The Rogue Officer

[Deneth Aleski]

Planet Holstein, Frankfurt system

Aleski was draped in a feeling of surreality. After he had emigrated from Rheinland, he never thought he'd actually come back, let alone live there for a while. On top of that, he was completely unaware of what his "standing" here was, given his previous actions.

However, much to his relief (and surprise), the Rheinwehr patrols they encountered were completely oblivious to who the Ensign was. Even the ones in New Berlin space, known to capture and detain deserters, no matter how long it has been since they evaded service.

Once landed, the young pilot joined the two others near the center of the platform. Still in his own bubble, Deneth was looking around until Austin mentioned something about heating. This reminded him of the times he had to land on similar platforms after patrols during his RM days.

"If I'm not incorrect, the heating control should be somewhere in the lower levels of the platform... yes, near the center." He pointed towards the central structure.

"Usually, these things use a special kind of solid fuel to generate energy, hence the bright exhaust fumes we'd normally see from those chimneys. There should still be some of it left in the reservoirs."

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Wilhelm D. Aleski || Paul Speer