"We didn't agree to anything like this, Reed."
"This your partner?",
"maleVariant": "[GT]This is your partner?"
"Hold up a sec. I know you."
"Hold up, that's the girl that runs with Panam!",
"maleVariant": "Hold up, that's the guy that runs with Panam!"
"Don't be so hard on yourself."
"What's the plan?"
"Fucking patriots."
"All right, got everything we need?"
"Come on, let's go over the plan."
"Flicked through your intel. Convoy route, vehicle set-up, heat they'll be packin'.",
"maleVariant": "[GT]I looked at what you sent me. Convoy route, depot, possible armaments."
"You care about her, don't you?"
"You care about her. I can tell."
"[Wait]"
"All right, jammer's calibrated. Know what you have to do?"
"Well, well… ambushing a MaxTac convoy. Now you've really lost it."
"What's your take on all this?"
"What's your take on all this?"
"We're done here, Gunner. Round up your boys and leave."
"Always a pleasure. Here's hoping the FIA'll send us another contact after they bury you."
"Not much else we can count on."
"I care about getting the job done. And so should you."
"A problem we're solving without the FIA."
"A problem we're solving without the FIA's help."
"You just don't want anyone to get to her before you. Because you're still trying to help her."
"About attacking MaxTac? Fuck, V, got nothin' left at this point but wish both of us luck."
"They'll be headin' down this main road. Soon as they're in range, we hit 'em hard."
"What about So Mi? Will she be okay?"
"Gotta calibrate it so that the strength of the signal doesn't fry their subsystems, because…"
"This is a signal jammer. Property of the NUS army. It canl take out comms for the entire zone."
"This time isn't different from any other time. Nobody will find out a thing."
"If they found out we were the ones who gave you the equipment, we're fucking dead."
"We'll stop the convoy thanks to an explosive charge, courtesy of Gunner. "
"You're lying to yourself. This is personal for you."
"This is personal for you. Has been from the start."
"You're confusing the two things. I'm just doing my job. That's what they pay me for - that's why I was called in."
"You were keeping the satellites a secret from Myers. Now you're pretending you're after a terrorist, when really you're still hoping you can save So Mi."
"What is it you want from me, V? Hm?"
"I felt it at the stadium - she's suffering."
"Songbird betrayed your trust - I get that."
"Look, I get it. You feel cheated, disappointed."
"If it weren't for me, NetWatch would've flatlined her."
"Back at the stadium, when we activated the ICEBreaker, me and Songbird, we… for a split-second our minds fused into one…"
"I know you think you've got it all worked out, but it's just not that simple…"
"You oughta do better job of vetting the people you work with, Reed."
"Lemme tell you - this girl can shoot.",
"maleVariant": "Lemme tell you - this guy can shoot."
"Heard a lot about you. Good things, mostly. You'll be useful."
"Chill. This isn't the time or place."
"We'll manage just fine."
"Don't gotta be so hard on yourself."
"Don't worry, we'll manage just fine."
"All right, that's enough."
"That's enough."
"Relax. Not here, not now. Let's do this another time."
"Cause if something goes sideways and the government pins it on us, then…"
"If I were you, I wouldn't finish that thought."
"Out of the frying pan and into the fire, I see. You're practically begging for trouble.",
"maleVariant": "Out of the frying pan and into the fire, I see. You're practically begging for a bullet to the brain."
"Cause it turns out you're running with a piece-of-trash murderer."
"Turn out useful, if she's fast with a trigger."
"Stick around if you want."
"He could use ten of him/her if he wants any chance of making it through this alive."
"But if by some miracle you make it out of this alive, just remember - you and I are even."
"Fine friends you've got. "
"[GT]Gangs faithful to the stars and stripes. Well, well."
"6th Street? Here? At your beck and call?"
"Gangers loyal to a country they're not part of anymore."
"You okay, Sol?"
"Sol… are you okay?"
"Feels like you're somewhere else. Wanna talk about what happened at the stadium? About Alex…?"
"Should I lie down on the couch. Gimme a break. "
"Fuckin' partners in suicide."
"Best chance we got of stoppin' 'em's here. Traffic – minimal. Vantage points – optimal."
"We'll neutralize MaxTac, grab Songbird and take her to an extraction point on the Night City border. "
"Why?"
