Caesar, however, seemed absolutely unperturbed by their losses.
'Any word from Echo Unit?'
'Cobra reports that they are now on Level 4. No sign of the President yet…'
'Damn it, shit!'
It was one of the other radio operators. His computer monitor had just blinked out.
There had been no warning. No dying whine.
'What is it?' the head operator asked.
'Fuck!' another radioman yelled as his monitor also crashed.
It spread around the control room like a virus. All around the command center, one after the other, monitors blinked out.
'…Air conditioning systems just went down…'
'…Water cooling system is gone…'
'What's going on?' Caesar Russell said calmly.
'…Power to the cell bay is falling rapidly…'
'The complex's power supply is crashing,' the senior operator said to Russell. 'But I don't know why…'
He brought up a system display screen.
S.A.(R) 07-A
SECURITY ACCESS LOG
SOURCE POWER HISTORY (3-JUL)
7-3-010223077
TIME
KEY ACTION
OPERATOR
SYSTEM RESPONSE
06:30:00
System status check
070-67
All systems operational
06:58:34
Lockdown command
105-02
Lockdown enacted
07:00:00
System status check
070-67
All systems operational (lockdown mode)
07:30:00
System status check
070-67
All systems operational (lockdown mode)
07:37:56
WARNING: Auxiliary power malfunction
System
Malfunction located at terminal 1-A2
Receiving no response from systems:
TRACS; AUX SYS-1; RAD COMSPHERE; MBN; EXT FAN
07:38:00
WARNING: Auxiliary power capacity: 50 %
System
Terminal 1-A2 not responding
08:00:15
Main power shutdown command (terminal 3-A1)
008-72
Main power disabled
08:00:18
Auxiliary power enabled
Aux System
Auxiliary power start up
08:00:19
WARNING: Auxiliary power operational. Low power protocol enabled.
Aux System
Low power protocol in effect: non-essential systems disabled
08:01:02
Lockdown special release command entered (terminal 3)
008-72
Door 003-V opened
08:04:34
Lockdown special release command entered (terminal 3A1)
008-72
Door 062-W opened
08:04:55
Lockdown special release command entered (terminal 3A1)
008-72
Door 100-W opened
08:18:00
WARNING: Auxiliary power capacity: 35 %
Aux System
Terminal 1-A2 not responding
08:21:30
Security camera system shutdown command (terminal 1-A1)
008-93
SYSTEM ERROR: Security camera system already disabled per low power protocol
08:38:00
WARNING: Auxiliary power capacity: 25 %
