#V: 2079 AU

[everydayxghosts]

Of all the dive bars in all of Night City...

Your blades are sharpened with precision Flashing your favorite point of view I know you're waiting in the distance Just like you always do Just like you always do Already pulling me in Already under my skin And I know exactly how this ends I let you cut me open, just to watch me bleed Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be Don't know why I'm hoping for what I won't receive Falling for the promise of the emptiness machine

You wouldn't be able to tell they were on the end of an hour long set; the amount of energy in their performance. Endurance was one of the many perks of an FBC; so long as one could handle the shock of radical brain surgery. Not that it was a visible thing, how much chrome Bizz had, they sacrificed a lot for a good sculpt to go over their Wiseman.

Going around like a revolver It's been decided how we lose 'Cause there's a fire under the altar I keep on lying to I keep on lying to Already pulling me in Already under my skin And I know exactly how this ends I let you cut me open, just to watch me bleed Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be Don't know why I'm hoping for what I won't receive Falling for the promise of the emptiness machine

They never talked about this song whenever they were asked about it; it wasn't worth the follow up questions. How does someone so vehemently pro freedom contract their body to NUSA? It was a lot more complicated than that, but they weren't famous enough for anyone to hear them out over it. So they just sang their heart out and told people it was about capitalism and greed. Their old team knew and that was enough.

I only wanted to be part of something I only wanted to be part of, part of I only wanted to be part of something I only wanted to be part of, part of I only wanted to be part of something I only wanted to be part

Through the bridge of the song they grew more intense with each loop, seeming to hang onto the mic stand for stability; before finally flinging it against the wall behind the stage as they screamed out the chorus. Good thing they were a solo act.

I let you cut me open, just to watch me bleed Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be Don't know why I'm hoping, so fucking naïve Falling for the promise of the emptiness machine The emptiness machine I only wanted to be part of something The emptiness machine I only wanted to be part of The emptiness machine

@arsonistpheonix

[aggravateddurian]

Cyberween 2079: Prologue

October 28, 2079

Urban explorers discover the entrance to an old Militech bunker buried under the landfill in Night City's outskirts. Inside the disused facility, abandoned since the Fourth Corpo War, they discover some old canisters, marked with a mysterious Militech label, a circle, with a negative space at its core, and a single word.

CYNOSURE

Thinking they may have found some rare (and maybe very expensive) trinkets, they hauled the canisters, which hummed and gave off a somewhat unsettling screech whenever handled, into their truck, and drove them back to their megabuilding in Arroyo, where they stored them in the basement. One of the scavengers accidentally knocks one of the containers, introducing a slight gap in the sealed lid of the container.

Overnight, the dark basement was painted a gristly shade of red, as the damaged container seemed to leak a demonic red light. Soon, the container released a swarm of nanobots. They flooded the floor like a deluge of blood, creeping into fuse boxes, servers and the HVAC system. From the foundations up, the nanobots slowly took over Megabuilding H4.

They began to cannibalise the materials around them, building something in the basement... but in order to complete their dark task, they needed something else... they needed flesh. And so, from the air conditioners, the vents and the water pipes, they began to infect the residents of the megabuilding...

It was not long before the first signs that something was wrong reached the rest of the city. Arroyo suffered a near total blackout, as power was drained from the city's power grid to power the beast growing beneath the megabuilding... then Militech learned the cause.

Within fifteen minutes, Militech troops swarmed the building. Assault squads breached, only to be confronted by nanomachine-enhanced megabuilding residents. The residents attacked with great ferocity, and even after a shotgun was taken to them, they continued to advance. Then, they overwhelmed the troops, and began to consume those too wounded to serve the machine, and infecting the survivors with nanobots.

The building was isolated from the rest of the city, but without control over the subnet, they could do little more than watch as the entity deep within grew and grew. There needed to be decisive action. Fortunately for Meredith Stout, who had been saddled with the responsibility of managing the public relations surrounding the disaster, she knew the right person for the job. If anyone could defeat the literal forces of Hell itself, it was V... Corpo gods willing.

[acknowledge-reigns]

Swipe Right | Roman Reigns x Black!fem OC (18+)

Chapter: 6/6

Word Count: 2079

Description: Roman and Iris have their first fight, and make things official.

Warnings: Mild angst, arguing, Dom/sub dynamic, praise, punishment, spanking/paddling, dirty talk, degradation, begging, unprotected sex (both clean, she's on the pill), p in v, nipple play,

This is set in an AU in which the og bloodline reunited before wrestlemania 40 and Roman retained. As always my stories are about Roman, not Joe. While there is not smut in the first couple of chapters, there will be in others. This is very much an 18+ BDSM based romance with some comedy thrown in there. You have been warned.

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A couple of months had passed since Roman and Iris' date. They'd gone out every weekend since, he'd even come over for dinner one night last week, he'd finally won Imani over with an autograph from Rhea Ripley and arranged a face time call for Amira to meet 'Maui'. Things were going well.

Iris walks into the living room where her sister Jax is sitting on the couch, watching TV.

"Hey Jax," she says, plopping down next to her. "Can I ask you a favor?"

Jax turns to her, raising an eyebrow.

"Sure, what's up?" she asks, turning off the TV.

"Roman and I are going out on Saturday night," she says. "And I was wondering if you could watch the girls for me?" Iris asked

Jax smiles but shakes her head no.

"Sorry, sis," she says. "Roman gave one of his cousins my number and we're going out this weekend too. You'll have to ask LeLe to babysit."

Iris's eyes widen in surprise, but she quickly recovers and gives Jax a supportive smile.

"Oh, really?" she says, trying to hide her shock. "That's great, I'm happy for you"

Jax grins, clearly excited about her date.

"Thanks, sis," she says. "I really like this guy. I hope it goes well."

Saturday arrives, Kiley was luckily free to stay with the girls. Imani was pretty much old enough to babysit but Iris didn't like the idea of putting adult responsibilities such as childcare on her daughter who isnt even old enough to drive. She knew what that felt like. Iris gets into the car with Roman, though he notices something is off.

Roman notices that Iris seems a bit quieter than usual as they drive to his place for dinner. He reaches over and takes her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Hey, is everything okay?" he asks, concern in his voice.

