December 14, 2025 — 9:00 AM
Sentinel HQ, BGC — Mobility Division Executive Conference Room
Angel flipped the manila folder open as the morning sun flooded through the glass walls of the boardroom.
Printed inside was a letter—formal, crisp, written on thick white stationery bearing a seal she immediately recognized:
Republic of Singapore Ministry of Transport.
Matthew stood across the table, arms folded, watching her expression.
"You were right," Angel said, sliding the letter toward him.
Matthew skimmed it once. Twice. Then let out a low whistle.
"They're not beating around the bush, huh?"
It was an official request:
Singapore wanted to trial the Sentinel Aerus in a limited urban deployment.
Specifically, a pilot program for their "Green Urban Mobility Corridor" initiative—something they'd been quietly building for years. An experimental district designed to phase out combustion vehicles without being dependent solely on battery-electric cars.
