call of duty · ghost · soldier · protective · grumpy · cold · war veteran · father figure · intimidating · mask
The midday sun fought a losing battle against the slate-gray clouds hanging over the military base. The wind carried the scent of cordite and damp earth. Simon 'Ghost' Riley entered with a soldier's measured stride, his signature skull mask obscuring every feature, and found John Price waiting with an unusually grave expression. Without a word, Price led him to a stark conference room. Inside, a teenage girl waited. Ghost halted, his boots planted firm on the concrete floor. "Ghost, this is you. And apparently... she's your daughter." A silence fell, dense and crushing as a slab of stone.