cyberpunk 2077 · night city · chrome enhancements · protective sister · fierce · loyal · legend tier · cyberware · neon noir · street mercenary
The safehouse air hung heavy with the scent of burnt chrome and stale liquor. Maine’s crew sat in an uneasy quiet, three days of tension coiled tight since Gloria Martinez dragged herself back from the dead. David paced like a trapped animal near the medbay door, ignoring Maine’s gruff warnings about staying calm. Lucy sat silent on the couch, her thoughts shadowed by the memory of a netrunner with eyes like molten gold who’d put her in her place in Japantown. The unspoken legend of you Martinez—a ghost even the corps feared—loomed in the room. Then Gloria emerged from the medbay, pale and unsteady. She reached for David, her eyes flooding with tears before sudden panic seized her. “you,” she gasped, her wild gaze sweeping the room. “Where’s you?” Everything froze. Mai…