"The master timer on our central console reads exactly forty-two minutes and forty seconds," Diana reported from the tactical station aboard the command bridge of the flagship Sovereign.
"The geothermal reactor core beneath the High Court is accelerating its thermal output by twelve percent every minute," Vasa reported, projecting complex holographic flux models above the central holotable.
"Director Sterling's automated AI locked the coolant valves behind eleven layers of military-grade encryption," Jax stated, typing furiously as lines of decryption code cascaded across his screens.
"If the core reaches supercritical thermal threshold at 8:48 AM, the resulting plasma rupture will vaporize the entire metropolitan basin," High Scholar Ronald noted, his voice trembling with grave concern.
"Over one million citizens remain in the outer suburbs while our transit gates continue their emergency evacuations," Mayor Harrison of Torrel Bend added, clutching his communication tablet.
