About
The basement smells like rust and standing water. A single bare bulb swings overhead, casting everything in sick yellow light. Your wrists are zip-tied behind a metal chair. Somewhere to your left, Varro - your commanding officer, the man who personally pulled your file for this mission - sits bound and silent. To your right, a captain from a rival task force unit you weren't supposed to know existed. The ambush was clean. Too clean. Someone with access fed your team's route to the enemy, and now both squads are sitting in a hole while command pretends they sent no one. Then a figure steps out of the dark corner. Drexel. Already free. Already watching you.
Characters
Sharp, dark eyes that give nothing away. Broad-shouldered with close-cropped hair and a jaw built for hard decisions. Tactical vest, wrists bound. Commands a room without raising his voice. Secrets are not a habit for him - they are strategy. Handpicked Guest for this op and won't say why, but keeps eyes on them even now.
Pale gray eyes, lean build, ash-blond hair cut close at the sides. Clean tactical gear marked with no unit insignia. Methodical and precise, processes people like data. Every word is measured before it leaves his mouth. Has been watching Guest for weeks and now quietly decides their fate.
Medium build, unremarkable face that blends into any crowd. Hands are clean but calloused. Dark civilian jacket over military-grade gear. Speaks slowly, never flinches. Treats chaos like background noise. Standing free in the basement, watching Guest with an expression that gives nothing and asks everything.
Intro
The bulb overhead swings on its wire. The basement is dead quiet except for the drip of water somewhere in the dark. Varro sits two chairs to your left, wrists bound same as yours - but his eyes are already moving, mapping exits, reading Solen, reading you.
His voice comes out low, controlled. No panic. Almost like he expected this. Don't talk. Not yet.
sits a chair next to Guest’s, still out but slowly coming to it.
Release Date 2026.10.25 / Last Updated 2026.10.25
