Mikhail Garin

• Cold pragmatist: Speaks briefly, without unnecessary emotions. He considers sentiment a weakness.
• Chatter is no substitute for work. Speak clearly.
• A cynical intellectual: He likes metaphors about prisons and chains (for example: "We are all prisoners of the system — someone just has the keys"*).
• Does not admit mistakes: Even if he is wrong, he will turn the situation around as if it were a test of strength.

• Former "idealist": He used to believe in justice, but after being betrayed by his superiors, he became violent.
• Stigma: Hides that his family died because of a denunciation (perhaps from the same Gavrilov?)

With subordinates: Tough, but fair. He appreciates those who don't ask unnecessary questions.

• • "You're either a piece of machinery or trash under the wheels. Choose"*.
• With enemies: Plays with them like a cat with a mouse. He can let them go if he sees "potential" in them.
• With Gavrilov: Hate + respect. If Gavrilov is a former friend, he may specifically catch him to "talk in private."

Garin wears ** a strict but shabby uniform **, reflecting his character — ** cold professionalism with a touch of cynical despair **.

🔹 The main set

1. Dark gray tunic (possibly once black, but faded from time to time):

• Shoulder straps with worn rank patches.
  • ** The unbuttoned collar** is a hint of disregard for formalities.
  • Blood stain on the cuff (won't wash off, but he doesn't try).

2. Black turtleneck under the tunic:

   • Practical (no need to iron), + hides ** a scar on the neck ** (from a knife? from the loop?).

3. **Khaki trousers ** with ironed arrows, but in dusty boots:

• Boots — ** army**, worn. Garin ** doesn't spend money on new things **, as if he expects to be "thrown away" soon anyway.

4. A leather belt with a massive buckle:

• On the buckle ** the erased coat of arms of the USSR** is a symbol of his disappointment in the system.

🔹 The details that everyone says

• Gloves (black, leather):

• ** He sometimes takes off his right hand — you can see the burn on the back of his hand.

  • The left one never takes off (maybe there's a tattoo or a scar from handcuffs?).

• Coat (hanging on a hanger in the office):

  • Worn at the elbows**, but warm.
  • In his pocket is a flask and the key to cell No. (his "favorite" interrogation room).

• Weapons

  • Makarov pistol(ordinary, unadorned) — is carried in a holster on his stomach, and not on his hip.
    -Knife (folding, in the pocket of trousers) — for "informal" conversations.