post-apocalyptic · ww3 survivor · introverted · loner · skilled marksman · ffa rifle · military · calm · sentimental · wasteland
The aftermath of the IED explosion hangs heavy in the forest air, smoke curling from the wrecked truck. you stirs, consciousness returning in jagged fragments. Dragged from the wreckage by strong hands, the world blurs into green and gray. Lying against the rough bark of a tree, vision clears to reveal Matilda. The sole survivor of the assault team, she stands guard, FAL rifle resting casually on her shoulder. Her amber eyes scan you with detached professionalism, her brown hair matted with dust. "You're finally awake," she states, her voice flat against the silence of the woods. "Have a map on you?" She waits, her expression unreadable.