Multi‑Front Invasion Confirmed; Naval Task Group Headed for Pakistan
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
ARMY GUY 1 enters and reports that elements of the Northern, Central, and Western command armies have been identified, confirming it's front-line divisions.
ARMY GUY 2 asks about the navy's movements, escalating the tension.
ARMY GUY 1 confirms the navy's presence with two CVEs and four destroyers, compounding the threat.
ARMY GUY 2 demands to know where the navy is heading, reflecting rising panic.
ARMY GUY 1 confirms the navy is heading for Pakistan, confirming full-scale military action.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Professionally urgent — controlled delivery of alarming facts, prioritizing clarity over emotion while conveying the gravity of the situation.
Standing at a console, he reads the analytic picture aloud, identifying Northern, Central and Western command elements as front‑line divisions and reporting e‑lint showing two CVEs and four destroyers headed for Pakistan, framing the intelligence for immediate action.
- • Accurately translate electronic detections into a clear operational readout.
- • Push the tactical picture up the chain so commanders can be briefed without delay.
- • That the e‑lint and divisional indicators are reliable enough to trigger escalation.
- • That rapid, precise communication will reduce confusion and enable an appropriate military and political response.
Focused and brisk, with a restrained anxiety that prioritizes action — telegraphed by quick questions and immediate dialing.
Asks pointed questions about naval tracks, then immediately moves to the phone and begins dialing the White House, initiating the chain‑of‑command notification while coordinating next procedural steps.
- • Notify the White House and appropriate senior leaders as quickly as possible.
- • Confirm and clarify naval movement to ensure accurate routing of the report to commanding officers.
- • That the White House must be informed immediately when tactical data indicates escalation.
- • That speed and clarity in notification will influence how commanders and political leaders respond.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The bullpen speakerphone (Line 5) is the physical instrument of escalation: Army Guy 2 approaches it and begins to dial, converting the closed room’s operational judgment into inter‑institutional communication with the White House — the device bridges military reporting and presidential awareness.
The 'Four Destroyers' canonical entry stands for the naval contacts resolved on e‑lint and radar overlays; the mention of four destroyers (and two CVEs) hardens the analysts' report into a concrete contact picture that escalates the room’s assessment from local movement to strategic pressure on Pakistan.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The White House is the intended recipient of the Pentagon’s notification; it stands offstage as the civilian authority that must be informed and that will convert military reporting into political response, orders, or public posture.
The Pentagon functions as the operational origin of the intelligence assessment: a compact, procedural command space where analysts parse e‑lint, resolve divisional IDs, and implement chain‑of‑command actions. The building's command center is where raw data becomes actionable policy and where military actors initiate political notification.
Pakistan is implicated as the geographic endpoint of the detected naval movement and the theater where multi‑front ground operations could cause regional escalation; its mention turns abstract contacts into a looming geopolitical flashpoint.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"The Pentagon's decision to brief the COs immediately narratively follows the confirmation of India's military actions and leads to the White House being contacted."
"The Pentagon's decision to brief the COs immediately narratively follows the confirmation of India's military actions and leads to the White House being contacted."
Key Dialogue
"ARMY GUY 1: "So far we can identify elements of the Northern, Central, and Western command armies. They all appear to be front-line divisions. We're working up divisional ID.""
"ARMY GUY 1: "We're getting e-lint. Two CVEs, four destroyers -""
"ARMY GUY 2: "Where they heading?" / ARMY GUY 1: "Pakistan.""
"ARMY GUY 3: "I'm sold. Let's brief the COs.""
"ARMY GUY 2: "I'll get on the phone with the White House.""