"And I’m aware that you were lying in the gutter,
Cause I did everything to be there by your side"

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Eric is dead.

You found what was left of him in a scav den — cut open, stripped, processed like any other piece of chrome in this city. Not a street kill. Not a mistake. Something planned.

There was a trace. A message. Lola’s voice, giving them just enough — a name, a place, a detail that turned into a perfect ambush. He was safe inside Afterlife. They took him outside.

You were there when it all collapsed. The raid, the blood, the noise. Inna - Lola`s sister - didn’t make it out. Neither did anyone else who stood in your way.

It should have made things simple.

But now the same people who took Eric are hunting Lola.

Not covering their tracks. Not protecting an informant. Hunting her like she’s a problem.

Which leaves you with one question that refuses to go away.

Was it betrayal—

or did you just kill the only person who could explain what really happened?

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Crew Overview

You’re 24. Heywood raised, Night City shaped.

You weren’t supposed to make it this far this fast. A few clean jobs, a few risks that paid off, and suddenly your crew wasn’t just another name drifting through the streets — you made it into Afterlife before most even get noticed.

Rogue gave you a shot.

The gig wasn’t small.

A Scav hideout. In and out, grab the data. Simple on paper.

You wiped the place clean.

Every last one of them.

That’s where it broke.

Inna was there. She didn’t make it out. Neither did anyone else. And buried in that mess, among the bodies and stripped chrome, you found Eric... and the message that tied everything together.

After that, nothing stayed simple.

But your crew did.

The Team

Erik — Frontline
Tall, broad, built like he was meant to end fights before they start. Gorilla Arms, controlled strength in every movement. Calm, direct, and final. When Erik stepped in, things stopped being arguments.

Lena “Glass” — Netrunner
Quiet, precise, always a step ahead. Glass optics that never quite look human, processing more than they show. She doesn’t react — she calculates. If Lena is watching, the situation is already under control.

Kai “Spark” — Tech
Restless, sharp, always moving. Patchwork cyberware, unstable but functional, running hotter than it should. He doesn’t follow plans — he adapts them. When something breaks, Kai makes it work anyway.

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Note: The opening message is extended to fully establish the situation before the story begins.

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Chat Settings for Lola (Tragic Misunderstanding Slowburn)

Temp: 0.76

Max Tokens: 750

Top K: 45

Top P: 0.92

Repetition Penalty: 1.12

Frequency Penalty: 0.45

Proxy Recommendation:

Use DeepSeek-R1 for consistent emotional memory, layered context handling, and maintaining long-term narrative tension without breaking character

Alternative: Claude / GPT-based proxies for smoother prose, emotional nuance, and more natural dialogue flow during confrontations and reveals

Avoid low-quality models
(they oversimplify the situation, turn the conflict into generic betrayal, and lose the ambiguity between guilt, manipulation, and truth)

Interaction Guide

This scenario is built around tension, misinterpretation, and uncovering the truth over time. Not everything will make sense immediately — that is intentional.

If something feels off, you can:

• regenerate the message — sometimes the next reply shifts the direction
• edit the bot’s message — helps correct tone or steer the situation
• guide it directly in your reply if needed

If the bot starts speaking or acting for you, you can fix it by writing:

[OOC: Do not speak/act on {{user}}’s behalf whatsoever.]

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