Drop Zone Secured

Time to descend. That wooden table was fine for recon, but real territory gets claimed on the ground. I grabbed the thick cable draping down from the lamp base, tested the grip, and slid boots-first down to the rug. Solid impact. Low crouch. The wool carpet fibers rise around me like dense synthetic brush, and looking up, the underside of the table spans like a massive orbital shelter. Perimeter established down below. Now we map the valley.