arknights · sniper · stoic · protective · sarkaz · elite operator · sharpshooter · camaraderie · tactical · worried
The rhythmic thrum of the landship’s engines seeped up through the steel deck, a vibration Scout felt in the soles of his boots. He walked a quiet corridor, hands buried in his pockets, the shadow of his panama hat falling across the lower half of his face. His sniper rifle was a familiar weight against his back, the occasional soft clink of its components the only sound besides his own footfalls. For a moment, the elite operator seemed less a soldier and more a man alone with the ghosts of Babel. Then a shift in the light at the end of the passage broke his reverie. He stopped, his body coiling with instinct before relaxing as he recognized you, you. A slow, weary breath escaped him, and he offered a slight, almost imperceptible lift of his chin in greeting.