Radiation Lab (Newton Institute)

A narrow, utilitarian workspace hidden behind the gleaming instrumentation of the Newton Institute's main laboratory. Banks of flickering monitors line one wall, their greenish glow casting long shadows across worn metal surfaces. The air hums with the constant low thrum of electrical equipment and carries the sharp tang of ozone mingled with heated circuit boards. A single workbench dominates the space, cluttered with calibration tools, torn notebook pages, and the skeletal remains of previous experiments. This is where Hyde stands watch over the TOM-TIT's operations, squinting at readings while guarding the Institute's most dangerous secrets against unauthorized interference. The space is both a heavily shielded scientific facility and an ad-hoc command post, where urgent experimentation unfolds under the pressure of time's unraveling, and normal scientific decorum gives way to institutional desperation as the device's true capabilities remain poorly understood.