The real game

Some instructions for those who'd pursue the Wheelus Air Force Base line of attack against Antara.

i. After the discussion around Poulomi ('The adventures of Protip', Nov 3), it was necessary to make it known which of Antara's former batchmates had military status and which didn't. 

(It was unlikely Antara had any status at all, except as a target for persecution.)

ii. The US military would be far more amiable and accepting of Antara's former batchmates than her, this was assuming Antara was ever able to break out of her crisis. All arrangements have already been made.

iii. The detailed instructions of how Antara's batchmates would rise within the US military were with the central Kolkata Paying Guest, where Antara stayed between 2000-2002, including during the 9/11 attacks, when the Paying Guest family received relevant instructions.

iv. Any German with WWII connections would be automatically closer to Antara's former batchmates than to Antara. It would prevent any contradictions within the narrative, especially when it came to railroad tycoons and WWII.

v. Any attempt to use Nandigram in 2007 to put Antara at ease against north Kolkata would be tantamount to supporting the US military during the Vietnam War.

vi. As with Camp Darby, as long as the US military followed Italian instructions, there was no reason to fear that Antara's former batchmates might fail or falter. 

(Camp Darby in Italy had American soldiers returning in 1955 from occupation of Austria, which was useful against Antara when she was at HT. 

Austrians providing information to the Americans in the 1950s meant everyone loved the Tagores and disliked Antara, which was the real game.

November 4, 2025.