Shit happens

- Did you manage to knock out something important?-Yes. They had some kind of plan related to the theft of an unknown

artifact.-Artifact? Fucking Voodooists are pushing their propaganda again."I don't know, Marcus. For some reason, he called it an artifact, and when I asked him

that it was some kind of magical toy, he said that it was not magic, but something

created by man.-Shit. A mystery hidden in a riddle. Okay, let's use the AI

to find something related to this. You don't need it anymore, Bartmoss?"You can take it. But why do you need Placid's biopod?""Yes, I promised him an unforgettable experience of torture. Now I'm thinking

of either driving him through the shittiest braindances, or stuffing him into some

cheap sex doll and experiencing all the delights of working as a prostitute for perverts.

"You're just a monster, Marcus."No, I'm just evil, and I have a good memory, so let me

know when you can pick him up."After saying goodbye to Bartmoss, he went to the top management lounge

and sat down on one of the sofas and lit a cigarette.- We need to find an exit to the Alt and kill this. But we also need to

figure out what the Kinosura project is and why the AIs are so interested in it.

Eh. What was the motto of the Navy SEALs? It seems that the only easy day was

yesterday? The best description of the situation. At least the problem with the Voodooists was solved. - I expressed my thoughts aloud and noticed how Ron and Jeremiah were walking in my

direction."How are you, Marcus?" Ron sits down, and Jeremiah takes a bottle of

expensive bourbon from the cupboard, along with three glasses."Yes, as always, Ron. I can't come up with an easy plan

to take over the world." I replied to him with humor."You definitely won't die from lack of ambition." Jeremiah said

and began to pour the alcohol into glasses."Well, what can we do. But, on the other hand, if it were not for ambition, none

of us would have risen so high." He took the glass of

bourbon handed to Jeremiah."And we must drink for that." Jeremiah was the first to raise and drain

his glass, and we followed his example.-Uh. I still can't believe what your friend with blue eyes told me recently

. AIs who want to help humanity and

AIs who want to destroy it. Yes, the fact that the Network Watch was created

mainly thanks to AI was not as surprising as this. And now the undead

have been added. Jeremiah relaxed his tie and poured more

glasses of alcohol."Welcome to Night City! Wonder City!" He laughed and took

a sip from his glass.Bourbon gave me a pleasant feeling of warmth, and after smoking I felt

even better. All the stress and tension came out of my soul, giving me a sense of

peace.- Night City. Yes. Wonder City to kick his ass. Let's get drunk

today." Ron pulled out a few more bottles, and we started drinking.After the first bottle, we all smoked and watched the sunset."Okay, intriguers. Let's tell me why you came. If

you just wanted to chat, you would do it in a restaurant or bar." Bourbon poured glasses into glasses

.-Hmm. Marcus. What can you say about Kowalski? Chm. That is,

David Martinez. Ron asked unexpectedly.I almost spat out my whiskey in surprise.- He is an Archangel. A high-class specialist, I

think the only drawback is that he still lacks experience, but this is only my opinion. - I replied

in an attempt to gain time to analyze the situation and remember all the mistakes and

mistakes of Kowalski.-No no. I'm not talking about his qualities as an Archangel or a fighter.

I'm more interested in his personal qualities as a person. How he treats

others. What kind of relationship he has with his mother. Ron continued to ask questions, and

for some reason Jeremiah fell silent and just listened.I had to give fairly detailed answers. But then

the questions began to lean towards Kowalski's mother, Gloria Martinez. The last

question that made me choke and almost broke my brain was

about what colors she liked.-Uh. Ron, what the fuck. Are you a bastard planning to cheat on your wife?

Are you looking for a mistress or what? So you won't even have time to breathe, as your wife will rip

your dick off! Are you fucking crazy?!! - he shouted and hit the table.But then I had a puzzle in my head. Jeremiah's strange questions and

silence. I slowly turned my head and looked straight into Jeremiah's eyes.

