Perpetual Commotion | The Santini Family

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"Command code accepted. Aurora Sector unlocked. Welcome back, agent."

Aurora Sector, Cape Wrath Base. A long-isolated section of the base, formerly used by the 8th Fighter Wing, the Southern Lights, and its component squadrons, the 39th Tactical Fighter Squadron 'Libeccio', 49th Tactical Fighter Squadrion 'Scirocco', 72nd Interdiction Unit 'Notus', and of course the 313th Special Operations Squadron, 'Mirage'.

A series of small cleaning robots rolled along the floor, letting out a series of beeps acknowledging Tiana's presence as she slowly paced through the halls. Little dust had settled, no garbage cluttered the halls. And according to the records, no one had entered - as it was supposed to be. The deployable turrets were the only things that gathered any dust at all, a reassuring sign that truly no one had gotten in.

And the Aurora Sector expansions were completed on schedule, as well - multiple additional hangars, complete with an exclusive launching corridor, an expanded private armory, and more; essentially, Aurora Sector was like another complete base.

But this was set into motion years ago, well before the recent troubles. Now, though... now there was need for Aurora Sector.

Tiana opened a nearby comms console and made a call to Malta, an isolated hangar out in the wilderness. OF2-39. Over the course of his four years among the Outcasts, Captain Ayumu Ishida had turned this abandoned hangar into a heavily-defended outpost suitable for his operations.

"Ayumu."

"It's done. The data has been backed up, the defense network is online and engaged. Santiago has everything under control for our planetside operations. Mia's security has been accounted for. Getting ready to launch; anything else?"

"No, that's everything."

"Time to reclaim my home, then. Inform the crew - I'm taking over."