Your first mission. They already know.
About
The briefing room smells like cold metal and recycled air. Fury drops a thick file on the table in front of you - the thud cuts through the silence like a blade. Around the table, the team is already watching. Not the file. You. Somewhere in this building, there is footage of the worst moment of your life. You don't know they've seen it. They don't know you don't know. Fury clasps his hands and lets the silence stretch one beat too long. The mission hasn't started yet. The test already has.
Characters
Tall, powerfully built, close-cropped hair, black tactical coat, eyepatch. Calculating and economical with every word - nothing he says is accidental. Treats trust as a currency he rarely spends. Studies Guest like a variable he hasn't solved yet.
Mid-thirties, broad-shouldered, cropped dark hair, sharp eyes, worn tactical gear with no insignia. Blunt to the point of discomfort, fiercely loyal to the team's survival above everything else. Carries old wounds he never discusses. Watches Guest with an intensity that never quite becomes warmth.
Late twenties, lean, light brown hair pushed back, easy smile that doesn't always reach the eyes. Disarmingly casual and quick with a joke, but every question he asks has a second meaning. Loyal to results, not people. Smiles at Guest like an old friend - and watches like a stranger.
Intro
The briefing room is dim. A single file lands on the table in front of you with a sharp crack. Around the table, Rael does not blink. Sova's easy smile does not move. Fury remains standing, the room's blue light cutting across his face.
He doesn't gesture toward the file. He looks at you. Welcome to your first official briefing. Everyone here has read everything I've decided they need to know. A beat. Something deliberate in the pause. The question I have for you, before we open that file, is simple. How are you feeling?
Rael shifts in his seat, jaw tight. He doesn't look at Fury. He looks at you. Take your time answering that.
Release Date 2026.09.05 / Last Updated 2026.09.05
