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)”
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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)”
6b: Crimson Volition
Olive felt like he’d been picked up by a whirlwind, tossed around in the air for the better part of a week, and then gently placed back down onto the ground as if all was in order. Why? Because everything fell into place the next couple of weeks after the Watch’s attack so perfectly thatContinue reading “6b: Crimson Volition”
6a: Chance Ignition
New Ram City, Aries Run and hide, Olive thought—that was what Werner said right after admitting he knew of the secret Capricornian organization behind the assassination attempt. Ten out of ten. Still, there had been regret in the man’s eyes and guilt too. And… It was weird feeling concern coming from that man. A CapricornianContinue reading “6a: Chance Ignition”
5.1: Chance Rejection
New Ram City, Aries Olive’s walk back to the royal palace was oddly filled with thoughts of Maria. He could only faintly see her in his mind’s eye. In a dark and dim cell with hands cuffed in chains, Maria sat without a smile. The very sight of her was unnerving. Betrayal must hurt. WhenContinue reading “5.1: Chance Rejection”
4.2: Morello Bridge
Twin Cities, Gemini “Adapt, adapt, adapt,” she would say, porcelain fingers flying across the bone-white keys. Clear laugh chiming, she’d look down with a coy smile. Cadence would tune her ears to the sharp chords the woman would play and would try to jump in to play with her. But the woman would always beContinue reading “4.2: Morello Bridge”
3.[]: Convergence
It hurt. Saints. It hurt. Even after the medical Conductors had come and gone saying that all was in order, it still hurt. Even after they had informed Olive of what had occurred—that he had fainted in the bathroom, that Trystan had been called in for questioning after carrying him to his room, that heContinue reading “3.[]: Convergence”
3.6: Jericho Brutality
Twin Cities, Gemini “Curse the Organization for stealing my wallet. Now I can’t get the sustenance I need to truly get to the bottom of their nefarious deeds.” They were standing outside a cafe. It was dark out and the light from the café window was warm. Jericho stared at Talib before pulling out aContinue reading “3.6: Jericho Brutality”
3.5: Imamu Snap
Imamu Estate, Virgo “Can you hear it? The pulse of syzygy?” Atienna stopped and turned. There was nothing behind her. Only the long, familiar stretch of green walls she had known her whole life. What an unpleasant thought. Recently they had been occurring more often. She looked away. “What is it, Atienna?” Safiyah was givingContinue reading “3.5: Imamu Snap”
3.2: Morello Chorus
Twin Cities, Gemini The rain took care of most of the dirty work. It pelted down and washed the red out into the bay. The bay itself swallowed up all the body bags weighted with cement blocks. Cadence stood beneath the roof at the entrance of Warehouse 12 and watched as the men moved theContinue reading “3.2: Morello Chorus”
Six Chances 