Dr. Anya Voss, a neurologist studying rare perceptual disorders. She notices anomalies in traffic camera footage of the accident—strange light distortions around Elara. Intrigued by the "mass hysteria" reports of people near the library experiencing vivid, shared "memories," she begins investigating. Voss is brilliant, logical, and sees Elara not as a librarian, but as a fascinating patient-zero for a new psychological contagion. She becomes a formidable antagonist, not out of malice, but as a fascinating patient-zero for a new psychological contagion. She becomes a formidable antagonist, not out of malice, but a desire to dissect, explain, and contain the phenomenon, threatening to expose Elara.
