The compliance terminal chimed at ten fourteen a.m. Screen loaded a federal oversight notice. Adrian Vale's external routing audit triggered mandatory joint oversight protocol. Dual-access requirement activated. All archive reviews require simultaneous biometric clearance. All live routing updates require counter-signature. Elena read the prompt. Tapped acknowledge. Screen loaded the access matrix. Dual authorization fields blinked red. She opened the partition menu. Selected single-operator override. Screen displayed warning: Joint oversight protocol active. Override requires executive partition or counter-signature. Confirm partition? She typed her clearance code. Screen accepted. Partition command queued. Pending dual signature.
