Next one.
Former EMT.
Next.
Volunteer fire captain.
This isn’t random recruitment.
It’stargeted selection.
Which means someone is running a very specific algorithm.
I lean back slightly in the chair.
Sentinel used to do the same thing.
Build networks through capability mapping.
Find people with the right skills.
Place them where they could be activated later.
My stomach tightens.
Because this list isn’t just local.
I open another file.
Start cross-referencing the names geographically.
Locations appear on the map.
Montana.
Idaho.
Wyoming.
The same triangle Boone noticed earlier.
Cells.
Distributed teams.
Ready to respond to disasters.
Or create them.
The thought sits heavy in my chest.
I scroll further down the list.
Name number eighteen.
My fingers stop moving.
I blink once.
