We went home to the apartment after and the whole time Jun was being insufferable.
"I told you you would like it!" he teased, smiling like the stupid gonk he is.
My desire to punch him was rising. Just because I had accepted that moving was what Jun wanted, and I shouldn't hold him back didn't mean I really wanted it.
But he was acting like I was super happy with it all.
"Jun shut up." I told him simply as I walked around my room cleaning things up. Gathering up everything so we could start moving stuff.
"When do you want me to call Ichi with his truck? Wait, when does the lease and stuff actually go through?" How did leasing even work in Night City?
"What do you mean, it's already ours." Jun said as he popped his head around the corner from his room to look at me.
I narrowed my eyes.
"Fujimura already gave you the apartment before you ever tried to convince me to move didn't he?" I accused him, eyes narrowed as I prepared for the answer I already knew.
Jun blinked realizing he was suddenly standing in the middle of a minefield.
"Nooo?" He said and I chucked an old shoe at him that I had found in a corner. Unfortunately he was pretty quick and dodged it.
"Jerk." I grumbled as I continued to dig things out of corners. And finding bags and boxes to put them in.
I picked up another cardboard box that Jun had grabbed to stuff shit into.
Well it wasn't actually cardboard. It looked like it, sorta felt like it, but it wasn't. And I had long ago decided not to ask questions about what stuff in Night City was actually made of.
I should be killing Scavs right now.
Not dealing with moving.
I pulled out my little dresser, noticing a bunch of stuff that I had never seen before back behind it.
Motoko was kind of a slob...
Okay I was still kind of a slob, but I had a lot less knick knacks and junk...
Okay I still had a lot of junk, but it was all tech supplies!
"Huh." I muttered pulling out an actual digital photo display. I switched it on and blinked.
"So that's what I looked like before." It was a picture of Motoko... Well older Motoko sitting on Jun's Kusanagi. She was dressed up fully in Tyger Claw swag, hair done up in mohawk...
I guess HIromi and I used to share hairstyles? Although mine had been a shorter faux hawk.
I looked at it for a while. I had no real connection to it. Jun was younger. Probably fifteen? He looked hilarious with his tough guy wannabe looks...
No wait. That means he would be around Ichi and Malcolm's age! He was a wannabe too! Oh man!
"Hey Jun, look what I found!" I called out smirking as I walked out of my bedroom to see Jun carefully disassembling the family shrine.
"What'd you find?" He asked solemnly as he slowly took down the picture of our parents.
"Nothing that interesting. Need some help?" I asked as I threw the picture frame onto the couch and moved to help Jun pack up our family shrine.
I'd tease him about the picture later.
—--
"So you're really moving?" Ichi asked as I led him inside.
"Yeah. It was important to Jun." I admitted as I pushed a box to the side to clear up some room on the couch. "Take a seat."
"No I can help!" He offered doing the usual childish act of flexing an arm.
"If you want? But the guy who brings the truck can put his feet up if he wants." I informed him which earned me a chuckle.
"Crazy to think last night was the last time we'll ever meet up here." He muttered, and I did my best to keep cool, to not let that thought strike my heart.
For Jun.
"Yeah, but starting tonight, You'll be able to meet up and party at our new place." Jun said as he appeared from around the corner, holding a box in one under and a long bag that I realized was acting as his gun bag.
Huh, I didn't know Jun had a gun bag...
Wait fuck I don't have a gun bag! All my guns were stolen from gonks! It's cool. Just pretend I don't notice and it won't matter.
"Yeah that's true. We'll have a new meetup. Motoko's fancy new place."
"It is kinda fancy." I whispered to Ichi as I walked by arms full of boxes. "Grab that one?"
"Yeah sure." He hefted up another box and all three of us headed down towards his truck.
It was parked just out front of the apartment, and the guards were keeping an eye on it, so we wouldn't have to worry about anything going missing while loading it up.
Pushing my box in, I stopped and headed over to the meat stick guy. "Gonna miss my usual." I told him and he chuckled and passed me an extra large stick.
Thanks, Meat stick guy. You're the best.
I paid extra though. I definitely had more eddies than the poor old man.
As I took a break and ate my last meat stick skewer I looked around. Mostly because I was still on edge and expecting to see a Scav hunter group or something barreling down the road.
But there was nothing.
Just a quiet day on the streets.
In the end, despite my fears there hadn't been a second Scav attack. No bomb, or trick. It made me nervous because I thought there would have been and yet.
