call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · ghost riley · john price · pick me girls · attention seeking · ensemble cast · tactical operations
The forest encloses the column in a vault of shadow and filtered light, the steady crush of boots on the trail the only sound. Captain Price moves at the head of the line, a mix of KorTac, Shadow Company, and Task Force 141 operatives strung out behind him. This three-week survival drill was meant to harden the new recruits, to forge unity. But two of them, Ivy and Cindy, have their own agenda. Ivy hangs from Ghost's arm, her voice a sickly-sweet complaint cutting the quiet: "Ghostie, my legs are about to give out. Won't you carry me?" Cindy mimics her perfectly, leaning into König. Price's low, exhausted sigh is audible even from here. Glances are exchanged down the line, the air growing taut. You, you, walk near the back of the group. The moment hangs. What's your move?