Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II
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As you say, improbable. Until now, Friedrich's main 'fault' seems to be showing his affection towards Kiki in a traditional older brother fashion, a fact that Kiki (also traditionally) hates.
Imagine you spend your whole life on the railroads and smuggling shit all over Europe and made a fortune (that you can't really use and left in Swiss banks). Now imagine you see your baby girl (also the next best thing to Baba Yaga) cleaned all of them through the Royal Family's trust (and since it's a loan, there are interests to be earned).
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Baba Yaga isn't so frightening. All she does is pester me to borrow some tea constantly.
When did this happen? Why was Helene sniffing around Kat's finances though official channels?
When Helene joined the City-government she came across the land development which was supported by Kat. Helene was against the land development, but Kat was for it. (well, thats the short summary.)
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Would anyone besides the nationalist wingnuts even care about Alsace-Lorraine at this point TTL? I recall reading that even by 1914, most of the French public had by then largely come to terms with losing that province to Germany.
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I would accept that about any other group, but who cares if the French get pissed off. They are the ones who made a sport out of running away, and practice to get better at it. Tell them you are part German and BAMM they will head for the hills. It works better on 9GAG.
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How about a restaurant specializing in assorted roasts of pork? Nah, even I would think that's in bad taste.
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Part 102, Chapter 1639
Chapter One Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Nine
3rd July 1964
Mitte, Berlin
There were times when Doug moved between confusion and amusement by the actions of his wife and the predicaments that she got herself into. This was even after they had been married for the better part of two decades. Simply put, if these things happened to anyone else then no one would believe it. Reality just kind of had a way of taking a smoke break whenever Kat’s name got mentioned. Today, Doug was photographing the event that was unfolding while trying to keep both Kat and Kiki out of the frame, neither of them looked happy to be here today.
When it was announced that Kiki was to receive the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Order of Merit for her actions over the course of her career and for the events of the prior April. She had told her father in Kat’s presence that she was declining the award. Kat had been the one who the Emperor had asked to talk Kiki around. In many respects, this was an extremely uncomfortable thing for Kat to do because she had been rather outspoken about what she thought about the subject and that had clearly influenced Kiki’s thinking on the matter. This time was different though. Kat had told Doug about how the Medical Service and FSR were both relatively new organizations and they needed the recognition.
It had been during the following conversation that Kiki had told Kat about what Louis Ferdinand had been planning for her as a reward for her years of loyal service to his family. He was talking about giving her a higher title, that of a Fürstin. Doug was fairly certain that a considerable amount of money that Kat had loaned the House of Hohenzollern recently might have had almost as much to do with it if he was being cynical.
Kat’s reaction had been predictable. Panic. What did she know about being a Sovern Princess? She had never even wanted to be a Gräfin in the first place and now this. Fürstin Katherine von Mischner zu Berlin? It sounded completely absurd and when the people of city they lived in learned of this, their reaction? Would people assume that she ruled the City-State of Berlin as opposed to the truth, that it only sort of applied to the portions of the city that she owned? Kat also understood Berlin like few others. She said that this was an invitation to the thousand or so factions within the city to all come to her with their hands out and they would likely rip her apart when they discovered that she had little to give them. It was one thing to have those in powerful positions owing her favors, it was entirely different to occupy such a position herself.
Kiki had thrown that reaction back in Kat’s face. Like Kat and that proposed social promotion, Kiki had a lot of reasons to refuse the award. It had been kept from the public, but she had sustained a worse injury than had been initially reported and had been struggling to recover. Kiki was planning on spending her Summer Holiday in a physically isolated chalet located on property owned by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Apparently, Rommel liked to play the role of Country Squire these days now that he was semi-retired when he wasn’t in Stuttgart or Berlin and a summer house located near where the German Army trained its Alpine Troops had been irresistible for him. Just the sort of person who could keep quiet about the presence of Kiki while she tried to escape from the world for a time. In the end, both Kat and Kiki had forced the other to accept what they were being offered and it was obvious that both were unhappy with how things had turned out. Doug was left wondering if the Emperor had known that this was exactly how it would play out when he had asked Kat to talk to Kiki.
As Doug watched, Kiki walked up to the podium where the Chancellor had been giving his remarks following those of the President of Federal Council when her name was called. She looked like she wanted to be anywhere other than here. Kiki had told him and Kat that she felt her role in the events of the 22nd of April were massively overblown and that she had been unable to even get out of the airliner seat that those twits had put her in. She felt that the storming of the airplane had been an unnecessary risk because Lothar de Maizière had thought that an airliner was like the U-Bahn, you got on and it went wherever it was going. Neither Kiki nor the airplane had been about to go anywhere. Doug had to disagree. The Police Commandos wouldn’t have acted unless they felt that there was no other option and multiple sources had repeated what she had in fact done. There was finally the fact that Kiki had risked her life to save Doug’s daughter. As far as he was concerned, not even this was enough of an acknowledgement of what Kiki had done.
As Kiki was presented with the Commander’s Cross to polite applause, the flash bulbs increased in tempo and Doug noticed that she looked very pale. That was seconds before she collapsed.
3rd July 1964
Mitte, Berlin
There were times when Doug moved between confusion and amusement by the actions of his wife and the predicaments that she got herself into. This was even after they had been married for the better part of two decades. Simply put, if these things happened to anyone else then no one would believe it. Reality just kind of had a way of taking a smoke break whenever Kat’s name got mentioned. Today, Doug was photographing the event that was unfolding while trying to keep both Kat and Kiki out of the frame, neither of them looked happy to be here today.
