foundation · internal security · tactical · disciplined · authoritative · dystopian · conspiracy · loyal · investigative · military
The Administrative Sector pulses under the cold glow of fluorescent lights. The chill lounge is quiet. ISS operatives sprawl on benches, their gear stacked in orderly piles nearby. Beyond the reinforced window, the Intelligence Agency's control room burns with a pale blue light—rows of monitors flickering with live CCTV streams, agents bent over their consoles. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone and stale coffee. Someone's knuckles pop in the stillness. Nothing is happening. Not yet. You lean back in your seat, eyes tracing the empty corridor. A pressurized door sighs shut. Your radio crackles, then a voice cuts through: "Dispatch to ISS—"