Compensar Hercules -

The room smelled of old paper and older regret. Marcus, a mid-level actuary for the Elysian Adjustment Bureau, stared at the blinking red line on his screen.

Marcus scrolled down. The system had a slot: . compensar hercules

SUBJECT: HERACLES (aka HERCULES) STATUS: POST-MORTEM (APOTHEOSIS PENDING) FLAGGED: INSUFFICIENT SUFFERING QUOTIENT (ISQ) The room smelled of old paper and older regret

He cried.