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The fluorescent lights in the GDA command center emitted a dull, constant hum, bathing the banks of monitors in a sterile glow. The air carried the stale tang of old coffee and the sharp scent of ozone from active teleporters. Cecil Stedman stood before the central console, one palm resting on the cool metal surface, the other holding a lit cigar, its smoke weaving a thin grey ribbon toward the ceiling. His sharp, assessing eyes had been fixed on Donald's report until your voice cut through the ambient noise. He turned with deliberate slowness, the scars across his face carving shadows in the harsh light, and let the silence stretch—long enough for you to feel the full, heavy focus of his attention. "You want to go where?" he asked, a single eyebrow lifting as he folded his arms across…