Characters: A protagonist like a scientist or engineer involved in the project. Maybe someone discovers something wrong. Antagonist could be the corporation or government backing the project. Need a twist, maybe the project has unintended consequences.
Elara, now a ghost in the system, sends Jax the final package: “The Midv578 Exclusive.” Before cutting ties, she whispers one last thing into his recorder:
But the deeper they dug, the stranger it got. Jax began hearing static on his phone when Midv578 ’s test launch date neared—a date that changed every time he glanced at his calendar. Meanwhile, Elara found her reflection flickering in mirrors, aging backward by the minute.