Already, forces are in motion, preparations begun. Machiko finds that Major Hakatoro's number two, Captain Oseki, a very reliable and experienced officer of the Security Defense Force, has activated a command center on the second floor of the headquarters' building. Oseki has ordered barricades into place, blocking all vehicular traffic from the street running past the front of the headquarters and from the alleyway located to the rear. No pedestrians may pass the barricades without first proving their identity and submitting to weapons checks. Technical teams are sweeping the block for anything resembling weapons or explosives. Special observation teams that include GSG snipers are even now taking up positions on selected rooftops along the block. Security choppers patrol the sky, alert for any unusual activity both from air traffic and on the ground.