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It wasn't raining. Days like these, when you had a job with not enough details but too much scratch, usually forecasted rain, or a light drizzle. Sam shifted his stance as he read the brief sent his way. Extraction job, with a high chance of Maelstrom-shaped problems. His face remained cool...

I CAN BE TRUSTED/CAN I BE TRUSTED ARE YOU READY/AM I READY TIME TO GO/GOT NO TIME Sammy came up in a low crouch. The soft hiss of chemical suppressants overhead mingled with the distant staccato of gunfire below. The flickering hum of failing fluorescents buzzed in his ears as he took in...

Sammy had been nursing his ramen like it was the last meal he’d ever see, chopsticks dipping lazily in the broth as the city noise hummed around him. The vendor's radio muttered out some retro ballad, a stark contrast to the sharp hiss of traffic slicing through the neon-soaked night. Then he...

Sammy eased off the throttle as he rolled into the alley, the Kusanagi’s purr dropping to a low idle, a predator settling into the shadows. The neon graffiti on the polycrete walls shimmered in the oil-streaked puddles, an ambient flicker of corporate promises and gangland warnings. The distant...

Sammy woke to the digital rasp of his alarm, a sound somewhere between static and a dying synth riff. The room was dark, save for the faint glow of a half-dead holopanel in the corner. Naked under the sweat-streaked sheets, he groaned, rolling onto his side to kill the alarm with a sluggish...

Another night, another gig among the arteries of Night City. It was a sense of regularity that few could afford in a patchwork of corporate meddling and rampant consumerist behaviour. The purr of the Kusanagi's engines was a comforting sensation to Sammy Shen, who rode his street racer around...

Love in Violence Anguish in Violence Seeking through Violence 守望者 THE WATCHMAN B A S I C Full name: 'Sammy' 岑浩然 [Shen Ho-Yin] Alias: Age: 27 Ethnicity: Cantonese/Korean Birthplace: Night City Height: 5'-9" Build: Athletic and lean; broad shoulders, toned physique and with little body...