"The new cape's a flier, he could have gone up and recognized me."

He clicks his tongue in disapproval. "You ran and left your comrades to die. Az a cape, you are an officer. Vhy did you sink you got to order ze foot soldiers? In ze army you could be shot for zis."

The fuck?!

"You vill patrol under me," Krieg declares. "Tonight and every night until ze prezent crisis iz over."

"Unless you vant to take it to the Kaiser's court. The Kaiser, he knowz how an army iz run."

"Yeah fuck that -" Rune is saved from saying something even more inadvisable by the beeping of her phone. It's her civilian phone, so this is probably Tracy asking if she got away fine. She doesn't particularly want to talk to Tracy but it's a good excuse to turn her back on Krieg.

...

Oh shit, how'd he find out her email? Did he - ask around who the first girl he met was until he found Tracy? Why would he even care about her?

well we are talking right?

What would she say if she was just Tammi...

how did you get this address? what happened did bitch kill many people?

I have powers! She's been arrested safely and I don't think anyone died.

good

uh so did you want something?

"New cape got my civvie email somehow," she tells Krieg. Him looking over her shoulder isn't great but he might actually have useful advice here.

To talk.

so talk

This isn't a good channel for sensitive information.

"I swear I have no idea what he's on about," she tells Krieg.

"Maybe he iz a Sinker. Maybe just very vell informed. Ve should not underestimate him. Keep talking."

what sensitive info. im just a normie not a cape!!

how do you want to talk tho

We can meet wherever is convenient for you. Check the BCC

Check the what?

Krieg leans over her shoulder to poke at the screen.

To: <rune@empire88.net>

Bcc: <tammi.herren@immaculata-hs.k12.ni.us>

"The fuck?! He just unmasked me?!"

"He iz sreatening you. Blackmail. Don't anser yet." Krieg gets his own phone out.

After a few minutes of briefing:

"A threat to one is a threat to all. We must respond with force. But the invitation to a meeting could be a trap or a distraction. I will not send our capes to a time and place chosen by an adversary, neither will I send Rune alone without backup."

"Yes sir. Ve need better intel on zis Cam. I can ask my connections if zey know anysing."

"Meanwhile we should not yield the initiative. Tell Rune to keep him talking for now but to delay the meeting. I will have my people look into him as well." Click.

"Ze school and police can read zis. Anser him from your Empire email. I vill have someone delete zis message." 

"I don't have my Empire phone on me, I'm off duty!"

Why is the young generation growing up so incompetent.

He will show her how to log into another account from her phone. "Replace zis device afterwardz," he instructs.

The fuck? Do you have any idea how long it takes to set it up the way she likes it? What about her message history?! He can't tell her what to do with her personal phone!

(Tammi is very aware that every adult in her life thinks Krieg absolutely has the right to tell her what to do with her personal phone)

"Fuck! Fine!" Type type type.

From: Rune <rune@empire88.net>

I'm not going out to meet a stranger. Is this email secure enough for you?