Project Protection

[JunkerTown]

*Message Received*

James leaves the command deck and makes his way down the corridor.
He stops at the security center and walks inside.
In the room are several consoles and a large round table top console in the center.
The senior ranking Junkers in the room turn and face James as he enters the room.
They all stand at attention and announce in unison.

Sir!

He walks over to the center console and places his hands on the table.

Bring up the Rift archives.

The senior analyst says..
Aye sir displaying files now.

James stands and observes all the data recorded from that day so long ago.
He has seen all this before and knows the imagery very well.
His mind drifts..

Is it too late..
Will we have enough time to prepare our defenses...?

His attention focuses back on the display when it shows the explosion.
The recording ends as James looks at his security team.

Another Nomad morph entered Puerto Rico today.
The damn things are showing up almost daily now.
I believe they know what we are doing.
If that is true.. they are coming.

The Junkers nod in agreement and do their best not to show the fear they all feel.
One of them speaks..
What are your orders sir?

James brings up the map of Puerto Rico on display and points to a quadrant on the grid.
This will be the location of our next build.
We will build several defensive platforms there.
Construction needs to begin immediately.

Aye sir! We will get to work on it right away!!

James shuts down the console and walks out of the room.
The Junkers put on their headsets and return to their consoles.
Their voices can be heard sending out orders to Congress vessels.
The hall is quiet as the steel door closes behind him.

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