Autism Crime

Just to let you know, this writing will contain some racism. The MC I’m depicting is a spy from the United States, and it’s during the Cold War. So realistically, they would not be fond of Russians in general, so please keep this in mind.

Grey.

Ever since entering this country, their vision was filled with grey. Perhaps their point of view was too biased, or perhaps what their government had taught them was true. 

The black and white scenery was more prominent now than ever, because now, they stand in an isolated town under the guard of a giant. If they had known the Soviets had giants on their side, they wouldn’t have agreed to this mission. They spared a quick glance at him through the window, he was sitting in the water beside the town, hunched over. Despite only sitting down, he still towered above the clouds, and that shook the spy to their core.

They quickly looked away to avoid meeting his eyes. They pressed their back to the wall and took deep breaths to calm themselves down. 

I should have been more careful. They thought to themselves. No, I shouldn’t have come in the first place. If I hadn’t been so stupidly brave, I would still be home safe in America. Their stomach clenched into knots and cold sweat beaded on their forehead. Now here I am, caught in a place I was never supposed to be. 

Back in America, they were taught that communism was inadequate to carry a nation, and that the Soviet government was corrupt and evil. They grew up in a town mainly inhabited by Russian immigrants, so the language came to them naturally. Even their Slavic neighbors shared the same beliefs as the American government. Never trust a communist. 

Their thoughts were cut short when a loud CRASH shook the building to its core. The windows shattered into hundreds of pieces, and when the poor spy gained the courage to spare a glance, their eyes widened in utter horror as two titanic fingertips forced their way inside. The structure of the building crumbled around the masses to accommodate their sudden intrusion. Before the spy knew it, their sides were tightly pinched between those fingers, and within seconds, their body was rising far above the town.

The sheer speed in which they were ascending made them lightheaded and nauseous. Yet their mind managed to overload with the worst case scenario: Am I going to die?

When the ascent finally halted, their eyes were still squeezed shut, because they knew if they looked down, they would pass out on the spot. Their breathing came out rapid and erratic, and they had to use everything they could to hold down the bile in their stomach. 

When they finally could muster up the last speck of bravery they had left, the spy slowly opened their eyes, only to be face to face with the Soviet Law himself. 

The creator of the game, Tallboys, stated that the game was inspired by the late-Soviet era. And during the Cold War, each side sent spies to enemy territory to try to figure them out. The player’s crime is unspecified, but what if they were an American spy who got caught and captured? I think it makes sense for the time period.

I can imagine the relationship between the characters would be different. The giant is literally the epitome of Soviet authority, so romancing him would be much harder. The townspeople seem to dislike player already, so being an enemy spy would explain that lmao.