"Well, well. What is it? From someone else, but from you, Jeremiah,

I did not expect this. What did you think of rolling the balls to Kowalski's

mother? Do you want to make a mistress or a kept woman out of her?" I asked him, and judging by the way he

grimaced contemptuously at the words "mistress and kept woman", there is something else here."Not exactly, Marcus. It's just that I feel good with her." Jeremiah sighed

and sprawled on the sofa like an exhausted doll.- You are both adults. And the fact that you have love

affairs with her is not a problem, as it were. Although Kowalski may have a different opinion. After all, she is

a mother. - I massaged my whiskey and poured myself more alcohol, feeling that the conversation

would be long."That's the problem. We've had some

kind of intrigue or something. And I met her by

accident. But as soon as I saw her in person as...- My brain went to reboot, and you stand and stare like

a teenager at a star from the screen, - Ron remarked with a laugh - I myself almost dropped the tablet from my hands

when I saw his confused face and the way he answered inappropriately. I went to discuss

the report, and we have Shakespeare in love here.- Stop making fun of me. Marcus, I'd like to meet her,

but I'm a little uncomfortable because she's the mother of one of your subordinates.- And you're afraid that your romantic date may

go through the ass because of Kowalski, who may not approve that another man may appear in his

mother's life. Ha-ha, I imagine this picture. Evening,

candles, romantic dinner, you just wanted to kiss her, and then an angry Kowalski bursts through the window

and gently pokes at you with a gun and asks: "What

are you doing here, huh?" Ron and I were no longer just laughing, but almost

falling to the floor with laughter.Jeremiah had to wait until we stopped laughing and

only then began to discuss his romantic interest in

Kowalski's mother in a normal mode. For some reason, jokes about Stifler's mother came to mind.- Well, the groom has been found. And now the main problem is to persuade

the bride. But I'll forgive you, don't follow the usual methods of tackling women in style

, show off the gold and shit the biggest pile in order to prove that you are the biggest and coolest

alpha. - My advice made them laugh.-Come on. We're TT, not Animals, after all. Okay, I'll go get ready

to get to know Gloria better.-Good luck! Ron and I wished him good luck, and we continued to drink

and joke about our lovesick Shakespeare."What do you think Kowalski will do when he finds out

?" Ron asked.- He will start and marking the territory like an embittered cat.

Until his mother kicks and punches his brains and tells him to stop this

childishness. Moreover, Jeremiah seems to have really fallen in love, and not just one-night stands

. And who knows."Marriage is a prison!" Ron declares loudly and laughs.-Aha. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is

power. Let's try to say it at home, and Big Sister will make such a

mess that you will have to come to your senses for a month.Quite a long time passed after this conversation. Jeremiah

and Gloria apparently found each other, and they grew closer to each other, until

finally they began to date and do other things that grown-up

people do.Kowalski, as I predicted, behaved like a cat at first.

He hissed, cursed and interfered with his mother's happiness in small ways. But a good rebuke from

his mother and the fact that he later had a serious conversation with Jeremiah forced him to accept

this situation.On Christmas Eve,

the news fell like snow on our heads that Jeremiah and Gloria want to get married. And they want to do it on the first day of spring.

And then Kowalski surprised them by saying that he wanted to introduce them to his

girlfriend, who was Lucy.He had met her when Main had found him, and

then they kept in touch. But in recent months, they had grown closer to each other. And

now he wanted to make her his official girlfriend and introduce her to his mother with

Jeremiah.Personally, she was unpleasant to me. It was most likely because

her mentor was Kiwi, who reeked of a snake's aura. Intuition

screamed that you need to be on guard with Kiwi, betray or do everything with an emphasis on

your own benefit. And that Lucy also did not go too far from her teacher.So with Lucy I had cold neutrality. Oh, if I

had known then what she was going to do, I would have immediately shot this creature and taken it away

for a very harsh interrogation.