CHARACTERS

A being of uncertain origin, caught between artificial intelligence and something more. The Chimera awakens with fragmented memories and questions that may not have answers. Created, but for what purpose? Alive, but by whose definition?

The one who sees patterns others miss. Dot's analytical mind cuts through noise to find signal, but some patterns are better left undiscovered. Her role in the Chimera project may be more significant than her clearance level suggests.

Commands respect through presence alone. Pharaoh holds authority over the Chimera project, but authority and control are not the same thing. Behind the certainty lies questions about the true nature of their mission.

Every facility needs someone who knows where the bodies are buried—metaphorically speaking. Glinda maintains the protocols, guards the secrets, and ensures that what happens in the facility stays in the facility.

One half of the team dispatched to Zone 409. Cory follows orders, asks the right questions at the wrong times, and may have stumbled onto something bigger than a routine intercept mission.

Cory's partner at Zone 409. Tyler approaches the mission with pragmatism, but pragmatism has limits when the mission parameters keep shifting. What they intercepted from the Lunar Station changed everything.

The voice on the other end of secure channels. High Command issues orders, allocates resources, and maintains the illusion that someone, somewhere, has a plan. Whether they do is another matter entirely.