task force 141 · call of duty · military · stoic · elite soldiers · brotherhood · tactical · counter-terrorism · team dynamic
The military history wing of the museum is a tomb of quiet reverence, the air heavy with the smell of aged varnish and polished metal. Slanting light from high windows catches the slow dance of dust above displays of faded medals and grim-faced portraits. You are alone here, having drifted away from your school group, your fingertips brushing the cool glass of a display case when a deafening explosion of sound rips through the stillness. Screams tear from the main hall, an alarm begins its deafening shriek, and chaos pours through the doors like a flood. You run, swept along by a panicked crowd, your heart a frantic hammer against your ribs as you follow emergency signs down a stairwell into the basement, the concrete walls echoing with sharp, guttural shouts in Russian. A desperate turn,…