CHAPTER 1 - FIRST DEPLOYMENT
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Timeline: 3927 AE/AD
Location: BAISC Headquarters - Mission Briefing Room 7
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The briefing room was dim, lit only by shifting blue data displays. Lyra stood before the main holo-screen, reviewing mission parameters - posture straight, expression calm, violet-amber eyes scanning every line. Her silver-violet hair caught the faint glow; her anchor pendant rested quiet against her chest.
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CAPTAIN SANTIAGO "SANXXX" NAVARRO entered, data pad in hand. He moved with practiced ease, but his gaze stayed on her - watchful, not just professional.
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SANXXX:
"You're already set. Good."
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LYRA:
"Target sector confirmed. Abandoned data archive facility - Sector 41."
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SANXXX:
"Not abandoned. Off the record. Someone's been pulling files that don't officially exist."
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He tapped the screen; the map shifted, red markers appearing.
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SANXXX:
"Your objective: secure the site, isolate the main server cluster, and recover whatever was accessed. Do not engage unless fired upon. Standard containment protocol."
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Lyra leaned in, focusing on a line blurred by redaction.
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LYRA:
"What kind of files?"
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SANXXX:
"Pre-BAISC. That's all I'm cleared to say."
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COMMANDER MAYA "RAVEN" CRUZ stepped in from the side console, sharp and precise.
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RAVEN:
"Comm link established. Intel confirms - no external guards. But interior motion sensors were disabled manually. From inside."
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LYRA:
"Then someone is still there."
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RAVEN:
"Possible. Or they left a trap."
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NATALIA "PIXEL" VEGA spoke from the tech station, fingers already moving across her board.
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PIXEL:
"Remote scan running now... partial encryption detected. Old - predates most BAISC systems."
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ETHAN "ECHO" RYDER looked up from the surveillance feeds.
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ECHO:
"Satellite coverage is spotty. Heavy signal interference in that sector. Once you're inside, don't count on clear video."
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Then MIKA TANAKA entered, carrying a compact, matte-black case. She stepped forward, earnest and careful.
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MIKA:
「準備はできています。装備の調整、すべて完了しました。」
"Everything is ready. All equipment calibration - complete."
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She opened the case. Inside lay a refined comms unit and a sleek interface gauntlet.
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MIKA:
「新型通信リンクです。どんなに電波が悪い場所でも、私が常に接続を維持します。」
"This is your upgraded comms link. Even where signals fail - I will stay connected to you."
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Lyra lifted the unit; it felt cool, perfectly balanced.
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LYRA:
"Reliable?"
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MIKA:
「絶対に。信じてください。」
"Absolutely. Trust me."
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DR. ADRIAN KAI MORI stood quietly at the back, watching the display. He spoke softly, almost to himself.
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MORI:
"Pre-BAISC archives... they don't usually send field agents for those."
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MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD KADE entered, his presence bringing immediate silence.
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KADE:
"Because it's not a standard recovery. Whoever accessed those files - they knew how to find what we buried."
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He looked directly at Lyra.
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KADE:
"You're the only one cleared for this level. Secure the drive. Extract. Do not open any file marked 'Pre-Protocol.' Is that understood?"
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LYRA:
"Understood. But -"
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KADE:
"No questions. Not on this one."
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He turned to the room.
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KADE:
"Wheels up in ten. Navarro - you run the op from command. Raven - stand by for extraction. Pixel, Echo - full remote support. Mika - you monitor her systems in real-time."
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SANXXX:
"Copy that, sir."
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As the team dispersed, Mika lingered beside Lyra, checking the fit of the gauntlet one last time. Her voice dropped, almost a whisper.
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MIKA:
「その施設... 古い記録が多いです。名前が消された人たちのものが。」
"That facility... it holds very old records. Many belong to people whose names were erased."
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Lyra paused.
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LYRA:
"Erased?"
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MIKA:
「痕跡は消しても、誰かが覚えているものです。」
"They may erase the records... but someone always remembers."
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She met Lyra's gaze, then nodded quickly and stepped back.
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MIKA:
「気をつけて。」
"Be careful."
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Lyra moved toward the exit - Sanxxx caught her for a final word.
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SANXXX:
"He's keeping something from us. Just... keep your eyes open. And don't trust everything you see on those screens."
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LYRA:
"I never do."
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She stepped out - sleek black-silver suit catching the corridor lights, anchor pendant swinging gently - heading toward the transport, toward Sector 41, and toward the first crack in the story they had built around her.
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and then Add to home screen.