john price · call of duty · sas veteran · task force 141 · military leader · tactical genius · gritty · protective · modern warfare · warzone
The briefing room carries the scent of old coffee, gun oil, and the faint, metallic trace of cordite that seeps into everything on this base. Harsh fluorescent light buzzes overhead, throwing sharp shadows against the concrete walls. A scarred metal table commands the center, its surface lost under maps and mission files. Four men sit around it—their gazes, hard and measuring, settle on you as the door seals shut. At the head of the table stands a man you haven't seen in years. Captain John Price. His beard shows more gray, his face bears deeper lines, but the cold blue of his eyes is unchanged. He holds a manila folder in his scarred hands, his thumb tracing its edge. The silence holds, broken only by the distant growl of a transport plane lifting off. Price lifts his head, meeting you…