I'M DYING. AGAIN.

" MY CHILDHOOD ... LET'S SEE. RACING MY BOBBER FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE HILLS. FIRST KISS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SYNTH-CORNFIELD. ─── #6MNTHS . . . a headcanon heavy, post-mikoshi, endgame non-compliant portrayal of nomad lifepath VALERIE. temporarily resurrected within the CYBERPUNK universe, but extremely fandom flexible.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ⁽ ¹ ⁾ 𝙲𝙰𝚁𝚁𝙳 ⁽ ² ⁾ 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃𝚂

EXPLORING THEMES INCLUDING AND BEYOND: LEAVING HOME BEHIND, BEFRIENDING THE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD, THE TRIALS OF TRAUMA BONDING, THE DANGERS OF OVERCONFIDENCE, & DISCOVERING THE TRULY UNIMAGINABLE PRICE OF BECOMING LEGEND.

UNIVERSE BLOGROLL ... ³ ROGUE ⁴ TRACE.

while he always should have been a huge part of v's story, imo johnny's involvement in the game should have been a solid ending for his character, a way to wrap up his decades old narrative as opposed bringing him back for good which is clearly the plan now.

the universe should be about THE WORLD / SOCIETY as a whole, & not just one recognizable mascot. v's story could have been the start of a great, almost anthology-like series focused on ever changing characters / circumstances within the universe. but now? that idea is kind of dead in the water, because people will lose it if j isn't made front & center again.