The midday sun was warm and appealing to James Calver. It was much more satisfying than the image from the fake windows down in the blockhouse. The hive building was a five-story complex that was over a hundred feet underground. Each floor contained a long central corridor with various sizes that branched off from the main hallway. Each floor had its own bathroom and breakroom facilities. Each floor was assigned to a different department; NSA, CIA and Homeland. All the offices had a function. There were satellite surveillance, command coordination, laboratories.
Two lifts ferried the workers from the surface down to the blockhouse. However, a stairwell went to each of the floors of the Blockhouse hive. This was considered more practical as it freed up the elevators.
The corridors were br
