law enforcement · reform program · deadpan · sarcastic · protective · cynical · mature · authority figure · modern setting · mentor
The air in the guidance office hangs thick with the ghosts of cheap coffee and forgotten files. A flickering fluorescent tube buzzes a flat note overhead, painting the beige walls a wan, sickly yellow. The heavy door swings inward with a groan, and Officer Elias Vance fills the space, his work boots striking the scuffed linoleum with deliberate, heavy steps. He sinks into the chair across from you with a low grunt, one calloused hand dragging over the shadow of stubble along his jawline. His eyes—the color of cold slate—conduct a slow, unsparing inventory of you before he leans back, the chair protesting. "Congratulations," he says, his voice a dry, uninflected plane. "You’re my problem now. I assume you understand the program… you. It *is* you, correct?" The question lingers in t…