Interview with a Don

October 2021, N54, Fiona Hayes

Skiv: Ahh, Fiona! Come on, dearie, have a seat. Should I have Scotty fetch you somethin' or another?
N54: How does it feel to finally be in jail, old man?
Skiv: Surprisingly comfortable, truly. Looks like the whole NCPD budget's stuck up in the prison system. I've gotta admit - I'm glad a man of the people is finally benefitting from the luxuries that only white-collar Powerdealers get to experience in prison.
N54: There are accusations that you're still running things in The Mob from inside.
Skiv: And there are accusations that I keep Night locked in a basement for my amusement.
N54: Still, The Mob has taken quite a fall since your imprisonment - your nephew's struggling against the Russians.
Skiv: Eh, business goes up, business goes down. We've got ventures in South Night City since they finally opened it up. Glad NC is rid of those grimey razors.
N54: Did you hear about the recent Arasaka-Orbital partnership?
Skiv: Yeah, buddy of mine told me 'bout it while I was in the sauna over yonder. This whole Militech-Arasaka thing is particularly bizarre, since the good people of NC are caught in the middle of the worst firefight of the century.
N54: You'd like the NUSA to intervene, then?
Skiv: And take away our freedom, Fiona? Absolutely not. I'd want Miriam to do something about it, cause she's the legacy ruler this city has. Her or her company. Or that son of hers, Billy or whatever his name is.
N54: Looks like you've got your plate full if you get out of prison, Mr. Skiv
Skiv: Not if, but when. They have nothing on me - I shot a cy-raging corpo, didn't even kill 'im.
N54: You did, in fact, cause the death of that man, whether you intended to or not.
Skiv: Guess it's up to the coppers to decide, then.