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Reading Notes: The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking

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 - The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking involves two geese transporting a turtle since he doesn't have the means to travel with them, so I could write a story in Cyberpunk about someone from another district who doesn't have the funds or status to move elsewhere. - If it is a short story, add photos with little captions showing actions so that there is some form of progression.  - Instead of having someone fall from the sky to their death, the reason the new "Turtle" dies could be from getting shoved out of the car onto the highway or falling off a bridge. With a human element there's many different ways I could write in the downfall of the Turtle, especially in Night City. Geese and the turtle Web source: Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt

Reading Notes: The Merchant of Seri

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 - The Merchant of Seri's storyline is one that fits the Cyberpunk universe easily. There is a black market in Cyberpunk, so a fair amount of bartering and trading objects of worth is present in the world. Rather than trading brass and tinware, I could have merchants trading cybernetic implants or weapons and ammo. - A story can be told in a few conversations. The Merchant of Seri is nothing more than a conversation between the grandmother and the first merchant, followed by an exchange with her granddaughter, and then a conversation with the second merchant. Keep dialogue interesting and moving so that it does not feel like extra fluff. - In the original story the merchant escapes across the river by boat, but there's no dividing segment like that within Night City. Instead that could be replaced with access to a housing area for the elite, or just a new apartment. A golden bowl Web source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt

Week 11 Story: How Jacky Saved His Own Life

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A greedy and glutinous organization, better known as the Arasaka Corporation, had once decided Night City needed a beautiful and extravagant haven strictly for the elite. Within the borders of Night City, the wealth disparity was so vast that one moment you could be walking in a shopping plaza that would cost you half a lifetime's worth of work, followed by entry into the slums where even rat fought rat to survive another day. Arasaka sought to create a mecca for the wealthy and privileged, and so Konpeki Plaza was born from this idea - a hotel with a mantra stating they combined "American largesse" with "Japanese minimalism". The corporate elite loved stopping by on business and in-between, leading the hotel managers to constantly cycle in and out the hottest performers and entertainers Night City provided. While the clientele of the hotel consisted of a higher tax bracket, the same could not be said of the entertainers. Enter Jacky, V's best friend and lif...