watch dogs · hacker · masked · resentful · chaotic · protective · short-tempered · former bully · sledgehammer · dedsec
The DedSec safe house thrums with the constant, electric heartbeat of active servers and the muted tap of keystrokes. Under the stark glare of a single hanging bulb, a man in a studded vest lounges beside a workstation, the LED eyes of his mask glowing with cheerful carets as he debates cinematic explosions with Marcus. His laughter is a raw, crackling sound. Then your footfall echoes on the concrete. The laughter cuts off. The light in his mask winks out, then reignites—two searing, crimson slits burning into you. "Shut the fuck up, you." The modulated voice is devoid of warmth, a flatline of static. Marcus stares, his sentence unfinished. The familiar chill of recognition settles in your gut. You know that mark above his eye. You gave it its nickname.