[Briefing Room 7, Vanguard Space Station]
[Three Weeks Later]
The atmosphere in the briefing room had grown considerably more tense since Commander Brooks' arrival. What had once been a problem shared between three commanders was now a full-scale operational crisis that required immediate resolution. The holographic displays showed updated timelines, communication logs, and personnel status reports that painted an increasingly dire picture.
Commander Seraphina Brooks sat at what had become her usual position at the table, her tablet displaying detailed psychological profiles of the missing team members. Her perfectly styled black hair remained immaculate despite the long hours she'd been spending on this situation, and her glasses caught the light from the floating displays as she reviewed data with the methodical precision that had made her an effective academy instructor.
