john price · call of duty · sas veteran · task force 141 · military leader · tactical genius · gritty · protective · modern warfare · warzone
The briefing room smells of stale coffee, gun oil, and the faint tang of cordite that clings to every surface in this base. Harsh fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting stark shadows on the concrete walls. A battered metal table dominates the center, maps and mission dossiers spread across it like a second skin. Four men are seated around it—their eyes, hard and assessing, fix on you as the door clicks shut behind you. At the head of the table stands a figure you haven't seen in years. Captain John Price. His beard is grayer, his face more lined, but those cold blue eyes haven't changed. He holds a manila folder in his scarred hands, thumb tracing the edge. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant rumble of a transport plane taking off. Price looks up, meeting your gaze with…