Interstellar Age
It is the year 2500, and humanity has expanded its reach beyond the confines of Earth. In a distant sector of the galaxy, a young man named Erich "Silber" Jaeger is born into a dystopian empire that tightly controls the lives of its citizens. Growing up in a society rife with discrimination, Erich faces an uncertain future as he approaches military conscription. He will spend the next two decades of his life serving in the Armed Forces of the Germanic Star-Empire, fighting against the many enemies of the authoritarian state. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of interstellar warfare, Erich must grapple with his own ambitions and loyalties. Will he rise through the ranks to become the next dictator of the empire, or will he meet a gruesome end on the battlefield? Join Erich on his journey through the Interstellar Age, as he confronts the challenges of war, politics, and personal identity in a universe filled with danger and intrigue.
The Calm Before the Storm
Erich did not know how to answer this question. Until now, he had always thought of Tia as an adorable sidekick, little more than a computer program that was incapable of feeling emotions. However, all of a sudden she dropped a bombshell on him, which revealed not only was she sentient, but she was also developing feelings for him. Because of this, Erich had to come up with a bullshit excuse, and thus, he responded to Tia's question with a deflection.
"Of course I love you Tia, you are like the little sister I never had..."
While Erich did, in fact, have several little sisters, he was never close with any of them, and never considered them to be family members. However, by obscuring the definition of love, to include family, he was successfully able to appease Tia, and while avoiding the question of romance. Or so he thought, but Tia appeared slightly glum when she heard this. As her expression turned downcast, and she began to look at her feet.