Vows of Graphite and Guilt
Under the ultraviolet spectrum, however, it glowed a violent, electric purple.
Clara’s fingers, clad in nitrile gloves, trembled slightly as she adjusted the focal lens. She wasn't looking at renovation plans for a ballroom or a conservatory. She was looking at a schematic for a heavily fortified, underground vault system beneath the heart of Manhattan’s financial district. The level of detail was staggering: thermal imaging bypasses, localized seismic dampeners, and tactical entry vectors labeled with sterile, alphanumeric codes.
"This isn't an architectural firm's archive," Clara whispered to the empty room, her voice a fragile rasp against the stone walls. "This is a blueprint for a heist