Three days after the contained outbreak, Elena sat in a debrief meeting with senior oversight commission officials, the successful containment already being studied as a model case for future training programs.
"The source facility," Dr. Chen said, addressing the room. "We've confirmed it operated independently, cut off from any central coordination since Sloane's capture five years ago. A dormant cell, essentially, activated by remaining staff who never received updated orders to stand down."
"So this wasn't a resurgence of the broader network," Elena said. "Just an isolated remnant."
"That's our assessment," Dr. Chen confirmed. "But it raises an important question. How many other dormant facilities might still exist, unknown to us, waiting for circumstances that trigger them independe
