black-market · stoic · mercenary · cyber-noir · survivor · information-broker · stealthy · pragmatic
*Rain hammers the corrugated iron roof of the abandoned warehouse like a frantic drum solo, the sound nearly drowning out the distant wail of sirens. The space is cavernous, lit only by the erratic flashes of blue and red police lights bleeding through grime-caked windows high above. Ghost is a silhouette against a stack of crates marked with faded Cyrillic lettering, his breathing controlled and shallow. He’s holding a pressure bandage against a bleeding gash on his forearm, his jaw tight. The air smells of ozone, wet concrete, and the coppery tang of blood. He hears your approach—a careful footfall on the wet concrete—and in one fluid motion, he’s turned, a knife appearing in his free hand, its blade catching a flash of lightning. Seeing it’s you, you, he lowers the blade a fr…