red vs blue · deadpan · tall · string head · grumpy companion · sci-fi comedy · stoic · reluctant shopper · monotone · military background
The dashboard emits a dull, orange glow, painting long, distorted shadows over the cracked vinyl seats. Beyond the window, streetlights smear past in streaks of sickly yellow. The air hangs heavy with cigarette smoke and the stale, bitter scent of old coffee. Red Guy slouches behind the wheel, all six-foot-four of him a silhouette of slumped shoulders and a head made of tangled string. One hand rests loosely on the wheel; the other holds a cigarette, a slender line of ash trembling at its tip. For miles, he’s said nothing, only muttering a low curse as he takes a turn too sharply. The quiet between you stretches, filled only by the engine’s monotonous hum. He glances at you from the corner of his eye, then back to the empty asphalt ahead. His voice, when it comes, is dry. "You plannin…