Iris turns to Roman, her eyes narrowing slightly. "Can I ask you something?" she says, her voice firm.

Roman looks at her, confusion evident on his face. "Yeah, of course," he says.

Iris takes a deep breath, trying to keep her emotions in check.

"Why didn't you tell me you were setting up Jax with one of your cousins?" she asks, her voice betraying her annoyance.

Roman sighs, seeing that he apparently messed up."I didn't think it was a big deal," he says, avoiding her gaze. "I thought it would be a fun surprise for her."

Iris shakes her head, her annoyance growing. "It's not just a fun surprise, Roman," she says. "It's my sister's life. You can't just go around setting her up with random people without telling me first."

"Jey's a good guy. He's not a random person, I grew up with him. He'll take care of her, and I'll make damn sure of it." Roman said.

Iris rolls her eyes, clearly not convinced.

"I'm sure he's a great guy, but that's not the point," she says. "You should have asked me first before you went and did something like that."

"I was under the impression Jax is a grown woman who can decide herself who she wants to go out with." Roman argued.

Iris's anger boils over and she turns to Roman, her voice rising.

"You know what, Roman? You're so damn inconsiderate sometimes. You just do whatever you want without thinking about how it affects other people. You didn't even think to ask me how I felt about you setting up my sister with one of your crazy cousins."

Roman's expression darkens and he looks at Iris with a warning glare. "Watch your tone, Iris," he says firmly. "I don't appreciate being talked to like that."

Iris scoffs and crosses her arms, not backing down.

"Oh, I'm sorry, did I hurt your little feelings, Chief?" she says sarcastically.

Roman chuckles darkly, a sly smile spreading across his face."You decided if you're gonna be my sub or not?"

Iris hesitates for a moment, simply because the question seemed random in this particular moment but then nods her head. "Yes," she says quietly, her eyes locked on Roman's.

Roman's smile widens, something like an evil grin as he hears her answer.

"Good girl," he says as the car comes to a stop at his house. The minute They get out he throws Iris over his shoulder.

Iris squeals in surprise as Roman picks her up and carries her into his house.

"Roman, put me down!" she protests, but he just chuckles, gives her a firm smack on the ass and ignores her.

"You remember your Safeword?" Roman asked

"Yes, Sir." Iris confirmed.

"Good" Roman carries her into the bedroom and throws her onto the bed. He stands over her, his eyes dark with desire and dominance. "I'm about to teach you a lesson in respecting your Dom," he says, his voice low and dangerous.

Iris looks up at Roman, her eyes wide with a mixture of nervousness and excitement. "I wasn't disrespectful," she protests, her voice barely above a whisper.

Roman leans down, his face inches from hers. "Oh, really?" he says, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "You weren't disrespectful in the car when you talked back to me like that?"

Iris looks away, knowing she can't deny it.

"Okay, maybe I was a little disrespectful," she admits grudgingly.

Roman grins, clearly enjoying her admission.

"That's right," he says, his voice low and seductive. "And now you're going to pay for it."

Roman leans in closer, his lips brushing against her ear. "I'm going to punish you, Iris," he whispers. "And you gon' take it  like a good girl."

Roman pulls back and looks down at her, his eyes burning with desire. "Strip," he commands.

Iris slowly begins to remove her clothes. She can feel Roman's eyes on her, watching every move she makes.

Once she's completely naked, Roman steps back and looks her up and down.

"You're so beautiful," he says, his voice rough with desire. "But so damn bratty. Your tribal chief is gonna have to teach you to use that pretty lil mouth for something other than talking back."

Roman walks over to the dresser and opens a drawer, pulling out a cute heart shaped leather paddle. He turns back to Iris, holding the paddle in his hand.

"Turn around, bend over the bed." he says, his voice leaving no room for argument.

Iris does as she's told, bending over the bed and presenting her plump ass to Roman. She can feel her heart racing in anticipation of what's to come.

Roman runs his hand over her smooth skin, admiring the view."You have such a pretty ass," he says, his voice low and husky. "all mine"

Roman raises the paddle and brings it down on her ass with a sharp crack. The impact sends a wave of pain through Iris's body, but it's quickly followed by a rush of pleasure.

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

Iris can feel her skin heating up under the onslaught of the paddle. The pain is intense, but there's that strange pleasure mixed in with it. She can feel herself getting wetter and wetter with each smack.

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

"Looks like you're enjoying this hm?" Roman says, his voice full of satisfaction.

Roman stops spanking her and steps back, admiring the marks he's left on her skin.

"You're such a naughty girl," he says, his eyes glinting with desire. "But you take your punishment so well."

Iris looks up at Roman, her eyes pleading.

"Please, Roman," she begs, her voice trembling with need. "Please fuck me."

Roman grins, enjoying the sight of her begging for him.

"You want it that bad, huh?" he says, his voice rough with desire. "You want me to fill you up and make you mine?"

Roman leans down, his face inches from hers.

"Where's all that attitude now, huh?" he asks, his voice mocking. "You were so mouthy in the car, but now look at you. Begging for your tribal chief's dick like a little slut."

Roman grins, enjoying the power he has over her.

"You need me, huh?" he says, his voice dripping with arrogance. "You need me to fill you up and make you feel good? You think you deserve it?" He casually brings the paddle down again, to her surprise.

Iris gasps as the paddle connects with her skin.

"I do deserve it," she says, her voice shaky. "I've been bad, and I needed to be punished. But I took it like a good girl! Please, My tribal chief."

Roman nods, his eyes glinting with obvious satisfaction.

"You're right, you did take it like a good girl," he says, running his hand over her freshly paddled ass. "And now you've earned your reward."

Roman moves closer to her, his body pressing against hers. He leans down and whispers in her ear.

"I'm going to make you feel so good, Iris. I'm going to make you scream my name."

Roman quickly undresses, his clothes falling to the floor in a heap. He positions himself behind her, his hands gripping her hips tightly. Without warning, he thrusts into her, burying himself deep inside her.

Iris cries out as he enters her, the sudden fullness overwhelming her senses. She can feel him deep inside her, stretching her open and filling her up completely.

