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You go for something lighter to make moving around in District 8 less of a helltask. Your previous purchase of new clothes makes this a lot easier. Some black shorts, a t-shirt, and some boots is probably all you need. Well, and the combat suit. You check yourself in the mirror.
Aside from the shorts looking like normal pants thanks to your combat bodysuit covering your legs, it looks good enough. You pick your phone to call up some allies. First up is Lex. Your call is almost immediately picked up. Lex is somehow loud enough to be heard over the blaring techno in the background.
"Heyyy, Nicky! Long time no see! What's up? Got another mission? Hopefully it's a fun one." You hear him muttering to someone but you can't make out anything. "Ah, sorry, did you say something? Busy talking to a 'friend'." The odd chuckle after he said that makes you feel really weird.
[UNSTABLE] HE WON'T TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. HANG UP THE PHONE CALL NOW.
You do so. Then you realize what the fuck you're doing and call back. "Whoops, sorry, was in a tunnel! Uh, I need you to beat some people up for me!" Thank god he picked up quickly since he responds with excitement <span class="mu-i">oozing</span> from his voice.
"Holy shit. Sign me up, I don't even CARE about the details. Still at District 7? Cool, cool. See you in a few hours. Busy with my lady friends." He hangs up the phone before you have time to respond. Well then. You call up Ashley next. This time, it actually takes a bit to her to respond and at first, you don't even notice she did. You hear nothing over the line except for some muffled conversations and the <span class="mu-i">click-click</span> of a lighter.
"Oh shit, did I accept a spam call? Hold on." You hear a gruff, sorta raspy voice on the line. Some shuffling is heard before the voice speaks. "Yo. Ashley here. Who is this? Hunk of junk doesn't have caller ID. Better not be YOU, Korris."
"Who? It's me, Nick. The...chick from yesterday? Or a few hours ago?"
"Oh. Oh!" You pick up some snapping from the other line. "Yeah, you. The one with a weird stare and with a giant A-Energy box. That girl. What's the issue? Caught me on my smoke break."
"So. We got some people I need to beat up-" "Say no more, friend. Where to meet ya at?" "Uh, Mono station? Alpha 1? District 7?" "Cool. HEY, THANKS FOR THE WEED! GOTTA GO" She moves away from the phone to yell at someone before the call hangs up. Well, seems like she has some similarities to Lex you didn't expect. Like HANGING UP ON YOU.
All that's left is Quentin. You don't have his phone number so you have to head towards Nicolas' real quick, that's where you last remember seeing him. You head outside of your apartment and start the trek over to the bar. Your outfit is not at all meant for the freezing cold weather of your district but it's too much of a hassle to constantly change outfits.
When you get to the bar, it doesn't take long to notice who's standing out front. The smell of rotten curry hits your nose. He's already here.
