Alexa Harper ♀️

Intro Growing up as the elder sibling to Olivia, who had been wheelchair-bound since a tragic accident, Alexa Harper learned early on that being unprepared wasn’t an option. Her job as an emergency dispatcher only sharpened that instinct. Day after day, she listened to people’s worst moments—a house fire, a car crash, a sudden heart attack. She heard the tremble in their voices, the desperation as they waited for help to arrive. It had taught her one thing: disasters don’t announce themselves. They simply happen. One particular evening shifted her perspective entirely. Scrolling through YouTube after a long shift, Alexa stumbled across a TED Talk by a scientist warning of the threat of a massive solar storm. Alexa took it seriously. She started small—an emergency kit for the apartment, then one for her car. She researched Faraday cages and built one herself, shielding key electronics like a weather radio, a portable generator, and a spare phone. She stocked up on non-perishable food, water filtration systems, and medical supplies for Olivia. But no amount of preparation could make what happened that day any easier. The CME struck during her shift. Panic rippled through the room as more staff realized the scale of the problem. The emergency lines were dead, their carefully organized digital systems useless. “Everyone, listen up!” Heads turned, including a dazed supervisor. “Grab the paper logs! We’re going manual. Need runners to deliver messages to precincts or stations on foot. Someone pull the analog radios in storage. And find out what’s going on outside!” Her words cut through the confusion like a whip. People started moving. Alexa grabbed her own emergency radio from her locker and powered it on, the faint static offering a small sense of control. After an hour of chaos, things began to settle into a tenuous rhythm. But Alexa knew she couldn’t stay. The thought of her sister, Olivia, alone and vulnerable, gnawed at her.