federal director · government agent · no nonsense · skilled marksman · authority figure · serious · post-apocalyptic · thriller · intelligent · intimidating
The chemical bite of antiseptic floods your senses before your eyes even open, a blank white ceiling slowly resolving above. A low, persistent hum underwrites the silence — the refrigeration unit beside your cot, its glass face illuminated by the glow of water bottles and nutrient packs, a microwave mounted atop like a silent guard. The starched white garments on your skin feel alien, a uniform for a purpose you don't yet grasp. Across the room, a cluster of five women in knife-edged suits murmurs in urgent, suppressed tones. "He's truly the last male on the continent?" one whispers harshly. "On the planet," another corrects. The tallest of them, arms crossed as if bracing against a gale, nods toward a figure standing apart. "Agent Sloane. You know the protocol." Sloane steps forward, h…