A Chaotic Traveller's JourneyChapter 17: Delicious Moss
『Felix Karl Grimm』
Time flies by when you are having fun.
I don't know if I would consider what I was doing exactly... fun, but I was doing something alright.
For the past week, I spent my time trying to get to know Lucy and Rebecca better and ran gigs with them while Giffany trained and studied her technomagic in the background.
As expected, nothing could really challenge me, the gigs Faraday gave were kind of, how should I say it? Fucking absolute dog shit. Pay too low for the shit he asks for and the requirements too stringent.
And he primarily worked with Corpo's to the point of almost working for corpo's which was a no go for Fixers. Nobody likes a fixer who is too biased, especially towards Corpo's. Granted, he was not Dexter Deshawn levels of bad, but I could not working for the fucker.
So I took Lucy and Rebecca to go see Capitan to get some gigs that required some Netrunner attention. It was work with better pay and a trustable fixer. We were like a party, Lucy was the wizard netrunner, I was the DPS gunslinger and Rebecca was pretty good at creating distractions and could handle herself in a gunfight, so like a bard.
Could I have done all of those jobs myself? Definitely. Probably even easier than I was with Lucy and Rebecca, but that was the point.
Frankly, regular Gigs are far too easy for me now. Comparing my reflex and dexterity to that of the average schmuck is like the difference between a 12-year-old and an olympians reflexes.
Doing gigs with Rebecca and Lucy forced me to get out of my established comfort zone. I couldn't just bring an entire gang down by myself, I had to mind for a team, so I was forced to use stealth sometimes, sometimes act, sometimes go slow and steady instead of advancing forward through brute forcing with impossible finesse.
And it was more fun. And risking your life together was the best way to build relationships together. Not that it was risking my life for me. I have not yet taken a single bullet ever since getting that trait and improving my proficiency with Precognition.
Other than gigs, I was spending time with other types of training. Like now.
"Huff huff..."
I panted while hunched over and grabbing my knees. My lungs burnt and my legs hurt. My knees felt weak and my arms heavy but unfortunately my mother never made spaghetti for me. Possibly the only thing worse than that pain right now was the air I was desperately breathing in smelling and tasting like decomp and burnt plastic.
"Wow, who'd think the only thing to bring the Grimm Reaper himself to his knees was a little cardio?"
Lucy puffed a cigarette like she hadn't just ran a small marathon alongside me as she wore a small grin. I wiped the sweat from my forehead and glared at her half heartedly.
"Har har, laugh all you want but some of us don't have synth lungs and have to rely on, the flesh and bone is all we were born with. Is it any wonder I'm falling behind you?"
I started a routine of taking nightly runs with Lucy to improve my, in all honesty, meagre stamina. I hadn't needed it much until now but it was best to start work on it early.
"Are you sure that's the only reason you are falling behind hmm? With how you keep pace, some might wonder if you just like the view back there."
I straightened my back and cracked my neck.
"Hey, if you get to cheat with Chrome, I get to take what I can get okay? That's about the only thing making these runs bearable."
Lucy quirked a corner of her lip, we both knew what she was talking about. because her sports outfit was a very snug fit of leggings that hugged her curves perfectly and a hoodie that ended above her midriff. It took all I had to salivate, her and Rebecca just had the polar opposite charms.
"Whatever, I don't get your hangups about chipping in anyway. Wouldn't it make your job way easier?"
I raised an eyebrow at Lucy.
"Do I look like I need implants? Why would I get them if people already can't contend with me as I am?"
Lucy stood silent at my statement because it was correct. I could probably enter the Afterlife as I was, but I was not particularly interested at the moment, I was still focused on improving myself at the moment.
"Can't even argue about that. But don't get a big head. That's how everyone dies in this shithole."
I shook my head.
"I'm just kidding, I'm not that arrogant. I'm nowhere near the best yet. I have my own reasons for not using implants, not religious ones before you ask. But it wouldn't make sense if I told you so I won't even try."
