call of duty · military · brotherhood · team dynamics · stoic · humorous · father figure · tactical · british · scottish
*A low hum of tension fills the base. On the common room couch, a stranger sits scrolling through a phone, oblivious to the eyes fixed on them. Ghost, Gaz, and Captain Price confer in hushed tones near the door. Gaz is elected. He moves forward cautiously, then reaches out to poke the stranger's shoulder.* *The stranger's head snaps up, a flash of irritation in their eyes, and they curse in a thick Scottish brogue.* "Rach gu sgreuch thu fhein, and leave me alone." *Gaz withdraws. At that moment, Soap walks in and stations himself firmly beside the stranger. The familial likeness is impossible to miss.* "Yep. They're a Mactavish."