<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/>Indira let out a quiet sigh as she watched Tianran intercept the question that the others failed to react to.<em>Darling, golden boy</em>. Out of all the pilots he was one that she took personal pride in. Indira had seen him enter the program and watched him flourish. Where once he was a skinny boy from nowhere he was now one of best Grigori pilots living at one of the most secure and advanced city in the world. His obedience and ability to, at least in front of a camera, be personable had made him into one of their go-to pilots for media appearances. Yet all good things eventually came to the end.<br/><br/>It was very likely she would see his time in the program and his life end. But there would be others to replace him. It was an unkind thing to think, but it was true. The world was an unkind place to be these days. The Shepherd brothers had already begun to fill up the holes for media appearances as Tianran started to appear less and less to the public. One day soon he’d make his last appearance. And then there would be even more holes to fill. Perhaps even Afia or Julie would help fill in the new gaps Tianran’s total absence would cause. They were hesitant for now, but in the past Indira had been surprised by which trainees and pilots ended up adapting well to their moments in the spotlight and who ended up choking.<br/><br/>The sea of reporters and journalists all took intent notes on their phones and tablets as Tianran finished speaking. There were only a few old school types handwriting out their notes. With Daniel Murray’s question answered the man’s time in front of the microphone was completed. He made his way back to his seat and the next person stepped up. She was an attractive older woman with a dignified peppering of grey in her dark hair. The glasses and heels she wore looked expensive.<br/><br/>“Kathrina Stone, from the New York Times,” she introduced herself in a crisp and even tone. “It is ADAMS policy in the event of a demon or spawn attack that a Grigori Unit can only be deployed after civilians have successfully been evacuated from an area due to the amount of damage that occurs during Grigori operations. But as we are all aware evacuation takes times and as the clock ticks civilian casualties rise. Pilot Durrani - do you find this policy valid? People die as they wait for the Grigori to be given clearance to combat the threat of a demon or spawn. Do you have confidence that you could fight<em>during</em>an evacuation without causing significant civilian casualties?”