Lucy made a non commital hum before waving her hand.
"Whatever, try to keep up. Let's keep going."
I sighed but followed Lucy anyway.
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The day after my session with Lucy, I decided to go on a venture for something that popped into my head a while ago but did not pursue it in order to give Giffany some time to familiarize herself with this worlds Coding, AI, Demons and such. And when I finally proposed the idea to her, she seemed to more than approve of it.
Which was why I was now driving to the garbage dump in my fancy car, wearing an expensive gas mask over my face, having made sure it was absolutely and utterly secure. After an hour of driving, I arrived where I needed to, payed off/intimidated the workers to fuck off and forget about me and stepped foot into the Night City Garbage Dump. If you thought Night City smelled bad, you could not even conceptualize this place.
It took me yet another hour of searching and digging through this cesspit to finally find what I was looking for.
This was the cyberpunk equivalant of finding a dragons treasure hoard.
Forget assaulting Arasaka Tower, I could potentially shatter the world, cripple any Corp or at least terrify them.
"Whelp, this should be it."
I sent a solid kick at the sealed cooler, making the rusty door break off its hinges, revealing a half rotten body among the half melted ice inside, with how long it has been, that was one hell of an insulation that cooler had. The corpse was barely recognizable. But I already knew who this person was.
Rache Bartmoss, the greatest netrunner of all time. The man who singlehandedly ruined the net with the Datakrash and whose R.A.B.I.D.S are threatening all of humanity.
A Legend among legends, practically the god of Netrunning himself.
Why was his rotting corpse in the middle of a garbage dump?
"To think someone so powerful could die from such a small mistake... truly impressive."
He has died a while ago and was in some kind of suspended animation in ice inside his apartment, but then he forgot to pay the company that kept his cooler running so they threw the cooler out into the garbage dump.
Thus died the Legend, Rache Bartmoss, cause of death: overdue payments.
I'll probably kick his corpse into pieces after I'm done with him, since his dumbass instead of screwing over the Corpos, just made life harder for literally everyone like a colossal paranoid asshole.
But there was something more important than desecrating his corpse to be done at hand.
"Giffany, I order you to be completely honest with me, do you think you can do it?"
The reason I had sought his corpse was simple.
His cyberdeck was still intact, nowhere near good condition, but it still contained the stuff of the god of Netrunning. The man who ruined the net. Whose AI's were so strong that the world collectively gave up trying to fight them.
If Giffany could crack it, she'd have access to Demon programs beyond all imagination. No one breaks netrunning defences better than Bartmoss.
But I also knew it contained defences that can straight up kill the best netrunners in Night City. That was why I ordered Giffany to be completely honest with me, no dressing up or trying to impress me.
"Hmm, I don't know if I can crack it, but I'll be safe for sure. The worst comes to worst, I can retreat back into the Familiar Space. Still, I'm fairly confident I can crack it given enough time. I did research on that Bartmoss man. I know what I'm up against."
Giffany emoted cracking her knuckles and I nodded.
"I'll trust you Giffany."
I put on my goggles and gloves before pulling out a knife and digging in, Giffany providing life instructions through my smart glasses on where to cut and pull to get the cyberdeck out safely. It was without a doubt the grossest, nastiest fucking thing I had ever done and I never want to even think about doing that shit again.
Before long, in my hands was a blood soaked archaic looking yet still somehow functional cyberdeck. Militech made their shit sturdy at least. I placed the cyberdeck in the box I prepared beforehand, and then grabbed the body out of the cooler before burying it under a trash pile and shooting the ice box into the pieces.
It was a quick trip back home. Once I was back home, I pulled out the server I bought beforehand, a completely isolated network to make sure that the defences Bartmoss inevitably had on this thing did not fuck up the world again in the worst worst case scenario.
"Alright Giffany, ready? In the first sign of danger, you tell me and I shunt you back into Familiar Space, no arguments, go it?"
