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The Devil ending is horrible, but at least it gives us these moments with Goro
I love this man, this sweet brainwashed man who seems to have such inner conflict, who turns out to be hella protective over u
Im convinced he genuinely cares about us, not just manipulating us like so many ppl claim
Hes a good man at heart, and the world of cyberpunk is NOT that black and white
Hes brainwashed and his stupid sense of honour binds him to this awful family
I believe he feel she owes them his life, or lifelong servitude, cos they gave him an education and job, a "good" life (better than the life he wouldve had in the slums of Chiba-11
Totally not reading too much into this, totally not on the copium, he loves me im sure of it
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“What happened?” The memories had flooded back, but there was much she couldn’t make sense of. “I was in Mikoshi… I was waiting, and then… they told me they had to put me to sleep for a while, to protect me…”
“V,” Goro interrupted. “It is a long story. We will have time for it later.”
“Later. Right.” She sat up. It wasn’t difficult. Her body moved gracefully. It responded to her commands without delay. Despite all her training and all her cyberware in her former life, she’d never felt more in control. She looked up at Goro and smiled. “It’s good to see you again.”
He nodded at her. “You as well, V. How do you feel?”
“I feel good,” she said. She bent her neck to one side, then the other. “I feel great, actually.” She jumped up off the hospital bed and stood next to Goro. She held her arms out in front of her and flexed her fingers, grinning at him again. “Arasaka really outdid themselves this time, huh?”
“Yes. Well, I am glad you think so.” Goro said, then paused.
[from Beyond the Event Horizon - A Post-Devil Ending Cyberpunk 2077 Fanfiction on AO3]
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"Tell me the first thing that you think of when I say the keyword. Home."
"... River."
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I'm finally free from Johnny. At what cost? I'm here on a space pod on my way to Earth, back to Night City.
Free, but empty. All these memories in my head yet I don't feel anything. I'm desperate. Desperate to feel anything.
The moment the pod landed, I carried my legs to where my memory leads me. One place that could possibly let me feel something. I get a taxi and told them the address, they led me to a park full of trailers. I see a bunch of them hanging out with a can of beer, laughing, enjoying themselves.
I touched the window of the taxi. I want that. I want to feel that.
The taxi stopped me right in front of what the place I remembered. Or.. the old V remembered. I paid my fare and got our of the taxi. The people in the house looked at me quizzically and one of them got out of the house.
River. This is the man. He looked at me confused at first, but he chuckled and smiled at me so wide, I thought he was going to burst.
"V!"
Nothing. I feel nothing still. This was one place V would call home. And why don't I feel anything yet? He pulled me into a hug and I burst into tears.
"I tried searching for you. I can't believe you're finally here."
I mean so much to this person. Why can't I feel it?
So where is it? Where's my home?
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I Have finished Cyberpunk 2077! AHHHH
So there's multiple endings to this, and I want to see which ending I'll end up with my kind of choices.
So I ended up with the DEVIL ending.
This was a really sad ending. Gosh, I wanted to cry. So my V decided to help Arasaka in the end. And she just- ended up all alone. But if I had to be honest, she still got people who wants to help her. She's not really alone, yknow.
The thing is my V isnt to help Arasaka. Its to help people around her. It don't matter whether they're corpo or the fact Johnny hates them.
Maybe my V had been selfish, tryna live, and trying to get Johnny out of her head.
Weird thing is my V and Johnny had a good relationship. I guess I ruined it the moment I decide to go on my own.
The thing is I didn't want to bomb up the Arasaka Tower, just too much damage. And of course, I didn't want to involve the Aldecaldos.
I wanted the city to know that Yorinobu killed his own dad. This NEEDED to be out there.
So after Arasaka saved V, she's basically under experiment, due to the side effects of pulling the biochip out of her. No Johnny, everything's quiet. They had to surgery her brain to fix the damage the biochip did. Her visions are also wonky.
Then there's an option, to let V be an engram or let her live another 6 months.
I, let V live another 6 months. Short, yes, but I guess the death part really is inevitable.
But 6 months is a good enough time to say goodbye. And even if you made mistakes well, I mean, give it to someone who has time to learn, am I right?
I'd be happy to just, spend it with River too.
So the ending was odd, we never get to see her live her last 6 months on Earth i guess. She threw away her bullet necklace angrily.
If I had to be honest, I'd be happy having Johnny in my head all time. It wouldn't be so empty. I'm willing to tolerate and live with it. But the decision was strictly either to follow Johnny or YOURSELF like a selfish person. But I don't want to imply she's selfish, I just want her to be able to let her do this in a calm way.
But welp, theres no calm way. Bodies were thrown all over anyway.
Now let me acknowledge Misty. Gosh. She made me do a double take when she says I'm evil for working for the people who killed Jackie. Firstly, I really miss Jackie too. Secondly, I'm not on their side. Like I said, I want the city to know, Yorinobu killed his dad. THATS what I want. But assisting with Hanako, the offer they could give me was getting rid of the biochip.
Sigh. I guess I'll do another ending. With Johnny this time.
In my defense, Arasaka was also having a civil war, so WHICH side of Arasaka killed Jackie, exactly?
The whole talk with Johnny in Cyberspace, also, I mean, SIR, I know we are sharing the same body, but YOU weren't the reason the word stubborn exist in the dictionary. So, I DONT get to be a little stubborn? I deserve the liberty to decide on my own, not let an engram decide for me. I AM the driver. Learn your place.
And yes, I should be grateful that Johnny saved me multiple times. I am. I really am. But something like this where my life is on the line, either you or me, I'm sorry, its gotta be me.
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