The safe house was quiet, but it was the kind of quiet that comes after a bomb has gone off, when everyone is still checking to see if they have all their limbs.
The holographic blueprint of Conduit Zero floated in the center of the room, a silent, three-dimensional testament to their upcoming suicide mission.
It was time for the first official strategy session of Team Misfit Toys.
Chloe stood at the head of the table, her posture rigid, her face a mask of cold, hard logic.
She was in her element.
"The infiltration parameters are clear," she began, her voice crisp and clinical, leaving no room for argument.
"Our entry point will be this maintenance conduit in the sub-basement."
She highlighted a thin, unassuming line on the blueprint.
"Phase one will be a complete stealth insertion."
"Jinx, your role is primary infiltration and lock bypass on the initial security checkpoints."
