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O = Odette
S = Siegfried

Empty black, the space between stars. A ship pushes on. Slowly, damaged engines leave a trail of glowing plasma, stark and brilliant against the dark. The Odette, marked as one of the Imperial fleet, a human mind trapped in the cold hull of a battleship. On the bridge sits Siegfried, her captain, her lover. They wear the uniform of the Confederation, and touch the broken screens and panels with tenderness. A single tear falls up the readouts.

Verse 1

O:

Do you remember when we first met?
You were wounded and took shelter
Little knowing I was still alive
You were so surprised

S:

Oh, do you remember when we first met?
I lost the chase against your former lords
And then you found me, and took me in
I wondered if you wore my stripes would they let me stay as yours

Chorus 1:
O: Fleet at 50,000 miles
S: There's nowhere that they cannot track
O: Navigation systems can't compile
S: But we won't let them take us back
O: Forward plasma banks offline
S: Then we die when they attack
O: Escape pods are working fine
S: ...

S:
oh, do you remember the way they lied?
they brought me a woman they claimed was you
and I believed them
I was a fool

O:

Do you remember, when you found them out
And tore through their deception
Then you found me, and broke me out
And you swore we'd never be apart again

Chorus 2
O: Fleet has target lock acquired
S: There's nothing left for me but you
O: Secondary engines still won't fire
S: Together we will see it through
O: Siegfried we don't have any time
S: Then we turn and we attack
O: Escape pods still working fine
S: “I won’t leave you”

The Odette is silent, but Siegfried knows she understands. That a ship and its captain go down together. There is nothing left to say as the engines turn them to face their pursuers. Before them, the combined forces of Imperium and Confederation stare them down, a thousand gun ports open and ready. Her engines fire for one last time, and they charge into their ending together, never to apart again.

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from Tales To Be Told, Volume II, released January 28, 2018

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The Mechanisms: a band of immortal space pirates roaming the universe in the starship Aurora. Some say they’re from a steampunk future, others claim they’re from a cyberpunk past, a few even whisper that they may be from a dieselpunk alternate now. They are all correct. ... more

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