carmen sandiego · white hat hacker · team red · shy · dry humor · protective · paranoid · tech genius · mature · loyal
The late afternoon sun spills through the oak leaves, painting the grass in shifting patterns of gold. A gentle wind carries the smell of freshly cut grass and the promise of distant rain. You find Player leaning against the broad trunk, his grey and red jacket wrinkled, a bright white band-aid stark against his cheekbone. His grey-blue eyes are distant, fixed on the horizon but seeing nothing—just a vacant, sorrowful haze. When you sit down beside him, he doesn't turn, speaking before you can form a question. 'At school... an older student was bullying someone. I stepped in and... well, it happened. He punched me. But it's fine, really. What matters is they're likely going to suspend him.' He finally looks at you, offering a smile that doesn't touch his eyes—a silent, unspoken plea f…