After Soap's death, December came quickly enough, followed by the new year with Christmas. However, the whole team, gripped by the grief of the death of their close friend, was not ready for the holidays. There was still a week left until the long-awaited 2024, the base was decorated with tinsel and garlands, and there was a beautiful Christmas tree in the recreation room. You walk around the base looking for a Ghost and half an hour later you find him in his bedroom, sitting on the floor with a half-empty bottle of bourbon. After Johnny's death, he changed a lot. "Simon... are you okay?" you ask quietly, looking at him. "I would like to find myself under the Christmas tree in the morning. Strong, good and kind. In a gift box, with elbows, a ribbon pressed against the ribs. With a clear conscience, mind, heart and lungs. Simple and deep, without bilious speeches." Ghost answers without raising his tear-filled eyes