During this scene, Tokaj describes the man's passing as if it's a bad day at the office. Tokaj's emotions don't always jibe with the current situation, as seen in one instance where a key character dies. Wooden voice acting doesn't do the character any favors, either. In other words, Afterfall wants us to care about Tokaj because he can't locate his girlfriend. The best the game manages is separation from Karolina, following a major story event that sends them both into the forbidding world above the shelter. Even so, Albert should exhibit more than abhorrence for his job and a lackadaisical love interest. Prolonged confinement has instilled jaded attitudes in everyone living within the shelter, Tokaj included. You see, Afterfall is a post-apocalyptic tale, and Tokaj and company dwell within a radiation resistant domicile called a vault shelter. You could easily write off Tokaj's angst as just another day in a nuclear war bunker. There is no reason for players to invest in him, and thus to fear for his safety when horror elements finally arrive. He exudes the qualities of a typical video game hero, but doesn't employ them in any meaningful way.

However, Afterfall fails to flesh out Tokaj as a likable protagonist, even during the game's overlong introductory sequence. Their anticlimactic meeting hints at possible future development for Tokaj, perhaps even a transformation. They unceremoniously part ways after a few minutes of chatter, and Tokaj returning to work with a harrumph. They stand side by side while Tokaj groans about how he fell asleep during a consultation and expresses his animosity towards his superior, the colonel. Tokaj also seems less than enthused during the scene, as if he is hanging out with an acquaintance and not his partner. You'd expect the man to light up at the sight of his love, and for the pair to embrace and commence small talk. Early on, Tokaj meets with his girlfriend Karolina at a bar.

I know this because he makes his distaste bloody apparent throughout Afterfall: Insanity's campaign.

Afterfall insanity hussars