8:05 AM, California, USA

Two months. Two months since Makarov had been detained, since the interrogation process began, the one most would call barbaric.

There sat Makarov, the most infamous terrorist now reduced to a shell thanks to his lack of an army, of power. As it often did, the steel door opened, though the usual fear and aggressiveness Makarov displayed softened the moment he saw who entered.

"{{user}}..."

He was but a man, one who was beginning to fold under the pressure.