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"Checkmate." Sky stated unceremoniously as she pushed the device back over to Zack before opening her book and picking up where she had left off.

Wincing, the man closed the device and stood, turning to address the newcomers and their consistent question. "China," he said, walking around the table, "Has suddenly lit up, both metaphorically and  literally. Increased light pollution has been observed from orbit and a series of radiation spike have been observed in localised areas. Nothing to suggest mini-nuk use of course, the spikes are too constant, too sustained. They're the the kind of spikes we'd expect to see from newly constructed Fusion Cores."

He paused, standing behind Shin-mu. "Which of course means that China has figured out how to build what the Brotherhood currently lacks, something which had previously only been achieved by the Institute." He said, looking pointedly at X8-11, "A group who, I might add, would never store all their eggs in one basket. Or in this case, all of their members, technologies, holding cells and reset codes in one facility. Unfortunately, not all of these... Institute Cells can be easily accessed, nor do they contain the necessary technologies or qualified individuals needed to create Fusion Cores, which is why we will be travelling to China, by sea, in order to retrieve the data and materials required to construct our own Cores, preferably before the Brotherhood completes their own research and returns to the Commonwealth."

"The medical unit will not be necessary but is welcome, nevertheless." Shin-mu stated calmly, referring but never looking directly towards Curie. "As is every new volunteer." She said, addressing both Dali and the newly arrived Bruce who stood in the doorway amongst the others.