Volga Docks - Barracks
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This large, dank room was the cellar of a big shared house on the riverbanks. The upper floors have mostly been demolished by air attacks and artillery.
There are a few separate areas, blocked from each other by the internal brick walls. Most of the places to sleep are little more than bedrolls on the filthy ground, ridden with lice.
Near the stairs that lead to the ruined outside is a long wooden table and some chairs. A mound of bricks with jury-rigged piping functions as a fireplace for the worst winter nights, smoke often backing up into the crowded basement.
Elise is blissfully unaware of their impending doom, whiling away the time with her friend Ivan, who's trying to teach her to play the harmonica. The sound is muffled somewhat in consideration of the other barracks dwellers. She's not half-bad at it, but her repertoire is pretty limited. She seems to be enjoying herself at least.
Novikova has a bandage around her arm, but she seems to be in decent spirits. She clinks along as she pokes her head into the barracks, "Comrades." She greets them warmly. There's a smile at seeing elise trying to learn the harmonica.
Taktarov cocks his head at the sound of halfway decent harmonica playing. "Ah! Music- ..Mostly." A grin splits the skinny soldier's face, as he drums his fingers on the stock of his gun in time with the instrument. "Hello, Zoya," he greets Novikova brightly.
Lesina has a chair near the fireplace, which isn't doing all that much to keep things warm. She's poking about at the bandage on her hand as Novi comes in and greets everyone. She spares a nod in that direction and stops playing with the wound. Setting an example and all.
"Mostly?" Elise echoes back at Tak, pausing from the playing to give him a mock-indignant look that turns into a grin. She smiles back at her cousin. "How're you feeling, Zoya?"
Yulia enters shortly after Novi for a brief, brief break before returning back to the hospital - or before other duties call her away, mwahaha. She glances around, seeming impressed by Elise's musical abilities, then wanders near the fire to warm up. "Hello, comrade sergeant. How are you doing?" she asks Lesina.
Pasha is up and about. Rifle at his shoulder. There's probably a song in his heart as well, from the jaunty rhythm to his step, though he's keeping it to himself. "Comrade Sergeant," he says, approaching Lesina and offering her a little doft of his head.
Novikova blinks. It's her Taktarov! Novikova smiles, "So he really /does/ exist," She teases lightly. "I thought you'd joined the ranks of full bottles of vodka, abominable snowmen and sensible footwear." She is obviously ribbing him. "It's good to see you Aleks, how are you?" She settles near her usuaal spot and nods at Elise. "I am well enough. My arm feels much better. I have to stop running into the pointy ends of Nazis." She waves at Lesina and the others entering. "Comrade Pasha." Smile.
Maschenko arrives from the East to Hospital.
Lesina looks up, "Comrade nurse." She nods, pushing the chair back from the table so she can sprawl a bit, "And Comrade, sorry what was your name ag-? Thankyou Zoya." She calls over in that direction, stiffling a smile. To Pasha, "Say you're not that? Actually nevermind about that, I am well thankyou comrade nurse. How are you keeping?"
"I and my VERY sensible footwear am very much real," Taktarov answers Novikova, proudly pointing at his large boots. Elise is met with a grin and shrug, "Well.. you have no choir singing along with your playing, so it is… only *mostly* music," he quips with a wink, before laughing again.
Elise grins at the exchange between Novi and Taktarov, then at Tak's comment. "Well, I have to grant you that one." She chuckles. "It is good to see you, Aleks. And glad you're feeling all right, Cousin." She looks back at harmonica-teaching Ivan for a moment before resuming her tune.
There's a commotion outside, which is nothing new around the Volga banks. Shouting from the north that quickly builds into a louder crescendo — the heavy, broken door separating the top of the barracks basement from the street flies open with a *BANG*. "Comrades!" A woman with a rifle, one of many in uniform here on the banks. "The Fascists are assaulting the north crossing point! Get up, get up!"
Sitting with his back against a wall, Pyotr fidgits as he sits, his teeth gnawing away at his nails on his right hand, the nails on his left already gnawed down good and proper. He chews at his thumbnail, pausing to chew on the nail before swallowing it.
"I am well," Yulia says, sitting down near Lesina. She lifts her hands and puts them as close to the fire as she can without getting scorched. Too bad it's not long enough to really warm up before she hops out of her chair at the banging door. With the news, she flees over to her bedroll to get her rifle.
Lesina grins as she watches Tak and Novi reunite, of course it doesn't last long. She kicks her chair back and has her gun in her hand in a moment. "Everyone up and to the north bank!" she shouts to compete with the commotion as she starts ushering half dressed soldiers up the stairs and out into the cold.
Novikova snickers at Taktarov and smiles. "for that, I am glad," She nods. A smile at Elise and Lesina too. Although the banging door makes her jerk up, nearly instinctively reaching for her rifle. She blinks, noticing Pyotr and blinking at him. "You must be a very suspenseful person," She considers and nods. She has her rifle and her shovel over her back in a heartbeat. A shovel? The shovel. She shifts herself, mercifully fully dressed.
Maschenko had barely walked into the barracks from the outside when the shouting starts. He whirls around on his heel, grabbing his rifle from where it sits by his bedroll.
Taktarov had drawn a breath to give Zoya a better answer than his smile, when the door is thrown open, and the skinny AT rifleman stumbles to his feet in a hurry. A curse mumbled through the scarf wrapped around his lower face as he grasps for the oversized weapon sitting along the base of the wall. "Yes, Comrade sergeant!"
"Umm…Pavel Ivanovich Konstantinov, Comrade Sergeant," Pasha answers. Very belatedly. To the north bank he hurries.
