Penny happened to be in the Communications Section when the message concerning the commencement of Friendship Paradise was intercepted, and immediately took the news to Darque in his office.
The message was proof that his note to the Chairman had been delivered, so the man’s reaction to Darque’s subtle advice about reconsidering any display of force using the transferred missiles had been ignored, but that was OK; it meant Darque could now proceed with his plan.
“We have two days to make sure everything is in place to maintain control of the situation, and that’s all the time Glitch has to compute and input the data he’ll need to assume control of both missiles to ensure they reach their targets unhindered. Once that occurs, we need to be prepared to handle anything that might develop af