When it was announced that Kiki was to receive the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Order of Merit for her actions over the course of her career and for the events of the prior April. She had told her father in Kat’s presence that she was declining the award. Kat had been the one who the Emperor had asked to talk Kiki around. In many respects, this was an extremely uncomfortable thing for Kat to do because she had been rather outspoken about what she thought about the subject and that had clearly influenced Kiki’s thinking on the matter. This time was different though. Kat had told Doug about how the Medical Service and FSR were both relatively new organizations and they needed the recognition.
It had been during the following conversation that Kiki had told Kat about what Louis Ferdinand had been planning for her as a reward for her years of loyal service to his family. He was talking about giving her a higher title, that of a Fürstin. Doug was fairly certain that a considerable amount of money that Kat had loaned the House of Hohenzollern recently might have had almost as much to do with it if he was being cynical.
Kat’s reaction had been predictable. Panic. What did she know about being a Sovern Princess? She had never even wanted to be a Gräfin in the first place and now this. Fürstin Katherine von Mischner zu Berlin? It sounded completely absurd and when the people of city they lived in learned of this, their reaction? Would people assume that she ruled the City-State of Berlin as opposed to the truth, that it only sort of applied to the portions of the city that she owned? Kat also understood Berlin like few others. She said that this was an invitation to the thousand or so factions within the city to all come to her with their hands out and they would likely rip her apart when they discovered that she had little to give them. It was one thing to have those in powerful positions owing her favors, it was entirely different to occupy such a position herself.
Kiki had thrown that reaction back in Kat’s face. Like Kat and that proposed social promotion, Kiki had a lot of reasons to refuse the award. It had been kept from the public, but she had sustained a worse injury than had been initially reported and had been struggling to recover. Kiki was planning on spending her Summer Holiday in a physically isolated chalet located on property owned by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Apparently, Rommel liked to play the role of Country Squire these days now that he was semi-retired when he wasn’t in Stuttgart or Berlin and a summer house located near where the German Army trained its Alpine Troops had been irresistible for him. Just the sort of person who could keep quiet about the presence of Kiki while she tried to escape from the world for a time. In the end, both Kat and Kiki had forced the other to accept what they were being offered and it was obvious that both were unhappy with how things had turned out. Doug was left wondering if the Emperor had known that this was exactly how it would play out when he had asked Kat to talk to Kiki.
As Doug watched, Kiki walked up to the podium where the Chancellor had been giving his remarks following those of the President of Federal Council when her name was called. She looked like she wanted to be anywhere other than here. Kiki had told him and Kat that she felt her role in the events of the 22nd of April were massively overblown and that she had been unable to even get out of the airliner seat that those twits had put her in. She felt that the storming of the airplane had been an unnecessary risk because Lothar de Maizière had thought that an airliner was like the U-Bahn, you got on and it went wherever it was going. Neither Kiki nor the airplane had been about to go anywhere. Doug had to disagree. The Police Commandos wouldn’t have acted unless they felt that there was no other option and multiple sources had repeated what she had in fact done. There was finally the fact that Kiki had risked her life to save Doug’s daughter. As far as he was concerned, not even this was enough of an acknowledgement of what Kiki had done.
As Kiki was presented with the Commander’s Cross to polite applause, the flash bulbs increased in tempo and Doug noticed that she looked very pale. That was seconds before she collapsed.
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Kat's just one step away from being an Elector no matter what she thinks, and if Louis has his way she will be the one in charge of the all the Electors. And who might be in the running to be the new leader? Lets just say Empress Kiki might sound pretty darn good.
This is what I thought might happen in this past arc, I though that Freddy and His wife (maybe even Louis) were going to die, with Kiki unable to save them, leaving her in charge of the empire. Kat as Elector of Berlin, guiding her and Ben as Prince Consort(?) aiding Kiki.
Agreed entirely.
...assuming poor little Kiki actually survives this, of course. If she survived Mithras just to succumb to concussion, I swear...
...I may cry.
Sounds like internal bleeding. It need not be from the concussion, though that's the most likely cause.
First off, let us all acknowledge that the Kaiser, Louis Ferdinand, is a class act at being a sneaky, devious, bastard of a politician. Playing Kat & Kiki against each other like that, in order to get them to accept something that they both deserve but would fight to refuse.
Oh. Shit.
This has the feel of an epileptic episode as they can be triggered by flashing lights, hopefully its not a Grand Mal seizure, although those should have presented by now, from the stress of her exams if nothing else. Regardless, its happened in full view of the press & therefore the public. Cue out-pouring of concern and absolutely no questions from said public when Kiki disappears for the summer. Keeping the press away from her while she recovers may have just got easier, as most people tend to view their behaviour at times like this as giving vultures a bad name.
That said, and keeping in mind my previous comment about Louis being a sneaky bastard, he is going to feel like shit because this ceremony was his idea and one of his baby girl's just collapsed as a result of it. Kat will also feel like shit because she talked Kiki into it. Perversely, Kiki will also feel like shit because she will see this as a failure on her part, sadly all too many people do.
Oh. Shit.
This has the feel of an epileptic episode as they can be triggered by flashing lights, hopefully its not a Grand Mal seizure, although those should have presented by now, from the stress of her exams if nothing else. Regardless, its happened in full view of the press & therefore the public. Cue out-pouring of concern and absolutely no questions from said public when Kiki disappears for the summer. Keeping the press away from her while she recovers may have just got easier, as most people tend to view their behaviour at times like this as giving vultures a bad name.
That said, and keeping in mind my previous comment about Louis being a sneaky bastard, he is going to feel like shit because this ceremony was his idea and one of his baby girl's just collapsed as a result of it. Kat will also feel like shit because she talked Kiki into it. Perversely, Kiki will also feel like shit because she will see this as a failure on her part, sadly all too many people do.
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Severe head trauma can lead to developing epilepsy. You know, like a skull fracture...