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Sithelnost - Aftermath (Part 3)

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08 Newkolt 349 AC Raven sat cross-legged on the bed, hands resting on his knees, palms up and closed his eyes. Cedron's magic had done its work. He could breathe normally without his ribs screaming in protest. The slashes across his back from the dragon's claws had closed - the wounds scabbed over and the scabs had already flaked away, leaving fresh skin beneath. He began concentrating on the Reverie. "Blackbird... Red One..." Raven's eyes opened. Ra'ziir's voice carried across the mindlink, "We're trailing the column. It's possible the ancient green Wyrm is the same beast that Shadow saw in his scrying… I'll update you as we learn more. Red One out." He considered sending a response, but there was little point. Ra'ziir and Kysek knew what they were doing, and Ra'ziir had said he would report when they knew more. Besides, Raven had been given explicit instructions concerning what he was supposed to be doing. He glanced ...
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The Intersect (Yes, the One from Chuck)

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      The Intersect was developed as a joint CIA/NSA project in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when the intelligence community was directed to improve cooperation and information sharing between agencies. The CIA and NSA recognized that the primary challenge was no longer the collection of information, but the ability to analyze the enormous volume of available intelligence and identify connections that individual agencies had failed to recognize.      The solution was the Intersect: a computer system capable of consolidating massive intelligence databases and encoding the information into the subconscious mind of a compatible human subject. Rather than providing information through a traditional computer interface, the Intersect allowed a user to access stored information through subconscious recognition, producing brief "flashes" triggered by relevant sensory input.      The chief architect of the Int...
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Section 4-B

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SECTION 4-B ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Established: 1943 Formalized: 1947 Current Authority: National Security Act classified amendments      The Section 4-B protocols were initially developed in 1943 under the direction of Brigadier General Nathaniel Adams as a wartime measure to identify, coordinate, and retain access to personnel possessing unique operational capabilities not addressed by existing military classification systems.      The rapid expansion of global conflict resulted in encounters with: experimental weapons systems; unconventional enemy capabilities; unidentified biological phenomena; irregular warfare environments; personnel exhibiting exceptional effectiveness under extraordinary conditions.      Existing military personnel classifications proved inadequate for the management of such individuals and units.      Section 4-B was established to ensure continued access to personnel resources possessing dem...
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