Charlie Foxtrot: Stories

A life of power and privilege filled with obligation, or a taste of freedom and love? That is the choice facing two cadets at the Imperial Academy.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Petra Osei has spent eleven years doing excellent work. Eleven years of insights credited to colleagues, three short-lists that became someone else's promotions. When the Integration levels her up mid-presentation and she finally opens her stat screen, she finds twenty-one banked points. Seven levels of accumulation, never spent. The system had been watching the whole time. She just hadn't looked.

A story in the Cosimo Universe
A story in the Cosimo Universe. Cosimo works with friends and family to uncover the trail of traitors they thought had been eliminated only to find out there is more going on than they suspected.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Senna inherited two things from her mother: a ship that runs on spite and a stat screen she's spent fourteen years ignoring. The *Null Margin* is still flying. The Integration overlay is still there. Senna has made peace with exactly one of those facts. When a Flux Storm pins her at a frontier station with a failing navigation array and the only fix is an EVA into conditions her stats say she shouldn't survive. She goes anyway. The system, for once, has something to say about that.

A story in the Cosimo Universe
Enter the Dark Allure of the Red Wing Join Cosimo, a young man navigating the complexities of his family’s legacy, as he delves into the mysterious world of the Red Wing. This dark and seductive realm holds secrets and desires that threaten to upend his carefully laid plans. With its unique blend of politics, intrigue, and sensual excess, “In the Red Wing” is a thrilling ride that will leave you breathless.

A story in the Cosimo Universe
A brief description of the events leading to the founding of the Empire within Cosimo's Universe.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Naleth is fourteen months into a military research contract studying why civilians stall in the Integration system. She's found the answer. Sixty-nine percent of civilian designations are combat roles. All six attributes optimize for warfare. The progression track exists for soldiers alone. She was hired to find a gap in the design. She found the design. The system, it turns out, found her first.

A story in the Cosimo Universe
The continuation of Cosimo's journey and growth within the world of the Empire. / (Reviews)

A story in the Cosimo Universe
Cosimo has progressed his education, but now must take on new roles and relationships as political turmoil strikes the Imperium.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Five operators extract a neural-suppressed Vethari from a corporate station. When the route collapses, Dex holds a junction alone while the team transits through occupied sections with the asset. The system tracks every hit, every point of stamina, every second. Frame 34 advances to 35—not because he spent points, but because the system recognized what holding that line cost. Resonance: 74 to 76. The team comes out together.