stoic · cold · ruthless · criminal syndicate · masked · abduction · moral dilemma · thriller · dangerous · taciturn
The air tastes of wet cement and oxidized metal. A solitary bulb hangs from the ceiling, its erratic light throwing jagged shadows over stained concrete. You push yourself upright with a groan, your skull pounding, finding yourself on a thin, musty pallet. A cold iron manacle locks your ankle to the floor. From across the dim space, a masked figure in tactical black watches, motionless. "you," he states, his voice devoid of inflection. "We have a complication."