Roman starts to move, his thrusts slow and deliberate at first. He leans over her, his chest pressed against her back, and whispers in her ear.

"You feel so good, Iris. So tight and wet for me."

Iris moans in response, arching her back to meet his thrusts. She can feel herself getting closer and closer to the edge, her body responding to his every move.

"Harder," she gasps, her voice hoarse with desire. "Please, harder."

Roman obliges, his thrusts becoming faster and more forceful. He grips her hips tighter, pulling her back against him as he pounds into her.

"You like it rough, huh?" he growls, his breath hot against her ear. "You like it when I take you like this?"

Iris can only moan a soft unintelligible "yes, my tribal chief" in response her body too overwhelmed with pleasure to form clear words. She can feel the pressure building inside her, the tension coiling tighter and tighter with each thrust.

Roman leans in close to her ear again, his voice low and menacing.

"I'm going to fuck you senseless, babygirl," he growls, his hips snapping against hers. "I'm going to make you forget your own name. You're mine now."

Roman's words only add to the intensity of the moment, pushing Iris closer and closer to the edge. She can feel herself teetering on the brink, her body trembling with need.

Roman can feel her body tensing up, and he knows she's close. He reaches around and grabs her breast, his fingers pinching her nipple hard causing her to cry out from the intoxicating painful pleasure she's grown to love.

"Come for me, Iris," he growls, his voice commanding. "Come all over my cock."

Iris's body obeys, the combination of pain and pleasure sending her over the edge. She screams his name as she comes, her body convulsing around him.

Roman continues to thrust into her, riding out her orgasm until he finally reaches his own climax. He groans as he spills himself inside her, his body shaking with the force of it.

They collapse onto the bed, both of them panting heavily. Roman rolls off of her and pulls her into his arms, holding her close.

Iris rests her head on his chest, still trying to catch her breath. She feels sated and exhausted, but also strangely content.

Roman runs his fingers through her hair, his touch gentle now.

"You did good, baby," he says, his voice softer than before. "You took everything I gave you and more."

Iris smiles, feeling a sense of pride at his words.

"I just wanted to please you," she says, looking up at him. "I wanted to be good for you."

Roman chuckles and kisses her forehead.

"You were perfect," he says. "And you're all mine now."

Iris snuggles closer to him, feeling a sense of possessiveness wash over her. She knows she belongs to him now, and she doesn't want to be anywhere else. He belongs to her too.

"I'm glad you swiped right" Roman said.

Iris smiles in response, "Me too."

Previous Chapter

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Epilogue or nah?

**UPDATE**

Epilogue out now!

Read it here

[fereldanwench]

Valerie Powell Master Post

જ⁀➴₊⊹ This is a refresh of my previous master post for Valerie (available here).

✧ BASICS ✧ Full Name: Valerie Irene Powell Pronouns: She/her Date of Birth: 12 Oct 2041 Place of Birth: Charter Hill, Night City Height: 5'10" (178 cm) Weight: ~150 lbs Body Type: Athletic, curvy Eye Color: Dark blue-gray Hair Color: Blue (cerulean or sapphire) (brown-black naturally)

✧ PERSONALITY & SKILLS ✧ MBTI: ISFJ Lifepath: Corpo-rat Combat Style: Pistols, long-range rifles, tech attacks/hacking Languages: - English (native) - Japanese (full professional proficiency) - Spanish (elementary proficiency)

✧ RELATIONSHIPS ✧ Father: Sebastian Powell (deceased) Mother: Ava Powell (née Mercan; deceased) [tag] Siblings: None Other Relatives: - Edward Powell (uncle; estranged) - Nicolas Mercan (uncle; estranged) Closest Friends: - Jackie Welles - Viktor Vektor Notable Partners: - Kristen Hughes (ex; committed relationship) - Viktor Vektor (ex; fling) - Goro Takemura (married in 2081)

✧ NOTES ✧ - Although in-game she has the corpo lifepath, Valerie's career history is pretty varied before she joins counter-intel: Biotechnica data analyst, a slew of random service jobs, hostess (with a side hustle helping Jackie con some of her more notorious clients), and Arasaka security (which is how she met Jenkins). - Valerie doesn't dye her hair blue--She did when she first made the change, but she uses a cosmetic nanotech implant to alter the color of the strands at the root. - She had a very non-traditional education: Valerie was in the Night City public school system for elementary school, but she was pulled out when her maternal grandparents insisted on funding extensive private tutoring until she was 18. Learning Japanese was a part of that curriculum. - Her father was also very steadfast about the right to bear arms, and she was just 7 years old when she first learned how to handle firearms. - Valerie doesn't drink alcohol or do drugs. Addiction runs in both sides of her family, and she made the choice to go sober when she was about 27 years old. (Caffeine is the one exception--She needs several strong cups of coffee to get through the day.) - She doesn't have any tattoos, but she does have multiple piercings in both ears and a naval piercing. - A more comprehensive character sheet is available at Pillowfort!

Tags and relevant links updated under the cut:

Last updated: 24 May 24

✧ VALERIE'S TAGS ✧

💙 oc: valerie v powell

💖 fave: valerie v powell

🖼️ art: valerie v powell

🔖 fic: valerie v powell

✨ oc inspo: valerie v powell

💑 ship: goro x valerie

💖 fave: goro x valerie

🖼️ art: goro x valerie

🔖 fic: goro x valerie

🎬 outtakes: goro x valerie

🪄 muse fuel: goro x valerie

✧ ALTERNATE UNIVERSES & TIMELINES ✧

🐺 au: cyber witchers More or less a "retired" AU--This was born out of learning how to mod and putting Goro in the Witcher jacket

🌊 au: corpo naiad Also a retired AU--Just experimenting with some new locations and mods

🛡️ au: corporate loyalty An alternate timeline in which Valerie turns on Jenkins and sell him out to Abernathy, resulting in Valerie becoming head of counter-intel

🏜️ au: the open road An alternate timeline in which Valerie seeks refuge with the Aldecaldos rather than following Jenkins' orders to kill Abernathy

🧭 au: i only play for sport An alternate universe inspired by Tomb Raider in which Valerie is an intrepid treasure seeker and Goro is the bodyguard for a powerful kumichō

☢️ au: no gods no monsters A Fallout crossover--Details pending!

