Worst Case Scenario

"This is the cheapest apartment that money can buy, 2500 eddies each month"

Eva stared at the run-down apartment complex, filled with SynthCoke addicts and the homeless, the walls were grimy and covered in tags, and the tenant himself looked shady.

"2500 a month…I know how things are in this city, sounds way too good of a deal" Eva pointed out.

"You'd be right. 2500 eddies for an apartment would be a steal for customers, I'd be stupid to give out such a good deal" the Tenant stated.

"It's a good thing I'll be getting 10,000 eddies a month instead…you won't be staying alone, you're gonna be staying with three other people" he scratched his armpit.

"Ah, there it is…and I'm guessing my roommates would be the troubling type?" Eva let out a sigh.

"Clever girl, and I thought Nomads were uneducated wasteland-trash…this really functions less as an apartment, and more as a safehouse for the illegitimate types…so, ya still want it? I've got three other customers ready to rent the place, so it'd be the first time you four meet…it could be a total disaster, sometimes you've got people from rival gangs renting the place, you know how it is…"

Eva weighed the risk and reward. If her roommates are a part of the criminal underworld, maybe they could introduce her to some people…but there's also a chance one of them would be a total cyberpsycho who'd kill the others the first chance they get.

"For 2500 eddies…it's well worth the risk" Eva said.

"Great, it's a pleasure doin' business with ya" the tenant grinned.

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Eva stood outside of her apartment, hand on her holster just in case, you can never be too safe around here.

The door slid open, and upon stepping in, she was hit by the scent of chocolate.

A girl with luminescent red hair was slumped on a chair, typing away at a keyboard with one hand, holding a bar of dark chocolate in the other.

Eva took notice of the girl's punk outfit, a blue beanie and dark leather jacket, along with her left arm being plastic.

It's quite clear, this girl is either associated with or IS a Mox

"Hm?" The girl looked over, nearly toppling over on her chair when she saw Eva.

"Oh hey, what's up?" She turned her chair to face the door.

"Ohhh hey, I'm Eva" she waved awkwardly.

"Call me Gizmos…you don't look like the type to hang around this part of town" the girl commented.

"Oh yeah? What DO they look like?" Eva asked

"Junkies…dirty, smelly, buzzed out of their mind…I'm surprised you weren't mugged on the way here"

"In that case, you don't look like you belong here either" Eva informed her.

"Hm…I guess I don't" Gizmos stuffed her face with chocolate.

The room itself was in a pretty terrible condition, there was a hole in the wall, the ceiling fan was close to falling apart, there were two small bunk beds.

"I just hope the others aren't total psychos or anything" Gizmo muttered.

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A while later, the door slid open and a slim man entered, wearing a creased red shirt and black slacks.

"…Hey" the man nodded, holding a briefcase in his hand.

Eva analyzed the man. A snake tattoo on his neck, silver white hair, gold-plated thumb. Shady motherfucker

"Yo…" Gizmo eyed the guy suspiciously, "…cool tat" she commented.

"Yea…cool toys" the man glanced at the tech she had on her desk.

The man took his shirt off, revealing a tank top underneath and a large Viper tattoo. No doubt about it, this is a Tyger Claw.

The Tyger Claw opened his briefcase and pulled out a rifle, spinning around to find Gizmo aiming a shotgun back at him.

"Ha!! Knew you'd pull some shit like this!!" Gizmo bit a chunk out of the chocolate bar, "you Tygers are all the same, way too predictable"

"You're the one who was aiming a gun at someone's back, where's your sense of honor?" The Tyger Claw waved his rifle around as he spoke, "I guess Moxes have none…plastic freaks"

"Christ!! He just got here!!" Eva hid behind a couch, "can't you take it outside?!"

"I don't know…this plastic bitch might shoot me in the back as I walk out" the Tyger glared.

"You know me so well, and we haven't even gotten each other's names yet" Gizmo stood up, standing at a slightly shorter height compared to Eva and the Tyger.

"Look, you two can kill each other on the job, keep that shit outside of this room!!" Eva yelled.

"How do I know this bastard won't kill me in my sleep?" Gizmo questioned, "please…I only go after high value targets, I'd rather not waste my time on low-lifes like you" the Tyger smirked.

"Hm…" Gizmo lowered her weapon, along with the Tyger. "Fine… in here, we're just roommates…but the moment we step out onto the streets, I won't hesitate to kill you" Gizmo smiled, "name's Gizmo"

"My name is Han…and likewise" The Tyger said, suddenly letting out a grunt before dropping to his knees, "what the-" he looked around, his vision suddenly blurry.

"Just a taste of what I can do…" Gizmo giggled before sitting back down.

Han looked up and threw a knife at her, the knife landing in her seat, right between her legs, "Yeah…and that's a taste of what I'M capable of"

Eva looked between the two. Good, there's a truce.

She let out a sigh of relief, before hearing the door slide open again.

A familiar-looking man stepped in, he had brown skin, was dressed in a fancy gray suit and shifty eyes.

"You're the corpo at the border crossing" Eva recalled.

"A fucking corpo?!" Gizmo and Han both pulled out their respective weapons, this time aiming at the Corpo.

"Guns down!! Guns down!!" The corpo screamed.

"What the hell's a Corpo doing in this slum?" Han asked.

"My name is Mykel Viggs… FORMER Zetatech employee" the corpo raised his hands, "I've lost my whole bank account…only had 4,000 to my name, and I spent most of it on this place"

"…Still feel like blowing your head off" Han said, "for once, I agree with a Tyger Claw" Gizmo gripped her shotgun.

"Guys!! Remember the rules" Eva stood in front of Mykel, "no killing…it doesn't matter if you're a Corpo, Tyger or Mox, we don't kill each other" she stated.

Eva looked around. A Nomad, Mox, Tyger Claw and Corpo sharing a room. What a fucked situation.

"Fine…" Gizmo spun around in her chair, "just keep in mind, no matter how nice I am to you in here…if I ever meet you out there, I will not hesitate"

The others said nothing, but Eva can tell they all agreed.