Barry Lewis

Barry Lewis is an officer of the NCPD residing in his apartment in H10 megabuilding, Watson district.

Biography
2077 has been a tough year for Barry, dealing with the increased rate of crime following the mayor's death and colleagues that simply having no further depth than job efficacy. To make matters worse, his best friend Andrew recently passed away, leaving him feeling alone in an unforgiving world. In order to process his thoughts and deal with inner turmoil, Berry has taken an indefinite leave from work without providing a proper elaboration, which has incited worry among his colleagues. After an extended time of not responding to their holo calls or emails, Juan Mendez and Nadia Petrova, both fellow officers of the NCPD, have decided to pay Barry a personal visit. However, their voices fell on deaf ears, as Barry failed to feel sincerity in their intention and feared they would not understand him should he actually explain the nature of his troubles.

Passing through the megabuilding atrium, V can encounter the two officers standing in front of the apartment and desperately willing Barry to open the door. Should V decide to interfere, they will make use of the neighbourly acquaintanceship and send V to try to get Barry to open up and finally explain what's truly going on.

How V approaches this task will be pivotal to Barry's fate. Being kind or using the body dialogue check (5 required) will provide entrance to his rather unkempt apartment. Barry is willing to talk to a stranger, much more freely, in fact, than he could to his colleagues - ones he considered friends as well. He will soon realize that V simply thinks that his state is due to the loss of a close friend, as is what Mendez and Petrova had told, so he will proceed expanding on the story. A lot of bad events have stricken poor Barry in the recent months, from seeing injustice being overlooked to witnessing a murder of a child being thrown out with the paperwork and ruled a suicide. His friend Andrew has been with him from before the world started losing sense so his departure seems to have broken the only strand of hope Barry had of better days being remembered. He will also note that Andrew's remains now rest in a niche in the Columbarium, indicating that there might be something worth investigating. This is an optional visit for V, as they will be able to simply exit Barry's apartment and tell his colleagues what they've learnt. It will not achieve much of a difference and incite Mendez to exhibit exactly the behaviour Barry was fearing of facing, which will lead him into ending his own life.

To avoid such a grim scenario, V may wish to gather more information and visit Andrew's final resting place. The epitaph on his niche will reveal an unexpected truth - Andrew, the last memory of a better world for Barry was a tortoise. As a war veteran, Johnny will also pitch in as soon as V makes a comment. It's no laughing matter, losing the only thing that gets you up in the morning, regardless of it not being human. Carrying this knowledge, V can now return to Barry's colleagues who are still patiently waiting in the megabuilding atrium and explain just how serious the matter is. They will first be in disbelief, but it is possible to persuade them, opening their eyes to something more than just a job and potentially strengthening their collegial friendship.

Associated Quests

 * Happy Together