[ The lie everybody tells themselves is they can leave whenever they want. Maybe V's starting to understand that. No corner of Night City is as dark as the Badlands when there's no moon, but it feels darker. Choking the air out of his lungs and leaving him feeling like he can't remember the last time he took a deep breath.
But going out in a blaze of glory isn't exclusive just to Night City. He knows that too. Thing is, it's hard to think outside of and around the plan. Arasaka Tower. Mikoshi. Alt. Not knowing what's going to happen makes all of this hypothetical at best, and terrifying at worst.
Forcing himself not to dwell on it, he doesn't notice that the sky has taken on a different quality now. Clouds are rolling in thick and full, swollen with rain like floating sponges ready to be wrung dry. Instead, he's smirking too at Johnny's assessment. ]
Night City's not the only place that'll swallow you whole. You think this place is vanilla? Out here, nothin' between you 'n the real wild things.
[ There's a brief pause and then V's reclining back into the grass again, eyes fixed on Johnny's surprisingly solid-looking back. ]
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[ The lie everybody tells themselves is they can leave whenever they want. Maybe V's starting to understand that. No corner of Night City is as dark as the Badlands when there's no moon, but it feels darker. Choking the air out of his lungs and leaving him feeling like he can't remember the last time he took a deep breath.
But going out in a blaze of glory isn't exclusive just to Night City. He knows that too. Thing is, it's hard to think outside of and around the plan. Arasaka Tower. Mikoshi. Alt. Not knowing what's going to happen makes all of this hypothetical at best, and terrifying at worst.
Forcing himself not to dwell on it, he doesn't notice that the sky has taken on a different quality now. Clouds are rolling in thick and full, swollen with rain like floating sponges ready to be wrung dry. Instead, he's smirking too at Johnny's assessment. ]
Night City's not the only place that'll swallow you whole. You think this place is vanilla? Out here, nothin' between you 'n the real wild things.
[ There's a brief pause and then V's reclining back into the grass again, eyes fixed on Johnny's surprisingly solid-looking back. ]
Ever heard of the Sun Dance?