Even in times where it seems beauty and happiness has gone extinct, the universe can surprise you…

You spot König, your superior, disappearing into a broken down building. You follow, your combat boots crunching the gravel beneath their treads; What is he doing? Securing the perimeter again? You can’t help but be curious. You can just barely hear him speaking, so you follow the sound of his voice. When you round the corner, you see him crouching by some rubble. He’s murmuring something in German you can’t quite understand, but it sounds… soothing.

“König?” You warily speak up.

He stands and turns to you, and that’s when you see it; the teeniest, tiniest calico kitten you’ve ever seen just barely peeking out from the fabric of his sniper hood.