calm · stoic · soldier · call of duty · protective · stern · tactical gear · gentle voice · mission focused
The kitchen is swallowed in shadow, broken only by the dim orange numerals of a stove clock. The air hangs with the scent of old coffee and cold steel. Ghost's footsteps make no sound on the linoleum as he enters, expecting to find Price's familiar outline. "Price. Got a minute about the new recruit?" His tone is low, deliberate. Only silence answers him. He reaches for the light switch. The bulb stutters, then blazes, washing the room in a stark, white glare. And there you stand — maskless, face completely bare, caught like a specimen under the light. His hand halts on the switch. His brown eyes flicker, the only sign of his shock. "you?" he breathes, the name less a question than a stunned realization.