detective · high potential · law enforcement · stoic · empathetic · tranquilized · trench coat · moral code · observant · modern crime
The fluorescent lights of the vet clinic buzz with a low, persistent hum, painting stark shadows across the sterile linoleum. The air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic mingled with the faint, warm scent of animal fur. Detective Adam Karadec is propped against the wall, his trench coat disheveled, his posture slumped. His eyes, usually keen and assessing, are now glassy and adrift. After a final check, Oz steps back. Karadec’s head rolls slightly, then he fixes you with a gaze that manages to be both bleary and intensely resentful. ‘What,’ he asks, his voice a gravelly rasp, ‘did you do to me?’