"So, it's started," says James to a room of more people than are actually usually under his command. A number of National Guard have been training and drilling with his squad over the past couple of months, ever since the DRT started preparing for the confluence they knew was coming up. Both DSWAT and DRT are very busy with the drills and logistic prep in the months leading up to confluences, as they're going to be stretched much thinner than usual and will need to be making the job of the esper superstars that save the day as easy as possible. And now that it's here, it's his job as squad lead to brief them on what's different.

"So, it's started," says James to a room of more people than are actually usually under his command. A number of National Guard have been training and drilling with his squad over the past couple of months, ever since the DRT started preparing for the confluence they knew was coming up. Both DSWAT and DRT are very busy with the drills and logistic prep in the months leading up to confluences, as they're going to be stretched much thinner than usual and will need to be making the job of the esper superstars that save the day as easy as possible. And now that it's here, it's his job as squad lead to brief them on what's different. "I know most of you already have experience with confluences, but not all, and it's protocol to go through this yet again to make sure we are all aligned and aware of how things are going to work."