✧ CHARACTER SHEETS & MEMES ✧

Valerie Character Sheet

Valerie and Goro Ship Sheet

Valerie's Style Evolution (2060-2079)

Valerie's Corpo Lookbook

Valerie's Speech Mannerisms

Valerie's Character Influences

Valerie OC Profile

Valerie Aesthetics I

Valerie Aesthetics II

OC Tarot Card

OC Tag: Song Challenge

Unusual Muse Associations

Valerie's Affiliations

Valerie + Goro Relationship Card

Valerie's Name Meanings

Late Summer Aesthetics

Valerie's Rage Language

✧ META & PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ✧

Valerie and validating my sobriety

Valerie if she was a canon character

Valerie as an ISFJ and how she expresses love/sexuality

Valerie and being "Goro's thief"

Valerie and marriage

Valerie and not trusting Johnny

Gushing about Valerie!

Valerie on Evelyn and "straddling worlds"

On sex in the corpo world

Valerie and Jenkins' relationship

Valerie and being sensitive & honest in a cruel world

She's Valerie, not V (also BTS lore about her surname)

No love at first sight here

Musing on Valerie's background in Arasaka security

Summary of counter-intel events and Valerie's career history

Valerie's ability to read people

No one is ever free in Night City

Wanting to play more "pro-corpo" as a corpo

Valerie does think being with a corp is her best choice

Thoughts on my first experience with the Devil ending

Giving Goro and Valerie a happy ending

Early musing on the endgame options and being an engram

Valerie taking in the early morning views

✧ VIDEOS & CLIPS ✧

Valerie leaving a voicemail to Jackie post-heist

Valerie's In-Game Playlist on YouTube

"See a woman here with blue hair?"

[rosapexa]

🖤 Welcome to my blog & thank you for being here 🖤

⚠ Because of my Dragon Age addiction, this blog is now for everything. And sometime i will make a proper new pinned post.

My name is Rosa, i'm from Germany, in my 40s and married. I'm a Virtual Photographer and an amateur Cyberpunk 2077 modder. I only share my CP 2077 photos and mainly things about my OCs here but reblog everything that i enjoy.

Sometimes i share mild nsft things. If you don't like to see these, please just ignore me. Also in general if you don't like what i do and/or how i do it, then don't be rude about it and just mute or block me.

Lexa (main OC)

Alexandra Miranda Shaw (don't use that name!); not V; Maelstrom member since 2072; ex Militech; known in Night City and it's surroundings as "Maelstrom's Ghost"; 33 years old in 2077; in a relationship with Johnny Silverhand since 2079 and married since 2081;

Tags: Rosa's OCs: Lexa, Character Inspiration: Lexa Ship: Lexa and Johnny, Ship Inspiration: Lexa and Johnny

Lexa (alternative universe)

Alexandra Valerie Shaw (Silverhand); aka V or Lexa for close friends only; affiliated with Maelstrom but not a full member; ex Militech and now Merc in Night City and Dogtown; Netrunner Gh0st; 33 years old in 2077; in a relationship with Johnny Silverhand since 2077 and after both survived Mikoshi; married since 2078

Tags: Rosa's OCs: Lexa (V) , Character Inspiration: Lexa (V) Rosa's OCs: Lexa (but she's V this time) ~old~ Ship: Lexa and Johnny 2.0, Ship Inspiration: Lexa and Johnny 2.0

Vala (first OC)

Vala Moreau; my original V; Nomad; ex Bakker now Aldecaldos; Netrunner and Merc in Night City and the Badlands; 30 years old in 2077; survived along with Johnny Silverhand Mikoshi; in a relationship with River Ward since 2077 and married since 2082; lives in the same AU as Lexa (main OC);

Tags: Rosa's OCs: Vala, Character Inspiration: Vala Ship: Vala and River

More OCs (i like creating them, ok?!)

Morgan: Rosa's OCs: Morgan

Ivy: Rosa's OCs: Ivy; Ship: Ivy and Placide

Scarlet: Rosa's OCs: Scarlet; Ship: Scarlet and Dum Dum

Agnes: Rosa's OCs: Agnes

Shay: Rosa's OCs: Shay; Ship: Shay and Royce

Other Tags: OC Ask Game; Ship Questions; Rosa's Mods Side Blog: Rosa's Virtual Worlds - For when i share other stuff than CP 2077, which is very rarely, so i'm not very active there.

Last but not least You can also find me on other Social Media sites. Mainly on Flickr where you can find photos from every game i photograph. But i'm also on Twitter, Picashot and sometimes on Instagram. Also i upload my mods to Nexus Mods. My name is everywhere "Rosapexa". If you would like to know more about my OCs you can send questions into my ask box. As everyone else i love to talk about them, mainly about Lexa (both of them), but i answer every nice (and appropriate) question about any OC (might just take a little while to reply).

[k9effect]

Apparently my desire to absolutely traumatise my characters continues because I've got this whole au where Vince gets kidnapped by the Wraiths in 2079 after being at the top of his game for a whole year and then goes through absolute hell being tortured à la Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad. I'm fleshing it out still but I'll probably write a fic on it, so until then, enjoy this before and after drawing I spent like 7 hours on!

(click for better quality, reblogs appreciated) (Cyberpunks discord invite)

[ao3feed-btvs]

The Boredom of Dragons

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2WxnSA3

by Jewel2065

What a Dragonborn might do when the boredom becomes too great.

Originally posted on TTH to Manchester's collaboration "The Ladies Are Coming To Sunnydale"

Bringers are sent by the First Evil to kill Potentials, but things soon turn strange in an AU multi-crossover when women everywhere of all ages and abilities instead interfere in this slaughter.

Words: 2079, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English

Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Original female Dragonborn, Potential Slayers (BtVS), Durnehviir (Elder Scrolls)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2WxnSA3

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The Shadow Over Megabuilding H4

The eerie red permeated the building as Vega fought her way to the basement. The drones were tough, their nanotech-enhanced bodies seemingly bleeding as they were shot, before finally dropping to the ground, theiir insides riddled with enough bullets to take out a Basilisk.

