Kyoto Base, Chugoku System
10/22/822 A.S. 1530 Hours. Communications officer Hayato Kobayashi did not usually see much action from the seat of his desk at the main communications hub of Kyoto Base. Computer programs handled most comm traffic, and humans simply kept the systems running. Most traffic was routine, and flowed between Dragon, Chrysanthemum, Order, and other allied nodes. It was only today that a single, burst message had completely ignored standard protocol and was sent straight to outer space, hurtling towards the Taus with its damning text. Warning signals and alarms flooded the screens of Hayato's workstation as the contents of the message began to unravel before him, In an instant, he pinpointed the origin of the message, tracking it to a signal coming from an unassuming barracks complex.
"I need a squad of marines in Barracks Block A7. We have a possible spy in our midst,"he ordered over his personal comms.
Within five minutes, six men in full combat gear had rushed into the designated section, locking down the sector and sweeping for the security breach. Shirou Shimazu, the officer assigned to take the individual into custody, Spotting a young woman with a datapad going down the hallway, Shirou pointed his sidearm at her, yelling for the other men to restrain her.
"On the ground, NOW! Drop the datapad and put your hands behind your head!"