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CHYOA Guru
"Hospital? Nah." Jack waves his hand dismissively. "I just need to let myself heal a little." He grits his teeth. "The most pain I'll feel will be from my wallet. They didn't take any money, but the assholes smashed up my net rig. It'll cost a pretty penny to replace. What can you do, though?" Jack lets out a sigh.
"As to what happened, I was just walking down the wrong street, when some guys grabbed me and dragged me into an alley. They were some kind of cyber gang, with a bunch of implants. They were freakishly strong." Jack lies with confidence, not seeming unsure of himself at all as he makes up a story on the fly, adding in details to make it seem more realistic.
"I was only in the neighbourhood because a girl I know lives here. I was on my way to, you know, have some fun, when I got jumped. I don't want mom to know about about my love life, so promise you won't tell her?" Jack flashes June puppy dog eyes and an exaggerated pleading expression.
She sighed as she took a turn.
"You were just attacked and the first thing on your mind is new equipment?" She accelerated, moving to the main street.
"Love of your life? Since when? Who?" His aunt asked not believingly. Then smirked. "And here I thought you will never let go of that silly notion of marrying me or your mom. I don't know if I should be proud, offended or worried." She shook her head.