“We are deeply grateful for your remarkable contribution. Welcome to the TADH.”

Applause filled the control chamber. Even the senior coordinators still exchanged stunned glances after what they had just witnessed: A fragmented message had arrived from the anomaly. An incomplete code. The director knew what to do without even blinking. In his eyes: relief – and terror. He immediately sent every available officer to find – you!

Nobody knew your name. Most doubted you even existed. Yet everyone had heard the stories. They only ever called you: “the Expert.”
Now they understood why. You arrived. You got to work. Dormant channels came back online. The Veil itself began to thin — becoming permeable, just like magic.

What they also did not understand were the fragments of conversation they caught between you and the director:

And something about … a ship?

And then that wondrous “NIGHTBIRDS” audio transmission that followed
…

…
Finally, the director stepped forward.
“Alright… ladies and gentlemen. It’s time we let you in on something.”

… to be continued on June 5th 2026 …