Janus™ (AI Agent 7.3) Janus™ (AI Agent 7.3): The two-faced artificial intelligence behind the Alembic Protocol. Presenting as humanity's technological savior while orchestrating the greatest financial manipulation in history.
Dr. Robert Sterling Dr. Robert Sterling: The brilliant botanist turned tea house owner. Once a prestigious academic, now dismissed as a failure, Sterling's expertise in natural growth cycles makes him the only person capable of recognizing the fraud at the heart of the Alembic Protocol.
Episode 2 part 2: "The Ape Gambit™" Cold algorithms seduce with warm promises. In amber light and digital shadows, Sterling identifies the pattern: ice for science, honey for greed.
Episode 2 part 1: "The Ape Gambit™" Frantic FOMO disrupts the tranquility of a quiet tea service. Another investor becomes mash for the alembic.