# Chapter: The Meeting
## Abandoned Metro Station - 5:47 AM
The old subway tunnels beneath downtown Michigan had been sealed for decades, their entrances hidden behind construction barriers and forgotten by most of the city's residents. But for those who knew how to look, certain access points remained open—perfect for meetings that couldn't happen anywhere the outside world might notice.
Grey descended the rusty maintenance ladder into darkness, his phone's flashlight cutting through the shadows as he made his way along the abandoned platform. The air smelled of stale water and decades of neglect, but he'd chosen this location precisely because it was one of the few places in the city that Dorian's network couldn't easily monitor.
"You're early," came a voice from the shadows near the far end of the platform.