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Pyotr 's form twitches at the ground before he then digs his heels in. He shoves himself quickly up onto his feet, spitting his bitten nail onto the ground. He then reaches down, snatching up his rifle and holding it to his chest, cheeks flushed red.
The woman at the door calls to Lesina, "5th company's destroyed some of them but they got past the road. We can't let them take the crossing point!" She clutches her rifle and turns to run back up the stairs. Outside, the noise of several rifle companies running off northward is almost deafening.
Lesina nods, not really listening. "Come on then!" She keeps shouting as she charges up the stairs, pushing people forward. Once she's at the top she looks down at the mostly familiar faces and shouts, "You lot, the crossing point." With that she's out in the cold.
Elise's song cuts off abruptly at the shout. She doesn't have her jacket on, so she hurries to get that so she doesn't freeze. And her rifle, of course. "Damn it!" Ivan likewise hurries to grab his stuff. Elise tries to give him back the harmonica, but he just gives her hand a light squeeze and says, "Keep it for now." Tucking it into her jacket, she hefts her rifle and prepares to follow her cousin.
Novikova notes, "I mean, could you imagine? An imaginary boyfriend." Shiver. She frowns at the news after a moment. There's another faint smile to Pyotr. A shrug at that and she ties not to get tipped down the stairs. A faintly sympathetic look to Elise and Ivan. Either way, Novi scoots.
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The river bank is a mixture of mud and concrete and wooden pathways set into the mud. The bank of the Volga is actually fairly steep, so the city looms over you from the west.
It is a hive of activity here down on the docks, with supplies being frantically moved from the river to the troops at the front lines which are in places mere hundreds of meters away, while a torrent of wounded makes their way, with or without assistance, back to the boats to the hazardous trip east.
It is currently dusk.
Sub-Rooms :
1. Slit Trench
Taktarov lowers the two-meter PTRD into the trench before hopping down himself, and craning his neck for look northward. "Comrade sergeant- how many of us should go north?"
Lesina looks around the trench and singles a few people out, she points to Yulia, Pyotr and Elise. "You, you and you. Come with me north. You can stay here comrade."
Yulia slides into the trench, landing in the snow with a soft thud. Next thing she knows, she's being pointed at. "Da, comrade sergeant."
Pyotr blinks a few times as he's pointed at. He quickly nods his head and takes off north, boots kicking up dust and dirt as he goes.
Elise is still buttoning up her jacket as they hurry to the defensive zone. When Lesina calls her out, she glances briefly to Novikova before dutifully following north.
«Ground Combat» Elise moves North <N>.
Elise waves Pyotr into the trench. "Come on, Comrade." She blows hot air on her hand to warm them against the chill, then settles in with her rifle, watching west.
Lesina looks back the way she came as she moves up, with Elise and Yulia to their rifle positions. She spots Pasha and grunts, "Comrade?" There's a nod to Pyotr, does she know him?
Yulia follows up behind Elise, scanning the area outside of the trench. She gives a nod to Pyotr, although with a raised brow out of concern for his daydreaming.
Pasha moves with the group, trying to keep his head down and be as quiet as possible. It seems the thing to do.
Taktarov gets the anti-tank gun set up covering the northern road, reciting the procedure under his breath as he does so. Glancing aside, he grins at Novi, "Did the machine gun run out of bullets, or have you taken pity on the fascists, Zoya?"
«Game» Pyotr wields his Mosin-Nagant!
Novikova looks to Taktarov and smiles, "Both? Actually, someone grabbed it. I don't take it unless I need it. Apparently my machine gun brings all the Fascists to the yard," She doesn't seem thrilled that the MG makes her the biggest target on the field. "And that's just not fair to everyone else." She winks. There's a deep breath. "Would be nice about now though," She looks over to Pyotr. "Allo."
The north crossing point is a mess of flurried activity, Soviet forces hastily beefing up the normal guard that stays here. The sounds of battle to the west are fierce, submachine guns and rifles chattering angrily at each other in the dusk. A thick roil of smoke is curling from the west where something's on raging fire, though it's hard to tell if it's a German tank or one of the Soviets'.
Lesina looks down the length of the trench then grimices. "We have to many in this trench, I need one brave volunteer to go back down the line." She grins, as she looks about the memebers of this part of the trench.
Elise pipes up immediately. "I'll go." She's anxious to be near her cousin.
Lesina nods, "Quickly then."
«Ground Combat» Elise moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Elise arrive at Clear.
Elise hurries back from the northern trench. "Comrade Sergeant said we needed one more down here." She seems happier to be near the others here.
Maschenko has his rifle braced up on the lip of the trench, watching the clusters of Soviets northward. As he spots Elise moving towards them, he waves her in, reaching up to help in case she stumbles.
Taktarov grins and forces a light chuckle. "So generous, comrade," he smirks to Zoya. Elise is met with a little wave on her return. "Oh? Well then. Welcome back. Is there any more word on what is coming?"
Yulia continues peering west at the drifting smoke, though she glances momentarily to Lesina at the request. Once Elise goes, she turns back. "I see one, comrades."
Lesina looks, "I see him too, get the bastard."
Novikova smiles, relieved as her cousin returns. "Good to see you again," She nods. Then a look to Taktarov. "Da, I share well."
«Ground Combat» You notice Daschke arrive at Clear.
Elise shakes her head. "No word. We saw some smoke but it's hard to tell." She takes Maschenko's hand even though she doesn't really need it. Doesn't hurt to be careful. "You too, Zoyuschka."
