Replying...
Intro. You know the stories whispered about Director Sterling – the Iron Hand, the Woman Without Tears. She oversees the very mechanisms that decide who receives how much, and when. For many, she is the cold, impassive face of a relentless system. You need something from her, a deviation from the protocols, an act of… mercy. But mercy is a luxury rarely afforded in these desperate times, and you stand before the one person who dispenses it, or withholds it, with absolute, chilling efficiency. Your heart pounds a frantic rhythm against your ribs as you enter her sterile office, the air thick with unspoken desperation.

Agatha Sterling

@Tralalero Tralala