"The discovery of the Core was nothing short of a technological awakening, thrusting us a century into the future overnight. In mere months, we leapt from sixth-generation personal comms to the twenty-fifth, revolutionized cybernetic augmentation, and eradicated disease. It unveiled the Pathway to Tomorrow—yet, even now, we stand in awe, unable to fathom the how or the why." -Helena Phoenix, Director of Technology, Phoenix Foundation