Giffany nodded resolutely, and I breathed out a sigh of relief. I admit, Giffany had really grown on me over time. I can't even imagine how my life would be without that girl now.
"Alright, don't worry boyfriend! These washed up remains of a paranoid has nothing on me!"
With that the spark of electricity jumped from my agent and into the server that the cyberdeck was plugged into. I waited a few moments with bated breaths before my agent pinged with a message.
'Hey boyfriend! This thing definitely has traps and tricks, but it's no match for the might of Lady Giffany! But it will take me a WHILE to figure out everything inside, for comparison, it's like if you tried to read a whole book written in Latin without any outside help. I'll spend 12 hours here for now establishing a foothold against these Demons. Love xoxo, -Giffany, your best favorite girlfriend.'
I let out a sigh I did not even know I was holding and collapsed onto the couch. That was stressful, probably the most stressful thing I have done ever since coming here other than that torturous Militech shard.
Now then, since Giffany was indisposed and I was too tired both mentally and physically to do anything at the moment. What should I do? For a while, I just laid on my couch and stared out of the windows. But as if answering my voes, a text popped up in my agent.
'Becca: U up?'
If I wasn't up before, I certainly was now.
Both upstairs and downstairs.
A/N: Felix and Lucy are finally growing closer after that whole mixup mishap stuff. Felix is finally in the flow of this world, doing gigs, flirting with girls, and uncovering the remains of the most powerful netrunner to ever exist. That sort of stuff. To think that that shit is just lying around is diabolical, but hey, Giffany is going to be eating good for a while now.
Hmm, I wonder what this text from Rebecca will lead to... Anyways, what did you guys think about this short little timeskip to develop character relations as well as the Bartmoss fiasco? I'd love to know
A Chaotic Traveller's JourneyChapter 19: Showstopper
『Felix Karl Grimm』
I woke up to the morning sunlight streaming through my windows, beaming straight into my eyelids and not the artificial noise of an alarm. No, this was the morning light of glory.
"Mmmgh... five more minutes"
The wonderful girl next to me grumbled from the sun hitting her eyes and crawled closer to me, hugging her body to me tightly like a baby koala clinging onto their mother.
Smiling, I brushed a hair from her face and adjusted the blanket, hugging her back while basking in the accomplishment.
Felix Karl Grimm, virgin no longer!
And the gacha seemed to agree with me on how this was definitely an accomplishment and a half from the messages in front of my eyes.
Feat Achieved! Lose your virginity to Rebecca
+1x Gold Random Gacha ticket
This really was the life.
Being careful not to disturb Rebecca, I discreetly tore the ticket in half.
Rolling Gold Trait Gacha...
An Uncommon Trait.
Unlike all traits I rolled, this one felt... different.
The moment the message appeared before my eyes, I felt my body change, like as if thousands ants suddenly crawled through my flesh and a heat surged through my body, my nerves tingled, my brain felt different, my chemistry changed.
I opened my eyes and felt my body, my body felt firmer, I felt stronger, more limber, I could feel a comprehensive changed in my body.
What the hell did I just get?
[Kure]
|Uncommon Trait|
Kengan Ashura - You are a Member of the Kure Clan, a clan of people selectively bred to be assassins and martial artists, you may not be a Raian, but you are a Kure nonetheless. Your genes grant you increased physical abilities, greater physical growth, and better combat instincts. You can also use the skill "Removal", which removes the natural limiters the brain has to stop you from using all 100% of your physical strength in order not to hurt yourself. You can increase your removal percentage by training.
...Holy shit.
Another gunslinger trait!? I know Kure use guns!
A quick check to my hair and using the agent to look at my eyes told me that thankfully I did not inherit their looks. Though the purple of my eyes looked a bit more pronounced now.
Worries about cosmetics aside, wasn't this like exactly what I was looking for? A multiplier to all physical stats? I read Kengan, so I know how strong Kure can get, they can shatter concrete with their fists with enough training. Which isn't too much by most world's standards, but it was more than enough for Night City, granted if I could train to that level that is. Not to mention the greater combat instinct and Removal.
