"Harness attached, testing weight." The Tesseract informed Touka as the Mech lurched suddenly as she was lifted from the ground.<br/><br/>"Disable sensitivity and neural control interfaces. What's the situation like out there?" Touka asked as she raised the visor of her helmet.<br/><br/>"A Crystal line is approaching this position. No doubt attracted by the heat here." Satellite images of a silvery blanket which advanced steadily over the cityscape appeared on the  screen. "Survival rates with our technology is below expected results. It is ill advised to proceed with any operation in this condition."<br/><br/>"I know." She turned her attention to the side where she had a camera feed of their captive.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>The journey was uneventful, save for the expected turbulences over long flights.<br/><br/>The sun's glow was in the distance as they began their descent. Multiple electronic security clearances were completed in seconds, followed by verbal verification by pilots. Debrief was carried out as the Carriers rotated slowly, as several square hatches opened up below, steel platforms rising for the Mechs deposited before transporting them down into the underground districts. The hatches above whirled close, pneumatics hissing as all light from the sun ceased. Leaving a red glow from the holographic console to paint Touka's features.<br/><br/>Each of their Mechs were separated and X-rayed before anyone was allowed to come close or disembark from the craft. Procedure. She dismissed the remainder of her crew save for those who wanted to meet their captive. She cleared more security as she entered the Observation block and was finally able to make a request to meet the prisoner. As the squad leader who more or less hand picked the operation, she was obliged to speak to the captive.<br/><br/>Less than a minute later, her request was granted and she made her way to the captive's cell. Obviously it was unoccupied as there were quite a number of procedures that rogue Espers had to go through before being allowed to enter their cell for the first time. A strip search, followed by neural reading and medical checks.<br/><br/>Each cell was large, but the space was needed for simulations to test the aptitude of the Esper for a period of a week to even years. Touka took her place at the opposite wall of the bare room as she waited.