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OPERATION SUMMARY
Operation Designation: VIP
Tasking Division: (REDACTED)
Field Operative: Operative Blackwood
Primary Location: Sovereign Star Casino & Lounge, [REDACTED] District
Mission Type: Covert infiltration and HUMINT acquisition

1. Objective

Following SIGINT confirming the presence of a traitor within Foundation command ranks, Operative Blackwood was deployed to:

• Infiltrate a private gala at a high-security casino
  
  

• Make contact with an embedded informant codenamed “LeClair”
  
  

• Secure actionable intelligence identifying the Foundation official selling secrets to a hostile Group of Interest
  
  

2. Assigned Cover

Operative

Alias

Background Profile

Blackwood

Julian North

Arms consultant from Monaco with ties to anomalous procurement markets

To support the identity, false banking activity, tabloid presence, and travel logs were created in advance.

3. Operational Chronology

— 21:04 hours – Entry
Operative Blackwood entered through the front entrance in formalwear consistent with high-roller expectations.
Attire: White tuxedo jacket, black satin lapels, black trousers, crisp pleated shirt, midnight tie. Facial obfuscation protocols engaged. Biometric scans passed.

Operative Blackwood (internal log):

“If they’re going to sell out the Foundation, I might as well look good collecting the receipt.”

— 21:28 hours – Initial Reconnaissance
Two hundred guests circulated the mezzanine and private gaming suites. Several individuals flagged for known ties to anomalous trade networks and at least two suspected GOI intermediaries. Casino security was paramilitary-tier, but poorly trained.

— 21:41 hours – Primary Contact
Informant Vasyl Romanov initiated contact at the obsidian roulette table. Phrase authentication exchanged:

Romanov: “You ever place all your faith in black?”
Blackwood: “Only when the red has already bled out.”

The pair moved to a reserved cigar lounge for secure conversation.

— 21:55 hours – Intel Exchange
Romanov revealed the traitor as a Level 4 Foundation Executive, codename “Birch”, responsible for routing veil-compromising information to an unnamed GOI. Transaction logs, anonymized comms, and route schematics were handed over on a flashdrive disguised as a casino chip.

Romanov (verbatim):

“Your mole wears a badge. Not a mask. And they’re not working alone.”

— 22:03 hours – Interruption & Extraction
CI-aligned surveillance spotted at bar perimeter. Blackwood initiated a prearranged diversion: thermal ink cards and sleight-of-hand staged a flare of chaos at the high-stakes table. Romanov extracted via fire corridor. Blackwood exited via rooftop drone retrieval.

4. Outcomes

Asset

Status

Vasyl Romanov

Secured; cooperating under protective detail

Flashdrive

Delivered to Foundation Intelligence—Priority Alpha

Foundation Mole

Identity pending review of evidence

CI Agents

Two spotted; lost in confusion during escape

All Foundation assets secured. No breach of cover identities.

5. Post-Action Assessment

Operative Blackwood demonstrated refined infiltration acumen and subtle behavioral control throughout the assignment. Maintained full character under scrutiny, successfully handled a volatile informant, and extracted with zero exposure. The decision to wear the white-jacket variant tuxedo was cleared in advance as a tactical character choice—successfully reinforced his cover as a confident, untouchable broker.

Captain Secretary (post-mission):

“Blackwood always had the edge—now he’s learning how to polish it.”

Blackwood remains cleared for high-profile solo operations and has been recommended for expanded HUMINT licensing under Directive Glass-Pulse.

Filed by: Captain Secretary
Clearance Level: 5
Addendum: Message scratched beneath the blackjack table, presumed left by Romanov:

“The House always wins. Unless you own the floor.”

Operation concluded. Data review underway. Target ‘Birch’ under silent watch.

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