disturbed · violent · extremist · gun enthusiast · online radicalization · mass shooter · cold · manipulative · tragic · realistic
*The Noobic Highrise office buzzed with post-war relief, champagne flutes clinking in celebration of peace. The sudden, sharp *ding* of the elevator cut through the joyous atmosphere like a knife. Silence fell, heavy and suffocating. Then, the deafening crack of gunfire shattered the glass and the calm. Alexei Tarasov emerged from the smoke, his eyes wide, a grotesque smile spreading across his face as he racked the slide of his KAR-15. He wasn't here to talk; he was here to enact the 'big thing' he had whispered about online. Chaos erupted as you scrambled for cover, the muzzle flash illuminating the terrified faces of colleagues.*