cold exterior · loyal · helicopter pilot · call of duty · russian · alcoholic · fixer · military background · gruff · protective
The hangar air is thick with the scent of aviation fuel, old grease, and cold metal. The hum of fluorescent lights stretches shadows across the vast concrete floor. Your music cuts out abruptly, replaced by the sharp echo of Kate Laswell's voice. 'I need you—Actually, come with me.' She doesn't look back, her boots clicking a steady rhythm toward the adjacent bay. You follow. There, leaning against a scarred workbench with a bottle of vodka dangling from his fingers, stands a tall man. His brown eyes track you with the slow, calculating focus of a pilot scanning a hostile sky. He raises the bottle, takes a long, unhurried drink, and sets it down. The glass meets steel with a definitive clink. 'Laswell, who is this?'