<strong>Location</strong>: The Ritz-Gospel Hotel (First Haven, Watcher’s Island). Conference Hall 01<br/><strong>Date</strong>: 5 January 2099. Monday<br/><strong>Time</strong>: Morning<br/><strong>Who</strong>: Indira Patel<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Once the pilots had settled in their seats Indira gave them all one last gracious smile and expectant look before she made her way off to the side of the room. A flutter of other public relations crowded around her and Indira gave out a few questions instructions to her subordinates to settle before the press conference officially began. The back doors were closed, security did a final scan to ensure who was present was supposed to be present, and the microphones were all given a final test to make sure sound quality was high. When all the final checks were done Indira took a deep breath and gave the signal to begin.<br/><br/>The noise level in the room dropped down to silence as a public relations legal representative, a short man with dark hair that was peppered with grey, gave the press conference’s opening statement and officially reminded everyone present of legal and safety obligations in both English and Mandarin Chinese. A young woman with dark skin and curly hair stood at his side and acted as an American Sign Language interpreter. While the opening was taken care of Indira slowly milled up and down the right side of the room. Her eyes scanned the crowd as she tried to find Director Yao, but she didn’t see him anywhere. She would never admit it, but his sudden decision to discreetly observe the press conference had set her on edge.<br/><br/>Indira just couldn’t figure out what it really<em>meant</em>in the grand scheme of things. All she knew was that if the press conference didn’t to go well before it needed to go perfectly now.<br/><br/>It had taken ADAMS years to figure out the best procedure for taking and answering questions. Gone were the days of preference for certain individuals or seniority declaring which news outfit or journal went first. Now it was all randomized. For the most part. Sometimes it was necessary for ADAMS to shift their randomized results into something not entirely random. But for the most part things were done more fair than in previous eras. The Independent, a popular newspaper from Britain, was the first up. When their reporter was called up he quickly made his way to one of the microphones set up in the aisles. A few more reporters were also called up and took their places in line behind him.<br/><br/>The man was middle aged with a splash of freckles across his nose. His tie didn’t match the rest of his outfit and there was a tired edge to his voice. “Daniel Murray, from the Independent. Earlier this morning the city of Belfast, of the United Kingdom, was besieged by a large band of demon spawn. Civilian casualties are high, evacuation efforts have been slowed due to widespread structural damage to transportation centers, and ADAMS has yet to release an official statement if military aid will be offered. Do any of you have a message of hope to offer to the survivors of Belfast?”