<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>Tianran Jin<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Tianran glanced down the table at the other two pilots to see if either of them were going to answer. Afia's reticence was most clear, as she was seated next to him, but he didn't see Julie's mouth moving either. He could hardly blame her, green as she was, but Afia ought to be able to drum up some sympathy. 'Amateurs,' he thought, and cleared his throat.<br/><br/>"Thank you for your question, Mr. Murray. As you may be aware, the current policy of ADAMS is to refrain from deploying the Grigori until civilian evacuation is complete. This policy may only be waived in the event that city authorities decide to compromise evacuation with Grigori battle maneuvers. As for conventional ground aid, ADAMS soldiers are trained to work specifically with the Grigori. The European Union's troops are better suited to the task for the time being."<br/><br/>He paused to allow that to sink in. He had to make it seem like he was carefully considering his words and not simply reciting the fill-in-the-bank speech templates he had to memorize for years.<br/><br/>"That said, we pilots wish that we could do more to avert this tragedy. Saving lives is our top priority and as soon as we are able to do so, we will," he said. For the next part, Tianran looked directly into the camera. He tried to soften his brow and jaw, adopt that look that he had perfected in his youth, but it didn't come as easily as usual. How strange. Well, he didn't have the time to worry about that now.<br/><br/>"To the survivors of Belfast, you are a credit to humankind. The most important thing we can do now is to go on living. Never give up hope and know that soon, the demons will have to answer for what they've done."<br/><br/>He turned away from the camera.<br/><br/>"Next question, please."