Maya and James sat rigidly in Director Halsey's office, the weight of their unsanctioned investigation hanging heavily between them. The director's face remained expressionless as he reviewed the report they'd compiled throughout the night—Maya's visual analyses printed alongside James's audio spectrograms created with specialized equipment.
"Let me understand this correctly," Halsey said finally, setting down the tablet. "Based on mathematical patterns only Dr. Chen can properly visualize and audio signatures only Mr. Harlow can hear with his... unique condition, you believe the Vertex Tower economic meeting will be attacked today as a prelude to a larger attack at the Global Innovation Summit."
Maya's interpreter signed rapidly as Halsey spoke. She nodded firmly before responding, her
