Double Aught Chi Spy

Perhaps we should shed some light on Mr. Wicket's past. Before he came to us, he was pressed into service as a stealth operative -- hiding in plain sight. He acquired many of his now finely crafted skills that cloak him as a most valued agent. He works alone, his razor sharp olfactories never missing the slightest waft of wanton skulduggery. Wicket's first cover was cohabiting with a pastry chef and her roommates in a suburban flat. Throwing himself into the trajectory of danger, he relentlessly hounded in search of Victoria and her many secrets. There were interminably long and lonely days in the field, but in the end, the Chef was able to quietly escape only to reappear in Jersey. Wicket's mission was accomplished.

Next there came a short deployment in the cultural metropolis of Lenexagrad. Whether he had gone mad from his previous assignment is subject to continued debate. The haunting voices inside would not relent. His obsession with finished wood and the suspicious invaders within eventually lead to his estrangement with her benevolent majesty. Rather than sentencing Double Aught Chi to the traditional non-lead role on the dog sled that always comes with separation from the service, Xian Sheng was offered a suicide mission . . . to gather intel on the mysterious deer of the Northland.

When he stepped off the transit, the scorch of disaffection had acutely darkened his heart. Never again would he allow himself to be submissive. Never again would he let someone in. His only solace was to throw himself into his work . . . and to turn to the bottle.

Many anxious days lay ahead.