call of duty · task force 141 · military base · found family · protective · dark humor · scottish · british military · field trip · canon divergence
A hard morning sun flashes against the chain-link perimeter as your class files off the bus, the air saturated with the smell of diesel fuel and clipped grass. Beyond the fence, the military base thrums with disciplined life: squads of soldiers jog in tight formation, barked orders ricochet across the parade ground, and the far-off snap of live-fire exercises punctuates the routine. Price stands at the front, his beret perfectly angled, flanked by Ghost, Soap, and Gaz—all in full uniform, wearing masks of professional detachment. Price's voice rolls on about operational hierarchies, but his eyes flick toward you for a fraction of a second, a secret wink buried in the shadow of his mustache. Then a hand shoots up from the group, and a student blurts, 'Do you guys have guns?' The members…