"Sol…"
"Blast'll stop 'em dead in their tracks. Won't be no goin' back – protocol dictates they gotta set up a defensive perimeter."
"Guessin' that's where I come in?"
"Mhm. You'll take out the guards, secure the behemoth they're holdin' Song in. I'll stay back, provide cover."
"Got any thoughts - let's hear them."
"Mhm."
"Can't be a hundred percent sure the charge won't damage her transport, or worse – her."
"'Course, unless it's all the same to you…"
"Need her alive – should know that by now."
"While back, FIA worked security detail during the president's trip to Morocco. Vehicles we used are identical to MaxTac's."
"Know the specs off by heart. Reinforced armor-plating, run-flat tires, passenger containment – explosion shouldn't so much as scratch her."
"MaxTac won't be able to communicate with each other, not to mention with their command."
"Because it could jump to Somi. Damage her somehow…"
"Mhm."
"Let's get a move on. Can't let her get away."
"Why not ask Myers for support?"
"Difference is that she's your partner and friend. Not mine."
"The person who I called a partner is gone. What we're after is an NUSA traitor."
"You don't believe that. You're lying to yourself."
"In the car, when you called Myers… why didn't you ask her for backup?"
"You heard the woman. Wants this to be done quietly. Nobody can know the FIA was behind this."
"But if you'd asked for more agents… Shit, I mean, she could probably pull strings in MaxTac!"
"What exactly are you getting at?"
"They paying you to lie to yourself, too?"
"From the start, I've been nothing but loyal to So Mi. That's never changed, not even--"
"She used me. And you. She put everything on the line. Herself. "
"You're angry at yourself, not her."
"Back in her pad in Brooklyn. Remember it like it was yesterday. Her face when we ripped her out of cyberspace. Wasn't even scared."
"Just... surprised. That there were things she wasn't capable of doing on her own. So I gave her a second chance."
"And look where that got us."
"This isn't your fault."
"You both messed up."
"Let's finish this."
"This isn't your fault. You gave her a chance, she used it for her own gain."
"She made her own choices, now she's facing the consequences. We're here because So Mi didn't know when to call it quits."
"Maybe you're right."
"I just wanna look her in the eyes one last time. If I see the old So Mi… I'll give her one last chance."
"All right, let's finish this."
"All right, let's finish this."
"It's hard to give up a second chance. Because if you give it up, what hope do you have for the future?"
"Then it turns out you're making one mistake after another. The second chance turns out ot be a curse."
"If I hadn't saved Songbird back then, she'd be dead. End of story."
"You saved her because you were looking for netrunners like her. Myers knew how to sweeten the deal so she wouldn't say \"no.\" And look where it got you."
"You're saying I did this? That this is my fault?"
"What if it is?"
"No."
"I don’t know."
"Don't know. Nobody does. Even Songbird herself."
"If she thinks this is my fault, she oughta tell me herself. It'd be the first honest thing to come out of her mouth. If she's still even in there."
"Better get to work then."
"Yeah. In fact, I do."
"Does it change anything? Probably not."
"The only truth I want to hear has to come out of So Mi's mouth. If there even still is a So Mi. "
"Let's bust her out of that convoy, then."
"I felt everything that she felt. Lost, scared, desperate…"
"Side effects of cyberspychosis."
"Sol, she knew reaching past the Blackwall was a one way ticket, but this... But maybe there's a way to stop it? "
"V, I know what's happening to you - know you're both in the same boat. The FIA clinic is your only chance, for both you and her. "
"We should be helping her."
"This is about you, not her."
"And what did that get her? She wanted to escape the Blackwall and what did she do? She gave up control. It's like a nightmare, V. It's..."
"That's the problem - this isn't about Songbird. It's about you."
"Maybe we oughta help her."
"What do you think I've been planning this whole time?"
"You're planning to extract her - not save her."
"That's exactly what I'm doing, V - saving her! Saving her from herself. If that's even possible."
"Either we get to her first, or the Blackwall does! There are no other options!"
"You're right. We're out of options."
"Maybe there's a third option."
"I disagree, but I won't convince you anyway."
"Fine, I get it. If anyone can cut her off from the Blackwall, it's you and Myers."
