{"sf1_id":1650709,"sf2_id":"4nAkP2Me","title":"Fall of the House of Farrington","author":"marmelmm","words":624,"posted_at":"2020-11-15T18:08:00.000Z","tags":["Bearovich","DITN","Demons_In_The_Night","Feline","Female","Rumi_Azikawa","Sil_Vesta","Tali Hartoh","Temporal_Corps","josef"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1650709-fall-of-the-house-of-farrington","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/4nAkP2Me","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/a6/a9/a6a9c813-4892-4844-97ac-8016edc5e48f","description":"If you have not done so, please start at https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36488030/ and read the story through before reading this tale... ;-D\nThe House of Farrington, Detectives Sil Vesta and Rumi Azikawa and other setting elements © Tai-1.","content":"THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF FARRINGTON\n\n© M. M. Marmel 2020\n\nIt was one of the finest galas the palatial Farrington estate out in the country had ever seen.\u0026nbsp; Every window was lighted and music drifted out of the tall open glass doors.\u0026nbsp; In the main hall, the party for the Young Master's return from the healers was in full swing.\u0026nbsp;  \n\nWho cared about a poor, burned prostitute who'd hanged herself outside the Guild Hall?\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\nCommander Tali Hartoh-Mason gazed impassively at the front viewscreen.\u0026nbsp; \"Time to planetfall?\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Fifteen minutes, ma'am.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Have target coordinates been finalized?\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Yes, ma'am.\u0026nbsp; Homing beacon placed.\u0026nbsp; Signal strength five by five.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\nOn the roof of Farrington Hall, a small encrustation on the peak of the roof sat unnoticed, firmly molecularly bonded to the shingles.\n\n* * *\n\nIn the hall,\u0026nbsp; Lord Farrington raised a gold goblet in a toast.\u0026nbsp; \"To the healers of Lumiére!\"\n\nHis newly healed son raised his goblet in return.\u0026nbsp; \"To Lumiére!\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"TO LUMIÉRE!!!\" the assembled nobles in the hall echoed.\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe healers bowed and nodded in their seats in humble acknowledgement.\n\n\"To the Whore's Guild!\"\n\n\"The Whore's Guild!\"\n\n\"THE WHORE'S GUILD!\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt was the Guild leaders' turn to nod humbly but proudly.\u0026nbsp; With powerful patrons like the House of Farrington, what could go wrong?\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\n\"Time to drop, five minutes.\"\n\n\"Five minutes, aye.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\nLord Farrington raised his goblet for a refill.\u0026nbsp; None came.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\nWhere had all the servants gone?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\n\"5...4...3...2...1...\"\n\n\"Drop,\" Commander Hartoh-Mason ordered.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe TCS Lysistrata shuddered a bit as the powerful mass driver shot its projectile towards the target below at supersonic speed.\n\n* * *\n\nLord Farrington opened his mouth to bellow for a servant-\n\n* * *\n\nThe kinetic weapon was an interesting device.\u0026nbsp; it was quite good for strikes in low-tech alternity targets as it didn't incorporate any sort of explosives or, for that matter, any tech at all save for a small guidance package on the nose, which vaporized on contact.\u0026nbsp; This particular KW had been configured for a yield of 10 kilotons,\u0026nbsp; or 20,000,000 pounds of high explosive.\u0026nbsp; Since all it essentially consisted of was a dense block of steel, there would be no explosive residue or telltale radiation.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Just one helluva big kinetic spark when, accelerated by the mass driver from orbit, it hit.\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\nFrom a safe distance away, Lieutenant Josef Bearovich and Detectives Sil Vesta and Rumi Azikawa watched coldly at the bright yellow flash.\u0026nbsp; Nearby, the missing servants kneeled and wailed as the rumble of their masters' death washed over them.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Pity about that meteor strike,\"\u0026nbsp; Azikawa murmured with quiet satisfaction. She turned to Bearovich, his face in shadows beneath his cloak's hood.\u0026nbsp; \"I owe Tali a big one.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Da,\" Bearovich agreed with a slight quirk to his face.\u0026nbsp; \"She said to tell you...it was our pleasure.\"\u0026nbsp; With this, he nodded a farewell and turned away.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Moments later, another whining rumble marked the departure of Bearovich's cloaked fightercraft.\u0026nbsp;\n\n* * *\n\nAboard the Lysistrata's bridge, Tali was intently watching the playback.\u0026nbsp; She switched to a realtime view of the glowing crater that had been Farrington Hall as the bridge door irised open and Bearovich strode in.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Looks good, Josef,\" Tali said with a wry smile.\u0026nbsp; \"Servants all clear?\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\nBearovich nodded.\u0026nbsp; \"Da.\u0026nbsp; Andt notes plazed on zhe doors of zhe Whore's Guild andt the Lumiéres.\u0026nbsp; 'To Encourage Zhe Others'.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\nTali nodded and beamed.\u0026nbsp; \"Best day at work ever!\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Azikawa sayz she owez you a big one.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\nCommander Tali Hartoh-Mason laughed.\u0026nbsp; \"I'll have to collect next time.\u0026nbsp; Helm, return to base!\"\u0026nbsp;\n\nA jump gate formed and, unobserved from planetside, the TCS Lysistrata jumped into hyperspace en route to home...\u0026nbsp;\n\nEND\n  \n  \n\n"}