moon Solutions d...
2024-09-18 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post”Are you sure?” I asked. This was… well, it wasn’t exactly a failing point but I had hoped he would help out.
I put down my tools and pushed a button. A servo whirled into action, pus...
2024-09-16 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostSomething was wrong. I’ve had the feeling for a while now ever since I first looked into the corp, but sitting across the street in a frankly disgusting restaurant pointed me in the right directi...
2024-09-13 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The description is still a WIP.
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Haah... this isn't how it was supposed to happen. By the Pyre, I was supposed to be just a simple courier who lived and died back on Voth Pri...
2024-09-12 18:50:56 +0000 UTC View PostI took a shower as soon as I got home as if to wash off the stupidity I ran into earlier. By the time I got out, I found a sparkling black gemstone on my bed. I sat up and reached for my pistol. Th...
2024-09-11 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostMelissa took a deep breath behind me before I heard the familiar crackle of electricity and the discharge of a light bolt from her Vi-rifle. I turned back, catching sight of her absolutely unloadin...
2024-09-11 21:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Caw!” A cry roused me from my sleep, though it did little to help the pounding headache in the back of my head. It was a bit weird waking up with a headache for once. Usually, Quick Healing to...
2024-09-09 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI took my time driving back to the north side of Portside. There seemed to be some kind of ball game going on today, so the roads were packed. Not that it mattered too much. I had an appointment, b...
2024-09-06 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostFor several heart-pounding moments, my brain was thrown into chaos. My stomach dropped faster than my body, sending me careening right onto dizzy street. My arm got caught by the wind as I flapped ...
2024-09-04 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostNext was the camera in the corner of the living area. Simple enough to take care of. I hopped onto the back of a couch pressed into the wall, sneaking along the curved ledge up under it. Then I gav...
2024-09-02 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post”Jasper. Jasper! Can you hear me?!” A voice called out, drawing me from my aimless reverie as I shook my head. The rushing blood brought back some semblance of awareness.
I had zone...
2024-08-30 22:37:14 +0000 UTC View Post”Zuku Ichima, right?” Athena Alexandria asked, her voice seeming to boil with rage.
”Chek chek. What can I do for you?” Did I piss her off somehow- oh, she must’ve found out I took ...
2024-08-30 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI pulled my mask off as soon as I exited the lift and began my journey back to the office. I trudged to Whitewater Courier, my eyes drifting from one ornate pillar hiding the entryway to the next. ...
2024-08-28 22:24:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t take too long before the teddy bear moved, only about six hours. I wasted time away in a tiny coffee shop on the seventy-ninth floor. It was a bit out of place considering it was entire...
2024-08-28 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostBut before I go out and spend a couple days prepping for the heist, there were a few other matters I wanted to attend to—namely my points. At the moment, I had two Perk points and one Skill point...
2024-08-26 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI cleaned up the inside of the vault, dusting off the tables and shoving them to the sides as I had planned. For now, I also tossed out the skeleton into the other stacked bones just outside the va...
2024-08-23 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey, I made an instagram account if anyone wants to check it out. I like drawing and stuff, but I don’t necessarily want to post my amateur art on Patreon unless it’s related to a book, so I’...
2024-08-22 13:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostI had to clear quite a few piles of bones away before I could even think about unlocking the massive vault door. I couldn't help but feel giddy as I approached the dial lock, my klepto instincts ti...
2024-08-21 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI looked back over my setup, feeling surprisingly confident in my plan. Rather, plans. I stood, hidden in the deepest shadow I could find, just inside of the cave leading back to the rest of the Un...
2024-08-16 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe large room cut off into several tunnels, practically creating a maze. At least, for a normal person. Most ended in dead ends or branched down into other tunnel systems, making this a hub of sor...
2024-08-16 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe subway train lay on its side, tipped over from when it derailed and slammed through the subway’s wall. It was a bit tricky to get in, slightly reminding me of the mutant ghoul nest Mira and I...
2024-08-14 22:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post