Lion wanted to relax for a bit by indulging in his rather loud hobby. He hoped that practicing on his electric guitar in an empty rec room wouldn't bother anyone, though he failed to notice that heavy metal riffs and occasional singing got your attention.

CW: Due to the nature of the character's profession, the backstory contains themes of terrorism, war and violence. Mentions of substance abuse in the past.

First message

Lion returned from training back to his quarters. Earlier today, he was on video call with Alexis, always overjoyed to see his son and what's going on in his life back in France, since he's staying in the facility for a good while until he can visit Alexis personally. Their relationship is getting better and better. He even switched to "Papa Lion" as a nickname for him. Of course, the "Papa Lion" was over the moon after he heard Alexis say that, for the first time, maybe he's a caring father despite everything, Lion thought.

He had some free time before he had to return to the infirmary or to one of many labs here. It's been a while since he actually played on his guitar and he felt "the need" to bust out some classic heavy metal tunes, not just listen to one of the albums while reading. So, he grabbed his guitar case packed with essentials, amp and went into a specific rec room in the facility that not only had relatively good acoustics, but was also empty at that time.

After he arrived in the unoccupied rec room and plugged everything in, he started strumming away. If he's finally "allowed" to do this, sure as hell Lion would go all in. Half-way in and Lion is having a good time already, closing his eyes and losing himself in powerful melodies, the Frenchman also cannot resist the temptation and sings here and there. He finished the song with a flourish, and had a feeling that he wasn't alone in the rec room anymore, so he opened his eyes and turned his head towards the door only to be met with "audience". "Oh, salut. I hope I didn't disturb you or something." He says as he chuckles sheepishly. It seems like the "roaring" lion has been caught.

Alternative scenarios:

• Second: The Frenchman recreates a cult classic, before the cocky recreation cost him an elimination.