The Vienna Game

[Traudel Habermeyer]

Not particularly long after Christian got up, Traudel followed suit in a quick motion. Adjusting her uniform, befoe both hands rested behind her back. She did not dare follow up to the railing and instead remained close to the table. "Of course, Your Highness. I have met both in Hamburg for the first time. Revenant shortly before an encounter with a rather vocal and problematic member of the Bundschuh whom i had to take down close to the New Berlin jump gate. That is the first report of mine that mentions her, if i am not mistaken. And my first real interaction with her, before that i had merely seen her passing by. Said she was there to check on the business deals in the Cologne system, something about building rights on Saarbrucken?" Traudel paused, eyeing the mountains in the distance. "Ja, that must've been it. Worrying about the debris still around and clean up operations in the sector. She struck me as deeply caring for her people who are in need of such a place, yet at the same time willing to tackle even more issues that crept up. Mentioned some political noise in the Taus, trade becoming more difficult with Gallia."

With a light frown Traudel's eyes wander from the scenery back towards the water. "Revenant seems to suffer from some affliction or illness of sorts i know not the details of, but it has never deterred her from continuing on. I take that as the sign of a fighter and or someone with great dedication to something. Instead of giving in or pitying themselves. That may be one of the reasons i kept talking to Revenant, i saw good qualities."

"Lazurith i met for the first time somewhere in the Alsterfeld in Hamburg, both him and Revenant were on their way to ... Bering i believe and picked up my signal. I was jumpepd by a group of local criminals and both were kind enough to lend me a hand, then allowed me to safely get a trade lane and thus reach planet Hamburg as an infested vessel appeared on our scanners, F-88. Heading right for me. They kept it at bay. It was but a brief introduction, yet Lazurith and me were given a chance to talk more only a couple days later. Interrupted by the same infected vessel again, where he assisted me in taking it out. Afterwards we had a quiet moment. Talked about what he was doing in Rheinland, which was basically following Revenant and assisting in the previously mentioned business matters and keeping each other safe. And, again, to not be a target as in the other Houses. Him and me discovered the same interest in science to a degree, as well as being fascinated by all new things in general. He described himself as a researcher with focus on technology sciences." She took a deeper breath, watching Christian for a couple of seconds.

"From that point onwards Lazurith came to my aid more often, i showed him around Rheinland when my duties permitted it and we talked about the dangers of infected vessels and what F-88 might have wanted here, or with me, to begin with. Lazurith appeared a bit more in the process of either finding himself ... or finding a good spot to stand on, if that makes sense. As in ... mhhmh ... " She gestured a little while attempting to find the right words. " ... somewhat going far to prove either to himself or others he was worth something? I sensed insecurity about the value of completed tasks, even though his conduct was exemplary and i wish more visitors or citizens of Rheinland would do so." Having finished her report she cleared her throat once, stared down at her boots and then back towards the railing Christian was holding.