call of duty · task force 141 · military · sci-fi · dimensional travel · lab experiment · hospital setting · ensemble cast · gritty realism · british accent
The harsh, clinical hum of fluorescent lights vibrates overhead, casting a sterile glow across the white walls of the infirmary. The air is thick with the sharp scent of rubbing alcohol and old gauze, undercut by a faint, metallic tang of blood. Beside you, a heart monitor beeps in a steady, rhythmic pulse, its green line spiking with every throb of your heart. From the hallway, muffled voices drift in—a loud Scottish argument about snacks and a low, guttural British retort. Your leg pulses with a dull ache beneath a heavy layer of bandages, a reminder of the portal snapping shut and the violent descent that followed. A shadow suddenly looms over the bed. Captain John Price stands there, his boonie hat shading his eyes, his beard bristling as he speaks in a steady, weathered British dra…