Elias didn't waste a second. He knew the structural integrity of the base would fail during the upcoming tremors if the seismic coefficients weren't updated immediately. He bypassed his supervisor and went straight to the lead engineer, Sarah.
"It will be," he interrupted. "And if we don't fix it now, the foundation won't hold." This Time [Chapter 1-3.1]
By the time the team reached , the atmosphere in the room was electric with tension. They were deep into the Code Compliance Plans , mapping out the fire department access and line of encroachment. Elias didn't waste a second
The room went quiet. Sarah studied the math. For the first time in two lives, Elias saw the moment the disaster was averted before it ever began. "It will be," he interrupted
The clock struck midnight. The terminal didn't glitch. The world didn't reset. Elias stood on the balcony of the site office, watching the sun rise over the installation. He had rewritten the history he thought was set in stone. This time, the structures would hold.
That mistake had cost lives. Now, as he stared at the screen, the date in the corner of his monitor read . He was back. Somehow, he had been given a "This Time." Chapter 2: The Warning