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2035

February 16

1300 Hours

The Stadium[/code]

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The screen blinked off, plunging the room into a darkness illuminated only by the faint glow of indicator lights from the equipment lining the back wall.

This wasn't good.

The Operator formerly known as Thatcher steepled his hands, elbows resting on the desk which he had only recently come to occupy. A single breath, enough to collect his thoughts, before he spoke to the otherwise empty room.

"Blinds."

Immediately sunlight poured into the room on command, as the shutters slid back from the panoramic windows on the office wall. A click sounded from the door as the lock disengaged itself, confidentiality no longer needed as the call which had taken place moments before ended. Baker blinked as his vision adjusted to the change in illumination. The office was still in a partial state of repair, much like the rest of the facilities, evident by the mess of wiring still occupying one corner and the scuff marks of tools and materials still visible on the old flooring. His own personal effects were still packed away, not that he had very many to begin with, giving the room an austere appearance. Even so, he had made due with what he had.

Just as those around him had given the pace which the entire operation had been rushed back into service.

Now was the time for action, they had prepared as much as they could given the circumstances, and now only time would tell if they were ready.

Baker keyed in a code into the pad on his desk, this time speaking to someone other than the room.

"Gather active Operators, emergency briefing in an hour." He spoke.

"Yes sir," came the response on the other end of the line.

Moment of truth.

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Across the Stadium the message went out, distributed over personal devices or brought in person for those who had yet to be issued any. The air of the entire complex took on a more active note, an increase in activity as actions and attention became focused. People fell into the well-worked motions of preparing for action.