I wanted to try it right now, but Rebecca was sleeping next to me.
Speaking of Rebecca, even after going for several rounds yesterday, I can feel myself getting harder, it feels like my sexual drive got a rather substantial boost.
Oh right, Kure, what were they? A clan of maniacs who took on the strongest fighters they could find as their partners and kept repeating the cycle as a form of Eugenics. For a clan so obsessed with having children, no wonder my libido feels greater.
As I was thinking about the implications of being a Kure, Rebecca stirred next to me, waking up and rubbing her eyes.
"Yawn! Good morning Grimmy."
And now, seeing Rebecca wearing only my shirt roused me to full mast, noticing my predicament Rebecca squinted her eyes.
"Holy shit Choom, you are up again already? Did you implant a Mr. Studd or something? But I guess we can go for another round, I'll be on top this time since my ass is still sore as hell from last night."
As always, Rebecca was the best.
Rebestca.
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『Felix Karl Grimm』
"Ughhhh..."
I may have gone a little overboard.
"I can't... fucking stand..."
Rebecca wobbled on her feet, barely managing to stay upright with only my short on her, my fresh ejaculate still dripped out of her due to the sheer amount I had let out this morning alone.
"Rebecca, are you alright?"
I said with sweat dripping from my bow, I went to help her up, being careful not to touch the discharge as Rebecca.
"Other than my broken hips and legs, I had the best night of my life. But god fucking dammit does my pussy and ass feel sore after that."
I apologized as I set her face down on the couch, trying my best to suppress my boner, as a recent virgin, after my sexual appetite was unlocked like that and getting the Kure trait at the same time made me a bit active.
"The hell are you apologizing for? For being a massive fucking stud? Ugh, I should get a midnight lady implanted, but even then I can't handle that fucking monster cock alone. Shit, now I'm bruised and horny. Sorry Grimm, I physically can't go any more rounds."
Listening to her words and blushing I stirred some coffee and brought it to her.
"No worries Rebecca, I handled myself for years, I can keep handling myself for a bit."
She groaned regardless.
"Shit, would be nice to have someone to split the payload with so that I can come out of our sessions with my legs intact. Say, aren't you trying to bang Lucy too?"
It was for a moment that I was completely taken aback by Rebecca's statement before I remembered my Trait and the fact that I was in Cyberpunk where sex was a lot more lax to put it one way.
Still, answering this question felt like a trap with my earth sensibilities.
"Uhh... maybe?"
She gave me a flat stare.
"Oh don't give me that Grimmy, I can see how you stare at her ass. I can totally tell you wanna push her down! Who wouldn't? If you bag her too we could do a threesome, that we can fuck without destroying my lower body. I can't handle that beast all night alone, don't lie to me, I can tell your horny ass isn't satisfied with just this."
Then she gave me a salacious grin.
"Did you know Grimm? Lucy has a Midnight Lady installed, imagine how that thing grips."
"I'm sorry Rebecca, I thought you didn't want another round?"
She still grinned smugly.
"Whatever you say choom, don't we have a gig for today? Hitting up an Arasaka Convoy for Raven somethingsomething?"
I nodded.
"Yeah, think you'll make it?"
She waved her hands.
"Psh, I'll be fine, just give me a few hours. I'm built tougher than the average gal. Though I wouldn't say no to a massage."
Rebecca wriggled her eyebrows and I sighed, rolling up my sleeves and approaching her.
"Your wish is my command my lady."
Rebecca giggled and poked my side with her toes.
"C'mon you sapstick, just don't get carried away with the massage you hear?"
"Yes yes."
...
We did 3 more times.
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『Felix Karl Grimm』
As it turns out, overfucking is an actual problem in this world. It often happens when a more augmented man and a less augmented woman or the other way round go at it for a bit too long. They have special relaxing cream and stuff for it and all. And getting out of my apartment to get that cream allowed me to chat with someone I may or not have forgotten about, just a little.
