Jordan made a sound that might have been agreement or might have been the noise a man makes when accepting that the universe has decided to kill him through bureaucratic scheduling rather than dramatic combat.
The relay platform hummed louder as the technicians completed their calibrations. A woman in a grey FGRA uniform approached Misato with a clipboard and began reviewing the deployment manifest, checking names against student IDs while her assistant confirmed medical clearances through a tablet linked to the academy's health system.
The process took four minutes and produced zero surprises, though the FGRA woman paused on Hikaru's medical clearance with a frown that suggested the nurse had flagged something in the system that technically met requirements while heavily implying that participation was inadvisable.
Hikaru stared at the woman until the woman moved on.
