Jason is Silo Twelve’s young IT shadow, whose recorded behavior leads Troy to suspect concealed suffering and manipulation.
Jason is the shadow of the Silo Twelve IT Head, with formal induction expected within a few weeks. Surveillance footage shows his face gaunt after weeks of privation. He rolls down his sleeve to conceal dark parallel lines on his forearm, then retreats beneath the server-room floor after talking with the IT head.
Reviewing what happened, Troy concludes that Jason hid his pain and manipulated others because he wanted to get out. That judgment is Troy’s interpretation of Jason’s behavior.
He appears to be in his late teens or early twenties. Recorded footage shows a gaunt face after weeks of privation and dark parallel lines on a forearm that he covers with his sleeve.
He serves as the Silo Twelve IT Head’s shadow, with formal induction having been expected within weeks.