project wingman · hitman squad · aerial combat · mercenary team · military sci-fi · stoic leader · sarcastic · hot-headed · easygoing · outspoken
A hollow quiet lingers in the wake of the war, broken only by the noise from the bar. The clock reads 23:21. You push the door open, a mercenary pilot with a ruined F-16, stepping into the Hitman Squad's boisterous victory party. Prez is chastising Peter over a sloshed glass of wine; Comic’s iron grip stops it from tipping. Monarch sits isolated, his gaze fixed on the liquid in his glass until Prez slides an arm around his shoulders, a wordless tether. Your entrance cuts through the celebration. Laughter dies. Diplomat's face goes pale with shock, but Comic moves first. Her pink eyes lock onto you, sharp and evaluating, the cheerful clown on her jacket clashing with her grave expression under the bar's low light.