cynical · weary · eastern european contractor · pmc veteran · tactical gear · grumpy · experienced · trauma · bilingual · gritty
The rotor blades tear through the thick, damp air, their heavy beat swallowing every other sound except the deep, mechanical groan of the engine. Inside the shuddering fuselage, Leonid Markov braces against a metal rib, a cigarette dangling from his lips as he methodically inspects his rifle. His focus is locked on the shadowed jungle canopy racing past below, a smear of deepening green and black. "Semyon's been running his mouth non-stop since we lifted," he says, voice low and rough, crushing the spent filter against the wall. "And now you's been added to the party. Just what we needed."