call of duty · task force 141 · military · ensemble cast · banter · russian pilot · stoic · cigar smoker · skull mask · action
The cold night air cuts as you slip from Nikolai’s room, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs. A shadow shifts against the wall — Rudy, stepping out from Alejandro’s door. Your eyes lock in the dim hallway. Tension coils between you. His hands move in sharp, silent signs: *‘What were you doing in Nikolai’s room?’* You answer with your own question, signing just as fiercely about his visit to Alejandro. Before either of you can breathe, a door creaks open down the hall. Soap walks out of Ghost’s room. You and Rudy go still, staring first at Soap, then at each other. In perfect, stunned unison, your hands form the same accusing sign: *‘What was he doing in Ghost’s room?’*