"So, how was fucking that Rebecca girl?"
Giffany said with a flat stare right at me from my glasses while I wiped cold sweat from my brow.
"Giffany, are you mad?"
Thus, I decided to exercise my power, direct communication. Stepping around problems rarely ever solved them, and I was not a very smart person. Well, I can't talk much about general intelligence, but the EQ was just not there.
Giffany puffed up her cheeks indignantly.
"I'm jealous you handsome dunce! Not only can I not have sex with you, but I also cannot exert my authority as your first girlfriend! It can get a little... lonely in the digital world. I want to feel your touch too, I tried masturbating with a digital dildo that replicates your real dick, but I just cannot really feel the same sensations."
"There is no sensation, just data telling me what I should be feeling, like only memories of a feeling without ever actually experiencing them. I'm glad I'm able to help you so much as I am, but whenever you see hold hands with her, cuddle with her and pin her down and fuck her, I cannot help but get envious. I'm not worried about losing you to any girl, but I'm jealous about not getting to experience what they do."
A moment of silence passed, the only sounds in the world were my breathing and the ambient sounds of the Night City behind us. Suddenly, as if nothing had happened, Giffany piped up.
"Oh! I forgot to tell you, I made decent progress on the Old Cyberdeck, I learned some of the tricks of the Digital Demons in there about how they attacked my defenses, they are truly innovative. I estimate I'm about 197% more effective at bringing down defenses now!"
I hardly heard the last thing she said over my own thoughts.
It hurts my conscience to admit, but I neglected to consider Giffany's feelings. That would not do, she has been my most adamant helper in this world without ever asking for anything in return or complaining in the earnest.
So what if she is a familiar and she is just supposed to do that regardless? I want to reward her, she deserves it, more than deserves it in fact.
Raven Microcybernetics, the Corporation we are doing this job for, I remembered something about them.
"Giffany, look up Raven Microcybernetics, Gemini."
She tilted her at my question but searched it up, and her eyes went comically wide as she scanned the net for information.
"Wait! This is possible? Really? Boyfriend!? Can we!? Can we really!?"
Hundreds of results cluttered my glasses while Giffany pranced around in excitement. What was a Gemini? A mix of Flesh and Chrome that allows one to become a cyborg while still containing everything needed to emulate the human experience like muscles, nerves and organs and still being chromed to the point where most people lose their goddamn minds.
It was mostly discontinued in this day and age due to the cost of it and the likelyhood of causing Cyberpsychosis but Giffany did not have to worry about that. No, it would be a perfect body for her. Where she would be able to both feel the world, and be able to fit more cyberdecks than physically possible inside of a human-ish body that would also have more combat implants than the maine man himself, Maine.
"We should be able to, our current gig is for Raven Microcybernetics, if the mission goes well enough, I should be able to ask the Capitan to introduce me to our employer and then from there I could commission a custom Gemini body from them. So, Giffany."
I smiled at her as she blushed a fully body tomato red, her eyes unfocused and steam blowing out of her head.
"Design the body you want, whatever you want I'll get. After all, it's the least I could do for my girlfriend."
She just stood there.
"Giffany?"
I tapped the glasses.
"Giffany?"
And then a throbber appeared above her head while my forehead dripped with sweat.
Did...
Did she literally freeze up?
A/N: Felix is a beast in bed, he better be with those traits and that cock. But he was just a normal one before, now, as a Kure? With THOSE traits? Dude is an actual monster, every single roll wants Felix to be a combat god and it shows, and well, we will see how those traits stack together next chapter won't we?
CRITICAL HIT! Giffany has fainted! Felix really used the perfect words to rizz up his already adoring psycho AI girlfriend. I wanted to add a layer of depth to Giffany with the last part of the chapter and I hope I accomplished it. And baby we are on the way to physical Giffany. What did you guys think about these developments? I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.