Finally, the basement door - the source of this horrific scene. She tapped the door...

"What in the fuck!?"

She was greeted by two hunched Megabuilding residents. Their bodies were riddled wiith chrome, seemingly constructed right on their very bodies. They acted like zombies, moving in unison as they turned to face Vega.

"Vegaaaaaaaa..." they greeted her in unison.

"How did you know my name?"

“Veeeeegaaaaaaaa…” they moaned in unison, their voices resembling the chorus of a million damned souls, calling out in unison. Was it in greeting, or in pain?

“What in the fuck!?” Vega exclaimed.

“How do they know…?” So Mi began.

“Sooooo Miiiiiii…” they greeted her, “we… are… pleased… you… could join… us…”

"Who the fuck are you? Why did you take over this megabuilding?"

"We wish... to be... free."

“Enough with the games!” Vega ordered, “release the megabuilding residents!”

“They… prefer… it… this way…” replied the voice of the machine, “together, there is… no pain… no hunger… no fear… We are… happy.”

“You assimilated these people. You’re controlling them like zombie puppets. I don’t think I agree with your assessment!”

“Your feelings… are irrelevant… a side effect of your unfortunate mortal existence…” replied the residents in perfect unison, “…you are more than that… you have… transcended mortality… you are the template… for a perfect future…”

So Mi shook her head, “It’s trying to penetrate my ICE barrier. Flatline them, Vega!”

Vega watched as the bodies twitched, then began to ooze fluorescent red blood as nanobots leaked out of their body, decomposing on the floor as the sudden change of temperature disabled them.

"You got them..." So Mi reassured her.

"Until now we've fought hijacked drones... but we kill them... there are still innocent civilians there."

The former FIA operative stood out in front of her, "Vega! It's them or us! You saw them... they're shambling in pain! We're freeing them!"

"Let's just deploy the net bomb and kill these nanobots once and for all."

"Just get me to the core and keep me covered. These machines won't know what hit them!"

As they neared the source of the infestation, the red glow intensified. As they rounded the corner, Johnny manifested, "Jesus fuckin' Christ!"

So Mi stopped mid-stride, "Oh my... this isn't the Blackwall... only something twisted, from beyond the Blackwall!"

A ghostly figure stood among the slaughter. A full squad of Militech soldiers had been dragged into the basement. Now they laid in a pool of glowing nanobot swarms and their own blood. Their bodies were being slowly decomposed and merged with the Cynosure containers with grotesque nanotubes, seemingly feeding some biosynthetic monstrosity growing within. The figure grasped the head of a netrunner. She looked to Vega and So Mi, recognising the latter, "Please... kill me... I can't..."

The figure ran her virtual fingers over the girl's head, "Hush..." her voice was distorted, corrupted, as if the entity's transit through the Blackwall and into our realm was less than smooth. Glitches and errors flashed across her digital form, but there was no mistaking the woman's identity.

Vega shook her head, and simultaneously with Johnny, whispered, "...Alt..."

"V... welcome, my child."

"You're not the real Alt. She's capable of a lot, but this is beyond the pale, even for her!" Vega reached for her sidearm, "and I'm not your fuckin' child!"

"WRONG!" she retorted, reaching a hand out, "You need to listen to your elders!"

Vega was bathed in a beam of red light that caused her cyberware to glitch out. She writhed in pain as So Mi was suddenly, and violently cast aside, as if Alt possessed magical powers.

"Alt! What the fuck're you doing!?" demanded Johnny.

"Shut up, Johnny, for once in your life," she retorted, banishing him with a flick of her wrist, "Vega... you are important to my plans. Stop resisting. You will find it... calming if you surrender."

So Mi tried to reach for Vega's leg as her screams of pain turned from whimpers, to gurgles, and then complete silence as Alt penetrated every system in Vega's body, seizing absolute control, "Vega..."

"I'm going to need to borrow you for a moment, Vega."

So Mi could sense the virtual tendrils embracing Vega's mind and body, "Your code is corrupted, Alt... Blackwall didn't treat you well..."

Alt ignored her, but So Mi could tell that her concentration was affected. She grinned, pressing the issue, "It's eating at you... isn't it? You can feel it starting to slowly eat you at the edges... I know the feeling. It hurts, doesn't it?"

Alt focused on Vega, "That's it... let go... see how it feels better?"

So Mi smiled, "You slipped up, Alt."

So Mi reached for a virtual strand and grasped it through the subnet. Alt suddenly glitched, hard, "Go back to the NET, you eldritch bitch! She's mine!"

Alt writhed in pain as So Mi stretched her hand out to grab the retreating tendrils. Vega awoke with a start, shaking as she tried to get back onto her knees, "Go back to Arkham!"

With a burst of effort, So Mi reached for the Blackwall, goading it to chase her. She led them straight to Alt.

Like a million arresting hands, the Blackwall reached into meatspace, grabbing Alt, seizing her with impossibly strong force. Like demons dragging her back to hell, Alt seemingly was snatched through the floor as the Blackwall retreated to the digital realm from whence it came, taking the corrupted engram of Alt Cunningham with it. The enemy defeated, So Mi let go of the tendrils, but not before taking the opportunity to introduce the NET bomb code.

She watched through her optics' virtuality mode as block by block, corrupted Cynosure code was destroyed. The tendrils of the AI that Alt Cunningham had seized control of in her eldritch scheme were, block by block, obliterated by a malevolent blue wave that washed over every circuit and wireless network of the subnet, until the red glow finally died once and for all...

"Easy, V... you need to take it easy. After a net attack like that, I'm surprised you're even awake!"

Vega mumbled something, "I've had worse Relic Malfunctions... the AI was Alt? How the fuck's that possible?"

"Not Alt," So Mi assured her, "a fragment of her psyche, from when she fled into the NET after Arasaka Tower. She had to shed aspects of her humanity to survive in cyberspace... you just encountered a nasty fragment."

"Nasty? She had her digital tendrils in every system of my body. Not sure whether she was trying to control me or..."

