Machiko puts on a headset tuned to the SDF frequencies and takes a brief tour of the block. She finds it difficult to keep a settled spirit, for everywhere she looks she sees a potential avenue of attack: from the surrounding streets, the alleyways, the rooftops. The presence of an advance squad of GSG, standing watch at the barricades, reassures her only a little. No more than the small teams of SDF performing weapons and security checks. She would like the entire block fortified on a scale equal to that of the Chairman's mansion. But that is not possible. The Chairman forbids it, for it is a matter of image and prestige.