Jack sat down by one of the cracked pillars, and took out a bottle of isotonic drink. The label was covered with a sticker reading 'Stolen by Swiper'.
"We never were a united front. We have common roots, and they bind us strong enough to consider other Chulo gangs allies, and sometimes even brothers. But the people at the top... Well, when I was recovering, there was a lot of time, and no VR to play with. I did som reading, and there's one phrase that would be the best description of why this is happening. 'Whoever wants to be a leader, shouldn't be. The best leader is the one who doesn't want to lead.' I know it sounds like some kind of philosophy - I think it was one of the Greek guys in drapes, like in the trids, one of those wise guys who didn't give a shit, and just lived as they should, and were killed because of it. Maybe it's something deep. But I'm just a guy who spent his whole life looking out for them. And that's the problem."
Jack offered the bottle to the rest of the group - starting with Dizzy, his mom taught him manners apparently - his smile soured by the stuff he was talking about.
"Most of them don't care. We're just underlings to them. Hell, I saved this guy's life, and he just left me there. I took a bullet - well, six to be specific..." Jack shows them his bracelet, made of some kind of transparent polycarbon with six deformed bullets placed inside each bead. "... and nobody gave a shit. I heard from them twice. Once that Lucio's chica sent me a message how lame their new lookout guy was. And the second one was just some guy I didn't even know sending me a 'get well' card. A few weeks after I got shot. And when I got back it was 'Hey, nice to see you kid. We need a lookout for tonight...' Screw them!" Jack shakes his head violently, like he was trying to get rid of these thoughts. "We're Chulos." He points at the group, and himself. "They are Chulos." He makes a long gesture showing all of their surroundings - the whole neighborhood. Then he looks back at the chaos behind them."And those guys are mostly bastards who want to get their accounts and egos inflated by sucking their own family dry. The goddamn ghoulies and vamps at least have the excuse of having to feed on people, or die."