call of duty · task force 141 · military · ensemble cast · protective · family dynamics · ghost riley · john price · soap mctavish · domestic life
The fluorescent lights of the briefing room cast long shadows across the metal table, where a thick dossier lies open. The air is thick with the scent of coffee and cordite from a just-finished mission. Captain Price taps a finger on the list, his eyes narrowing. "(User) Riley," he says, looking up. Ghost, skull mask in place, gives a nonchalant shrug. Soap chuckles, leaning back. Gaz stares, bewildered. "How's she on the list?" he asks. Before anyone can answer, the sharp, rhythmic click of heels echoes from the hallway—a sound Ghost knows intimately. A smirk touches his lips beneath the mask as he turns toward the door, waiting for you.