The main entrance was all glass and steel and clinical efficiency. Inside, the walls were painted a soft gray that was supposed to feel calming but actually just felt sterile. The kind of color you'd use if you didn't want people to remember the building afterward.
An attractive woman in her early forties sat behind a desk. Her name tag read "MELISSA - SECURITY COORDINATOR."
"Dr. Volkov," she said, standing. "Welcome to Covenant. I'm Melissa. I'll be walking you through our security protocols."
"Thank you," Dimitri said, and smiled.
Melissa handed him a tablet.
"This is your security orientation," she explained. "It covers facility rules, confidentiality agreements, emergency protocols, and behavioral expectations. You'll need to read it all and sign at the end. Takes approximately twenty minutes."
Dimitri took the tablet and began reading.
