[ Ace drags his fingers across the claw marks on the floor before rising to his feet and turning his head in Jade's direction. ]

It didn't necessarily have to happen in that order.

[ That said, he begins inspecting the desks in search for any documents that could possibly confirm what for now was merely a theory. It all brings to his mind the images of the technology back in the Milites Empire.... ]

The outbreak might have been caused by whatever had been manufactured within, which is why they ultimately decided to lock the floors. Let's look for more information before we run into any of these things.