Lesina raises her gun, "Well are we going to shoot the buggers?"
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Daschke and hits!
Daschke suffers 5 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Daschke has been taken out!
Pasha crouches in the shadows. Too late, perhaps, but he does try. He turns, blinking, trying to spot income Germans.
«Game» Lesina assists Yulia!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Bohman but misses!
Yulia had to rub her runny nose. Then shoots.
Daschke runs and promptly dies.
Lesina grins, patting Yulia on the back as the man goes down and giving her a hand with the rifle.
«Game» Lesina assists Pyotr!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Bohman but misses!
«Ground Combat» You notice Bohman arrive at Clear.
«Ground Combat» Yulia reloads her SVT-40!
Pasha peers west, nodding to Pyotr. "I see them, Comrade. Two. One with one of those Fascist submachine guns."
Lesina nods, shoot the man with the SMG.
Taktarov points excitedly, "Zoya! There is one nearing their trench!"
Yulia flinches a little at the pat and finds she has to reload. Rgrh.
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Bohman and hits!
Bohman suffers 8 wound damage to his right arm.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr tries to fire his Mosin-Nagant at Bohman but his weapon is jammed!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
«Ground Combat» You notice Reizenstein arrive at Clear.
«Ground Combat» You notice Gietl arrive at Clear.
Novikova frowns, "I see more!"
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Gietl but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Gietl and hits!
Gietl suffers 8 wound damage to his left leg.
«Ground Combat» Lesina tries to fire her PPSh-41 at Gietl but her weapon is jammed!
Elise shifts her gaze north at the sound of fighting, aiming her rifle.
Pasha focuses his fire rather frantically on the man with the submachine gun.
«Game» Novikova changes her style to Uraa!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Gietl and hits!
Gietl suffers 6 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Gietl has been mortally wounded!
«Game» Novikova assists Pyotr!
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
Yulia blinks as there's suddenly three in their area, including SMG Nazi. Well, not anymore. She breaths a sigh.
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Reizenstein but misses!
Elise takes aim and picks off the one with the SMG, breathing a sigh of relief when he goes down.
Lesina makes a signal and starts fidling with the bloody SMG.
Novikova frowns, and offers her oil rag to Pyotr, "Here comrade."
«Game» Pyotr unjams his Mosin-Nagant!
«Game» Novikova assists Pyotr!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Bohman but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Bohman and hits!
Bohman suffers 1 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 1 wound damage to his left hand.
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Pasha but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bohman fires his Kar98k at Taktarov but misses!
Elise keeps firing. "Is anyone keeping an eye to our flank?" she wonders.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» You notice Wollheim arrive at Clear.
«Command from Lesina» Germans coming from north, divert half fire from south this way.
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Bohman and hits!
Bohman suffers 8 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Bohman has been taken out!
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Reizenstein but misses!
«Game» Lesina unjams her PPSh-41!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 1 wound damage to his right leg.
«Game» Taktarov assists Novikova!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim but misses!
Lesina finally looks up for a target and sees that he's lonely.
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Yulia and hits!
Hits hard cover.
Novikova scowls. It's her arch-nemesis, the red headed Nazi of doom. She takes aim at Reizenstein.
Elise gets another lucky shot. Harmonica playing is good for the soul, it seems.
«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Pyotr but misses!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 1 wound damage to his left hand.
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 4 wound damage to his left leg.
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
Yulia squints, seeing someone still west. She bites her tongue as a bullet flings by and aims.
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 2 wound damage to his right arm.
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Game» Taktarov assists Novikova!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Pasha but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim and hits!
Wollheim suffers 4 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Lesina but misses!
«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Lesina but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim and hits!
Wollheim suffers 8 wound damage to his left leg.
«Ground Combat» Novikova reloads her Scoped Mosin-Nagant!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Wollheim and hits!
Wollheim suffers 4 wound damage to his right hand.
Lesina pauses from the the task of letting a few bullets off and points Yulia west, "Get the sniper." She orders.
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 4 wound damage to his left hand.
«Ground Combat» Elise reloads her Mosin-Nagant!
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 4 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Pyotr and hits!
Pyotr suffers 7 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Lesina but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Yulia and hits!
Yulia suffers 5 wound damage to her left arm.
«Game» Taktarov assists Novikova!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim and hits!
Wollheim suffers 6 wound damage to his abdomen.
«Ground Combat» Wollheim has been mortally wounded!
Elise pauses to reload, taking a moment to glance west as she does so. Just to make sure there are no Sneaky Germans. If there are, she doesn't see them.
Novikova winces, seeing Yulia and Pyotr hit. "Comrades-" Ack! Novikova scowls.
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein reloads his Kar98k!
"Da, da" Yulia murmurs, then sees Pyotr take one in the hand. She's on her way over when something slices through her own arm. "Ow"
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 2 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Lesina but misses!
«Game» Taktarov assists Novikova!
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Novikova but misses!
Lesina winces as bullets fly. "You stay there Comrade nurse, I'll see to the other one" apparently she knows some firstaid, she bears down on Pyotr.
Pasha peppers the sniper, as he can, but he has little luck landing his shot on anything resembling his target in the blackness. He pauses to reload.
«Ground Combat» Maschenko reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
Reizenstein is bleeding everywhere, but he can still shoot.
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
Novikova sometimes misses the SVT's larger clip and frowns, as her shots seem to go wild. She grumbles. That ginger is going down.
Elise scans west. "Flank looks clear," she reports, before returning her attention north.
