The blast wall materials arrived in the courtyard at 6:15, and Cole's group was already there when they appeared.
This meant Cole had briefed his team before Michael completed the purchase, a level of operational efficiency that Michael had stopped being surprised by and instead began factoring into his timelines.
The north interior face was tackled first. Michael mapped out the sequence overnight and marked the anchor points in the Blueprint Interface overlay.
He then walked Shin and Rei through both steps before installing the first panel, ensuring they understood the coordination rather than just confirming it.
Rei listened to the explanation of the anchor point, keeping her eyes on the wall face, and then asked two questions.
Both questions were correct; they uncovered the load distribution logic behind the sequence, not just the steps.
Michael answered them, she nodded, then looked at Shin, who looked back at her. They proceeded to their initial positions.
