Touch Grass Journey

"Motoko have you moved at all today?" Oh Jun was home, had I moved today? Was making a much better Cyberware Malfunction quick hack, not sure if I would use it but it was a good seller from my research.

"What year is it?" I ask in my best Robin Williams voice. Jun glares and is about to speak but I cut him off. "No Jun-nii, but I'll get up now and go out for some food. Want to come with?"

He hesitates for a second and answers "Can't do lunch but should be home for dinner. Noodles?" I nod and get some head pats before he heads for the door. "But only if you go outside!"

I huff at him and yell before the door closes "I'll go find some grass and touch it don't worry!"

After calling all my chooms and finding out they are too good for me. Fine, they just had things going on but still, rude! So I grab my laptop and head over to the Afterlife, it's still pretty early so figure I'll get some work done and head home once Jun is free. He doesn't have to know I was still programming this way. Brain am stronk! Much smart! I did bring my headphones cause, well, my music their music. So I find a nice corner booth so I can see most of the club, set in and get to work.

Sometime later I see a few faces I know walk in, Bishop and Mari. They don't seem to be looking for the rest of their crew and just slide up to the bar so guessing just hanging out like I am. Right before I get back to typing though it seems like they start to walk over, making sure to be in my line of sight the whole time. Very considerate or maybe learned from past issues? I slip my headphones off and push my laptop away a bit but keep working with neural link.

"Well well, don't tell me you're here to not be bored again." Mira, well I want to say smirks but she's showing a bunch of teeth.

"Sad to say we won't be able to help you today, Hakase and Sam are busy." Bishop adds while asking with a hand if he can sit, so I pat the booth and they both side in the other side leaving mine open. "It is nice to see you again Motoko." Mari gives a tilt of her head with that.

"Nice to see you both as well, not really bored today just wanted to get out so I don't get yelled at for staying inside all day." Mira snorts and goes all teeth before answering.

"You do know this is still inside right?" Bishop has a small smile at that but doesn't say anything.

"Yeah yeah, I do understand the difference between in and outside thanks! My brother worries I'll forget to sleep or eat if no one is around to watch me. So just hiding away till dinner!" Mira just snorts again before her eyes get drawn to my headphones. "Wanna listen?"

"Is that "The Only Thing They Fear is You"?" She picks up the offered headset and Bishop rolls his eyes.

"Don't let us keep you if you had work to do, just wanted to say hi no matter how Mari is acting right now." Looking at the shark girl her smile is much more blood thirsty with wide eyes. "She has played that song so many times on the way to gigs." He adds with a shake of his head.

"Naa, you're fine really. Nothing pressing, just working on a personal project. Any fun gigs of late?" Before he can answer Mari jumps in.

"Where did you get this copy?! It's so much better than all the rips I've found!" Oh, well let's get back at her for teasing me last time we spoke! I just reach in my bag and shuffle between some shards before passing over the one used in the BD. "Hooooooly shit, how much did that cost you?"

"Free 99. Unless you count the time to play and edit it." I start pulling out some of my other BD's and music shards that really should be better organized rather than tossed into my bag. "I'd be willing to trade some studio quality shards for an in to the Lions Den at some point" Bishop starts to pick up some of my work with a surprised face while the shark girl is just open mouthed staring.

There is a prolonged pause before she whispers out. "Your Ghost, oh my god." I raise my hand at that. "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck me, Bishop do you, fuuuuuuuck." Seems operation tease the shark went too well as she seems to be broked, would we take her to a ripper or a vet I wonder. My giggling seems to pull her out of her brainfriedness. "Why didn't you tell me before!"

Unable to stop my giggles I watch as her face keeps morphing between like all the emotions but Bishop gives a big guff of an abandoned laugh as well. "So along with infiltrator, solo and Netrunner you also Rockerboy on the side? What next, getaway driver." I turn my head away with a small smile. "No, techy?" I giggle and give a nod. "Planner?" The nods continue. "Corpo?"

"Ah no, you've found my weakness!" I answer with my arms in an X but also laugh. "But really if you need an extra hand with anything else I'm your girl!" I give him a big thumbs up and slide him a Section 9 card with my other hand. "We are always looking for more biz!"

"What the fuck!" Oh Mari seems to have rebooted. "Ugh if I hadn't watched all your BD's I would call bullshit!" Bishop looks like he wants to agree but is just looking over the card I gave him. "Please tell me you don't have an other major skills at least." She is begging, sadly Motoko feels no pity for exotics and I turn my laptop screen around so they can see the code being written.

"Only my best one, programming!" And wouldn't you know it, sharks can cry!