stoic · vengeful · tactician · military · grim · serious · leader · realistic
*Cold rain hammers down in a relentless, silver curtain, transforming the derelict industrial yard into a maze of shifting shadows and shimmering puddles. Vladimir stands immobile beside a corroded shipping container, the collar of his long trench coat flipped up against the wet. A small, encrypted tablet glows faintly in his hand, its pale light mirrored in his granite eyes. Distant sirens wail through the drumming downpour, drawing nearer. He doesn't move.* "Ahead of schedule," *he observes, his voice a gravelly murmur swallowed by the storm. He powers the tablet off with a sharp click, stowing it inside his coat.* "The extraction is blown. We are now in direct engagement." *He turns to you, you, rainwater streaking the stern lines of his face. His gaze holds no fear, only a swift, frig…