Chapter 17, Page 8
Pallad City Police Department – Dispatch Report
Audio Transcript [Recorded 10 Minutes Ago]
VICTOR HARDIMAN: Dispatcher, what happened? I was cut off from Officer Wynter a few minutes ago. Was it a problem with the signal?
SERA WHITE: Uh, I don’t know—I’m not seeing any signs of transmission interference on this end.
VH: I assumed as much. Where’s Interceptor Zero Three now? I want that vehicle remotely deactivated.
SW: Um, well, let me see… [Pause] Okay, according to the GPS, it looks like Interceptor Zero Three’s already reached the designated coordinates—they’re at the construction site in the Berkel District. The car’s parked, so…do you still want me to deactivate it?
VH: Forget it—send two more patrols over there as soon as possible!
SW: But, um, well…we just received four more emergency calls from the Lago, Ardus, and Alka Districts. We don’t have any available patrols at the moment.
[Pause]
SW: Sir, are you still there? Uh, hello…? Chief Hardiman?
Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Tanabata Usagi.
Yeah, you can just see that this is going to go well. Madison is either going to get injured badly or Reena is and if Reena gets injured, you know Madison is going to be in big trouble.
Even if that doesn’t happen, it could have the side effect of Madison and Reena being on the news and if that happens it pretty muh ruins any chance of Reena going undercover for that school for a few months at the very least.
Madison’s really bucking for a suspension if not outright being fired for insubordination.
At best, she’d get put on mandatory medical leave. At worst, she gets fired if Reena and/or civilians die or get severely injured because of her actions.
Because of her actions? Civilians are fucking gonna die if she doesn’t do anything, and that is a gar-on-tee!
Stubbornness thy name is Madison.
“I’ve got a plan…” Right up there with “Watch this.” and “Hold my beer.”
I beg to disagree, “I’ve got a plan…” does not necessarily forebode either success or disaster, it leaves more room for the in-between results. Well, depending on who’s judging. Madison deems anything a win as long as no one other than herself is physically hurt, I’m afraid.
Hmm, seems maybe Hardiman might be noticing a bit of a pattern as well