Captain Rol stood in the vast, polished lobby of the National Exterminator Agency Headquarters in Area 5. The building was an architectural marvel, all sweeping glass and dark steel, humming with the quiet, terrifying efficiency of the most powerful organization on the continent.
Currently, Rol was trying very hard not to look annoyed.
He stood in front of one of the twelve identical front desks that lined the eastern wall. Behind it, a sharply dressed attendant was looking at him with a strained, twitching smile.
"Captain Rol," she said, her voice perfectly polite but carrying an edge of practiced exhaustion. "I am verifying the system now. Yes. It appears you have been summoned."
"For the fourth time," Rol said flatly. "In three days."
"Yes, sir," she confirmed, tapping a holographic screen. "And this time... it's a direct summons from the 3rd Commander."