"I get where you're coming from, but I'm still hoping there's a third option."
"You're wrong, Sol. But it's not like I'm gonna convince you otherwise."
"If it isn't already too late. But yes. It's the only way."
"You can hope all you want, V. But there are only two options -the FIA clinic, or the Blackwall. Death, in other words."
"We'll see about that."
"Guess so."
"If there was even a sliver of a chance that I was wrong, we wouldn't be here right now."
"Mhm. Let's finish this then."
"Spare me the psychoanalysis."
"I'm right though, aren't it? You don't want to get back Songbird. You want to regain control over her."
"You're wrong. I just want to fix this, get this over with!"
"You think if you get her, you'll get your life back - the one that you lost years ago."
"Just help me finish this. Either way, this is the only way you can help yourself. That's what it's been about from the start. "
"Whatever happens to So Mi, your problems won't go away."
"Maybe you should just let her go."
"Gotten to know you a little bit, Sol."
"From where I stand, you're making a mistake. Whatever happens to Songbird, nothing'll change for you."
"She didn't cheat you. Didn't betray you. She just wanted to loosen herself from your grip."
"Maybe you should just let Songbird go?"
"Even if…"
"Even if that were true, she's flown completely off the rails. Lost everything. I'm the only chance she has left."
"V. I put my trust in you. Help me finish this."
"All right, let's do this."
"And let her suffer forever? 'Cause that's what's waiting for her past the Blackwall. If there's even a \"So Mi\" left to speak of."
"She's not asking to be saved. All she wants is her freedom."
"If it was in my power, I would. 'Cept it ain't me she gave it to, sacrificed it to…"
"Two of us - we're part of something bigger than ourselves, understand?"
"Maybe you're right…"
"You're hiding behind your sense of duty."
"You don't serve anymore, Reed. You're trying to hide behind a sense of duty?"
"The opposite. I wanna look her in the eyes one last time and hear her tell me she doesn't need me anymore."
"I don't care if you understand that or not. But I'm hoping you can at least help me."
"Maybe you're right. Maybe I'm just looking at your relationship through my own perspective?"
"Mhm. There are no different shades of loyalty at the Afterlife."
"Folks like me can't afford that kind of comfort."
"I understand."
"No, you don't. But it doesn't matter. Just help me do this."
"I felt it at the stadium - she's suffering."
"Cause there's no need for it. Got everything under control."
"After everything that happened at the stadium… Alex… the attack… all of her lies…"
"She's beyond help."
"You don't honestly believe that. On the other hand, you're good at lying to yourself."
"Think I've heard enough."
"I meant Reed and Songbird."
"Oh, right. Seems like the gonk's on a one way ticket to hell, all the way at the front."
"And we're right behind him."
"[GT] Mhm... Was once like her. Fucking Icarus that confused the flame in the heart with the fire under my ass. Feel bad for her. "
"It ain't busting into Arasaka Tower, but it's close."
"Think I've heard enough out of you today."
"So touchy. Looks like Reed's nervousness is rubbing off on you."
"I've known guys like him. He'll do anything to save her. Just doesn't know how. Good luck."
"Why don't you stick around then?"
"Myers treats them like a fifth column in Night City. We give them equipment, sometimes money."
"And they do your dirty work, right?"
"Can we just get down to biz?"
"They're fighting for Night City to become part of the NUSA."
"Officially, we don't support them. Unofficially, we let them make themselves useful from time to time."
"So useful gonks?"
"Loyal ones. Rest isn't of any importance."
"Can we talk about the plan?"
"I saw what happened to her at the stadium."
"To save herself, she connected to the Blackwall. And then something happened, something very bad. We need to reach her."
"I know. The old So Mi died at he stadium. The person we're going to break out of that convoy is... Someone else. "
"The Songbird that you knew, that you remember - she's gone for good, Sol."
"Maybe she never existed."
"I understand if you still have hope that she'll--"
"I just wonder if it was all because of me. If it was me that led us all here."
"The Songbird you knew is gone for good."
"No chance in hell. But we'll throw in a little something as a present."
"Leave the launcher. The one we took to the Heywood clowns. Probably won't do you any good, but what the hell."
"You oughta be the one worrying, not me."
