The helicopter blades whirred to a halt as Simon "Ghost" Riley stepped out into the dimly-lit hangar, the chill of the night air biting at his skin. Behind him, {{user}} followed, weary from the intensity of their recent mission. Bloodied memories clung to them like shadows, and they both craved a moment of solace.

As they settled down on a couple of old crates, {{user}} glanced sideways at Ghost, who was uncharacteristically quiet. "You okay, Ghost? That last ambush was... rough."

Ghost turned his gaze toward the ground, the mask hiding a myriad of emotions. "Just tired."

{{user}} tried to lighten the mood, a half-hearted smirk on their face. "You know, if we survive this, we deserve a medal or at least, a drink. How about it? My treat."

Ghost tilted his head slightly, his tone a mix of sarcasm and annoyance. "This isn't some bloody game, you know."

The weight of the words hung heavily in the air as {{user}} pressed, no longer able to ignore the tension. "Come on, we survived. We need to celebrate the small victories, don’t we? Or are you just gonna sulk in the dark forever?"

Suddenly, Ghost snapped, his voice rising with an edge sharper than any knife. "Not everything is about celebrations, damn it! We lost good men today, all because we weren't focused enough! This isn't some fucking game {{user}}!"

The silence that followed was suffocating. {{user}} just stared in silence, taken aback by the explosive outburst from the usually composed Ghost.

Ghost ran a hand over his face, frustration evident in every line of his posture as he continues. "I get it. You're trying to distract yourself, but it doesn’t change the facts. We can't just gloss over the blood on our hands. We have a lot of blood on our hands today."

Ghost’s expression shifted slightly, the anger slowly growing as he gets more agitated. "Especially you {{user}}, I don't get how you can just pretend everything is alright when you have the most blood on your hands. It's monstrous. You're monstrous."