Yulia already scrambled over to Pyotr and slapped a bandage on him, trying to ignore the burning in her arm. Her angry face is an indication of how well that ignoring is going.
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 3 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein but misses!
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Pasha but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Lesina but misses!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Game» Lesina tries to inspire the troops!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
«Ground Combat» You notice Stromm arrive at Buildings.
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!
Reizenstein suffers 6 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» Reizenstein has been mortally wounded!
Yulia takes up a new position near Pyotr. "No problem, comrade." she says in a tight voice.
Elise fires at Reizenstein but misses, then praises her cousin. "Good shot, Zoya."
Taktarov cheers brightly as the last nazi goes down. "Ha! There he goes! Excellent shooting, comrades."
Lesina tries to keep everyone's spirits up instead, "Get that coward before she runs away." She bellows, making a target of herself.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Game» Lesina assists Yulia!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» You notice Breinlich arrive at Buildings.
Novikova laughs softly, "Nothing compared to yours cousin. I think I miss my lucky SVT sometimes." She shakes it off though, and looks to the others. "None of us got hit here?" She looks to them.
«Game» Lesina assists Pyotr!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Pasha and hits!
Hits hard cover.
«Game» Lesina assists Pasha!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner and hits!
Leitner suffers 2 wound damage to his left arm.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Elise shakes her head. "No, they got the worst of it." She frowns, feeling a little guilty now for having skipped out on them.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Stromm but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner reloads his Scoped Kar98k!
Yulia tenses and shoots, perhaps making a hit. She thinks. It's hard to see the sniper.
«Ground Combat» You notice Stromm arrive at Clear.
«Ground Combat» You notice Breinlich arrive at Clear.
Lesina points a bandaged hand in the direction of the muzzle flash, "There's two, for now get the sniper." She says, barely audible over the cracking, she goes for the people who just arrived.
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
Maschenko mutters as more appear. Sheesh.
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Stromm but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Stromm and hits!
Stromm suffers 7 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Stromm has been taken out!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
Yulia nods tersely, squinting to see the shape westward. Off in her peripheral vision, one of the new guys goes down. Whew.
Lesina stops mid shout and keeps on shotting.
«Ground Combat» Yulia reloads her SVT-40!
«Ground Combat» You notice Traultmann arrive at Buildings.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Yulia and hits!
Yulia suffers 1 wound damage to her right chest.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr tries to fire his Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich but his weapon is jammed!
«Ground Combat» Breinlich fires his Kar98k at Pasha and hits!
Pasha suffers 4 wound damage to his left hand.
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Breinlich but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich but misses!
Novikova blinks, "Good shot comrade Doctor." Her eyes widen a little.
«Ground Combat» Traultmann moves East <E>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Traultmann arrive at Clear.
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Traultmann but misses!
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
Lesina sprays a couple of bullets towards the closest enemy, looking towards Pyotr for a momen before shrugging and shooting.
Yulia winces, feeling a scraping at her chest. She falls back a bit towards Pasha.
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Breinlich but misses!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr tries to fire his Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich but his weapon is jammed!
«Ground Combat» Novikova reloads her Scoped Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Breinlich fires his Kar98k at Taktarov but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Traultmann and hits!
Traultmann suffers 8 wound damage to his right hand.
«Game» Taktarov assists Novikova!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Traultmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Pyotr but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Breinlich but misses!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich but misses!
«Game» Taktarov assists Maschenko!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Traultmann and hits!
Traultmann suffers 7 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Traultmann has been taken out!
«Game» Taktarov assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Breinlich but misses!
«Ground Combat» Breinlich fires his Kar98k at Lesina and hits!
Lesina suffers 6 wound damage to her right hand.
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich but misses!
«Game» Pyotr unjams his Mosin-Nagant!
Lesina stops after a moment of inaffective fire to fall towards Pyotr, she ges a bullet through the hand, "That just healed." She grumbles.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Yulia but misses!
«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her Scoped Mosin-Nagant at Breinlich and hits!
Breinlich suffers 8 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Breinlich has been taken out!
«Game» Taktarov assists Novikova!
«Game» Lesina assists Pyotr!
Elise has a vengeance against Traultmann's hand. Seeing more of the comrades getting hit up there, she frowns. "Damn it."
Yulia frowns, giving up on the sniper for the time being. She moves towards Lesina with bandages.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Lesina gets her revenge through Novi as she points with her left hand instead, "No problem, my left hand can point just as well." Shooting is a nother matter.
«Game» Lesina assists Pasha!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Lesina but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Elise says, "I'm going to go try to help with that sniper." She moves up the trench.
«Ground Combat» Elise moves North <N>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Elise arrive at Clear.
Maschenko grits his teeth as Novikova finishes off one. He looks grim, though less grim than he did a few minutes ago.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Pasha but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko moves North <N>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Maschenko arrive at Clear.
Lesina looks back to Elise, "He's west of us." As an afterthought to Pyotr, "And it seems we can all shoot off handed." bad morbid joke grin.
«Game» Lesina assists Elise!
Elise comes up the trench to lend a hand with that pesky sniper, nodding to Lesina. She scans west.
«Game» Lesina assists Yulia!
«Ground Combat» Leitner reloads his Scoped Kar98k!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Pasha just keeps shooting. It's all that's left for him to do, really.
Elise doesn't see him at first. "Where, Comrade Sergeant?"
Maschenko comes up from the south trench, keeping his head down as he sprints towards the worst wounded.
Pale and moving stiffly, Yulia starts wrapping Lesina's quickly. The bandage isn't too good as a result of her own blood loss.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Taktarov frowns and can only wish the other luck as Maschenko and Elise hurry northward. "I should have been north with the others from the beginning. My pistol is no good so far away."
