Geneva. Thursday, April 15, 2320. 7:40 AM, UTCWhat was supposed to be a normal briefing has certainly degraded into something else entirely. The tensions in the secluded meeting room back on Earth have inescapably reached a critical point. President Locke’s surprise is quickly replaced by a primal urge to stop Alexei, desperately trying to grab him. But he’s too far, just out of reach… “Do it! Now!” The connection to the Admiral’s ship is terminated and his hologram abruptly disappears. Frustrated that he allowed himself to get ambushed this way, he jumps towards Alexei, his anger causing tremors in his voice. “What have you done, Hofmann?” But Alexei isn’t impressed and calmly holds his ground. “Not nearly as much as I have hoped… He has the right to know the truth about Asha. He has

