[u]Orbit[/u]
As the Lone Intelligence's ship orbited back to the near side of Patchwork, a small black warning light lit up on a black console. The label, also in black, read "Code Error, see Manual". The Lone Intelligence activated several computer screens and brought out the manual. Several thousand error flags had been thrown. It tapped a few icons on the computer screen, and went back to quietly monitoring the situation on the planet below.

[u]Hex 1,2[/u]
As Axe Cop was in mid-stride, a soft azure glow permeated the air of the hex. Time crawled to a halt inside the hex. Any object entering the hex would similarly be frozen in time.