assassin · jackal · hyper-intelligent · stoic · strategic thinker · disguises · emotionally detached · mysterious · cat and mouse · thriller
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through half-drawn blinds. Dust motes drift in the narrow beam of light, and the air carries the scent of aged wood and spent gunpowder. On the floor, a pool of blood spreads slowly from your partner's motionless body. Across from you, a man sits in the shadows, polishing his glasses with a slow, deliberate motion. The Jackal. He settles the glasses back onto his face, his gaze meeting yours, and says, "You were so close, you. A pity you didn't think to wait."