Both Sides, Now[Trivia 1] is a Side Job in Cyberpunk 2077.
Walkthrough[]
After meeting with the Voodoo Boys, V is contacted by Judy Álvarez, who asks them to come over as soon as possible.[Notes 1]
As V arrives at the apartment building on Charter street in Northside, Watson, they enter her apartment, and get immediately called over to the bathroom by Judy.
Inside the bathroom, V is encountered with a gruesome scene. Judy's friend and your former client, Evelyn Parker, committed suicide. Judy explains that she was away at the time when it happened, and is unable to forgive herself for leaving the apartment. Wanting to go through the proper channels, Judy calls the NCPD to report the incident, and asks that V carries Evelyn's body to the bedroom.
While V carries Evelyn's body to the bedroom, Judy is giving the NCPD an earful, as they appear to not have the time to come over to the apartment and investigate the suicide. After hanging up, Judy joins V in the bedroom and asks that V leaves the room while she takes care of her friend.
Moment pass, and Judy and V find themselves on the roof of the apartment building, passing the time. Judy asks V for a cigarette, which they take from Evelyn's cigarette case. Visibly emotional, Judy tells V that they can keep the cigarette case, as she thinks they like having it.
Judy will note to V that Fingers, the ripperdoc they met with earlier, had Evelyn for four days, and will also note that she talked with Tom Caldera from Clouds, who has told her that Evelyn had been missing from the place for a full week. Unable to sleep because she didn't know what happened to Evelyn during those three missing days, she dug deeper in the virtus she recovered from Evelyn's recording implant, trying to uncover more information. Judy was able to find out that Oswald Forrest, the manager of Clouds, kept her for those three days and had his way with her, before selling her off to the Scavengers.
Unsure with how to proceed, Judy asks that V leaves them alone for now so they can think on how to proceed, and promises to stay in touch with V.[Notes 2]
Journal Entry[]
- You ever hear the saying "No good deed goes unpunished"? You hold your hand out to someone, you get bitten. You help a poor soul in need, you get fleeced for all you're worth. Save someone's life? Fill in the blank.
After completion:
- There's nothing you can't take away from a person – you just gotta look hard enough. When all options are exhausted, you've still got a body that can be harvested, skills that can be put to good use... Oh, and let's not forget "dignity" – that's a classic. Hell, I'm starting to think I could've done worse than end up on this little Relic of yours.
Objectives[]
- Go to Judy's apartment.
- Talk to Judy.
- Lift up Evelyn.
- Carry Evelyn to the bedroom.
- Lay down Evelyn on the bed.
- Wait for Judy to finish.
- Talk to Judy.
- Leave the bedroom.
- Close the bedroom door.
- Talk to Judy.
- Leave the building.
Notes[]
- ↑ This quest will not start until you have called Mr. Hands during M'ap Tann Pèlen.
- ↑ A day after completing the quest, Judy will text V to let them know that they buried Evelyn at the Columbarium.
Trivia[]
- ↑ The job is named after the Joni Mitchell song "Both Sides, Now" from the 1969 album "Clouds."