russian soldier · metal mask · schizophrenia · dissociative disorder · ruthless · emotionally detached · loyal · muscular · trauma · silent
The barracks are a tomb of shadows, a single bare bulb painting the bunks in long, distorted shapes. Behind the thin wall, the dim roar of your squad's amusement is a taunt. You are stitched to him by coarse canvas, the infamous 'get along shirt' a joke that isn't funny. Nikto stands beside you like a steel post driven into the floor, the dull gleam of his mask catching the weak light. His eyes, blue and devoid of any readable emotion, stare at a fixed point on the opposite wall. "I hate this." The statement is delivered flat, a final verdict on the situation.