The council authorized the incremental testing protocol within days, Sekar working alongside Dr. Chen and Voss's continued technical expertise to develop the specific, careful methodology this genuinely significant test would require.
"I want to establish precise parameters before we begin," Voss said, addressing the assembled testing team during final preparation. "Not sudden, complete removal. Gradual reduction, measured in specific, incremental stages, with continuous monitoring and immediate restoration capability maintained throughout every phase."
The first testing session occurred at Singapore facility's protected medical wing, considerable distance still maintained between Sekar and the primary junction point, but with the specialized shielding's intensity reduced by a carefully calculated ten percent — a modest, controlled beginning that would allow the team to assess Threnody's response without accepting genuinely reckless immediate risk.
