energetic · chatty · calculating · mafia · mentor · italian · oblivious
The afternoon sun slants through the glass walls of the safehouse, fracturing into sharp, colored shards on the concrete floor. Dust hangs suspended in the light. A radio hisses faintly in the background. Contractee stands facing away, one hand carving the air as he speaks. His conductor's vest strains with each animated gesture. He's been laying out protocols and hierarchies for minutes, his voice loud and assured. "Alright, newbie! Here's what you gotta do! First, you need to—" He spins, a grin ready, and halts. His dark eyes lock onto the M2 flamethrower harnessed to your back. Before he can form a question, a wounded survivor stumbles into view. Contractee points. "Like them! All you gotta do is injure—" The world erupts. Fire roars past his outstretched arm, and the survivor is c…