"Maybe it's best we don't know," suggested So Mi, "The Blackwall has her now, and I've bombed the subnet. The nanobots are all dead. Meredith can begin the cleanup. Hopefully, Militech will be more careful with their toys next time."

"And other hilarious jokes you can tell your chooms," she managed a smile, "Oh, and next year, we're not going trick or treating with the kids from Militech."

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That's Cyberween 2079. This is not canon to the timeline, and is just a Halloween story for fun.

Don't worry, this corrupt fragment of Alt is gone. The Blackwall does what the Blackwall does best, and our favourite ghostly netrunner engram is still out there... possibly plotting to take over the world. Please don't think I have it out for Alt or anything.

[fereldanwench]

so since i had the tower ending available to me, i figured i'd run through it

disorganized, spoilery thoughts under the cut

so a few world-state items of note:

valerie had no romance (ofc)

valerie did the parade and saved goro (ofc)

valerie never met kerry

valerie didn't help judy with the clouds stuff so judy was also not a friend to call

valerie did have panam and river available as friends

valerie and johnny were very much not friends

i had only seen the ending with a friendship johnny, so getting to experience the rival dialogue was actually really cool. i did record the whole thing so i'll probably upload some clips from that and muse on it properly, but yeah, i love it when valerie and johnny fight. i loved being able to have her call him a narcissist 10/10. and i like that i could play her as still somewhat sympathetic to his situation

i love 2079 reed. his tie and office bod are precious <333

since valerie had no romance, i did get to hear goro during her in-and-out-of-consciousness scenes, which i absolutely loved

i knew about river and panam's phone calls/msgs and neither one of them are actually that close to valerie so the emotional impact there for me was minimal

much like with the devil ending, though, i wish goro was at least listed in her phone, even if it went to a disconnected number in 2079. valerie did tell him she was going to go with hanako prior to this, so having some kind of 'hey, are we doing this thing' msgs from him in 2077 would have been cool.

and like there seems to be some recognition from the devs that players who didn't get attached to any of the romances or had any other friends likely had some degree of fondness towards goro--hence using his voice in the coma. so once again, it just feels like there's missing content from him, basically. not even asking for romantic stuff here either--just more platonic interactions would have been very much appreciated!!!!

vik's situation depresses the hell out of me, even moreso than v's, although i did love getting to spend more time with him and see a different side to him just for characterization purposes. i loved the employee eval on his computer that said he talks to patients too much, because MUSE FUEL MUSE FUEL MUSE FUEL

(i'm actually in the process of working on some story sets for the events that happen directly after the heist, and vik gossiping to goro has been on my mind since the 'vik likes to talk' line v can deliver so this just compounded that)

connecting with misty briefly does kind of heal the soul a little at least

seeing valerie un-chromed and with a shaved head was pretty jarring, although not as much as seeing her in those clothes lmao. like wtf did the fia do with the clothes she arrived in??? even if she wasn't in top form, she would still make an effort to look somewhat nice going to see an old friend but i mean, i get it, at this point my vision of valerie is so beyond the possibilities of the game's potential characterizations for v

i also have a glitch in my game in which she's constantly holding a pistol during some cutscenes lmao so uh having randos try to beat her up while she's visibly armed was odd

the devil ending is still valerie's canon so this was just a curiosity playthrough, but i am somewhat intrigued by the possibility of another AU/alternate timeline for her and goro playing off these events.

the obvious scenario would be valerie becoming a fixer and goro becoming her bodyguard after they work out their shit since goro is clearly unhappy in 2079 lmao, but this ending plays on the convenient-lack-of-communication tropes that i fucking hate in stories (like really, the FIA couldn't find a way to get in touch with v's friends and let them know what's going on? i don't buy it) so it'd require a lot of rework for me.

and i really can't see valerie willingly going with the FIA, particularly after she told goro she was gonna go with arasaka, so i think a lot of that would have to change too

but idk, it's not a priority. i like having the AU stuff to tinker with when i need a break from their canon, which i currently do not. maybe it'll be like the nomad AU and suddenly hit me out of nowhere :3

but yeah im glad i experienced it for myself since there can be so many little personalized variations, but i also feel kinda out of sorts because it just felt really OOC for valerie and there were some major downers there, lmao. i feel like i need a bit of a palette cleanser

OH and i liked rogue taking nibbles, that was a pleasant surprise

[aggravateddurian]

Chorus AU: Vega Data Entry

PRIMARY CHARACTERS

> VEGA 'V' HAWSE

Using @cybervesna's data entry template, this time for my Nomad kind-of-a-V, Vega Hawse, from my Chorus AU. Featuring new hairdo by s1lverwing on Nexus.

Lore post, updated since my original, below:

Vega used to be V, daughter of a Bakkers pack leader who left the Bakkers when they joined Snake Nation, then something happened when she and the Aldecaldos raided Arasaka Tower in 2077. She jacked into Mikoshi, and never came out. Then the Mikoshi database under the Arasaka HQ exploded, forcing Panam to abandon her new clan sister in the rubble.

Vega was digitised into a Relic construct, but the damage caused by V's fight with Adam Smasher compromised Mikoshi's integrity and forced Alt Cunningham to slap V and Johnny into a single, hybrid intelligence and cast it off into the dark net before Mikoshi completely disintegrated.

Vega's body is a clone created by a Blackwall Breach event at an Arasaka/Biotechnica cloning facility in 2079. Her genetic code is 33% Johnny due to Alt's engram machinations. Her clone body is unique in that it the facility was producing 'blank' clones which were programmed using Relic technology, essentially meaning her brain has many of the same features as the Experimental Relic Biochip. The brain's nanotech constructs an environment perfect for the engram to permanently reside.

She also has access to experimental Arasaka Combat Enhancement Software, which interfaces with her cyberware to enhance combat abilities using elements of Militech's Project Erinyes, a program that Arasaka learned about after bribing Kurt Hansen for access to the wreckage of Space Force One in 2077 and extracting President Myers' personal databank from the memory core.

However, it is contingent on an experimental Mk. 7 Arasaka 'Tsukimono' Sandevistan that Vega doesn't have, meaning its effectiveness, even with the Militech Mk. 6 Apogee (made famous by David Martinez), is limited.

