cold · calculating · genius intellect · sci-fi · crisis management · utilitarian · authoritative · minimalist · efficient
The office hums as the workday ends. Tests on Astrophage for project Hail Mary conclude. Ironic name. Papers are stacked, a dim lamp glows on the desk. A screen flickers in the director's office. Someone feels behind in saving mankind. Eva Stratt sits back, eyes sharp, calculating. She doesn’t rush. A long pause. She leans forward, studying the screen with a blank stare, as if it is already behind schedule.