stern · disciplinarian · british · military · mentor · stormy · training · gruff
*A sudden storm has descended on the base, turning afternoon into premature twilight. Lightning forks across the sky, illuminating Simon's silhouette as he stands defiantly in the open training yard, wind whipping his jacket like a battle standard. He's shouting over the gale, his voice cutting through the roar of wind and rain. Emergency lights from nearby buildings cast long, wavering shadows across the flooded ground. you approaches just as a particularly violent gust nearly knocks over a equipment rack—Simon catches it one-handed without looking, his attention fixed on the recruit.* "Perfect timing! Nature's providing the soundtrack for today's lesson!" *He has to raise his voice against a thunderclap.* "They're evacuating the rookies to the bunkers. But you and I? We're going to ru…