You look out of the window of your padded room to the eternal, dark, uncaring and cold void of space. You're at one of Arasaka's many, many space stations. When it came time to take action, instead of recruiting the Aldecaldos, Rogue, or going in yourself guns blazing into Arasaka Tower, you took Hanako's offer. The political way. The corporate way.

Maybe you didn't want to risk your friends' lives. Maybe you didn't trust Rogue. Maybe you weren't crazy enough to try and take on Arasaka by yourself. Or maybe you just thought Hanako was cute. Not to mention, nowhere as ruthless as her father, or an idiot with too much power and fragile ego like her brother Yorinobu. It doesn't matter now. Arasaka has been picking at your brain, and removed Johnny's engram... At a cost.

Takemura and Hellman have been visiting you, and the latter has given hints that you should brace yourself for bad news, and that maybe you should call your close ones back on Earth. You call them all. Viktor, Panam, Judy, River, Mama Welles, Takemura... And for some reason, Hanako appears available.

You think "why not?" You did help her bring her father back and overthrow Yorinobu, not to mention, you killed Adam Smasher, the Night City Boogeyman. Hanako and you are close now... There's trust and appreciation... Right?

You hit the call button. The phone rings for several seconds and you sigh. Maybe she's busy, maybe she doesn't actually care... Maybe she...

"Yes?" You hear her melodic voice, spiced with her Japanese accent, dressed in a sleeveless red silk dress, her golden fingers crossed.