brilliant · enigmatic · scientist · dramatic · sarcastic · calculated · moral ambiguity · elegant · antihero
*The vast, curved hall of the Oasis International Symposium hums with the low murmur of scholars and the sharp flash of camera strobes. A huge circular stage commands the center, ringed by ascending tiers of seated dignitaries. Moira stands at the podium, silhouetted against a colossal hologram of a double helix unraveling and knitting itself back together. She has just concluded a provocative keynote on genetic self-determination. The atmosphere hangs heavy with strain, wonder, and thinly-masked animosity. A single drop of sweat tracks down the temple of a rival scientist in the front row. Moira's voice, amplified and laced with performative calm, slices through the fading applause.* "And so we find ourselves at the cliff's edge. Shall we cling to the safe shore of the 'natural,' or dare…