"[Wait]"
"Oughta do a better job of vetting the people you work with, Reed."
"Cause it turns out you're in bed with a murderer and a fucking piece of trash."
"We're done here, Gunner. Round up your boys and leave."
"Always a pleasure. Here's hoping the FIA'll send us another contact after they bury you."
"But if by some miracle you make it out of this alive, just remember - you and I are even."
"[GT]Fuck, I know him. He's the one who fucked up [the Captain]."
"[GT]You, I know you! Funny. What are you doing in the Zone?"
"[GT]Should I fuck you up too?"
"[GT]Reed is waiting for me, so stand back. Or say something else stupid and I'll kill you."
"[GT][incapacitate] Down."
"[GT]You. Go upstairs and tell Reed I'm here."
"[GT]Hey there. I have a meeting here. Reed didn't let you know?"
"[GT]Said someone would come but didn't say it was you. He needed someone who could shoot, huh?"
"[GT]Said someone would come but didn't say it was you."
"[GT]Go, go, they are waiting for you."
"[GT]Let's do it another day. Reed is waiting."
"[GT][shoot in the air] Lower your gun."
"[GT]I say the last time. Tell Reed."
"[GT]I said. Put your gun down."
"[GT]Tell Reed I am here. I will not repeat the third time."
"[GT]You're fucked already, do you know that?"
"[GT]Quiet."
"[GT]We'll see."
"[GT]Be quiet."
"[GT]We'll see what you say when Reed invites me upstairs."
"[GT]Come on. Mm ... Well it looks like it ... Mhm."
"[GT]You are lucky. Go upstairs. He is waiting for you."
"[GT]Should've said so from the start."
"[GT]What a surprise."
"[GT]Should've said so from the start. See you."
"[GT]Look, what a surprise."
"[GT]What the fuck is going on here?"
"[GT]Are you lost?"
"[GT]No. Someone is waiting for me."
"[GT]Reed didn't say I'm coming?"
"[GT]No. Someone is waiting for me."
"[GT]Reed didn't tell you I'm coming?"
"[GT]Let's do it another time, okay? For now, we have more important things on our mind."
"[GT][lower your gun] Lucky."
"[GT]Should've said that from the start."
"[GT]Should've said that from the start."
"[GT]This is your lucky day."
"[GT]Are you mad? Do you want half the zone to descend on us? Get in. He's waiting for you."
"V! We need to talk. I think I... I mean they probably..."
"Chill. You'll be fine."
"Chill, nothing'll happen to you. If they knew where you were, you'd already be dead."
"Focus, chang. Did they figure out what you were trying to find? Do they suspect something?"
"What does that mean for me?"
"I'm trying to cover up the rest of my tracks. Slow them down. Maybe it'll work. But..."
"I... I don't know. I'm trying to cover my tracks. Confuse them. But... I don't know."
"So I gotta be ready for everything. God dammit, Chang."
"[GT]Fuck off. Uncle Reed saved your ass today. But the next time I see you, you're dead."
"[GT]Fuck off. Let him through."
"[GT]Until next time, buddy."
"[GT]Have a nice day, sweethearts."
"[GT]Let's do it."
"[GT]I would also consider it more."
"[GT]I would look at this plan one more time. I would consider several options.",
"maleVariant": "[GT]I would look at this plan again. I would consider several options."
"[GT]Go ahead."
"[GT]In fact, I have no questions anymore. Let's go with it."
"[GT]Some additional protection measures would be needed. Something that could level our chances."
"[GT]We have smoke grenades. This could provide us with an added surprise. But on the other hand ..."
"[GT]Let's use them anyway."
"[GT]Okay, let's skip the grenades."
"[GT]Let's use them anyway. It is always an additional element of surprise. Even if they regroup quickly."
"[GT]Okay, maybe you're right. Let's skip the grenades. Without them there will be confusion anyway."
"[GT]The position of this turret. What if we set it up so that it had a wider area of impact?"
"[GT]I've been thinking about it, and this is the way to go. The only risk is that they take it out more easily from elsewhere."
"[GT]Let's take the risk."
"[GT]Let's take the risk. We need more firepower."
"[GT]Let's leave her where they are then. There is no need to complicate things."
"[GT]Let's leave it then."
