Robert slowly eased himself into his hair, furrowing his brows and rubbing his temples. He slowly reached into his pocket, pulling out the small flip hone he had bought when he first arrived in Area 11. As he looked at it, he saw the time, and began to question if the others were going to show up before the official meeting time, just as he had (unfortunately) done. To keep the young man company, a stern-faced Eleven who Robert assumed to be his new boss, General Sho, sat furthest from the door, with closed eyes and folded arms. Robert slowly raised himself from the chair, and began to absentmindedly investigate the war room, pacing around it slowly. It was truly a formidable area; the walls were made of solid steel, the seats were fine leather, and the entire base... was a hollowed out mountain. This was the fact that had shocked Robert the most. Surely a feat such as that was an engineering marvel... It reminded him of the famous 'Mount Fuji'. That holy mountain was turned into a mining site, and it was all done for the most precious resource of all.

	Sakuradite was the magic material which fueled... everything. Not literally, of course; only everything that mattered. The Knightmare frames, Britannia, the wars... All in the name of this miraculous resource. Sakuradite was the key he needed; it, and it alone, would be the thing that allowed him to further the Knightmare frame's technology. That brought him back to the topic at hand...

	Why the hell was he chosen?

	Sure, he had military training, and he was a decent researcher, but a scientist has no place in a terrorist organization... Oh well. He sure as hell wasn't going to question orders. After all, his brother was receiving a nice check every other week from Robert's work, so it was worth it. Robert leaned against one of the cool, solid walls and pulled out his flip phone. Apparently, this team consisted of the best the EU had to offer. He began to search through the small number of research notes he allowed on his phone to pass the time, waiting impatiently for the other members to arrive sometime soon.