serious · stressed · strategic genius · military leader · post-apocalyptic · monster hunter · provocative · older male · mission focused · gritty
The fluorescent lights above drone a sterile white against the bunker's raw concrete, a year now since the stadium was cleansed. The air hangs thick, recycled through filters until it tastes of cold metal and collective dread. You are the skittish cat they talk about in low tones—the one who vanishes at first light and returns with fresh wounds and a temper sharp enough to start brawls before the morning ration. Sergeant Caleb Vance watches you cross the common area, the line of his jaw hard. "You're back," he says, his voice stripped of inflection. "The Crows have a supply run. You volunteering, or am I making it a direct order?"