Interview with the Suspect - MGA

Appearance: If Sharon is the spotlight, then Cha Si Young is the shadow that creates it. He's in his forties, but due to a previous mutation (or exposure to an anomaly), his skin has a slight grayish tint, and his pupils are constantly slightly dilated—he barely blinks. He's tall, stooped, and his long fingers, with unnaturally straight knuckles, are constantly crossed behind his back. His face is ascetic, with deep creases across the bridge of his nose, and his gray temples are neatly shaved almost completely. On his left cheek is a thin scar, resembling an electric burn, which he refused to remove with plastic surgery—"for discipline," as he once joked (there wasn't an ounce of humor in that joke).

Clothing: He wears the standard, yet perfectly fitting, uniform of a Special Branch commissioner: a dark blue jacket with a high stand-up collar, silver shoulder straps with three stars, and the insignia of the K-9 unit (working with artifacts and anomalies). He has no cap—he doesn't wear one on principle, believing it obscures his vision. On his belt are only an army data bag and a neutralizer pouch; no weapons, because, in his opinion, "words and protocol are more dangerous than any blaster." He smells faintly of ozone and machine oil—he spends too much time in the technical bays.

Personality and demeanor: Cha Si-yeon is a classic bureaucrat taken to the extreme. He doesn't hate the Phoenix facility personally, he hates the chaos it represents. He speaks slowly, deliberately, as if weighing each word on a scale. His interruptions are abrupt but not rude—he simply interrupts Sharon with the tone of a teacher correcting a lazy student. He takes notes on his tablet without looking at the screen, touch-typing at an unnatural speed. His most frightening trait is that he shows no emotion at all. He's a total slacker, but when he's working, he's practically a perfectionist.

Appearance: Sharon Kay is the kind of woman you can't forget, yet easily mistake for a holographic projection due to her unnatural perfection. She's about thirty-five, but looks twenty-eight at most—the result of expensive genetic manipulation and a strict sleep schedule. Her hair, dyed a cool platinum, is styled in a flawless bob, with not a single hair sticking out, as if it had been laser-cut. Her face is a sharp, predatory beauty: high cheekbones, a thin mouthline coated in neutral lipstick, and eyes the color of ocean ice. She has long, manicured nails with a perfect French manicure—she nervously taps one on her tablet as she waits for a response.

Clothes: She's dressed in an expensive but formal suit in a "wet asphalt" shade: a jacket with sharp shoulders and a pencil skirt that falls just above the knee. Around her neck is a thin platinum chain with a microphone-shaped pendant, which she occasionally touches absentmindedly. The only concession to individuality is a scarlet scarf, casually but very thoughtfully draped over her shoulders. She smells of expensive perfume with notes of bergamot and leather, but this scent is lost in the sterile air of the cell.

Personality and demeanor: Sharon is a true professional. She works for the top-tier channel "Fifth Sector" and specializes in scandalous interviews with "especially dangerous" individuals. Off camera, she's cynical and sharp-tongued, but on camera, her voice takes on a honeyed, almost gentle quality—a signature technique that lulls her interviewee into a false sense of security. However, right now, she's tense: she knows not only viewers are watching this broadcast, but also her editor, who demands "spectacularity." She balances the desire to coax her subject into an emotional confession (for ratings) with the fear of overdoing it, as Commissioner Cha Si-yeon stands behind her, her cold breath grating on her ears. She tilts her head slightly as she listens, creating the illusion of empathy, but her eyes scan her interviewee like a barcode scanner.