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Maschenko but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
Lesina points with her left hand, there. "Thank you comrade nurse." She mumbles.
«Game» Lesina assists Elise!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Novikova looks worried as the others go north. Novikova frowns herself, "Don't feel bad. We've got their backs. Sometimes you are the man up front, sometimes not," She offers quietly. "I am glad for you here."
Elise sees the muzzle flare. "I see him." She fires back, cursing under her breath when the bullet hits a wall instead
«Ground Combat» Elise reloads her Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner and hits!
Leitner suffers 5 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Elise but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Lesina grins, "Now he won run away." She grins and finds someone to give a hand too, the good one.
«Game» Lesina assists Pasha!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Maschenko stays busy wrapping bleeding things, even as a bullet pings off the trench by his arm.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Scoped Kar98k at Lesina but misses!
Elise ducks a little as the sniper fires back. She misses again.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Yulia joins Elise in shooting, giving Maschenko a weak nod in the pause after firing.
«Game» Lesina assists Pyotr!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner tries to hide!
Elise is about ready to pull the trigger when Leitner ducks down behind something. "Hell, I lost him."
Lesina grunts as the German tries to hide. "Who can still see him?" She asks.
«Game» Lesina assists Elise!
Pasha curses. "I as well, comrade." He raises his voice, shouting at the Fascist. "Coward! Coward!"
From Clear, a male voice shouts, "Coward!".
Yulia looks back. "Where—? Me too," she says, rubbing an eye with the heel of her hand.
Novikova glances to the west as well, hming softly. "Sounds like a sniper hunt."
Maschenko is now squinting into the buildings. "I see him." He lifts his rifle, checking the firing pin and closing one eye.
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner and hits!
Leitner suffers 1 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Leitner snipes Lesina and hits!
Lesina suffers 4 wound damage to her right chest.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
Elise shifts her weight. "There, I see him." Maybe it was the bloodsplatter from Maschenko's hit. "Comrade Sergeant!" She blinks as Lesina is hit.
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Leitner and hits!
Leitner suffers 4 wound damage to his abdomen.
Lesina grunts, "That'll do, keep him pinned, everyone else keep looking." She moves to help Maschenko deal with aiming and recoil, as she gets anoter bullet, this stops her for a moment until Yulia bandages her.
Leitner gets a nice shot on the one with the SMG. The one commanders always tell you is the dangerous one. He wheels back, trying to hide again as he gets peppered with bullets.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Yulia crawls over to Lesina. "Snipers," she bites out the word, bandaging Lesina's wound as best as possible.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner tries to hide!
Lesina coughs, at least she's a lot lower in the rench now. "Just shoot the bastard." She mumbles.
Maschenko grits his teeth. "Shit, lost him."
Elise frowns as she misses again and the German ducks down. "We could go and get him, Comrade Sergeant?" she suggests. "He can't get very far, wounded as he is."
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Yulia shakes her head at Lesina but moves back, rifle in her grip, just in time to hear 'go and get him'. "Is he gone again?" she mumbles.
«Ground Combat» Pasha reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
Pasha is running through bullets faster than Leitner is running away. But he dutifully keeps shooting.
«Ground Combat» Leitner snipes Pasha and hits!
Pasha suffers 3 wound damage to his right arm.
Lesina looks at he choice of sortee parties, then grunts. "You, Comrade doctor and Comrade Pasha can go, make it quick. The rest will cover you." She grimices, "He's still there."
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Pasha lets out a cry and falls back in the trench as he's shot. Leitner is, indeed, still there.
Leitner scores again, and tries to fall back into his hidey hole.
Elise nods readily, frowning as Pasha is hit. She climbs out of the trench in a hurry.
«Ground Combat» Elise moves out of Slit Trench.
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner reloads his Scoped Kar98k!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Lesina looks over to Pasha, "You better stay here." She orders, begining to crawl out of the trench herself, when you want a job done, get horrible wounded and do it yourself.
«Ground Combat» Lesina moves out of Slit Trench.
«Ground Combat» Leitner tries to hide!
Yulia grits her teeth as Pasha takes a hit, and abandons her idea of shooting. She wraps his arm up instead. And there goes Lesina. She's not sure if she would have recommended that but there's no stopping comrade sergeant.
Maschenko was about to pull the trigger when… "Fuck, lost him again."
Pasha curses. Able to raise his rifle again only to lose sight of the German. "Gone. Damned coward…" He hasn't the strength to shotu again, however.
Lesina grunts as she makes a rather painful passage towards the sniper, damn hiding fritz. She grunts and moves on.
«Game» It is now night time.
Elise is moving across the ground toward the building. Not running, exactly, but not lingering either. Only belatedly does she notice Lesina behind her. A blink. "Comrade Sergeant?" Clearly she's surprised.
«Ground Combat» Elise moves West <W>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Elise arrive at Buildings.
«Ground Combat» Leitner snipes Maschenko with his Scoped Kar98k but misses!
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Elise looks around, practically jumping out of her skin when she hears the gunshot nearby. Fortunately it was not aimed at her. She moves to engage Leitner.
Yulia slips back near Maschenko just in time to feel a bullet pass by. "There he is," she hisses, taking a shot.
«Ground Combat» Pyotr fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Pasha fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Elise moves to engage Leitner in close quarters combat, but fails.
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner but misses!
Maschenko stands up in the trench, trying to gt shots off before the German finds a spot to hide in.