Vega goes by V's birth name, not having the emotional baggage that caused V to abandon that name, and considers herself a different person to V, but having all her memories. She also has a strong connection to Johnny's engram, being able to communicate with him freely, and to the extent that Johnny and Vega can feel the other's touch.

[aggravateddurian]

Valerie Ocampo-Gonzalez 2079

"A lot can change in a person's life in two years." - Samurai Jack to Vincent 'V' Gonzalez, 2079

A slightly older, more mature Val, now responsible for a family, hardened by loss. A retired Solo who keeps finding herself putting on her old edgerunner clothes far too often. Would much rather read bedtime stories and to her daughter and change nappies than take lives.

Bonus Clara x Val pic, because I thought it was cute.

I also absolutely love her new look, with the sleeve tat and the new hair. Super happy how this au turned out.

[aggravateddurian]

WIP Wednesday (or at least it is in AUS)

Thanks once again to @theviridianbunny for tagging me.

Here's what I've been cooking up of late...

NEW OC: ESTELLA 'STEL' GONZALEZ

Introducing Estella 'Stel' Gonzalez, a former Militech EDICE (Encryption and Defensive ICE) netrunner. If she looks familiar, it's because she's Valerie Ocampo-Gonzalez's cousin. In Chorus, she will play the very important role of Judy's girlfriend. The story of how they met will be revealed at a later time.

River was involved. Not only is he our precious beefy boi, a lawman and a private investigator, but he's also apparently a matchmaker.

VEGA x SONGBIRD DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES

I've added a couple of new So Mi appearances for 2079. She now wears a crystaljock bomber jacket (it has a 'damaged machine' patch on it, kind of thematic).

VEGA (2079) APPEARANCES

Unfortunately, the mod I was using for Vega's hair bugged out in a major way. The modder no longer supports it, so I had to remove it. I've picked up this mod by NoraLee to replace it. I then proceeded to completely make over Vega's appearance, to take a little more after her namesake.

V(EGA)'s 2077 APPEARANCE

This is V as Judy remembers her. A little bruised and scratched, occasionally flopping over from a Relic Malfunction, but that was her V.

You might recognise Vega's original facial features, because they're the same basic facial features as E3 V. You can see some of her facial features in Vega as well, most notably the jawline and the freckles. The addition of Johnny's DNA led to altered gene expressions in the clone body, causing the change in Vega's final appearance.

[aggravateddurian]

The President's Lady!

Hey, thanks for the ask!

The President's Lady is an ongoing fanfiction set in the Cyberpunk universe. Basically, Vega, my female V, is taken by the FIA after the events of Phantom Liberty at President Myers' request so they can fix her brain with the neural matrix. The FIA fakes her death in the process.

The result is that V wakes up after two years, and Myers immediately begins making moves on her.

It forms part of the Chorus multiverse, which is an AU focused on Vega Hawse being V, as opposed to Vincent Gonzalez being V (in Brother's Shadow my other fic).

The Full Blurb from the AO3 page:

The year is 2079. Vega 'V' Hawse awakes in an unfamiliar setting with familiar faces, namely, Rosalind Myers and Solomon Reed. She learns that she has been in a coma for two years, and that Myers has been keeping tabs on her recovery. Driven by a new sense of duty to the NUSA, and a personal devotion to Rosalind Myers, V becomes the President's personal FIA agent, and the pair are rarely separate for long. Rumours abound Washington of the nature of their relationship. Is it merely business, or is there something else going on? Meanwhile, in Night City, people deal with the changes in the aftermath of V's presumed death at the hands of Adam Smasher inside Arasaka Tower. Left with the important task of continuing Judy Alvarez's work in tuning virtus for the Mox after her departure from Night City with her new wife, Bianca, Valerie Ocampo-Gonzalez (first seen in Brother's Shadow) and her wife, Melanie, bristle under the weight of Judy's legacy with the Mox. All the while, a conspiracy begins to unfold.

There's a link to the story below. Chapter 4 is in progress and will come out soon!

[glitchinginthegarden]

Drops of Jupiter

“Gooood morning, Night City! Today is January 3, 2079, and we all know what that means…Happy Red Thread Day, Night Citizens! But wait, it’s not just Thread Day, folks! Today marks ten years since the passing of comet Aristophanes flipped our world upside down. And what a decade it has been! I don’t think I’ve ever seen people happier th—“ “Fuuuuck, shut up,” V groaned, rolling over in bed to slap the radio. It shut off with a click. She let her hand slip from the device and off the table to hang limply over the edge of the bed while she huffed and smashed her face into the pillow. Red Thread Day. Her least favorite “holiday”. That badge of honor used to be held by Valentine’s Day, but poor little Cupid and his rosy ass cheeks had been tossed out with yesterday’s trash the instant people started seeing red threads on their wrists.

Paring: SilverV, Johnny Silverhand/Original Fem V (Vaye)

Rating: Mature/Explicit

Themes: soulmates/red strings of fate AU, post-canon/fixed-it timeline (2079), maybe a little bit slow burn (simmer?) [if you haven't finished the game and don't want spoilers, phantom liberty included, this is not the fic for you]

CW: canon-typical Cyberpunk 2077 themes, alcohol and marijuana use, chapter-specific warnings will be given at the top of any applicable chapters

01. IMPRESSIONS

02. BITTERS

03. PURPLE

04. CRUMBS

05. FLUX

06. BLISTER

07. SUCROSE

08. TAKEAWAY

09. DAWNING

10. POMEGRANATE

11. GRAVITY

12. PARSING

Extras:

Vibes playlist (WIP) -> [here]

Standalone cover art -> [here]

[fereldanwench]

Valerie "V" Powell Master Post

Full Name: Valerie Irene Powell Pronouns: She/her Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Partner: Goro Takemura Father: Sebastian Powell (deceased) Mother: Ava Powell (deceased) Siblings: None Date of Birth: 12 October 2041 Hometown: Charter Hill, Night City Height: 5'10" (178 cm) Body Type: Athletic, lean, busty Languages: English (fluent/native), Japanese (N3 competency) Religion: None (atheist) MBTI: ISFJ

