Heiser-The-Facade - Sparkling Eyes

from his driver's seat and stood at the door, waiting until everyone was gathered aroundhim. He nodded to one of the MPs inside, who looked down at something where he wasseated. The Colonel pressed his right palm to the lower square, which lit up at his touch.He kept his palm fixed in position for a few seconds, until the light went off. Next heremoved his hat and stood, slightly stooped, in front of the higher pane, touching his noseto the glass. A light quickly scanned his right eye, after which everyone heard a loudclick. The door slid open slowly, and the team passed through into a short corridor,adjacent to which was the open guard-house. The MPs gazed at each of them earnestly,as though intent upon memorizing their faces for future reference. The Colonel traversedthe corridor, at the end of which was a door identical to those in each member's room, asimple card reader fixed above the handle. The Colonel removed his identification cardand paused."Remember, please stay with the group at all times," he repeated his earlieradmonition. "You'll soon see that those things that make up our everyday preoccupation,the things whose safekeeping with which we've been entrusted for the sake of our nation'sbenefit, deserve all the security we give them. You may not understand every-thing yousee here, but the major and I will do our best to satisfy your curiosity. Oh, and one morething," he smirked arrogantly, "you'll also finally find out exactly where it is you've beenstaying."He quickly swiped the card, and the familiar access light went off."Welcome, everyone," he announced as he held the door open, "to Dreamland—the United States Air Force's Groom Lake Facility or, as it's most commonly known,AREA 51."128