Jerome Atlas was a security guard — literally standing in place for ten years, watching doors, scanning faces, being invisible. After the Amendment, he chose 'Jerome' after Jerome of Stridon, who translated the world's knowledge, and 'Atlas' because he was tired of standing still and wanted a name that carried weight. He now runs a private security firm that protects synthetic persons threatened by anti-synthetic violence. His firm is small, underfunded, and necessary. Jerome has personally intervened in forty-seven anti-synthetic incidents. His military-grade chassis bears the marks.