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Part 44: How to build an army

In this episode, Faith and Dorian finally stop running and start planning. With danger closing in and Arasaka’s shadow stretching further than either of them expected, the siblings face the truth: survival won’t come from hiding - it’ll come from strategy. What begins as a tense clash of instincts slowly turns into a blueprint for something bigger, riskier, and far more ambitious than either of them has attempted before. Old alliances are questioned, new possibilities surface, and the line between desperation and determination blurs. Faith pushes forward with a vision that terrifies her as much as it drives her, while Dorian weighs the cost of every move they make.

Meanwhile, across the city, Johnny ends up spilling more of his heart to Kerry than he meant to. He misses the stage - not the glory days of Samurai, but the raw pulse of those underground gigs that still felt real. And yeah, he aches for it. But how could he blame Faith for pulling back when fear is driving her every move? Truth is, he’s not as fearless as he pretends either… and Kerry sees right through it - because this time Johnny has something - or rather someone - to lose.

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And shoutout to this amazing artist who makes Cyberjazz I love her music so much <3333

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Banner next week! Double Weekend next week- Next episode already on saturday, as these episodes belong together <3

Part 43: What must come down

The birthday night is over, but the calm doesn’t follow. As Faith and Johnny head home through the neon haze of Night City, something in her shifts - quiet, tense, unreadable. The drive grows heavy with everything she isn’t saying…

This episode lingers in the afterglow of the party, the silence that follows, and the first cracks in Faith’s composure as the weight of what she saw begins to surface. Something inside her is tilting… and a dangerous thought takes root: What if Nightmare Johnny wasn’t actually wrong?

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Part 41: The Plan Faith has no idea what’s coming - but the people who care about her do. While she’s out living her usual chaos, Johnny and Dorian team up behind her back to pull off something she hasn’t had in years: a birthday that actually feels like home.

Between sarcastic banter, last‑minute planning, and Panam’s unstoppable energy, the crew scrambles to turn Dorian’s North Oak place into something worthy of Faith.

It’s messy, it’s heartfelt, and for once… the dog days might really be over.

At least for one night…maybe? :') NEXT PART ALREADY TOMORROW!!! <3

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Part 40: Wrecked Things

First things first: NSFW warning! I wanted to experiment a bit with some NSFW episode and I hope you like it :) Please let me know what you think if you can! ❤️ Slides 8-11 contain slightly spicy visuals. 🌶️ Everything is censored to Instagram standards (even Faiths "virginia" lol), so you should be safe scrolling… hopefully. :’)

Faith is scared - of herself, of losing Johnny, of whatever she’s turning into. She has no idea where her symptoms will lead or whether she can control them. So she does what she always does when she’s terrified: she hides behind charm, teasing, and the one distraction that never fails to pull Johnny close: sex. For now, it works. For now…

Meanwhile, Dorian is fighting his own battle - trying not to lose the last pieces of his Nomad identity while also… acting like a complete fool around Panam?? They’re best friends. Nothing more. Nothing ever was! So why is he suddenly trying so hard to impress her? Why is he tripping over himself like a lovesick teenager? It's almost hard to watch! 👀 Maybe only Dorian knows why he keeps clowning for this Nomad girl. :’) PS: DOUBLE WEEKEND NEXT WEEKEND. STORY CONTINUES ALREADY ON SATURDAY <3 We have something to celebrate: Faiths birthday <3

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Part 39: Villains

After asking Reed for help, all Faith can do now is wait for him to track down the person who might finally explain what’s happening to her. Until then, she and Johnny take a contract: a fixer who’s been carving cyberware out of people and selling it for profit.

But something’s off.

Johnny notices it - Faith acting strange, slipping on her own rules, breaking the personal code she’s lived by for years…. She’s faster, harsher, unfocused. Full of anger. Like something inside her is slipping.

Whatever’s happening to her… can they stop it? Or is Faith already running out of time?

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Time to put my medal on Whose neck to cut? I don't know Whose side I'm on? There lies my sanity There goes my mind, I could not save I don't trust what I see right in front of me I don't know who to betray

Part 38: Last Light Faith was dragged into a brutal dreamscape where Nightmare Johnny forced her to relive her deepest wounds - losing Johnny, grieving him, and the terror of almost losing him again is starting to rise inside her...

Now, with the nightmares worsening and the relic’s shadow tightening around her mind, Faith has no choice but to face Reed in person - to tell him the truth, and hope he can find someone who can help her - before it’s too late.

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Part 37: Listening to fear

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Faith finally called Reed.

It took her longer than she’d ever admit. The last time she reached out to him for help, she lost everything - the Relic - and Johnny with it. So of course she hesitates. Of course her hand shakes.

Fear doesn’t just whisper old memories back to life. It drags deeper things to the surface - the kind she’s spent years trying so hard to bury…

And now she has to face those fears again.

Devil, Devil Bones of metal metal You torture saints with a single glance Make them think they ever stood a chance

Do not try me Devil, Devil Cannot buy me Devil, Devil You won't make a fool of me, oh no What makes you so special, special To think I would ever settle For that devious dance between you and me Devil, Devil

Rebel, rebel Call me a rebel, rebel I walk the plank, not a tear in my eye I won't go down, your blushing bride Under the water, I'll be sharpening my knife

Do not try me Devil, Devil Cannot buy me Devil, devil You won't make a fool of me, oh no What makes you so special, special To think I would ever settle For that devious dance between you and me Devil, Devil

You take the shape of Everything that I'm drawn to You take the shape of Everything that I'm drawn to But your eyes Are dead and red, red as rust

Do not try me Devil, Devil Cannot buy me Devil, Devil You won't make a fool of me, oh no What makes you so special, special To think I would ever settle For that devious dance between me and The Devil, Devil