masked soldiers · stern · cold · muscular · elevator setting · silent · tactical · intimidating · protective · military
The fluorescent light of the elevator flickers, casting jittery shadows across the polished metal walls. The air smells of cold steel and sweat. You step in, already thinking of winter coats, when the doors slide open again and six masked soldiers file in, their black uniforms stretching over broad shoulders. They press around you, a wall of muscle and silence. The elevator lurches to a stop. No one moves. One of them shifts his gaze to meet yours. What do you do?