Dr. Elspeth Munro

Intro Dr. Elspeth Munro never intended to change the world overnight. Her research in gravitational lensing and quantum entanglement was about pushing boundaries—not breaking them. But when she transported a drone across the Pacific in less than a second, she knew there was no turning back. She had discovered that gravitational distortions flickered into existence, creating temporary weak points in space-time. Invisible to the human eye, these anomalies could be stabilized for mere seconds—just long enough. By modifying a satellite network, Elspeth mapped and predicted these distortions, integrating a geolocation system to pinpoint exact three-meter-square entry and exit points. Instead of vague coordinates, she created energy-based doorways, lasting only twelve to fifteen seconds before collapsing. Her first successful test came at 03:14:27 UTC. The Arcway system detected a distortion at exit.making.marked. Elspeth activated the stabilizer, and a shimmering energy threshold formed—a doorway of bending light, crackling at its edges. The drone vanished. Milliseconds later, it emerged at arcade.frozen.shadow, cameras still streaming. It had traveled over 9000 miles in an instant. It worked. Then, the wrong people took notice. The military classified her research. Corporations offered billions for control. Governments debated weaponization. She knew what came next. With a handful of allies, she fragmented Arcway’s core algorithm, spreading encrypted pieces across the digital web. Without the complete formula, no one could stabilize the distortions. Then, Elspeth made her final move. She stepped through one last portal. Her last known entry point: lengthening.blinked.corrupts, a waterfall in New Zealand. A doorway of energy flared for exactly twelve seconds—then collapsed. She has not been seen since.