NOVPUBKyle opened the doors and walked in, holograms opened everywhere as officers worked busily, some were carrying a drink and chewing dessert in their mouths, and somewhere focused on the hologram computers tapping away as they answered calls.
Hearing the door open, they looked up and saw Kyle strolled in. The women looked at him, some with lust and some with an appreciation of the beauty of the newly employed Data archivist. The shouts of morning greetings filled the room.
''Officer Kyle how was your night?''
''Morning!''
"looking good as always.''
Kyle wore a harmless smile on his face as he nodded to their greetings while fighting back his bored yawns. The men around looked at Kyle in jealousy but relaxed being they had a wife and children at home and he was an unmarried man. They used this thought to console themselves and a flash of pity and schadenfreude filled their gaze as they looked at him.
''Officer Kyle you needed in the captain's office.'' a young female officer said to him and walked back to her desk. Kyle's hands clenched to fists but his smile didn't lower.
''Calm yourself, don't kill your boss... you still get the chance to leave here soon.'' Blue communicated through his mind as he rubbed his fur around Kyle's legs.
Blue felt Madam Shirley was calling for death every morning...why does someone love death so much? It meowed and followed Kyle's steps.
Kyle felt his patience was growing thin, one day he might find his knife sliding through that woman's throat. Everybody had a gossipy face but they dared not eavesdrop. They went back to their work, but their hearts were burning with gossip.
''Knock, knock...''
''Enter.'' an arrogant woman's voice sounded from within. Kyle pushed open the door and walked in. Shirley stared at his body with lust.
''Captain you sent for me.'' Kyle's words brought her leering gaze to focus.
''Oh...yes. Don't just stand there, come sit.'' Kyle walked with ease, pulling out a chair, and sat. 'Here it goes again.' his eyes were filled with boredom as her mouth opened at spat out the familiar words he had been hearing for the past week he started working here.
''Have you gotten used to Night City? You know you are a beautiful weak man alone in this dangerous city, you need a woman who will protect and care for you and you can't continue paying that huge amount for marriage exemption tax every year.'' she spat out rapidly, splashing spit around, he moved back a little putting on an interested calm face and his hands almost crushed the handle of the chair. Blue prayed for her to shut her mouth or his master might lose it.
Shirley continued with her words, ''Someone like me, I take good care of my three husbands, making them feel protected and happy...'' she looked at him waiting for him to follow up with these words 'How I wish I was one of your husbands.'
''Captain, you are such a good role model to women out there. your husbands must be very lucky and happy to have you.'' Kyle said as he looked at his bracelet for time, hinting to her it was for him time to work.
Shirley frowned with dissatisfaction but his innocent look made her feel he was not getting what she was hinting at.
She can't wait anymore, after all, she was too good for him and might lose interest in him. She is giving him the chance now to be with her and she was confident he would be happy and jump at her proposal.
Clearing her throat, she wore what seemed to be a confident seductive smile, Blue used his paws to cover his eyes, he felt disgusted and sorry for his master at the same time.
She moved closer to his face, ''What do you think of me? I am rich and powerful and I have only three husbands which is not a large family. can ...'' n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
''knock! knock!''
She was interrupted and looked angrily at the door, Kyle's knives were already out to slit her throat. Shirley didn't know she escaped death. Kyle adjusted and kept the knife sheathed, Blue was already sweating for the captain.
''Come in.'' an officer walked in, the woman felt the angry tone of the captain but she didn't have the mind to care,
''captain, there's been another murder case, down at Casino Lane.'' she hurried to the captain showing her the feed. Kyle saw that as his opportunity to go.
He walked out of the room and closed the door under the frustrated gaze of Shirley. Kyle tapped the silver bracelet on his wrist, the hologram surfaced and he tapped on the skull app.
A mission flashed boldly with a red light on the headings. He tapped on it, making it show he accepted.
A file was sent to his massage box, walking back to his desk, he opened up the document. It showed his target, a woman with the name Susan Megreed, and all her information.
