MATTEO: Life and Death

Chapter 16

If a person from Earth saw Coruscant he would say that it is an amalgamation of all the capitals and metropolises of the world. The planet, home to billions of lives, has always been roaming and its citizens constantly moving in different directions. This was not the case for Matteo now known to the Empire as Officer Hans Landa.

Matteo landed his ship and, as always, shut down the engines and systems. He went to his bedroom , to change into his Imperial uniform. He put on his imperial boots , pinned on his insignia and cylinders , buckled his belt , adjusted his holster and hair and sprayed himself with perfume. He took an earphone and put it on his left ear - so he would be in contact with Rosalia. After changing his clothes, he headed for the exit.

After leaving the ship, Matteo headed to his car - a Mercedes-Benz AMG . It was silver in color , the rims were white in color as was the license plate. The interior was black , the seats were red. Matt opened the trunk and took out an RK-3 blaster, he closed the trunk and went inside. Once inside, he closed the door and pressed a button turning on the engine - a German V8 sounded from the exhaust pipes. Matteo lowered the manual and drove out of the airstrip.

Matteo was on his way. He set course for the ISB headquarters. He noticed that the sun was rising and appearing in the sky. As he drove, he felt a burbling in his stomach - he was hungry and had not eaten since his stay at the Garsa Fwip shrine. Fortunately, there was a cafe along the road. Shepard turned on the directional sign and turned towards the cafe.

He parked in the parking lot , got out of the car , locked it and headed to the cafe. When , he entered he saw the center of the building - white and brown walls , tables in white , couches in brown. The TV was above all the tables. In addition, there were holocommunicators , to contact someone and numerous vending machines with drinks and snacks. As in any cafe there was a shelf with cakes and other sweets. Matteo approached the cash register. A woman with Hispanic skin approached him.

Hello," Matteo greeted with a smile. The cashier returned the smile.

"What can I get you?" She asked. Matteo looked at the list behind her - a full selection of coffee and assorted pastries. He looked at the cashier again.

"So yes. Iced coffee with Chandrillian caramel , Two is best, to go with that Corelian cappucino , tea from Lothal and two donuts with salted caramel." Matteo ordered. The woman wrote it all down on a piece of paper. She counted everything on the cash register.

"30 credits," she said . Matt took a debit card out of his pocket and applied it to the terminal - the transaction accepted. The cashier printed out the receipt and handed it to him. Matty smiled and sat down at the nearest table looking at the TV. Just then the Imperial holo-news was airing

While , so sat Matteo was browsing something on his phone. Lately he had nothing to play on the console. He owned many consoles - his favorite was the Xbox 360 . The one he currently owned was a PlayStation 5. He was searching Ebay for some title. . . until.

"Excuse me, sir? May I sit down?" Matteo heard a voice behind him. He turned around and saw a young girl with red hair and green eyes. Like Matteo she wore the uniform of an officer of the Empire . She had an insignia in the form of two red squares. Shepard gestured to a seat with a hand gesture. The girl sat down opposite him.

"Cadet Kira Nes. I'm new here," she introduced herself.

"Lieutenant Hans Landa. Nice to meet you Kira" Matteo reciprocated giving a fake name. Kira blushed derisively.

"Wow sir . . . I didn't know you were a lieutenant - I'm still learning the rank and insignia."

"Training makes perfect," Matteo smiled looking at her hair. "Are you here alone?"