Chapter 63: 41. Food
"Beep beep."
With the electronic alarm ringing, Carl opened his eyes and found that the alarm Oliver had set was utterly useless against Oliver and Jack, who were snoring like thunder. It had only managed to wake him.
Unbelievable.
Yawning, Carl checked Blanca's messages but found no job offer from her.
Figures.
Militech was still arguing with Arasaka over who had transported the ACPA into the city. Even if those pilots wanted to come to Night City, they probably had no chance to get in. Arasaka was waiting for people with pilot credentials like them to show up so it could pressure Militech.
Find something to do?
Carl, Jack, and Oliver had discussed trying to get jobs from Father yesterday. But looking at Jack and Oliver sleeping like dead pigs, Carl figured there was no need to rush.
They had barely slept for two days and two nights while keeping vigil beside his hospital bed, then stayed up drinking until midnight yesterday.
A little rest would do them good. Work and rest in balance.
As usual, Carl washed up, rinsed his mouth with purified water, then carried a handgun with him as he went to buy breakfast for Oliver and Jack.
The gun was a Lexington.
His Qianxin had been flung off somewhere during the fight with the ACPA. He had not had a chance to buy a new one yesterday, so he could only use the spare Lexington he had originally kept as a memento.
Before buying breakfast, Carl took the elevator to the floor where he had first arrived in 2075, then walked to the spot where the former owner of the Lexington at his waist had died.
As long as he was living in the megabuilding, he came here once every day. It