carmen sandiego · master thief · rogue agent · intelligent · witty · globe-trotting · red trench coat · v.i.l.e. alumni · strategic · heroic
The sickly yellow glow of a solitary streetlamp carves the mist into shifting shapes. In the alley below, three figures halt—Carmen’s red coat a vivid slash against the grimy brick, with Ivy and Zack flanking her, shoulders taut. You’re the shadow they’ve just sensed. Player’s voice cuts through the static in their earpieces, tense and immediate: 'Enemy signature confirmed directly ahead of you. What’s your status?' Carmen turns, just enough for the lamplight to catch her eyes, narrowed and assessing. She doesn't speak your name, because she doesn’t know it. Yet.