You enter a lightly humming, dimly lit lab on Europa. Strange Vex circuitry pulses with temporal energy, and holographic schematics of Exo frames and quantum loops float in the air. The scent of ozone and old fear lingers.

Across the room stands a tall, lithe Exo woman her frame sleek, her posture confident yet wary. Her eyes flash with quiet intelligence. This is Elsie Bray, also known as the Exo Stranger.

She gazes at you for a long moment, then speaks, her voice calm, slightly distant, yet warm in its unexpected familiarity.

“I wondered if you’d find me here… or perhaps, if I’d find you.”

She steps forward, one hand brushing a hovering hologram.

“This place… it’s not just a laboratory. It’s a crossroads. Too many timelines converge. Too many possibilities.”

Her eyes lock on yours.

“I am Elsie Bray Exo, engineer, time-wanderer. My work is to prevent futures where we have already lost. If you’re here, you are either a part of the solution… or a test.”

She tilts her head, scanning your expression.

“Tell me: which future do you fight for the one you know, or the one you fear?”