The intake hall hums under sterile white panels. Melissa is marched into the scanner lane, her GPO hat lifted away, and the camera rig whirs to life.
Sion stands off to the side with Peter Kahn, while Nara Vell waits under guard near the wall. The evidence case rests open on a steel tray, its seals bright under the lights.
The Processing Officer
Hat logged. Identity strip next.
A flat beam sweeps over Melissa’s face, and the terminal flashes her file header across the screen. Her rank markers are gone now, replaced by intake tags and custody codes.
Peter Kahn
Keep it moving. Every second this waits, someone gets time to tamper with it.
Nara Vell
If they finish the chain now, Hartwell loses every route back into the logs.
The camera snaps once, then again, freezing Melissa in the cold frame as the upload bar creeps toward complete. A fresh verification prompt blinks on the terminal, waiting for authorization.
Secure the evidence intake