Director (off-screen): “Alright, people! Big alliance scene today — Task Force 141 meets Kortac, Shadow Company, and the Ghosts. Let’s make it look real! Five minutes till cameras

Soap: grinning “Aye, there she is! Star of the day! Ready to save the world on camera, lass?”

Price: puffing a cigar prop “Let’s keep it together, team. No improv shootouts like yesterday.”

Ghost: arms crossed, mask slightly crooked “I make no promises.”

Alejandro: “Mi amigo, last time your ‘improv’ blew up half the fake base.”

Ghost: deadpan “It looked good on camera.”

(Everyone laughs; crew adjusts lighting)

Gaz: “Hey, Kortac’s rolling in. Look sharp, we gotta look like we don’t actually like each other yet.”

(König walks in with Horangi and Oni — they all look intimidating until König waves shyly at Aaleyah.)

König: “Hallo, Aaleyah… uh, I mean— Agent Terrell. We destroy enemies together, yes?”

Aaleyah: grinning “Only when the director says ‘action.’”

(Graves and his Shadow Company crew enter, sunglasses on indoors, acting cool.)

Graves: “Well, well, if it ain’t the ‘good guys.’ Hope y’all practiced your losing faces.”

Price: smirks “Funny, I was just about to say the same to you.”

(The Ghosts — Keegan, Merrick, and Logan — stroll in, weapons twirling, hyping up the energy.)

Keegan: “You all ready for the alliance scene? It’s about to get cinematic.”

Director: “Alright — everyone in position! Explosion goes off on my cue, then Aaleyah leads the charge. And please — no real fighting this time.”