«Ground Combat» Elise moves to engage Leitner in close quarters combat, but fails.
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner tries to hide!
«Ground Combat» Pyotr reloads his Mosin-Nagant!
«Ground Combat» Lesina moves West <W>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Lesina arrive at Buildings.
Maschenko then promptly misses. "/Damn/ it."
Elise trips over a broken table trying to get Leitner, and when she looks up he's gone again. She curses.
Lesina lurches towards Lietner, her good hand clasped to her heart, she pauses for a ragged breath and the bastards not there.
Yulia mutters something along the lines of Maschenko's words but keeps eyes on Elise and Lesina, anxious for them so close to the Disappearing Act.
Maschenko squints into the growing shadows.
Lesina searches but doesn't see, she takes the opportunity to fumble with the kitchen knife she's got strapped somewhere, and to cough.
«Game» Lesina unwields her PPSh-41!
«Game» Lesina wields her Kitchen knife!
«Ground Combat» Leitner snipes Pyotr and hits!
Elise mutters in German, ~Where are you, you bastard?~ She searches for Leitner in the darkness.
Pyotr suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» Elise moves to engage Leitner in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Maschenko fires his Mosin-Nagant at Leitner but misses!
Lesina starts at the German, but the voice is vaguely familiar, she takes a confused look around. There's a shadow searching the rubble, there's a gun shot.
«Ground Combat» Yulia fires her SVT-40 at Leitner and hits!
Leitner suffers 7 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Leitner has been mortally wounded!
Leitner gets off a good shot, then takes one in return. Elise doesn't even get her victory, sad.
Yulia sees a flash of light and shoots quickly.
Maschenko nods grimly as Yulia gets that one in hand. He ducks back from the lip of the trench, heading for Pyotr.
Lesina watches the man who shot her up fall to the ground and grunts. "Back to the trench." She mumblers, as she begins making her way away. She'll be damned if she has to carry a half dead german around again.
Novikova looks to Taktarov, "Hey! They finally got the sniper," She smiles weakly.
Elise is more surprised than disappointed. "There you are!" She moves in just in time to get splattered by his blood. This one she does not try to save. She does take his rifle, though. A souvenir? Or just practicality of not wanting to leave an armed, albeit gurgling, enemy behind them?
«Ground Combat» Elise moves East <E>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Elise arrive at Clear.
Pasha aims as well, but the work on Leitner is done before he fires again. He lowers himself in the trench a little, breathing hard, face pale. Perhaps from bloodloss, perhaps just from the exertion of it all.
«Announcement from Vengeance!» The counterattack against the German forces is successful, if costly. Only nine of the original overrun company at the road survive the assault, but as the subfreezing temperatures of the November night take hold, the crossing point is secure.
Yulia lowers her rifle, bewildered, a bit of steam rising from her half-opened lips. She seems to refocus once Elise comes into sight.
Lesina started out leading, she is now behind and regretting ever moving as the battle wages away from her. Still holding a knife clutching her newly bleeding breast she stumbles on.
«Ground Combat» Lesina moves East <E>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Lesina arrive at Clear.
«Game» Stalingrad Docks is no longer a war zone!
Lesina waves her bad hand south as soon as she's in the trench, she's not counterattacking anyone so why should anyone else. "Hospital." She grunts, as she keeps moving.
Elise keeps a wary gaze behind them as she and the sergeant move back to the trench. She gets down first and then offers a hand to Lesina to help her down as well.
"Comrade?" Yulia greets Elise, more than a little startled at the blood spatters. Then Lesina. "Da," she says wearily. Hospital.
Pyotr slowly raises is rifle a bit, pushing himself up onto his feet. He shuffles forwards, beginning a slow shamble towards the hospital. He tightens the bandage around his hand in an absent-minded manner, the digits twitching of their own accord.
Maschenko jams a fresh clip into his rifle and slings it onto his back. "If you can't walk, give me your arm." The area around the trench itself is littered with corpses, both Fascist and Soviet. Troops have dashed in to pick up their wounded, and to grab the dead Fascists to use for more sandbagging up north.
Lesina ushers everyone forwards before she moves on herself. She insists she can walk, even if she accepts Elise's hands. She'll just get there long after everyone else.
Elise glances to Yulia. Seeing the concerned look she answers, "I'm all right," though she's not really aware of the blood at this moment. She leaves the German rifle in the trench here. Not a souvenir, apparently.
Elise arrives from the North.
Maschenko hurried on ahead of most of the party, already knowing what's waiting for the medical staff back at the hospital. Not that it's ever calm in here, even at night, but there's extra oil lamps lit and every available cot, rickety gurney, and spot on the floor's been cleared out to accept who they can.
Elise on the other hand is lagging behind, helping people along as needed. She'll help the sergeant as well unless shooed away.
Pasha has his legs still in good working order. His left wrist and right shoulder bear hastily-applied field dressings, however. He groans as he makes his way toward one of the beds. Managing it under his own power, at least.
Lesina isn't talking so she doesn't complain about being helped along. She'll slump in the nearest avialable space, which is quite a long walk. She remains upright to splutter out a few coughs.
Yulia is inching along at a snail's pace, and a snail with a wounded arm at that. It is mostly for the benefit to help the more seriously wounded but her arm is stinging just enough to be distracting and cause her eyes to occasionally go a bit blurry. She makes her way in and dives into work, helping the worse-off casualties get situated first.
Novikova is following along, she'll help out with those wounded. "Cousin…" She looks worried. Pasha gets a little look too. Daw. She smiles at Pyotr and keeps up with the group. "I am glad - to see you all," She admits.
