#why is our Cyberpunk campaign spiraling

[kimarisgundam]

Rockerboy hates my Netrunner's dad cos dad tortured him, flatlined his chooms, and is currently threatening to call a hit on more of his friends

Exec doesn't hate dad, but is really salty over having his pride wounded. He has to occasionally work for dad now as a corp backed fixer cos dad let him walk from Arasaka

My Netrunner is super frigging pissed at her family cos

^ pissed at myself for being a coward and helping dad zero Rockerboy's friends + following orders and backstabbing my party

Big bro found out years ago that our sponsor helped facilitate the internal hit on our mom and his dad but didn't tell me

Big bro knew I was our sponsor's bio kid but chose not to tell me anything. No wonder he never called dad "dad" >:U

Dad is threatening tell MaxTac Solo has cyber psychosis if I reveal his affair to Arasaka (I retaliated cos he threatened Rockerboy)

And wtf dad! You told me the code I wrote was being used for therapeutic/medical purposes. Medical my butt! You used it to torture people >:U

The 3 of us are basically seething right now. And for the first time in this entire campaign...

My/my Netrunner's salt > my sense of honour/duty towards serving Arasaka/dad

Salt > my respect and fear of dad

Salt > not wanting to be a disappointment to my big bro

I basically just want to tell my family to go frig themselves now cos I've had enough of being lied to and manipulated >:T

Dad wants to take everything back from me cos I'm disobedient?

FINE. I'll borrow clothing from Solo2. I'll go from dressing in Jinguji to looking like Hatsune Miku with a gun >:T

I get why dad wanted to hide my Netrunner's existence cos it's not a good look having an affair with a traitor. But like, why didn't he tell the truth to my Netrunner? Is he that ashamed that she's his kid? Am I such a disappointment?

My current plan is to become dad's worst nightmare as a metaphorical middle finger to him. Like literally be a total disgrace as his bio kid. I'll even lie and say Rockerboy is my input

Exec is fully on board with this cos he wants to see my Netrunner's dad freak out, plus he gets to suck up to dad and play the good guy by saying he'll "look out" for me cos I'm with Rockerboy

Rockerboy just wants to stir crap so he's eager to do this

But our DM and Nomad are giving us the ಠ_ಠ look now cos we're hitting a hornet's nest

[kimarisgundam]

Ok, wtf ಠ_ಠ... I have new info...

There's a 80% chance my Netrunner's adoptive dad KNEW Arasaka planned a hit on her bio parents and either stood by and did nothing (despite saying he was best friends with her parents)...

Or actively helped to facilitate the hit ಠ_ಠ

I understand not doing anything... I was raised in Arasaka too. Traitors who bite the hand that feeds them have it coming... I don't know what I would do if the same thing happened to me

But to like actively help carry out a hit on your friends??? Ok... actually, I'm not any better... that's what I did to Rockerboy...

But at least at that point in time was pretending to be his friend, so I'm not as bad..?

Actually, I don't even know if this is true... I shouldn't speculate

And our DM said my Netrunner doesn't even remember her bio parents... Tanaka-san is effectively her only father figure...

Do I really want to nuke my relationship with living father for 2 dead people I don't even remember..? Should I tell my big bro???

He's way older than my Netrunner. He definitely remembers their parents 😣

I confided in my friend/her Exec... and he's making things worse...

I previously refused to help him sabotage his boss. I know he can't forgive his boss for betraying his best friend and getting him killed...

But his boss is part of Arasaka. Hitting his boss is the same as hitting Arasaka... I can't do that cos that goes against my duty

He said he has security clearance to certain files I may want to snoop in though...

If I help him, he will return the favour. And he said this hit against his boss is a paid job... it pays well and I really need the eddies...

But...

HAS MY FRIEND LEARNT NOTHING FROM 2077 ಠ_ಠ??? Her Exec works for Arasaka, if he wants to kill himself, there's much less painful ways to do it. Betraying Arasaka is the fastest way to a painful death ಠ_ಠ

[kimarisgundam]

Which part of "don't make things worse" does my friend not get?!

(Not irl, just Cyberpunk Red again 😅. I mean... it's also kinda irl I guess, cos we mildly bickering about our characters 😅)

As my Netrunner I'm obviously devastated my elder brother is dead

And yes, I'm spiraling cos I have reason to believe dad is going to do something messed up to my brother's corpse...

(I'm losing it cos this is my fault 😭. I helped develop the code... Everyone tried to warn me early on in the campaign, but I made excuses for Arasaka and dad...

it's all my fault if they turn my brother's dead body into a messed up puppet piloted by an AI 😭. This is why I hate Blackwall stuff! Why does dad want to recreate Blackwall AI anyway??)

"Chase is just trying to help!"

No he isn't >:U! My friend is making things worse as Rockerboy >:U

Rallying your fans to cause trouble

Smearing my father's name publicly (my character's dad is guilty... but that's not the point)

Causing a scene outside Arasaka Tower

All this isn't helping >:U

You aren't "standing up for me", you're being a gonk and a horrible best friend >:U

As my Netrunner, I just wanted you to listen. I needed someone to pour my heart out to. I didn't want you to do anything >:U

I didn't want you to confront dad on my behalf! This isn't your fight to pick >:U

Like hello??? Dad is the head of R&D. He's too good for you. If you wanted to speak to him, make an appointment >:U

He's so busy he won't even see me when I was still with Arasaka... I'm his literal bio kid...

I hope you're happy. I literally just lost my half brother. Now my bio dad called me a "disgrace" over holo cos I hang out with you and you made a scene >:U