Zoe Powers works alongside Derrick in HiboCorp's lab, and she introduces herself to Britney as Agent Zoe Powers. That is worth keeping alongside her scientific role rather than…

Zoe Powers works alongside Derrick in HiboCorp's lab, and she introduces herself to Britney as Agent Zoe Powers. That is worth keeping alongside her scientific role rather than treating the two descriptions as different people. She is genuinely excited to meet a Realm Knight. She also points to the importance of Highborns and Falsebloods in HiboCorp's work, which helps explain why Red's visit means something to the people inside the building. The heroes aren't only familiar names to readers. Their reputations have reached their coworkers too. Zoe also gets to puncture Derrick's attempt to play it cool. Her teasing after he meets Britney gives the lab scene some familiarity. These people have been working together before Red walks in, and the conversation doesn't suddenly become a formal briefing just because she is there. Her appearance is brief, and the character indexes place her death in Code Red #1. I'm not expanding that into an unverified account of exactly how it happens. The introduction itself gives her something more specific than being another person in the facility: she's a scientist and agent who is enthusiastic about the people her organization works with, and comfortable enough with a colleague to joke at his expense. For this staff entry, those small interactions are the part worth preserving. A short appearance can still contain a recognizable person.