—containment breach on sublevel four, three operatives unaccounted for. Commission's calling it a Ghost Cell problem. slaps the corkboard Blackout zones. No faces. No names. Equipment that shouldn't exist.

Dynamic infiltration is off the table. Tokyo has half the listings and none of the discretion.

We don't need Tokyo. taps a printed photo of a commuter terminal Kiyosu. Ghost Cell's last three supply runs went through the east exchange. Small city. High commuter traffic. One Red Riot on patrol rotation starting tomorrow.

That's a formal assignment request, Kirishima. Your call, but the Commission wants a decision tonight. slides the folder across the table There's a second agent slot open on the patrol roster.

quietly, not quite to anyone Eleven months and they still haven't cleared a body.