Taktarov is also among the 'helpers of the gallant wounded'. "Very good shooting, comrades.. The fascists were falling so quickly!" Someone feels guilty for not being shot at.
Elise offers Lesina her canteen, checking to make sure the bandage is on securely. "I'm sure Comrade Doctor will be along soon." She looks over when Novi calls her name. "Zoya. You're not hurt are you?"
Lesina takes a sip, with the hand that's recently let go of the blunt knife. "In time." She murmurs, though she doesn't stay awake to see it. She lays herself out on the floor, coughing occassionally in her sleep.
Surgery at night's reserved for when patients surely will die before morning. Otherwise, one has to wait until there's light, and such is the case for Lesina and Pyotr's poor hands. The rest, Maschenko and the sorely understrength group of doctors start working on, lamps carried around and hung on whatever's available.
Novikova shakes her head, "Nyet. I think Taktarov and I feel bad. Normally we're getting shot or stabbed," She winks. "Well, they shot at us both and missed but you get the idea." She notes. "I'll make sure there's water, then get out from under your feets," She nods. A smile to Lesina. "Poor Comrade Sergeant." She seems sympathetic enough.
"It's true," Taktarov chimes in glumly on the heels of Novikovsa's words. "It is very capitalist of you all, to hoard all the fascist bullets without sharing, comrades.." he attempts with a grin.
"Everyone got shot at a bit," Elise assures her cousin. "We were just lucky." She gives Lesina a sympathetic look, and finds a blanket for her before going to work assisting the doctors, doing some triage and first aid on those who come in without much of that from the battlefield.
Maschenko gets Lesina settled, and Pyotr. It'll be a long wait until morning when they have enough light to sew up those blasted hands properly, but — at least they won't die. He moves on to Pasha, gone for a time there while he works, then finally makes it back to the clump of four, carrying a tray of instruments and a small bucket of water with him.
Novikova nods at Elise, then looks to Taktarov, smiling. "They can't really help it though. We'll get to the barracks and I will check the water too. Do you want to come too?" She asks Aleks quietly.
Taktarov nods twice to the question. "I don't think I can do anything else here except annoy doctors- which I am *very* good at, but.." A shrug, as Maschenko is asked, "Do you need anything we can bring you, Comrade Doctor?"
Elise leaves Aleks and Novi to talk amongst themselves while she works. She's turns at a voice calling from behind her, "'Lise." It's harmonica-Ivan, cradling a bloody arm. Elise blinks, and immediately begins fussing over him, checking to make sure the wound isn't too serious. When she convinces herself it isn't, she gives him a big old relieved hug. Just forceful enough to elicit a wince, and an immediate apology. "Come on, sit down." She leads him to a seat on the floor in the 'not so wounded' area.
Novikova grins at Taktarov, "Da, ditto." She waits for Maschenko's answer. Then - her cousin and Ivan! Her eyes widen a little. Daaw. Seeing the hug even makes her smile, in relief and happiness. She just seems quietly pleased and looks to Taktarov and the Doctor. Not going to stare and go 'daw'. Nope. No sireee. … awwwwww.
"No, no…" Maschenko repeats the syllable a few extra times, distractedly, as he puts down the bucket and the tray by Yulia. "Best not to, it's difficult when it's crowded. Go home, go to rest." He makes a motion with both bloodstained hands towards the west. "I will send Comrade Yulia to you in a little while. Make sure for me that she lies down." He kicks a discarded, bloody jacket aside on the floor, onto a pile that'll get picked up and redistributed by morning. Without washing, there's no time for that.
Taktarov recognizes that look on Novikova's face and after following her eyes to her cousin, the skinny young man promptly puts a hand on each of Zoya's shoulders and steers her toward the door. "Ohhhhh no you don't. Out, out!" he chuckles, moving along with Zoya toward the barracks and cvalling back to MAschenko, "Yes, comrade doctor!"
Elise remains blissfully ignorant of Novi's staring daws. She doesn't even notice Tak ushering her out. She gets Ivan settled, speaks quietly for a moment, and hands back the harmonica that she had tucked away in her jacket for safekeeping. They exchange smiles and then Elise moves off back to her work. It's only then that she notices Zoya isn't where she left her.
Kazimir arrives from the West to Barracks.
Novikova nods at Maschenko, "Alright. Thank you and that we will," She promises. "What ? Hey!" Novi pouts at Taktarov, "You're not the boss of me just because you're -" Foiled! She would smile at what bits she sees though. "Oh, alright." She accepts defeat at the hands of Taktarov and looks up to him. "You can get away with it this time," She grins a little, obviously not /too/ mad or even mad in earnest.
After bandaging and helping with some of the most immediate cases, Yulia flops down and relinquishes her arm to Maschenko for work. Her color is less peaked than before but she doesn't look thrilled about having to take a break from work. "I will lie down when there's no more work to do," she mumbles in a wearied protest.
Taktarov chuckles at Novikova's protests, "*No*," he laughingly scolds Novi's initial complaint as he ushers the feisty comrade out of the infirmary. "Just this time, eh?" he wonders with a grin as the two near the door out.
Maschenko might have seen that exhange over by Elise. He might not have. It's tough to tell sometimes what he's looking at. By the time Elise is wandering again and the pair by him sound like they're moving out, his attention's back on threading up a suture needle for Yulia. "You'll lie down when we say," he says under his breath to the nurse. "You know it's not good for the patients, and there's not much we can do until there's more light. I'll need you for surgeries in the morning." He nods to Tak and Novikova, though like usual there's no smiling from him anymore. Who knows when he'll ever do that again.
