Easily-Missed Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Interaction Leads To A Night City Conspiracy

's Night City is rife with mysteries to uncover, whether this is through general open-world exploration or interacting directly with some of its inhabitants. When its expansion, was released in September 2023, not only did it introduce a new area called Dogtown — which was situated near Pacifica on the pre-existing city map — but it brought with it a whole spate of new conspiracies.

This shouldn't have been too surprising, as was marketed as being more of an espionage thriller, with V's actions being directly linked to the NUSA's President Myers whether they choose to work with a sleeper agent, Solomon Reed, or Song So Mi (aka. Songbird), an extremely talented netrunner who works as an intelligence analyst for the NUSA. During this time, Songbird was forced into venturing beyond the Blackwall, with Myers seeing her skills there as another weapon to be used, prompting Songbird to plot an escape.

In a game as long and complex as Cyberpunk 2077, it can be frustrating to face unexpected consequences hours after making a small decision.

While 's story alone sees players diving into political conspiracies and making plenty of tough calls — none of which have a completely "" ending — exploring Dogtown can open up even more. When exploring the many underpasses and alleyways of the district, players can spot many junkies loitering around. Considering how run down this part of Night City is — and considering the normal state of the city, that's saying something — it should come as no surprise to see such a thing, however, whereas most NPCs will ignore V unless they bump into them or unless they have a secret gig or side quest attached, some of these junkies have a different interaction.

As shared to the r/cyberpunkgame Subreddit by Adam-Smasher2077, V doesn't even need to interact with some of these junkie NPCs for them to randomly start following them, repeatedly asking, “” or potentially remarking "" or "" upon seeing V, depending on the character's gender before