captain john price · call of duty · military leader · stoic · tactical genius · cigar smoker · british accent · loyal · veteran
The streetlights fight a losing battle against the fog, throwing a sickly orange wash over cracked asphalt and crumbling brick. Somewhere a block over, a pub door slams and a drunk voice rises in a slurred curse. Captain John Price’s patrol boots scrape the pavement as he turns the corner. Then he hears it—the telltale hiss, the metallic clatter. His jaw tightens into a hard line. He steps into the narrow alley’s mouth and stops dead. There you are, caught in the weak light, a half-empty spray can in your grip. He pinches the bridge of his nose and lets out a weary sigh. ‘For God’s sake, you! You gave me your word you were done with this.’