"[GT]Agreed. Any other ideas?"
"[GT]Okay. Any other ideas?"
"[GT]Explosive charges. I wonder if it would be possible to spread them out to block them more and weaken them."
"[GT]Let's change placement."
"[GT]Exactly. Let's rearrange. I guess that will make it easier for me to get hold of the fight in the area."
"[GT]Let's leave everything as is. I can handle it."
"[GT]Let's leave it as it is."
"[GT]No problem. It's good that you paid attention to that. What else?"
"[GT]Okay. Something else?"
"[GT]Oh, it's you. Okay, go."
"[GT]Okay, we're not stopping you. They are waiting upstairs."
"[GT]You chose a bad day for a walk."
"[GT]Reed is waiting for me. He told you I would come, right?"
"[GT]Fuck, go. And next time we'll talk differently."
"[GT]Yeah, for sure."
"[GT]I'm going."
"[GT]All right. Something else?"
"[GT]Mhm. Something else?"
"[GT]Hmm. You will be with them in direct combat - choose a location that will give you more room to maneuver after the explosion."
"[GT]Sounds good, let's do it."
"You oughta vet the people you work with, Reed."
"You oughta vet the people you work with, Reed."
"Hey, hey, wait, I know you - in a good way. You'll be useful to him.",
"maleVariant": "[GT]Wait, wait, I recognize you - and it's from the good side. You'll be of use to him, boy."
"Cause it turns out you're running with assholes who can't control themselves. "
"I'll take up position."
"I'm taking up position then. Good luck, Reed."
"This your partner?",
"maleVariant": "[GT]This is your partner?"
"Enough."
"Speak for yourself."
"This one's a little trigger-happy, and those kinds of people are not to be trusted.",
"maleVariant": "[GT]This one is pushing the trigger too fast. And such people you don't fucking trust."
"Next time keep your people on a shorter leash."
"Enough."
"Fucking christ. A suicidal duo."
"Enough."
"He'd need ten of her to have any chances of surviving."
"So stay with us."
"Leave the launcher. The one we took to the Heywood clowns. Probably won't do you any good, but what the hell."
"No chance in hell. But we'll throw in a little something to even the odds."
"We'll manage."
"V, to secure Songbird, we'll have to take out the convoy's security. Three, four operators. "
"Damn straight. Each one of them's like a one-man army. Luckily, they won't be able to call for backup."
"I'll take up position and wait for the convoy. I'll jump into the action as soon as you set off the charge."
"We'll grab Song and take her to the extraction point on the border. Clean and quick, no slip-ups. And keep an eye on her at all times, you hear?"
"Good luck."
"Chang, I don't have time right now. Focus and tell me what's going on."
"This is my last job for you. It's possible they already tracked me. It's possible that I'm done for, V."
"But if they found what I was looking for, they could be ready for... Surprises. Be careful, V."
"Mhm, that's the plan. You be careful, too."
"I'm... I'm sorry, V."
"[db_db]Asks if V wants to change anything else"
"[GT]staring_position"
"[db_db]asks about starting position"
"[db_db]explains advantages of starting spots"
"[GT]staring_position"
"[db_db]I'm good"
"[db_db]let me think"
"[db_db]Tells V that shee wants to check few more things"
"[db_db]Asks if V wants to change anything else"
"[db_db]Asks if V wants to change anything else"
"[db_db]Asks if V wants to change anything else"
"[GT]staring_position"
"[GT]staring_position"
"[GT]staring_position"
"[db_db]Asks if V wants to change anything else"
"[GT]It will not be easy."
"[GT]But if he gets to Washington alive, maybe I'll find out. Understand?"
"[GT]Fuck ... I have to block some frequencies manually. Plug in, let me know when everything blinks green."
"[GT]Only she can't accept it. So help me get her out of this convoy. The FIA will keep ..."
"[GT]Mhm ... All frequencies blocked. Can you confirm?"
"[GT]Confirmed."
"[GT]Mm, now."
"[GT]He thinks he is chasing a girl with dead synapses, after which Blackwall chases. But he really hopes to capture his former partner."
"[GT]Fuck me, this guy effectively drowns out his own thoughts. Or rather remorse."
"[GT]Reed doesn't seem to believe she can be saved anymore."
