Southian Bridge

A steel-and-concrete river span in Southia: multi-lane carriageways, reinforced piers, and approach ramps visible as a discrete coordinate on briefing maps. In the episode it exists primarily as a plotted target on the Pericles One slide—staffers point to its icon, debate its military utility, and treat its destruction as a tangible outcome of the planned proportional strike. The structure reads as functioning civilian infrastructure whose damage would immediately interrupt transit and attract political and press attention.

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Fitzwallace Reframes the Charlie Question

The Southian Bridge is cited by Leo among the operational targets — its presence in the briefing provides concrete imagery of damage and diplomatic consequence, which frames why staffers are anxious about optics and timing.

Before: Marked as a target on the Pericles One list and used as a talking point in the briefing.

After: Remains on the strike list; its invocation ratchets pressure on communications and personnel decisions but is unchanged physically in the scene.

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Pericles One Launched — Lockdown, Optics, and a Staff Fraying

The Southian Bridge is named by Leo as a planned strike target; its inclusion elevates the moral and political stakes by implying civilian infrastructure consequences and forces staff to confront optics and diplomatic fallout as they prepare messaging.

Before: Marked on strike slides and held as a selectable military objective during planning.

After: Listed among the attacked coordinates; its naming tightens the press and policy constraints the communications team must manage.

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