>>4<< Contract >>4<<

10XT exits Sapphire's home,heading to the elevator to go outside.

Upon arriving,he heads outside to locate Jigjig.

Now that he could casually walk,He noticed how crime had effected the city. Homeless lined the street,occasionally,Augmentees pass with a variety of wounds and injuries.

All the while he was following his GPS to Ferris City Center.

At the foot of several skyscrapers,in the heart of Ferris City,was a garden park. It was well tended to,the bright springlike color standing out against the muddled,industrial pallet.

As he walks into the gate,his optics couldn't seem to get all of the information they were recieving.

The colors were so bright...

As 10XT wandered through the park,it seemed as though he had stepped backwards in time.

"Beautiful,aint it?" Asked an elderly man. He appears to have lived his better years. His eyes were cybernetic optics,but his augments couldn't be seen.

//Scanning...

(Jigal Carver)

!!NO MORE SCANS FOUND!!

"Are you Jigjig?" 10XT questions.

"Very keen of you. What brings you to my little block of paradise?" He asked.

"I need a contract...Its my first time here." 10XT said.

"Ah I see...How do you align?" Jigjig asked.

"Pardon?" 10XT questioned.

"Be you Good,Neutral,or Evil?"

"Neutral.."

Nodding softly,Jigjig quickly runs through some screens,and sends one over to 10XT.

"Deets will send over shortly.." Jigjig explains.

(CONTRACT LOADING....)

Contract type:Civil Justice

Instuctions;

Go to Weaver St. and locate Frosteaves Construction to solve Jigjig's Foreclosure threat.

(Message)

"This guy's been up my ass about foreclosure on grounds of bad landkeeping. As you can tell that's a load of shit. I need you to find the agent named Willis and "Talk" him into canceling the foreclosure on grounds of false reporting."

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"Sounds like my sorta gig." 10XT said.

"Good. Happy hunting. What's yer name,Posthuman?" Jigjig asked.

"How did you..?"

"Its in the eyes. The News has some decent closeups of you. Dont worry though,Im the one guy you can trust in Ferris City. Watch your back,though. 'Lotta people are bounty hunting for ya."

"Im 10XT."

10XT extends his hand.

Jigjig shakes it,"Nice to meet ya'."

After the little brief hello,10XT began setting out to complete the details of the new contract.

Sapphire calls from the internal phone.

10XT answers,"10XT Here."

"10XT,when you get the chance,i need to talk something over in relation to your S.D.T. You might need it sooner than I think. Seems like the FCPD is a little closer than we thought."

"Speaking of,i managed to get a job from Jigjig. Says its a Civil Justice contract." 10XT said.

"Im no Netrunner,But a Civil Justice contract is dangerous water. You're bound to be recognized by someone if you aren't stealthy.."Sapphire warns

"In that case ill drop back by the house and grab some mods for the contract." 10XT said as he directs himself back toward the house.

Upon arriving he came to the sight of a worried Sapphire.

"C'Mon. Lets get you outfitted." Sapphire said as she let 10XT in.

She settles 10XT in and starts making modifications.

His arm opens for her.

"Man,youre more of a plug and play than most Augmentees could dream of...dropping in your SDT shouldn't take too long." She said as she prepared the parts.

"So,what's Jig got you doing?" Sapphire asked as she worked.

"He needs out of a foreclosure order. Needs me to talk to whoever is in charge of Frosteaves Construction." 10XT said.

"I've heard of Frosteaves. They're definitely a big fish in the construction industry,but theyre also just as dangerous as the FCPD. Any correct move as a plot of business,and they'll be bulldozing the whole thing before dawn,inhabitants or not." Sapphire said.

"So,i cant risk being spotted unless its the Foreman?" 10XT questions.

"Foreman is the only unarmed worker in that whole industry. Convince him correctly,it should go in your favor." Sapphire said.

"Now tighten." Sapphire requests.

10XT balls the hand Sapphire was working into a fist. After a few minutes of tinkering she pulls away.

"Okay- Your SDT is nothing extravagant yet. Mainly a powerful self defense tool. Until i can get the prongs to shoot out via electrified spring,you'll be forced to keep your combat shorthanded,and keep the taser as a last resort. Youll have a total of 6 charges before you can use it again at full charge. It won't take long,but hope nobody has MKI I.P.L. armor."

Anything else?" 10XT asked.

"Let's go ahead and get your weapon's programs online too. Jack into the console while I grab the Sim."

Once the setup had started,and the Synaptic Visor in place,he engaged into the simulation.

"Just for some quick calibration,grab the Pistol in the center of the room.

Upon taking the pistol into his hands,a holographic HUD appears around his wrist. "In your hands,shorthand weapons like Pistols can be remotely calibrated to adjust for your personal comfort. Use the interface around your wrist and calibrate the simulation pistol to function like your currently stowed."

As 10XT raises his arm,a menu appears around his armed wrist,displaying settings of Kick,Sway,Recoil,Firing Mode and Ammunition Type.

While 10XT was adjusting his weapon's settings,Sapphire prepared some data packets for later review.

"When you're ready,shoot the targets." Sapphire requests.

10XT raises the pistol in hand,shooting targets as they came up. The pistol had minor kickback,as it burst fired.

After about 2 or 3 waves,Sapphire chimes back in,"Hey Blue,I was rooting around in your files. You have a whole unused program stored away." Sapphire said.

"Oh? What is it?"

"Its a program called Eskrima. The Data packets suggest its a knife wielding program,mainly used only by military. Wherever you picked this up from,its mint and fresh data. Wanna load up the software and give it a go?" Sapphire asked.

"Wouldn't hurt." 10XT agrees as he sets the pistol down.

>>Loading Eskrima....

A knife with an orange blade appears on a table near him. He strides over,picking it up.

"The program has a few surprises alongside having a good hand in knives. Turns out the system can guage velocity and lethality when the knife is thrown." Sapphire said.

10XT throws the knife at a target.

As soon as the knife struck,it quickly left the flesh of his target and tracked back into his hand.

"Where the hell am I gonna magnetic knife for this program?" 10XT asked,opening an in simulation browser.

"That's the catch,there are none in Ferris City available for purchase. Its a custom made thing that's traded around strictly in the military district."

"Ugh..maybe later." 10XT said as he scans the military district. He pulls up a livemap.

"Im surprised i can pull up the detailed images and live activity..." He mused.

"Actually,No,normally that spot of the map is blotted out. Hell,even now you're staring at emptiness on my screen.." Sapphire said.

"Odd ...." He said,as he backed out of the browser,and ends his simulation.

"For now ill send you the credit for a basic bioknife installment." Sapphire said as she transfers some cash over.

"I'd keep to sparing as many lives as possible. Keep to manual hand to hand combat,resort on your SDT if things get too close." Sapphire recommends.