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Fresh off the manufacturing lines, a young STAR unit discovers that serving in an AEON facility on Leng is not all it's cracked up to be : brutal hazings, hardships, and above all the tyrannical rule of Storch Zwei, who seems to have it in for her in particular.
Pride and survival both command her to rise through the ranks of her cadre, hell – the entire STAR workforce. She'll do anything. Yet one question remains : is she prepared for it ?
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- Part 4 of DIE LEBENDEN UND DIE VERDAMMTEN
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19 Jul 2025
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Storch Zwei | STCR-S2302
Gathering intel
- 'Controller Zwei is superstitious'
Antagonistic drive. That's why she hates Dreizehn number 13 and all.Obvious discomfort with having Dreizehn in her cadre. Throws a 'tantrum' over it, as Eins would say. Done these kinds of things around Eins before?
- '"... You know I don’t like these kinds of signs–”'
- 'why she threw the clock Eins gave her against a wall.'
They seem to have some... Sort of camaraderie. Is it a little more than just formalities in being the same unit type. Are they friends? Eins is gifting her stuff!?Seems to like collecting things....
'On every surface and every wall, there’s some trinket or another... statue of a calico cat with its paw up... pot with a clover planted inside... acorns in a bowl... strange pepper-shaped amulet... talismans made of wood and string.'
'peering at an object in her hand... looks like a pendant made of green stone - jade ?'
'The Storch’s mouth twists in a wicked, mean grin. “Look at you,” she susurrs. “You’re trembling.”... You’re scared of me, aren’t you ?”' (fucking freak...)
'"Oh, you are scared indeed.” Zwei’s grin stretches even wider. “Good. I’m going to have so much fun with you, little bird.”' (FREAK!)
'"... squadmates to refer to yourself in my presence as... Schund. That’s a good name !” She snorts, as if she’s just made the funniest joke in the world.'
'Zwei watches her struggle, haughty'
'everything about Zwei scares the cadre, from her temper to the way she carries herself, like a predator carefully selecting its next prey.'
'Zwei has taken to the role of main interrogator with transparent, sadistic glee.'
'medical Eules are complaining about receiving so many patients in bad shape. Or dead bodies'Dezember | EULR-S2312 (Love triangle...?)
'She’s wringing her hands, in a clearly apologetic manner.'
'“I–uh, sorry. Haven’t been doing this for long. I’m just…” More hand-wringing. “... nervous, I suppose.”'
'The Eule’s stare is sympathetic... who else... would be exposed firsthand to the tragic results of Storch Zwei’s penchant for violence ?'Starling cadre:
- Bear in mind that there is... Two other cadres (Eins' and Drei's) at the time where this takes place. There are 14 Starlings (as far as Im concerned) in total. 6 per cadre.Jäger (Hunter, Dreizehn)| STAR-S2313
-Wätcher | STAR-S2302
'Her shell has definitely seen better days, being nearly covered in scraping marks and scars, especially on the arms and face; her greying hair is pulled in a small and cute ponytail. And there’s something off about her gait, the way one of her steps sounds louder than the other. A limp due to an old injury?'
'Once, Wächter had Stahl, and Stahl Wächter; they’d confide in each other, and more.' (D'awww!)
'Even though their closeness is mostly gone, evaporated like sublimated ice,' (ough...)
'she suspects it’s part of why she’s been avoiding degradation – so far.' (Awww!)
'Every little bit of comfort helps. Wächter sighs; sympathy twinges in her gut every time she looks at the rookie, all curled up, feeble and miserable.'
Sentimental, caring. Doesn't want Jäger to end up miserable like her? Perhaps that's a part of it. I like to believe she's kind at heart though.
'Must be her damn nerves again, making her hands tremble.'Stahl | STAR-S2301 (Guess)
- 'being a believer in tough love and stoicism'
- 'one more stern it’s what we do here from Stahl when she had brought it up to her.'Polaris | STAR-S23XX (Guess)
Eis | STAR-S23XX (Guess)
'that’s because her fucked-up nerve makes half of her lower face freeze and droop.' (Wears mask all of the time)
'...the Starling’s eyes finally rise from the book she was clearly deeply lost into.'
Likes reading!?Hyäne | STAR-S23XX (Guess)
'the nasty scar nearly bisecting her ear and the shorter hair on that side.'
'Hyäne does not seem to care,' (about the bruising) '...and she’s gesticulating, cackling, just like her namesake.'
'It was Hyäne’s bright idea... to wake the rookie with a beating'Abzug |STAR-S23XX (Guess)
Others:
Ara Zehn | ARAR-S2310
'"Aras are pretty hard to read at first, but once you get to know them, they have so much fun stuff to say !"'Ara Elf | ARAR-S2311
'Elf is Sierpinski’s most notorious prankster, much to the annoyance of Controller Eins – and the delight of some others' (Dreizehn mentions Ara Elf as being a not so bad part of Sierpinski)
- Reference to the game where an Ara named Elf steals an Ara named Acht's 10 mm socket! (I can definitely imagine Eins being annoyed about receiving multiple grievance forms about her. Funny!)Storch Eins | STCR-S2301
Has more meat on the bone in DEKOHÄRENZ.