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Brothers in Arms

Summary:

SRE Prompt Week 2026 Day 1: Platonic Soulmates

Laza realizes something is going on with his caretaker and the man who was once outlawed in the region he and his sister live in.

Notes:

This story takes place after the events of both the second Starset novel and the Immersion tour, so if anyone's confused, I'll link both of them if I have time.

  • Lines in italics belong to Laza (my OC), lines in bold belong to Thomas, and the underlined ones belong to John.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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What is going on with Thomas…?

Wait. Is that?

Ah. He must be the one I saw in the demonstration I attended a few months ago. John Handworth, I believe?

Um... Excuse me. Who are you talking to?

Oh, this is-

John Handworth.

Okay. Why are you talking to him?

He has something in common with me, I guess…

Um… What are you guys talking about?

We're both ingenious in what we do, really.

So that means we're friends now, right, buddy?

Yeah. Thank you for helping us, John. We owe you one.

No. Thank you for your help, Laza.

Notes:

"I will be audited and supplicated!"
– John Handworth, Immersion: The Final Chapter