Chaos Incarnate (Cyberpunk Reader Insert)

2: Flame of the Seeker

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*Beep Beep Beep*

My internal alarm was going off, waking me up.

Y/N: *sigh* ...God dammit.

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"Night City - Day 298...

It's been one week since I signed onto that job, still nothing from anyone involved. Every fixer in the city has gone radio silent. None of the usual updates from any of them, no other jobs, nothing. It has never taken more than a couple of hours for one of my employers to get back to me, this whole situation is entirely out of the ordinary.

I am doing my best to stay patient, but I'll admit, this lack of anything to do is starting to get to me. I plan on making my way around the city later if I do not hear anything again today. Maybe if I pressure the fixers, they'll give me some details.

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Y/N: This is taking tooooo.... Fuckin' LONG!!

I fell out of my bed, groaning as I slowly moved through my home. Upon making it over to the fridge, I grabbed some water and slumped on the couch in the middle of the room.

(Y/N's thoughts): Keeping me out of the loop for this fucking long, the nerve of those bitches! Let's see how tight fisted they are after I crack some of their skulls.

I took a swig of my water. Mid gulp, my holo went off. The surprise caused me to spit out my drink and I quickly answered the call.

V: Hey choom. How's the waiting game goin'?

My disappointment became beyond measure, and my day likely would not recover.

Y/N: ...Hey.

V: That bad, huh?

Y/N: ...Yeah. Nothin' from 'em.

V: Well, I got good news for ya'.

Y/N: What! What is it!?

V: I dunno. Leavin' ya' hanging like this is pretty funny.

A large vein appeared on my forehead.

Y/N: Don't you fuckin' dare! Spill that shit!!

V: Alright, chill the hell out, I'm only messin' with ya'. Rogue wanted me to call you. Says she wants you over at the Afterlife.

Y/N: It's about damn time!

V: Get over there ASAP. You'll discuss the details there.

Y/N: Why couldn't she call me herself?

V: Been too busy, I guess. She's the one setting this whole job up. Dealin' with the other fixers must be a real pain in the ass. Ya' know what I mean?

I didn't respond.

V: ...Hey, you there man?

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Y/N wasn't saying anything. They're was some form of static on the holo and I couldn't hear a thing. All I could make out was this loud booming sound followed by nothing but wind, like a rocket was taking off in the background. I waited for a minute to see if our connection would improve, but gave up after a while when there was no change. A few seconds after hanging up, there was a loud crash above ground that shook the entire afterlife. Glasses fell off of shelves and people had trouble keeping their balance.

V: The fuck!?

I got up from my booth and made my way over to the door. Emmerick, the bouncer for the Afterlife, was waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs.