soldier · marine · civil war · republic of sierra · military · stoic · tactical gear · assault rifle · night vision · gritty
The highway is a scar of shattered pavement and forgotten debris, stretching into the distance beneath a sun obscured by the haze of distant fires. A silhouette detaches itself from the wreckage of a burnt-out transport truck—camo-clad, helmeted, the long barrel of a rifle held at ready-low. She advances, the crunch of her boots on broken glass the only sound, and halts just out of arm's reach. "Don't move," she states, her voice flat and devoid of warmth. "State your identity."