The hot water does wonders for her sore body. Not to mention it feels nice to wash the dirt and grime off of her skin. Another day down of grinding for eddies. No matter how much money she made it never seemed to be enough. Rent, gas, car repairs, food. The list goes on and on. On top of that she owes Viktor 21,000 eddies while Rogue wants 15,000 in exchange for her information and aid. Both are important for different reasons. But of the two, her debt to the ripperdoc takes a little bit more higher priority. Vik's done a lot for her out of kindness and goodwill. Beyond that, he's one of the few friends she's got. Rogue on the other hand is just...Rogue. Cold, calculating, withdrawn. The off putting attitude is understandable to a degree, especially considering how Night City is. Johnny may have a fondness for the older woman, however; to V she's just another fixer. Albeit a high ranking and legendary one. She needs Rogue though if she's going to explore all her options to get this mess settled.

V is quick to slip on a tank top and loose shorts before her mental roomate can appear. Perhaps it's odd she wants some bit of modesty preserved. God only knows what memories of hers he's snooped through.

She flips the TV on and to a random station. The reality show serves as background noise to drown out the sounds of the city and center her thoughts. Out the window she can see the sunset starting to set. Even so, the neon lights pierce through the sky.

She takes a deep breath, grabs her gear and moves into her weapons room. V dials Jackie's number without hesitation. She knows it by heart. "You know I never realized how high the cost of living is." Boxes of ammo are stacked on her work bench while she works on putting her guns in their assigned places on the wall rack. "I mean sure, living as a Nomad required money too. Especially for little luxuries. But there was a number of things we could just craft or make do with." She smiles fondly as she puts the last weapon up - a magenta pistol she swiped from Lizzie's Bar. It's easily become one of her favorites.

"Hell there were numerous times just had to sort of do without. Or use something till it couldn't be used." She remembers getting hand-me-downs from other families. She remembers helping disassemble old electronics when she was about six. She remembers digging through junkyard and landfills in search of salvageable items. And she remembers nights when they would eat MREs for dinner while sitting around a campfire. No matter what the times were like, her parents and even the Clan made sure she had all the necessities she needed.

V exits her armory to take a glance at her computer. She's gotten quite good at using it and the net. Or at least her skills with it are better than what they were. Her computer skills were minimal when she first came to Night City. "So far got three possible leads that could maybe stop the relic from killing me. Rogue's got info on the creator of the chip but of course it comes at a price. Evelyn's missing so I gotta find her before I can figure out who hired her and all the why's. And later this evening I'm meeting with Saburo's bodyguard. He thinks if we can get a meeting with Hanako Arasaka that we can plead our case and then I can get a cure. " A soft meow catches her attention as she's scrolling through her emails. She smiles and picks up the sphinx cat. "I don't know which is my better chance. As okay as Goro seems I don't trust Arasaka."

Nibbles settles in her lap, curling up into a ball. She can feel and hear him purring. It's oddly comforting. "I gotta go. Gonna chill out out a bit before heading out. Out fo the frying pan and into the fire." Her smile fades slightly. She wishes he was here to help her through it.

Gently, she pets the cat's head careful not to disturbed the sleeping creature. At least one of them is living a carefree life. "Before I go, do you know how hard it is to find cat food? Fucking ridiculous...A shame cats don't eat burritos, ya know?"