"So four individuals lacking direct expertise," Rex said, "examined anomalous data, compared it to historical files, and concluded it was merely rocks moving."
"The comparison was thorough."
"You had a meeting with the council," Rex said. "You reviewed the data and concluded it was geological."
"Yes," Mordecai replied.
"And no one thought to consult an expert to verify that conclusion?" Rex asked.
Mordecai remained silent.
"There are individuals in your territory who analyze second-stratum threshold data professionally," Rex stated. "I know this information because your monitoring sector is operational."
"Someone established it! Someone trained the personnel to utilize it!"
Mordecai said, "The specialists assigned to that sector were..."
He stopped.
Rex waited.
"WHAT?!" Rex screamed right at his face until he jumped out of fear.
"T-t-t-they were reassigned," Mordecai said, "...d-d-d-during the northern sector... restructuring."
"When the fuck was the restructuring?"
