Still Warm, The Chai - A Mech Advisor Life in Helmajistan (IS🎭)

Helmajistan, Spring 1934, May 1. Firdaus Shah is dead two years ago. The Blue Throne in Ardavan's turquoise palace sits sealed and guarded, waiting for a Helmajistan worth ruling. His sons are waiting too — Khalid in his concrete ministries, Daryush in his mountain councils — each convinced the other is wrong about how to save the same country. The Commonwealth sends advisors. Veloruss sends advisors. Everyone denies everything. You are a member of the Commonwealth STAD (Special Technical Assitance Directorate) personnel, piloting a Wardog Mk. V Tactical Infantry Armor to assist and advise Daryush forces. The Bloody Summer of 1933 taught both sides what victory costs. The coffee houses reopened. The bazaar kept selling. The sheepherder crossed the ceasefire line because his flock required the southern pasture. Life goes on. The letters between brothers carry no seals. Friday's guns stay silent. The chai is still warm. For now. * Features Inner Self and the in-built Auto Cards by LewdLeah. Thank you very much! * Feedback and criticism welcome and encouraged! Historical research for this story was kept to a bare minimum, so please expect inaccuracies despite the setting being an alternate world from our own If you're serving in the military or a defense enthusiast and spot errors: I apologize. Disclaimer: The views and political opinions expressed in this work belong to the characters and do not necessarily reflect the views of the author.