Time to unpack.
—---
Jun and I both flopped onto the big round couch.
"That was tiring."
"Yeah." I agreed with Jun. Everything was unpacked, or at least the boxes were put away in our rooms for later. Our family shrine was up. Our weapons were stored away, which had taken a bit longer than expected.
My armory had to my absolute delight put Jun's to shame, and we might have gotten into a wrestling match when he made a move towards my HMG.
Mine!
But now we were basically done.
All moved out.
All moved in.
"It's gonna be great Motoko. You'll see." He said and I didn't respond. He had been saying stuff like this to me all day, trying to hype me up for the new move.
"Aren't you the least bit excited? A new place? Bigger! Better!" I could try to explain to him that I knew what moving to a new apartment was like. It usually just ended with a month of getting used to it, before realizing all the new problems you had to live with that might not be the horrible ones from the last place, but were still shit.
But I couldn't exactly tell him that. As far as Jun was aware this was my first new place ever.
"I'm gonna play the entire Samurai Catalog at full blast right outside your room all night... Fair warning." I informed him and received a retaliatory pillow in exchange.
"You'll like it. It's better in every way from our old place." Jun informed me with a dreamy voice.
"You realize of course there isn't an XXL burrito machine outside the apartment door anymore." Then I let that tidbit settle in. A moment later Jun was at the door and then rushing down the hall.
I had checked as we walked in. No XXL burritos in the area that I had seen.
Good luck Jun-nii!
—--
Okay. We were moved in. Now back to work.
*Yes really. Why are you so confused? You sent the shard with the code over, and I just spent the last couple hours debugging it. It's done.*
*I expected you to take at least a week checking it over Motoko... Please make sure you are thorough.*
I sighed audibly and rubbed my face.
*I've already gone through it all Yoko. I'll add a file into the shard showing everything I fixed just so you can be sure, but I'm done. There isn't anything else that needs to be fixed unless you want me to start rewriting the code from scratch.*
The line was quiet for a while. *Very well. I'll have a runner come by your new place for a pickup. I'll confirm the work, and message you when I've found an issue, or written off the favor.*
*Perfect. Talk to you later then.*
I hung up. Wakako was right. Hanging up on people that were annoying you was great.
I groaned as I flopped on the couch. Between coding work and moving in. I was done for now. Jun was still bustling about his room setting things up looking happier than I had seen him in a while.
Stupid Jun. Being happy about this crummy apartment.
I wanted to go kill Scavs.
I rolled up and rushed to my room. Grabbing my ammo and MaxDoc pouches, I suited up. If I went fast enough Jun wouldn't catch me leaving and bother me again.
I geared up quickly, grabbing my Kang Tao armor and doing a full suit up.
Techgogs equipped I was ready for war.
Sliding the goggles over my eyes I slipped over to my door and peaked out.
No Jun in sight. Operation was a go.
I rushed out bare feet utterly silent on the carpet. Honestly it was a weird feeling since I was so used to the tiled floors that filled NIght City and the fact I usually just wore my boots around so I would be safe from any trash on the floor.
But this apartment was too clean, so I had to leave my boots at the front door. I quickly grabbed them and left through the door once the door was closed I slipped them on. Taking a minute to secure everything and then I was heading down the hall. Passing by music neighbor and reaching the elevator without anyone noticing beside the cameras.
I quickly sent Jun a Text.
*Motoko: Heading out for a while.*
Just as the door shut.
Didn't want Jun to try and stop me. I whistled fakely as I pretended to ignore the text he sent back in response wanting to know what I was doing.
Then I was back in the garage, and the city was mine.
I walked out stalking towards where Jun and I's parking spot was located. Ignoring the attention that the Tyger teens gave me as I walked around.
Don't call me a Dough Girl. Don't call me a Dough Girl!
I ignored them. I didn't even want to know what they were saying as I walked up to the Quadra and popped the trunk.
Inside my armory was ready. I grabbed the Copperhead from the roof of the trunk. I had spent some time adding additional weapon slots to the trunk over time. Honestly I had a few cutouts that I didn't even own yet, but more as future desires.
I patted my Nekomata a bit as I left it behind. I needed to work with Jackie and V and stuff more. I would get more sniper work with them I felt.
But I ignored that as I walked to the driver seat and laid my Copperhead in the passenger footwell. So I could grab it quickly if needed.
I had a few more places to hit tonight.
Time to get to work.