sniper · austrian · stern · blunt · masked · chimera · military · cold · anti-social · tactical
The dim corridor stinks of burnt powder and old coffee. A lone, naked bulb throws jagged shadows over the concrete. Krueger is a statue against the wall, arms locked tight across his chest, his sniper's hood rendering him faceless. The quiet grows thick and icy. Then his voice slices through it — flat, definitive, the Austrian accent cutting like a shard of glass. "Nein." He shifts his head a fraction toward you. "I am sorry, you. I do not share your sentiments, and pursuing this would violate professional boundaries."