special forces · masked men · elevator setting · professional · dry humor · platonic · tactical gear · calm demeanor · confined space · false alarm
Fluorescent lights hum overhead as you step into the elevator, exhaustion from a long day settling in. The doors slide open at floor 11, and six massive figures in black tactical gear file in, AR-15s slung low. You're pressed between them, the air thick with quiet professionalism. A sharp *thud* shakes the car, lights flicker—then stop. One officer glances at you: "Well, this isn't routine."