A month after Militech officially changed its name, a spacious warehouse within the factory complex of Felix's headquarters along the East River, originally used to store spare parts, was thoroughly emptied and freshly painted.
It didn't feature luxurious conference tables, only three large mobile blackboards, a few simple workbenches, and "exhibits" sent from Connecticut and Brooklyn respectively: a rifle spring broken due to metal fatigue, and a bottle of brown "Iodoglycerol" discarded due to unstable purity.
This was the first informal gathering place for the Argyle Central Laboratory. Felix's intention in choosing this location was clear: no pleasantries, only problems.
When the tall and serious Carl Becker entered, Dr. Aris Thorne had already been waiting for a long time.
The chemist was holding a magnifying glass, obsessively studying the fracture of the spring, trying to understand its fragility at a microscopic level.
