A young man opens the door to an dark office, the only light source being from the open door and a projector, showing a white screen. No information is currently shown. Although difficult, he managed to make out the shapes and silhouettes of the other participants of the meeting. The young man feels out of place here, as even without any light, he can see the prim and proper uniforms of the Sanctuary's Generals among the chairs, and compared to his lax lab coat and coat, this meeting to the naked eye is definitely not for him. But, he is here for a reason.
As he slowly shut the door behind him until he heard a click, he can hear some shuffling which promptly reminded him to take a seat, figuring out that he is the last one to arrive.
"...Now that everyone is here, I trust that you will keep this secret to your graves." A booming voice echoed the room. The young man could hear more shuffling, this time indicating everyone else fixing their posture.
"Everyone not wanting to do so may leave the room." the voice continued. There was some murmuring but no one left.
"...Lock the door."
a click can be heard, followed by a second one.
"As you may know, a recent scouting mission has returned with some...interesting information."
"What are the casualties?"
"One, but she was an expendable one."
The young man winced a bit. Again murmurs fill the room before quickly quieting down.
"Anyways, that wasn't the important one. What is the confidential bit is what I'm about to share."
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Murmurs. Followed by silence.
"Captured footage shows humans using some sort of power commonly seen in Kaiju before the Fall," As he says, a video blares to life, showing the fight encountered by V46's squad. Everyone is glued to the screen. A couple of coughs catches their attention as they fall back to their seats.
"As you have just seen, this is something that normal humans can't even do. Which begs the question, who are they? Why are they here?"
This time, only quiet whispers can be heard from a couple of people.
"All of you here are connected in some way or another to a secret project 10 years ago. At least, those of you alive."
Suddenly, the room lit up for a split second, paired with a gunshot. Then another. And another. The young man could see blood splattering from the few moments it got bright. Then, it all stopped. The room is then brightened by the actual room lights. Those that remain quickly stood up and examine what happened. Then, they could feel the room shift, before they felt themselves plummeting. The room groaned, before perking up and descending.
The journey down took some time. The remaining generals and the young man glared at the commander and his assistant, who is still pointing her smoking gun at them.
When the elevator stopped, the assistant motioned to them to step aside for her to unlock the door.
"...What the fuck just happened?" a general asked.
Alongside him are 4 other people not shot earlier, including the young man and General Johan Graves. As the door opens, they are introduced to a rather small laboratory, in the depths of the land above, far from the common folk. There lies a large container, its contents include a girl suspended in a mysterious bubbling liquid, with various cables attached to her. The sight sent chills down everyone's spine, but the young man kept his composure. Its not his first time down here, but the way down always gets him. Johan notices the calm demeanor of the mysterious young man.
"Nothing surprises you, eh labby?" Johan asks him.
"Not when you've seen the horrors they did 10 years ago." The young man replies.
Johan silently nods, his eyes fascinated by what's in front of him. And the way the young man reacts, he wants to know more about him. Someone who seems unfazed at new discoveries, in fact seeming like he had knew about it all along.
Time to be on his good side.