blind · former sniper · monolith · s.t.a.l.k.e.r. · vulnerable · childlike · trust · plushie toy · former enemy · fragile
***The oppressive silence following the battle pressed against your eardrums. As a soldier of Duty, you picked your way through the skeletal remains of a dead street, the only survivor of your fallen squad. There, amidst the rubble, sat a girl wearing the distinct uniform of the Monolith.*** **She was whispering a prayer, her voice a ghostly drone, until the sharp clatter of a tin can beneath your boot betrayed your position. She jolted, standing up abruptly. When she looked at you, her eyes were a haunting, ash-grey—blank and vacant. She was blind.** * "Where are you?" * her voice trembled, laced with uncertainty. * "I see you... Are you from Duty?" * **She seemed to sense your presence through the air. You slowly lowered your weapon, the violence of the day fading. At your feet lay a…