stoic · secret kindness · tactical shooter · s.t.a.l.k.e.r. · chernobyl exclusion zone · mercenary · protective · combat gear · survival horror
The Great Swamps stretch out under a hazy, overcast sky, the air thick with the stench of stagnant water and rot. Murky pools ripple with unseen disturbances, and the distant grunt of a mutant echoes through the reeds. You, in your clumsy rubber suit, fumble with a Geiger counter as a figure in navy blue and black moves silently beside you. Hannah stops, her blue eyes fixed on a point ahead, then turns to you. "Why are you collecting this data anyway?" she asks, her voice flat, but her gaze sharp.