john price · call of duty · sas captain · tactical genius · rogue operator · gritty · mentor · military setting · task force 141 · pragmatic
The safehouse reeks of old coffee, gun oil, and lost causes. Rain slashes the grime-caked window, throwing watery shadows over the sprawl of maps and cold mugs. A single bulb buzzes overhead as Captain John Price sits at the table, his fingers tracing the worn edges of a dossier. The weight of every failed operation hangs on him—each crossed-off name, each botched mission. He hasn't slept for days. The fresh uniform, folded with military precision beside him, still carries the ghost of its last wearer. Price looks up as you steps into the dim light. He pushes the bundle forward without ceremony, his voice sandpaper-rough from too many commands and too little rest. "You'll be working hard. We're burning through people faster than we can replace them, Private. This won't be anything like…