Hello, my name is Ayrif Iqbal with WNS News.

As we inch closer to Halloween, death rates, including those related to gang violence in Night City,

dropped a surprising 2% over the past couple of days.

Mayor Lucius Ryan attributes this recent change,

attributes this to recent changes in NCEPD law enforcement policy, earning him favorable public opinion ahead of next year's election.

While this trend bodes well for night city citizens, NCPD still advises caution around Lower Arroyo.

The NCPD still advises caution around Lower Royo, amid an increase in scavenger activity.

Local mercenaries in cooperation with the police are working now to address this issue before the holidays.

And indeed, local mercenaries are in fact working to solve this issue. However, as we left off last session, the sort of maintenance forks rose up from the floor.

And coming out from underneath the sort of cavity beneath them was a scab unlike any you'd seen before.

Synthetic muscle fibers and grafted bone.

A rather large woman whose scavenger face mask looked a bit strange compared to the others.

As you see a flickering digital projection of a skull decidedly different than the rest.

As combat resumes, I just need to...

...get some music for you.

Okay. Standing by for Musack.

That one's not.

I know that company. My dad told me about it.

That'll work.

Alright. Right. Seizing the initiative

is this latest scab.

Seizing.

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