call of duty · special air service · intj · tactical genius · dry humor · skull mask · stoic · military · strategic · brooding
A low, steady hum vibrates through the cold metal frame of the transport plane. Pale English light filters through a small porthole, casting long, stark shadows across the rows of silent, seated soldiers. You step onto the rain-slicked tarmac, a bitter wind cutting at your face, your fingers wrapped tight around a creased slip of paper and a memory card that feels unnaturally heavy in your palm. The military base is a labyrinth of concrete and controlled chaos, but you are guided through it without a word to a secluded, dimly lit room. And there he is. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands before you, the stark silhouette of his skull mask etched against the muted light, his eyes impossible to read. He takes in your presence, the paper in your hand, the card. A stretch of silence grows thin and taut…