Twin Cities, Gemini Cadence opened her eyes. She was flat on her back with the dampness of the pavement beneath her soaked into her suit jacket and pants. Pain throbbed up and down her limbs—unpleasant when paired with the taste of iron in her mouth. She blinked and squinted. It was pitch black. She couldn’tContinue reading “11.1: Cadence’s (Sincero) Deception”
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10.( ): The People of Sin City
Fortuna requested another round of Itero Recino. Theta didn’t question her about it when returning alone several hours after ELPIS revealed their questions, didn’t even question Tau on how he became locked in the room with them. When Tau left after receiving another proto-conductor from him, Theta settled into the requested game as if nothingContinue reading “10.( ): The People of Sin City”
10.[]-2: A Brother’s Wrath (Pazienza)
( ) Carl Foxman knew that he was dumb as bricks. His father always said it. His mother never denied it. Allen was probably thinking it all the time. Cadence always said good-naturedly, “Come on, Carl. Everyone’s a little stupid,” making Carl think that the fact maybe wasn’t so bad. Fortuna plainly said he wasContinue reading “10.[]-2: A Brother’s Wrath (Pazienza)”
10.[]-1: A Brother’s Greed (Carità)
( ) The Foxman Family had its founding roots in an insignificant town in Aries. A place not even worth naming. Better to bury it. Because at the time it hadn’t been so much of a ‘Family’ as it was a ‘family.’ Frankly, in Allen’s opinion, it hadn’t been much of a family either. TheContinue reading “10.[]-1: A Brother’s Greed (Carità)”
9.1-2: Cadence’s Love (Desiderio)
Twin Cities, Gemini When Cadence stepped out from the portal, she knew she was back on the streets of the Twin Cities. After all, she could taste both the salt from the nearby seaports and the soot from the nearby conductor manufacturing plant. Instead of spitting as she normally would at the flavor, she embracedContinue reading “9.1-2: Cadence’s Love (Desiderio)”
9.1-1: Cadence’s Stumble (Caduta)
( ) The light that swallowed them all up was something out of a nightmare. No, that wasn’t right. Cadence was sure Atienna had said one time that nightmares and dreams were made of things taken from the real world—maybe a conversation you had, a book you read, or something you saw briefly while passingContinue reading “9.1-1: Cadence’s Stumble (Caduta)”
8.[]: An Inheritor’s Avarice (Generosita)
Fortuna Romano could easily divide her life into three time periods. This was because for each of those time periods she held a different name—rather, a different title. Her first title was ‘Trash.’ A name ceremoniously bestowed upon her by the store owners residing in the poorest district of the Twin Cities which had becomeContinue reading “8.[]: An Inheritor’s Avarice (Generosita)”
8.3: Werner’s Diligence (Rilassamento)
Twin Cities, Gemini The train ride to the Twin Cities was uneventful. The passage required two stops to switch train cars. One stop was at a medium-sized town in Pisces, and the second was at an outpost on the border Leo shared with Gemini. Due to the sizable distance between northeast Gemini and southern Capricorn,Continue reading “8.3: Werner’s Diligence (Rilassamento)”
8.1: Cadence’s Honor (Disonore)
Twin Cities, Gemini “Why aren’t you saying anything, huh?!” Thuds resounded through the near-empty casino. “You just said you were going to talk!” Another thud. “A minute ago!” Thud. “So why!” Thud, thud, thud. “Are you so damned quiet?” There was a monstrous roar. “Talk, dammit!” Whistling, Cadence watched as a man was sent flyingContinue reading “8.1: Cadence’s Honor (Disonore)”
7.2: Cadence’s Family (Conoscenti)
Twin Cities, Gemini The synchronization meetings that Werner liked to hold at the beginning of each week were events Cadence actually enjoyed. But calling them meetings did them a disservice. Despite Werner’s attempts to keep things professional and controlled, they always unraveled into something resembling the chaos that graced cheap, late-night bars. Mostly in partContinue reading “7.2: Cadence’s Family (Conoscenti)”
Six Chances 