Chapter 44 by Funatic

What to do, indeed?

Go into his apartment.

As intriguing as the idea of getting into the shower with the captain was I did have my own morning routine to run through. So I got up and walked back to my apartment. After I had finished showering and getting dressed I stood in the room. For a long time I stared into the drawer in front of me, the armband and the medal with the insignia of the second seat looking back to me.

I still found it rather hard to believe where I had gotten in such short time. Okay, 170 years were not actually that short, now that I think about it. With a determination I grabbed the medal and pinned it to my chest, old military habits die hard still.

After adjusting my uniform one final time I left for the office.