Raddocks Horizon

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It has been thirteen years since the war that nearly destroyed the entire solar system, and in that time Godyssey Watchman Rennin Farrow has been constructing an impenetrable shield of sarcasm.

At least that’s what his workmates think.

They believe he is weird; he talks to himself and has the most bizarre sense of humour. Occasionally, one of his co-workers will make the mistake of falling into a verbal skirmish with him. Every time, they quickly find out just how bare they can be stripped by his tongue.

Doctor William Caufmann, the only man with a worse reputation, sits across from Rennin, staring at him. Caufmann’s penetrative green eyes shine unnaturally behind the reflective red lenses of his glasses.

Rennin can feel them boring into his head.

He shifts in his seat, unconsciously attempting to shake the feeling of interrogation. The watchman knows how Caufmann makes the other staff incredibly nervous, and battles with his instincts to remain calm. The doctor is currently reviewing the security footage that’s landed Rennin into this grown up version of detention.

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