Liberty City

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Packie: What's up, Niko?

Niko: Well not much, you know... problems, solutions, usual sort of thing.

Packie: You sounded just like Gerry when you said that, all cagey and thoughtful, like I might be wearing a wire.

Niko: I don't think you're wearing a wire. My English can be a bit bad.

Packie: Sure, but you're like Gerry - a weird combination of crazy maniac and thoughtful controlled guy.

Niko: Thanks, I think. I always liked Gerry.

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... • 2008

A Lost biker was spotted stumbling around Acter, where the MC base used to be.

And, well... better safe than sorry.

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Gravelli: Seems some Korean has come into the country... and is selling money at a discount. You don't need me to tell you that it's all fugazi. Faker than a pair of Vinewood tits.

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Gravelli: His name is Kim Young-Guk. He'll be very well protected. He eats at Mr. Fuk.

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- Dining Out. • 2008

The Korean Mob in Alderney presents itself as a risk the Gambetti family isn’t willing to take.

Niko Bellic is sent to Mr. Fuk’s Rice Box. Killing the North Korean counterfeiter he had previously helped into the country.

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Niko: If you play stupid, you're not going to live very long. Where's Kim?

Manager: He heard you come. He run out back through the kitchen!

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Kim: Hey! Don’t I know you?

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Niko: He's passed his last false bill, Mr. Gravelli.

Gravelli: Well done, my boy. This is going to be a fruitful partnership for us both.

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Packie: Were you and Roman always close? Back home, I mean.

Niko: Yeah, we always were. Close, but different. He was the smart one, I was the active one. That's probably why he got out of there when things got bad. I stuck around and life didn't go so good from there in.

Packie: You seem like a solid guy, Niko. I know you talk about this bad shit that happened to you, but I think you can get over it, you know. You're a survivor.

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Gravelli: The mayor will be here in a minute, and I have two senators dropping by later. Everyone wants to pay homage to a dying legend, everyone wants the glamor of a bygone age...

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... • 2008

Seeing the United Liberty Paper contact meant real progress was being made.

Bellic, already having his police file removed, had an additional promise to look forward to.

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U.L. Paper: I've got a real gift for you. Get this done. Then we'll talk.

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- Liquidize The Assets. • 2008

One fatal blow to the Ancelotti and Russian partnership.

Niko’s dismantled the crack peddling grocery store front.

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Gravelli: You've given a dying man a few minutes of happiness, Niko. I'm pleased to be helping you out with this thing you need. We'll speak again when Darko Brevic is in the country.

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Niko Bellic: What kind of man do I want to be? I want to be a whole one. I do not want to be owned by anyone. I do not want to be controlled by the actions of others. I want to be able to make the right decision, and have it be my own decision to make.

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... • 2008

In the time Niko was absent helping Gravelli, Pegorino’s situation had laughably imploded.

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“I’ll go, but I ain’t going quietly.” - James Pegorino 

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Pegorino: Fucking Anthony!

Niko: What about Anthony?

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Pegorino: My personal bodyguard wearing a wire! I raised that kid like he was my own. I BEAT him like he was my own son! When my son killed himself, Anthony became my son. Now this? The world is a CUNT!

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- Flatline. • 2008

The silent killer had arrived to collect on Anthony Corrado’s last breath at the Leftwood hospital.

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Anthony: Tell...Peg...I’m sorry.

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Marnie: I knew you'd help me.

Niko: How's that?

Marnie: I dunno. Something in your eyes. You look like you've got a good heart.

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Ray: Think about what I said.

Pegorino: I will! Trust me on that.

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Jimmy: We got real problems. Police are all over us. Maybe you heard. I got served papers today. Phil yesterday.

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Niko: Alright, Packie. I’m in the mood for blowing some stuff up.

Packie: Okay, Niko, I’ve left some in Westdyke.

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Jimmy: Niko, I've been thinking about it and I want you to pay our friend Ray a visit. Give him a message from me.

Niko: If that's your decision, Mr. Pegorino, it's done.

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- Pest Control. • 2008

Niko Bellic & Packie McReary — nickel and dime thugs by Ray Boccino’s account — were responsible for Ray’s car bombing.

No concrete evidence suggested the top earner was a rat. Nonetheless, Jimmy made the call and Ray was gone.

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Niko: Roman, good to speak to you. I need to talk to a friend.

Roman: Why, what's wrong?

Niko: I think it's my conscience. I don't know

Roman: Your conscience? Have killed too many people, Niko?

Niko: Perhaps. That man who I worked for, Ray Boccino. I was asked to kill and him and I did. He was a cockroach - a pest. But I don't know how long I can keep dealing in death.

Roman: It must be difficult, Niko. Maybe there is another path to take. A less violent one. I'll speak to you soon, okay?

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U.L. Paper: Bellic, I have your man. He's been flown in. We're going to drop him in the airport cargo area for you.

Niko: No more jobs? Is that it? Am I out?

U.L. Paper: You're out. You've done good things for us and we are grateful. That said, I've given you a lot of protection. From here in, you're alone. Goodbye.

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- That Special Someone. • 2008

Niko: Roman, they've brought Darko Brevic into the country for me. This is almost over. I'm going to finish it.

Roman: Niko, you can't do this alone. I'm coming with you.

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Niko: In some way, our friends from the village were lucky. I lost myself that day too. Everything that was good and innocent in me died along with them. If I could live those hours again, I think I would have preferred to be buried in the pit along with everyone else.

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Niko: This is all that is left of me. What am I good at, Roman? What is my trade? I deal in death because that is all that is open to me.

Roman: I will tell you what you are good at, Niko. You are a good cousin and a good friend. You still have integrity. No matter what you say, there is humanity in you. You still have the power to be good. It's important that you believe that.

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“I’M the one, who survived.” - Niko Bellic

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Niko: You killed my friends for one thousand dollars...

Darko: How much do you charge to kill someone?

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Darko: Thank you.

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Niko: You piece of shit! That was for everyone. That was for me.

Roman: Okay, Niko. It's over. It's all over now.

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Roman: Maybe now that you know that revenge is not what you are after, you can look for fulfillment in other places. Healthy ones.

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Hey there,

I just wanted to thank you for saving my life. It’s Marnie. You remember me? The junkie you saved!

Well, I’m home now, and I am okay. I got off the drugs and I’m going to meetings and I’m enrolling in college. I want to be a psychiatrist. Find out why I am so insane!!!! What a crazy time.

My parents have been good since I came back, and my old boyfriend hasn’t made contact, so I don’t have that to worry about. Everything is going great, and all thanks to you!!! You’re the best. Are you on myroom . com? I hope you are okay, and all your dreams are coming true!!!

Love,

Marnie Allen

 

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Good to hear from you, Marnie. Look after yourself. Good luck with your studies. 

When you qualify, maybe you can help me discover why I am crazy, too. Niko.

 

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