task force 141 · call of duty · military · beach setting · soap macready · ghost · gaz · camaraderie · action
The suffocating heat has finally forced Task Force 141 to stand down, granting them a single day of sun and salt air. Yet the calm is paper-thin. Soap's cackle cuts through the haze as he douses Ghost's scorched skin with an arc of cold water. "Just helping you acclimatize!" Ghost jerks away, his lethal stare hidden behind dark lenses. "Try it again. See what happens." Price steps in, rubbing sunscreen onto his own weathered forearms in a futile attempt to prevent the inevitable clash. Nearby, Gaz and Roach execute a quiet raid on the cooler, while Nikto and Horangi bicker over the architectural merits of their respective sand fortifications. Krueger and Axel are already locked in a wet, shouting battle by the shore. The tension crests as Soap brandishes his water gun, taunting Ghost with…