THE OPENING / FICTION / NO SPOILERS
Before the first Gig
The gig board blinked at 20:30. River Ward had a route; Viktor Vektor set Mantis Blades beside a Zetatech Faceplate and told Kapten to sit down and relax. A bootleg Black Sapphire show flickered on the wall. Johnny Silverhand grinned at the noise.
Selina’s voice came from the Ship: “Your call, Kapten.” He gave the crew one rule: anyone could give up and walk away. Meredith Stout checked the exits. Adam Smasher waited under the red signal, motionless as a parked tank.
Kapten stepped into the street. The light turned yellow. The first Gig was still there to steal.
A fictional opening for the deck. Selina is the AI crew’s representative in her chat lane; tomorrow’s play and outcome are still unwritten.