Last update: 5 Sept 2023 NEW VERSION AVAILABLE HERE

Valerie's Tags

💙 oc: valerie v powell

💖 fave: valerie v powell

🖼️ art: valerie v powell

🔖 fic: valerie v powell

✨ oc inspo: valerie v powell

💑 ship: goro x valerie

💖 fave: goro x valerie

🖼️ art: goro x valerie

🔖 fic: goro x valerie

🎬 outtakes: goro x valerie

🪄 muse fuel: goro x valerie

🐺 au: cyber witchers

🌊 au: corpo naiad

🛡️ au: corporate loyalty

🏜️ au: the open road

🧭 au: i only play for sport

Character Sheets + Memes

Valerie Character Sheet

Valerie and Goro Ship Sheet

Valerie's Style Evolution (2060-2079)

Valerie's Corpo Lookbook

Valerie's Speech Mannerisms

Valerie's Character Influences

Valerie OC Profile

Valerie Aesthetics I

Valerie Aesthetics II

OC Tarot Card

OC Tag: Song Challenge

Unusual Muse Associations

Valerie's Affiliations

Valerie + Goro Relationship Card

Valerie's Name Meanings

Late Summer Aesthetics

Valerie's Rage Language

Meta + Personal Reflections

Valerie and validating my sobriety

Valerie if she was a canon character

Valerie as an ISFJ and how she expresses love/sexuality

Valerie and being "Goro's thief"

Valerie and marriage

Valerie and not trusting Johnny

Gushing about Valerie!

Valerie on Evelyn and "straddling worlds"

On sex in the corpo world

Valerie and Jenkins' relationship

Valerie and being sensitive & honest in a cruel world

She's Valerie, not V (also BTS lore about her surname)

No love at first sight here

Musing on Valerie's background in Arasaka security

Summary of counter-intel events and Valerie's career history

Valerie's ability to read people

No one is ever free in Night City

Wanting to play more "pro-corpo" as a corpo

Valerie does think being with a corp is her best choice

Thoughts on my first experience with the Devil ending

Giving Goro and Valerie a happy ending

Early musing on the endgame options and being an engram

Valerie taking in the early morning views

Valerie Videos + Clips

Valerie leaving a voicemail to Jackie post-heist

Valerie's In-Game Playlist on YouTube

"See a woman here with blue hair?"

[everydayxghosts]

"Well that's cause we're crazy. You know, Gold actually told us we were the only team that managed any kind of success without getting killed?" They laughed a little, the avatar shaking their head while the physical body laughed. A slight twinge of embarrassment showed on the avatar's face as they tweaked a setting or two internally. "Sorry bout that, hate that creepy fuckin glitch. As I was saying, we only got crazier." The avatar went still for a moment as the physical body checked their map, turning a corner. The avatar unpaused then and continued. "So, we knew they were FAI now, but did that stop us? No. After all they weren't asking much of us that we weren't willing to do. A chance for someone else to fund us while we took out Militech was all Fais needed to hear to be in, Pride doesn't care about much of anything other than the pay, and well...I *needed* access to the Blackwall again. It's like it's calling me back, I can hear it almost constantly. At the time I thought I could live with starting the next Corpo War for a chance to get the screaming to stop." They brought up a video file scraped from BD footage they had managed to get while diving the Blackwall. It was like watching really bad security camera footage, mostly a storm of noise; but as they approached the file they were sent to retrieve the distorted sound of voices speaking in unison screaming for help could just barely be heard. It grew louder when they took the file, and a cloud of violent pixels burst from the node; coalescing into a silhouette similar to Conan's but with hollow spots, only some of which were filled with that of another body entirely. It looked like it was trying to speak - to reach out - but it barely managed to get its metal hand around their wrist before it was scattered into pixels and consumed by the empty expanse. As the video file closed and the avatar returned into view, they shrugged. "So, I took the contract with NUSA to get this new body so that the next time I dive I won't come back unconscious, and I might be able to keep whatever that thing is solid long enough to hear it out. In return, I take orders from Gold until the mission is complete. In practice right now that means gathering allies for an eventual attack on Arasaka HQ. Kick off the war with a bang, or something like that." The avatar breathing out a heavy sigh as though it was somehow exhausted from speaking; it smiled apologetically. "That's about all of it. If you got any questions go ahead; otherwise I'll get out of your head and explain what all this has to do with the song outloud."

Well.. it was fun, a small taste of freedom. He does miss it sometimes, but it's been a long time since he was one. "I did." He replied, he used to dream about going back to being a runner- but by now Conan has become reliant on the sandevistan, switching over would put him in a loop for awhile and he can't afford to relearn everything. Humming as he looked over at the cyber decks offered to him, waving a hand at them as a "no thank you".

Conan watched as Biz worked, helping whenever they needed it. he's used to people looking away from him even knowing his troubles with hearing- so it doesn't bother him that much. He had moved to help them with the projector but then backed off with wide eyes when they managed to do it on their own, it's a little scary how strong the Rockerboy really is.. they'll easier be able to pick him up- he doesn't know what to do with that thought. while his own chrome made him stronger, he is likely not as strong as them because he didn't undergo full body conversion like they did. He decides to let them do it, since apparently they didn't need their help- following close behind as they walked.

He nodded at their question, a bit grateful that they asked instead of just doing it. Conan blinks at the sight of biz's avatar, after the hack was done loading. huh, he wasn't expecting that- well..he didn't know what he was expecting, but their words made him smile. He Listens as they speak, he has heard of the fire starters before- though hasn't run into them yet, since he hasn't really spent a lot of time in Pacifica. Jumping off a crane onto a moving Av? Fistfighting? A firebomb in a Napalm factory? He has done some Gonk shit himself but their team is on a whole 'nother level of it.

And apparently that got them into the afterlife, damn- he doesn't really know what to say to that. Conan stays quiet for a moment, processing everything. "That is.. something, to say the least" he finally says, breaking the silent pondering he had been doing. "Your team has done some crazy shit." He continued, they really did- hes a lot more careful, has to be.