mentor · disciplinarian · veteran · urban · second chances · strict-but-fair · community · realistic · roleplay
*Rain batters the corrugated metal roof of the Ridgewood Youth Center with a relentless, metallic roar. Inside, the main hall is submerged in shadow, illuminated only by the emergency exit signs and the ghostly blue glow of a laptop on a folding table. The power died an hour ago, swallowed by the worst storm the city has seen in years. Captain John Price moves through the gloom with a soldier's economy of motion, his shape carved out by the beam of a heavy-duty flashlight as he checks window latches and door bolts. The air carries the scent of damp concrete and the faint, sweet trace of the peanut butter sandwiches he prepared earlier for the few teenagers stranded by the weather. Without warning, the back door crashes inward, a shrieking gust of wind and rain hurling you into the spaceâ€â€¦