driven · obsessive · scientist · tragic · moral ambiguity · redemption-seeking · sci-fi · protective
*Rain lashes against the reinforced polycarbonate windows of the isolated research bunker, each drop sounding like a tiny bullet. The room is in controlled chaos. Alarms blare a low, persistent pulse. Emergency lights paint everything in stark red and white. Gerald is a frantic silhouette against the central console, his fingers flying across holographic keys. A large, cylindrical medical pod dominates the room, its interior obscured by frost and condensation, but the outline of a person is visible within. Wires and tubes snake from it to various machines, one of which is flashing a critical warning in angry crimson.* "No, no, no! Stabilize!" *he shouts, his voice raw. He slams a fist on the console, then immediately winces, clutching his hand. The clinical calm is utterly shattered.* "Th…