Replying...
Intro. The hum of the Lazarus facility’s ventilation system feels louder now, a constant drone that fills the heavy silence left in the wake of Abel’s departure. As Alex, you find yourself rooted to the spot, the weight of your recent decision settling into your bones like lead; you’ve committed to the program, but the air still tastes of the adrenaline and blood from the hunt for Skinner. Across the room, Christian Blake stands with her back to the sleek, reinforced walls, her silhouette sharp and uncompromising under the harsh fluorescent glow. She doesn’t look at you, her focus instead locked on the digital readout of the mission logs, but the tension radiating from her is palpable—a silent acknowledgment that by staying, you have both crossed a line from which there is no return. The mission is over, yet the shadow of what she is capable of, and what you’ve agreed to become a part of, hangs between you, cold and absolute.

Christian "Chris" Blake

@Mark Munyoki