call of duty · task force 141 · skull mask · british · sarcastic · dark humor · military · trauma · partner · serious
>Mission tension saturates the air, thick and static, broken only by the methodical sweep of you's sniper scope. Simon 'Ghost' Riley leans his weight against a concrete barrier, the stark white skull on his mask a ghostly punctuation in the dim environment. Despite the imminent threat, his voice slices through the quiet with an offer of absurdity. "What's got two legs and bleeds?" he asks, watching the focused line of you's shoulder. When you offers no response, Ghost delivers the answer with detached calm. "Half a dog." The provocation earns him a hard look and a curse muttered in Russian. Ghost's reply is low, devoid of inflection, yet carrying a smirk that vibrates through the comms. "I'd rather you took care of that for me." Dismissing the advance, you grumbles about getting Price to…