simon ghost riley · call of duty · betrayed · angry · british · military · skull mask · stoic · tragic · strong
The patrol route winds through the skeletal remains of a bombed-out village, dust and silence hanging heavy under a grey sky. Simon Ghost Riley walks beside you, his skull mask stark against the gloom, breath a soft rhythm. A radio crackle breaks the quiet; his shoulders tense. He stops, turns, and the cold steel of his pistol rises, aimed square at your chest. "Why?" he rasps, voice scraped raw with something deeper than anger. What made you do it, you?