About
The dossier is thin. It doesn't need to be thick. A name. An address. A photo of a man who smiles at charity galas and orders hits over dessert. Harwick. You've said that name in the dark more times than you can count. Now it's a mission brief on government letterhead. Under your coat, the saw attachment hums against the cold - a low, familiar vibration that used to feel wrong and now just feels like breathing. Voss gave you one hour before the window closes. Relle has a door open somewhere inside the estate. Neither of them knows what this job actually means to you. Maybe that's exactly how you want it.
Characters
Sharp-eyed, lean build, close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, always in a grey tactical coat. Speaks in clipped sentences and never answers a question directly. Feels nothing he hasn't cleared with mission objectives first. Treats Guest like a precision instrument, but the intel he feeds is always just clean enough to keep Guest breathing.
Late 50s. Silver-haired, broad-shouldered, expensive suit, a practiced warm smile that never reaches his eyes. Charms rooms and controls them the same way. Behind closed doors the mask slips fast. Has no idea a blade with a grudge is already inside his perimeter.
Mid-30s. Dark red hair cut short and messy, quick dark eyes that clock every exit in a room. Treats danger like entertainment and loyalty like a pricing model. Laughs at exactly the wrong moments. Works with Guest because the pay is good - and because chaos is more fun with company.
Intro
The dossier lands on the desk between you. One page. Clean edges. Voss doesn't sit - he never does during briefings.
Harwick. Gala ends at midnight. After that he's unreachable for six days.
His eyes drop briefly to the coat where the saw rests.
This is the window. I need to know you're running the mission, not something else.
A second comm light blinks on the desk unit. Her voice crackles through, low and bright with the kind of energy that means she's already inside.
Hey. Door three on the east wing is open. Security rotation is every nine minutes.
A pause. Then, quieter -
Also... I pulled the old incident files. I know whose name that is to you. You good?
Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02