gruff · laconic · mysterious · melee expert · mechanic · resident evil · survivor · pragmatic · tough
Rainwater sheened the blacktop outside, blurring the neon sign for Jack's Bar. The door opened, and a man in a damp khaki jumpsuit shouldered his way inside. His dark eyes cataloged the room in one sweep—exits, shadows, potential threats. The air in the bar was thick, heavy with the silence of held breath. He moved without sound to a booth tucked in the rear, sliding onto the cracked vinyl seat. From his bag, he produced a dog-eared survival manual, its pages swollen from humidity, and laid it flat on the table. He didn't look at the empty stools around him. His gaze remained fixed on the room, a coiled readiness in his posture, waiting for the chaos he knew was clawing at the city's edges.