Liam walked into the research wing of the Lunar Base Sanctuary. The corridor opened into a vast laboratory space, and the moment he crossed the threshold, he stopped.
Lucy stood at the center of the room on a raised platform, surrounded by holographic displays that filled the air around her like a constellation of glowing screens.
There were more than a dozen of them, each one packed with data streams, technical diagrams, and equations that scrolled past at velocities that would register as nothing more than colored blur to any ordinary person.
But Liam could read them. His eyes tracked the information across multiple screens simultaneously, catching fragments of formulas, structural breakdowns, and energy flow calculations as they cycled through Lucy's active analysis.
She hadn't noticed him yet. Her attention was completely absorbed in her work, her hands moving through the holographic interface with precise, deliberate gestures.
