But Mercer just nodded and then said, "So now you're planning to switch to becoming an Edgerunner? Can't do your previous work anymore?"
"Mainly because I can't make any money at all."
Rebecca glared angrily at Pira, "This idiot just uses the money to buy junk or gets high on Mewtwo.
I barely saved a bit, but before I could pay the rent, this idiot ruined his hand last month and almost lost his arm.
I had to find a doctor for him, and my savings went back to zero.
Wandering the streets is useless; becoming an Edgerunner can earn some big money, at least I won't be living on the street... Damn, Pira, did you really sell all the guns just to go to Liz's and enjoy some Mewtwo?"
Rebecca got angrier as she spoke.
Thinking about how Pira insisted on having a meal before seeing Wagako, leading to these events and missing Wagako's job, made Rebecca want to shoot Pira.
Meanwhile, V and Mercer both glanced at Pira, and Pika awkwardly scratched his head, "Ha! Life's so tough, I can only rely on Mewtwo to get by..."
"Living on the street?" V asked, arms crossed.
Pira nodded, "My dad left a car, all the parts were sold long ago, now it's just a shell, we throw it in an alley and sleep in it at night, although it's a convertible and doesn't keep out the rain...
But at least there's a mat."
"Tsk tsk." Mercer shook his head, but had nothing more to say. In this city, things worse than the sibling's situation happen often.
Like Qiwei, her expression was calm at this moment. No matter how bad Rebecca has it, at least she hasn't been sold twice.
Still, seeing this things still made Mercer a bit uneasy.
Kids fourteen or fifteen needing to earn a living through murder, and everyone thinks it's normal, this fucked up world.
"Let's go, talk elsewhere. I think the boss already called the cops, hang around and the NCPD might show up."
Mercer said, and the others didn't object. Rebecca, deep in thought, picked up her shotgun and instinctively followed Mercer out.
"You were staring at me when you came in, just because you recognized I'm Sunrise Dad's kid? I... I feel like you know me well."
Rebecca couldn't help but voice the doubt in her heart.
"I do know you, I know a lot of people in this city, as for the reason, let's just say it was an accident."
After Mercer finished speaking, Rebecca knew she wouldn't get any specific details. She might be a bit reckless and emotional, but not stupid either.
In her conversation with Mercer, she vaguely sensed his goodwill. Although she didn't know where it came from, any streetwise kid knew to seize opportunities.
"I mean... A, are you a fixer or an Edgerunner? Are those two following your lead?"
Rebecca asked cautiously.
"Right now, it's a partnership with V. I give her jobs; she gets paid to do them. But I think she's got talent, and I want to bring her into my crew.
You can probably tell I'm a hacker, and new in town, I need some solid ground operatives.
The work's nothing but killing, robbing, stealing here and there."
After Mercer finished speaking, Rebecca's thoughts immediately started to churn.
So what he meant was...
"Me! I mean, what about me? I've got skills too, I got pinned by V just because I hadn't eaten properly for days...
Wait till I'm well-fed, and then if we fight, who knows who'd win!
Got any other work? My brother and I can do anything!"
Rebecca excitedly began to market herself, ignoring her dad's affairs for the moment.
No choice, they missed the Wagako meeting, and she's literally penniless now—if she doesn't earn today, she'll have to figure out where her next meal will come from.
Mercer glanced at Rebecca, then at V.
V felt a bit bewildered, "Why are you looking at me..."
"What do you think of her skills?" Mercer asked.
"... Tsk, she's alright, got some spirit. Not as good as me, but she's got potential. But her saying she'd beat me after a meal is just bullshit; I could pin her with one hand."
V wasn't one to sugarcoat.
Being able to smash someone's skull from six or seven meters away with a thermos, and then looking at Rebecca's skinny arms and legs, it's quite incredible.
But compared to her… heh.
Rebecca opened her mouth, feeling a bit indignant, but held back for now; it was job-seeking time.
Mercer thought it over. Rebecca actively seeking a job was great. After all, he started this conversation with ulterior motives.
Now Rebecca and Pira were both in life's low points, just like V.
To make them genuinely work for him, all he needed to give was a bit of cash and some sincerity.
Rebecca and V were rare good folks in Night City. Although they might have their flaws, goodness was relative, but they were people who can truly reciprocate genuine kindness.
So, Mercer simply gave a very sincere response.
"How do you want to work with me? Just like V, taking jobs for pay, or directly join the team?"
As soon as Mercer said this, not only were Rebecca and Pira intrigued, but V and Qiwei also instinctively perked up.