The Railroad - Accident - 3.2
Ian, José, and Luther followed the Praetorian Guards out through the same exit. The other guards closed the doors behind them after they had passed and tapped a few times on the panel. Luther remained in his sluggish state, as if completely unaware...
The Railroad - Accident - 3.1
"Wake up, Fox," a deep voice said. "Something's wrong." Forcing my eyes open, I struggled to grasp the situation. "What is it?" I asked, sitting up in bed. I saw José crouching beside me, his expression grave—clearly, something was...
The Railroad - Accomplice- 2.5
Damn it, damn it, damn it! How dare you? What kind of attitude is that? As if you're blaming us lowly ingrates for committing some shameful transgression, accusing us of tearing apart society and disturbing your peaceful existence, as...
The Railroad - Accomplice- 2.4
The workstation in a remote location emitted an air of decay, as though it hadn’t been used for a long time. The transmission antenna wobbled precariously, and parts of the structure were even covered in rust. I could understand the desire to...
The Railroad - Accomplice- 2.3
I tapped away at the workstation terminal, uploading the drone system update and adding a few meaningless loop commands. That way, there'd be something to report for the next performance review. Standing up, I stretched and glanced over the...
The Railroad - Journey - 4.1
"Do you need me to go over the plan again?" After entering the mayor's residence, the guard led us to a secluded corner of the front garden and left, leaving us to wait for the house servants to come and show us the way. I took advantage of this moment...
The Railroad - Accident - 3.4
The emotions had run high all night, leaving me now with a sense of utter exhaustion, as if something inside me had been completely drained. Like an overfilled water bag that eventually bursts, its contents spilling out until all that's left is a...
The Railroad - Journey - 4.3
After that, it was like I was watching everything from a third-person perspective, with no sense of reality at all. Thanks to our well-prepared plan, we passed through the territorial checkpoint without any difficulties. The travel permit...
The Railroad - Journey - 4.2
We chose the third night of the year-end festival to take action because that was when everyone had been immersed in too many nights of revelry but hadn’t yet realized they were indulging too much and started feeling guilty about it. We were...
The Railroad - Empathy - 5.3
Since the string of incidents following the landing ceremony, nearly a year had passed. But our little adventure showed no signs of cooling down; it continued to attract a large crowd of curious listeners. Even though, strictly speaking, we...
The Railroad - Empathy - 5.2
There were few people in the square, apart from a few of Snow’s Praetorian Guards, the seven representatives of the Senate’s factions, and the imperial judge with a small pack of pedigree dogs by his side, along with the Archduke of Golden and his...
The Railroad - Empathy - 5.1
I slowly opened my eyes, staring absentmindedly at the metal frame supporting the upper bunk, and turned off the terminal’s alarm before it even rang. José and Ian had already gone ahead to prepare, leaving only me in the room. As for what...