11.2: Werner’s (Fidato) Command

Twin Cities, Gemini  Werner Waltz opened his eyes. He immediately assessed his surroundings. He was lying on a firm bed; there was a sharp, antiseptic smell in the air; it was dim; and there was a brass sound trilling through the air. Saxophone. A record. He was injured, clearly, given the soreness at the backContinue reading “11.2: Werner’s (Fidato) Command”

9.[]-2: A Soldier’s Promise (di un Amico), 2

Twin Cities, Gemini  Gilbert was guided by a hand on the arm through a back hallway and down a series of crisscrossing steps. He was not accustomed to covert operations so he fumbled his way forwards bumping into walls and tables alike. Eventually, they slipped into a room divided into multiple sections by silk draperies.Continue reading “9.[]-2: A Soldier’s Promise (di un Amico), 2”

9.[]-1 : A Soldier’s Promise (di un Amico), 1

Twin Cities, Gemini  Gilbert Wolff had never been an overachiever. He’d never been an ‘underachiever’ either. Just an achiever. He didn’t really put much thought into it when he was younger but all the people he’d hung out with at the time thought he was ‘cool.’ Whatever that meant. Didn’t matter much when his mother’dContinue reading “9.[]-1 : A Soldier’s Promise (di un Amico), 1”

9.3: Werner’s Stand (Crollo)

Twin Cities, Gemini  Werner was surprised when Nico delivered to him and Oberst Fritz von Spiel the news that they were to have the meeting with the Romanos and the Foxmans at the end of the week. It was good news as it indicated progress, and it was their reason for being in the TwinContinue reading “9.3: Werner’s Stand (Crollo)”

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)”

7.3: Werner’s Efficiency (Esitazione)

Abschnitt 45, Capricornian-Argoan Border, Capricorn  Thirty-four days after Major Ersatz’s arrest at the Capricornian-Aquarian border by the Ophiuchians, Werner and his unit were deployed back out to the southern border. They were ordered to take up station at the Argoan border outpost they had been positioned at prior to their rerouting to the Capricornian-Aquarian border.Continue reading “7.3: Werner’s Efficiency (Esitazione)”

7.1: Olive’s Bravery (Codardia)

Thousand Name City, Sagittarius  “Chance, the minutes from last week’s meeting.” This was pointless. “Chance, if we don’t clarify what topics were discussed last week then this meeting and subsequent meetings will be meaningless. We need to understand what every person has been doing and what we will be doing in order to not interfereContinue reading “7.1: Olive’s Bravery (Codardia)”

5.3: Waltz Lock-on

Abandoned Town, Capricorn  “What the hell is going on here?!” Cadence repeated. Sequentially, the events leading up to this moment where Werner found himself now bashing in the head of one of the soldiers Ersatz had brought along with him had been simple. When the major had reiterated that they were to take on theContinue reading “5.3: Waltz Lock-on”

4.3: Waltz Misfire

Abandoned Town, Capricorn  The synchronization event brought upon by Ariesian Prince Olivier Chance seemed to have exacerbated Werner’s condition. Whenever he’d rest his eyes, he’d enter an odd sort of microsleep where what he assumed were memories would barrage his mind. The dreams were so vivid that they’d almost seemed real. Flashes of a narrowContinue reading “4.3: Waltz Misfire”

3.3: Waltz Trigger

Abandoned Town, Capricorn  Werner had never been a fan of cigarettes, natural nor conductor-based. He’d never understood the novelty of them nor why their usage was so popular. The smell was unpleasant, the ashes from a fallen stub easily ruined the bottom of leather shoes, and the smoke always clogged the air. He never madeContinue reading “3.3: Waltz Trigger”