Diary of a Countess

[Nekrotalis]

Video Diary II:

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Subject ID: Countess Alise von Ravensberg
Location: Somewhere in the Hamburg System
Time: 02:55
Day: 28th April 825

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After having been turned on the camera needs one short moment to adjust itself, focusing its lense on Alise. She looks once again stressed, less annoyed than last time she has done this tho. For a short moment she smiles thinly as she has confirmed that everything was running properly. Alise sits back down on the chair that was infront of the table the camera was standing on.

"So... Much has happened since the last time I did this sort of thing... I am actually unsure how I should begin as it is mostly unrelated bits of things that went well and things that went poorly. I guess it would be the best if I will simply start chronologically."

She leans forwards, resting her chin on her palms. Her eyes are mostly fixed on the camera, only darting for short moments while she speaks to the left or right. There are circle below her eyes, suggesting that she has barely or not slept at all the past days maybe up to a week.

"I will start with mentioning the following, due to the passing of Paul Michael Großweiler, the former Lord over the Cell in Hamburg, I became the new leader of it. The death of Mister Großweiler was rather unexpected, a man older than myself but still far from having the death knock on his door. I kinda enjoyed the few times we met on Wedel, drinking some tea and telling each other how things were going. I can only assume that he was it that nominated me as the new leader of the Hamburg Cell for the case of him passing away. I will never find out but I hope it is like this.

Leading a Cell is actually pretty stressful. In the first two weeks I had to restructure large parts of the Cell´s chain of command. Seeing into the people Großweiler left me and judge on if they are useful and trustworthy or of they should better be assigned some less challenging typ of work like cleaning certain areas of the station. Those which obviously would have taken over my place rather then follow me met a quick end. It seems that the time on Freeport 2 made my little sister to a capable shooter, we both learned it from Laurenz but she was always more into it then me. Maybe I should create a team of individuals that will only report to me and only recieve orders by me, something like that could proof useful in the future."

Alise yawns, her eyes are only half opened as she leaned further towards the table´s surface. There was movement in the background from another person that seemed like turning the page of a book.

"The Amalfi Directorate, slowly I begin to like these Outcast. They are good, reliable buisness partners and really polite. I see a bright future between the Union and them, they respect our decision to remain neutral as what I have grown to call the 'Hispanic Kindergarden Quarrel'. Naturally I would never call it openly like that, it simply is the best if we stay neutral in this war. Nothing is gained by standing on either side. I-..."

Alise´s head sinks onto the table, her eyes has closed. The lack of sleep seems to have taken its toll and she passed out on spot. The camera keeps recording for a few moments until the figure in the background stands up and walks to the table. She shakes her head at the sight of Alise in a somewhat disappointed manner.

"I did tell you, my dear sister, that you should have rested days ago. You are no machine that can simply disregard its own well being. As soon as you wake up, I will tell you that I told you so... Jeez you are the older one normally you should be the more responsible one. Ohhh wait! The camera is still going!"

The other individual reaches downwards and turns off the camera...

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