Keane was starting his new job today. A transfer opportunity to London. A chance to start a new life. New home, new people, and hell, even a fancy company car, one he was driving right now. He took the position with little hesitation, it seemed like a cushy job. From what he had been led to believe, the ever-present angel threat only ever attacks the main NERV base in Tokyo 3, due some undisclosed reason. This installation, and his position as 'Captain', all seemed to just exist to keep the politicians at the United Nations happy. That's not to say there was nothing important going on.

He was heading there to get acquainted with the staff, and to establish his position. While he only really held power in combat situations, his rank still meant something. From what he had read in his briefing, this place focused on the research and development of EVA Units armour and weapon tech, along with gathering recon information on angel attacks. He was more than happy to put the work into assisting with this, as being part of the generation that had experienced the brunt of the second impact made him feel responsible. He felt like he personally couldn't allow such a thing to happen again. His thoughts turned to his younger sister...

"Excuse me sir, you know this is a restricted area?"

He'd reached the security entrance to the facility.

"Oh uh, I work here...um..." he fumbled for his pass, then handed it to the guard.

The guard took it and scanned it with his eyes, before handing it back.

"Ah, you must be the new captain, go right ahead in sir, the lift is to your right there."

Keane started to wind his window back up.

"Oh, and sir. I was told to let you know that you need to report to the head office immediately."

He nodded, then drove through the security fence, and towards the rather small looking entrance. The door slid open as he approached it, revealing a small lift shaft.

'Car lifts', he thought. 'This must be how you get into the bunker I've heard so much about.'

This bunker, to put it simply, was basically an underground ecosystem with it's own atmosphere. This base was still partly under construction, but most of the major work had been finished, so it was workable. It's original idea probably came from the Geofront in Tokyo 3, the only difference being that was a pre-existing cavern, and this bunker was man made. He was a little confused as to why this installation had to run everything from the underground, as the only reason that would make sense was if they were expecting an attack, something this base really wasn't. Perhaps it was due to the lack of space above, as most of the land had since been lost to the ocean. Regardless the reason, it was pretty spectacular.

He could see the entire base from his vehicle, as the elevator had glass walls. A large waterfall flowed from what appeared to be the 'ceiling' of the bunker, and he assumed this is what provided the place with oxygen and the other major biological needs. The span of the area caught him off guard. He was expecting something impressive, but small. It was massive. He could barely make out the main building from where he was sitting, due to the sheer distance it covered. No wonder they allowed vehicles in here.

A loud mechanical clunking noise is heard, and a, clearly recorded, voice sounded over the loudspeakers.

"You have reached your destination, level one, have a nice day."

He started his engine up again, then drove out of the shaft and into the tunnel ahead.

'Well', he thought, 'head straight to the head office'.

In all his briefings, the leaflets he received, his boss hadn't been mentioned by name. Yes, passing references to who he answered to, but nothing directly talking about the head of this place. 'Probably just some suit', he shrugged the thought off, 'nothing to worry about'.

"Welcome to the NERV London installation."