The Past, Rewired

[Soban]

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Donagan closed the lab doors, drew a deep breath, and initiated the decontamination process for entering the mainframe room. With a heavy heart, he stubbed out his pipe, bracing himself for the long hours it would likely take to decipher this cryptic data. As the decontamination cycle finished, he turned to Darius and handed him a key.

“Here’s the spare. Ye’ll need it tae unlock the console an’ the side door. If the mainframe asks fer a security pass or somethin’, just slide the key into the lock near the computer.”

Suddenly, the door to the mainframe slid open, unleashing a cacophony of sound that bordered on deafening.

“Right, head tae the core, dump all the data ye need there, an’ meet me in the control room!”

Donagan left Darius to handle the central chamber while he made straight for the room on the left. Once inside, he wasted no time firing up the console, waiting for the data to upload. His fingertips drummed impatiently on the table as he watched each block go live.