"Back then, it was 2029. Red Ochre was active in Texas. There were a lot of young people, and the Aldecaldos were still at their height, so their activities were very aggressive.
Cedric, Hector, and Bowen were all in the same group that took part in heists.
The Wolfpack had invited them once, but they'd all refused.
Cedric had a violent temper, Bowen came up with plans, and the two of them killed without mercy. Hector was steady by nature and basically never targeted people to slaughter. He focused more on the objectives of the job."
Beside the campfire, Nawei watched the flames and told their story.
"Overall, Cedric was the best fighter and had killed the most people. From what he said, he'd been quite happy to kill back then.
Bowen was the most underhanded. He'd only come out to clean up once the fighting was nearly over. As for Hector, he always focused on the target. He wouldn't kill anyone who wasn't necessary.
As the jobs the three of them took on grew bigger and bigger, the Cyberware they had installed became more and more impressive. Eventually, they turned up their noses at the garbage Cyberware sold on the black market.
Bowen got an Ice Pick Demon in Mexico City. The three of them set their sights on a few corporate employees-but Hector didn't think they should take that job.
So, on a dark and stormy night, they robbed a corporate employee. Apparently, he was in a tourist vehicle.
Ice Pick breached the unlucky guy's Cyberware system, and Hector disagreed with the other two. He only wanted to collect some ransom, as the contract specified.
Bowen egged Cedric on to strip the guy's Cyberware.
That was the job that brought these three young men to the company's attention-the