The Siren, Part Deux

[Akura]

Mykolaiv Research Station, Omega-52


"I heard he keeps a pet ocelot"

"Nyet, I was a lynx, it doesn't have spots"

"Ocelots don't have spots, it's small too, it's definitely an ocelot"

"Pretty sure it's a lynx, JiangXi doesn't have any native ocelots"

"It doesn't matter, point is, the guy is crazy, half a McIntosh if you ask me"

"I wouldn't let anyone else hear you saying that, I'm not losing my post over your nonsense"

"Shh, he's here!"

The two armed guards ceased their conversation and straightened up.

A senior officer in a smart uniform passed them, followed by two other men. The senior officer was General Franklin Salamanca visiting on behalf of the military, and at his side, Lt. Colonel Viktor Sokolov, commander of the SCDI. The last man, in a fancy grey suit was Joseph Lazarev, the eyes and ears of the civilian government of the Coalition.

Briskly, they swept through the halls of the research station, approaching a large armoured door. Usually, one would have to prove their identity and provide adequate clearance before it would allow entry, but for these particular guests, a man behind a camera remotely popped the door open for them to enter.

Inside, was a large spherical chamber, with a suspended cell in the very middle, allowing no entry without extending a bridge. Around the outside of the chamber was a series of labs and computer servers, allowing safe study of the contents of the cell.

A man and a woman in lab-coats approached the trio, extending their hands as a courtesy.

"Hello, I'm Doctor Matilda Brown, theoretical Physics and xenopology, and this is Doctor Kurt Caesera, he's the medical knowledge behind the project"

Sokolov and Lazarev shook their hands silently, as Salamanca spoke,

"And what project was so important that it got bumped up the priority list at such short notice?"

"Well sir" Dr Caesera spoke, "For the last six months, we've kept a live, Nomad prisoner"

Sokolov commented this time, "What kind of Nomad Prisoner?"

Caesera indicated to the suspended cell in the center of the chamber, "We believe her to be Amy Masako, the notorious Wild Siren, leader of the Aoi Iseijin"