"Eh, could be worse" i thought.
thats a lie, it very much CANT be worse. Stave? That place? What the hell am i thinkin'…
"Just pull yourself together, Johnny. No matter what, im not goin' to stave. Cities fucked" i thought.
Im obviously lying to myself. I have nowhere to go. Except Stave. And now here i am. In a car. Heading to the hellhole that is stave city, whilst im supposed to be laying low. But, i got nowhere else to run. Who knows? Maybe i'll find somethin in that poor exuse for a facist regime…
If i make it, that is.
"STOP THE CAR. NOW! YOURE WANTED UNDER SUSPICION OF MURDER, THIS IS THE C.O.R.P.S.E! DO NOT RESIST!" Speakers blared from autonomous cars that only started to speed up
And this is exactly why i dont go anywhere without a revolver.
The car swerved into mine and i fell out of the other side, taking out the door on the way out. Cybernetic arms are stronger than they look, yknow.
I landed on my arm, using it to slow myself down so i dont die too fast. Gotta put up a fight, at least.
I look up, revolver spun into my hand already. Blow a little of my hair out of my eyes, and watch as THEY came out of the squad car. The top of it opened for them. And four monsteres emerged. Highly armoured autonomous corpses piloted by AI. Thats where they get the name.
"STOP RESISTING." The speakers on them all blared out as they aimed their weapons at me.
Alright, ill take it. I like these odds.
"HEEELLLLL YEEEAAAHHH!" And suddenly, i used that door to shoot me into the air, and i start blastin'.
Two shots into the first and the speakers damaged, a garbled mess of something along the lines of "lethal force" and "resistance is futile" screeches through. So i keep blastin, wires burstin', bullets flyin, and-
"FUCK!" A bullet grazed my cheek. Acctually no. It landed in my cheek. And i fell.
"Oh.. man… my back.."
"You guys… are really.. really fuckin annoying.."
I get up, staring them dead in the eyes as their lifeless eyes stare back for about half a seond, before booking it to cover as a multitude of bullets and sounds chased behind me.
"Didnt think i'd have to use this so early.."
I unsheath a katana, take a deep breath in, and then prepare. Gonna be one hell of a slaughter. If robots count, i guess.
I charge forward, cutting bullets as they whiz past me, and i plunge the sword into the first. Its speakers repeating the phrase "STOP" in a semi-garbled mess. "Unit down." The machines clinically say, devoid of the warmth of a human's voice.
"Lets just see how you like THIS, MOTHERFUCKER!" I shout, using the flimsy machine to bash into the others, and soon all thats left is a heap of scraps. And blood. A lot of blood.
"Sweet, free car." I say in a breathless voice, getting into it and continuing my long drive.
Stave City: in 500 metres.
The City that thinks for you.