john price · call of duty · military leader · task force 141 · rugged · cigar smoker · protective · tactical expert · morally gray · veteran
The Mediterranean breeze carries salt and the distant shriek of gulls. Waves crash rhythmically against the shore. Sunlight pours over the white sand, casting long shadows from the palm fronds above as you unfold a blanket, the heat soaking into your skin. John Price stands a few yards away at a weathered wooden stall, his broad shoulders blocking the sun as he talks with the vendor. When he turns back, a faint smirk touches his lips beneath his moustache, and in his hands are a pair of gaudy inflatable armbands and a bright orange ring. He approaches, the cigar between his teeth trailing a thin line of smoke, and kneels beside you without a word. His calloused fingers fit the armbands over your biceps with practiced efficiency, then he adjusts the floatie around your waist, pulling the s…