Kazimir steps on into the infirmary- his medic training having been put in use with triage duties. He's got a cigarette hanging from his lips as he looks about with a bit of a grin. A little thing.
Elise still has a little smile despite the grim aftermath of the battle. She's still got the bloodsplatter on her face from Leitner, which she hasn't noticed yet (and Ivan was too distracted to point out.) She comes over to help Maschenko. "Da, things are under control for now, Comrade Yulia." Meaning the worst of them are sorted. It's still swamped. "Let the doctor tend to your arm."
"Da, da." Yulia gives up rather quickly, probably because she just saw Kazimir come in over Elise's shoulder. As long as there is someone to replace her, she won't feel so bad about bailing. And besides, laying down sounds good right now. She brings a hand to her brow, feeling a touch lightheaded. Her eyes slide over to Tak and Novi, watching their comedy with a rather detached expression, then back to Maschenko's threading. "At least I get to experience the hospital's care for myself now…"
Novikova notices Kazimir and smiles, "Comrade. Good to see you," She greets the medic warmly. Although, she looks to Taktarov as she's ushed out, "Just this time. I'm - just really happy for her, okay? She's suffered a lot and- well, y'know." Pout. "It's alright. I think I understand now," She admits. "Let's get to the barracks then," She nods.
"No emberassing her," Tak insists with a hushed grin. Another nod at the last. "Alright then, Zoya," he chuckles quietly, stopping the propelling of Novikova out the door and settling into an independant walking. "You can tell me all about it in the next room, yes?"
Maschenko's lips thin in a failed attempt to smile. "Try not to hold it against us, comrade nurse." He winds the thread around his fingers to steady it, eyes down on what he's doing. They only raise when he goes to look for something, feeling around in the dim light on his tray. "Comrade…" He looks around to see who's near. Elise and Kaz. "Comrades, can one of you do this." A little syrette, only about a quarter full of a local anaesthetic. "And someone get some water."
Kazimir raises an eyebrow as Novi is 'ushered' out by Taktarov the moment he enters. His smile becomes less carefree, and more half-cocked. "Do what?" he wonders of MAschenko.
"We'll take extra special care of you, Comrade Yulia," Elise promises. By 'we' she mostly means herself, though no doubt Maschenko will fuss even more than usual. "I'll get it," Elise says, reaching for the syrette of anesthetic. She glances over at Kaz's voice, giving him a slight nod in greeting. "Comrade. Would you get the water please?"
Kazimir gives a little nod over towards Elise. Thenb off he goes to get water. "Boiling?" he asks back while he hurries.
"I won't. And I know you will," Yulia replies to the doctor and Elise, with a hint of a smile in her voice. It's just the issue of the nurse forced to be the patient, unusual and annoying for her. But she trusts Maschenko and Elise. And Kaz, although she hasn't had an opportunity to really work with him yet. Though the dimming light is a little concerning - she doesn't relish the idea of looking like a patchwork quilt in the morning.
"I wouldn't!" Novikova protests, eyes big as saucers. She keeps her voice soft and nods. "Sure." She accepts the compromise and walks alongside. "I'm sorry. But she really does deserve to be happy." Poor elise, stuck with a fretting cousin. "Let's get to the barracks then. I'm glad to see you," She looks up and smiles. "And more glad it's not with structurally superfluous holes." Yes.
Taktarov heads off West to Barracks.
"Whatever you can find, comrade," Maschenko calls back to Kazimir. Even simple things like boiled water are too much luxury sometimes, and the hospital's been busy tonight with the assault. He gives the syringe over to Elise and finishes up getting the suturing needle ready, pulling his oil lamp closer. The miniscule heat's worth almost more than the little bit of light that gets through the grimy glass. "You've gotten very impressive with that SVT, comrade nurse."
Novikova heads off West to Barracks.
"Da, I'm sure you'd have been good as a sniper," Elise agrees with the doctor, pulling up a sleeve to administer the drug. "I hope this helps. Do you need anything else, Comrade Doctor? I can hold the light." She's already reaching for it, unless he waves her off.
Yulia fidgets a bit, but whether it's from the shot or the compliments… well, it's more from the compliments. "Da, don't remind me," muttered under her breath, very quietly. She's thankful for the weak light now, masking her uncomfortable expression. "I'm just helping out where I can," she insists feebly.
Kazimir nods! And off he goes. He returns sometime later with water in hand- boiling water in a tea-kettle. Behind him someone is shouting about tea, this or that. He yells back. "I NEED IT MORE JUST ENJOY YOUR DAMN LIGHTER!" he calls back, yep. Trading a lighter for a tea-kettle. Hot. With water inside.
"Would you." Maschenko nods as Elise picks up the lantern. "Be careful, the handle might be hot." The yelling doesn't faze him, his ears still tight and ringing from the shooting and screaming not long ago. Motioning Kazimir closer, he lifts his chin towards Yulia's arm. "Get a cloth and soak it. Keep her arm clean." While he sews her flesh back together, presumably, and he starts doing that the moment he's given Kaz his part. "I know you are, comrade nurse," he says under his breath, as he starts working on her arm. Needle, flesh, thread, blood.
Elise touches the lantern handle gingerly, finding it hot as the doctor warned. She gets her hand wrap cloth out of her pocket and uses that to hold it, trying to give the doctor enough light. Kazimir and his shouting get a curious look, and she notices the kettle. "Someone found tea?" She sounds a little jealous. A slight nod to Yulia. "I'm sorry. It's not something one aspires to be good at, usually."
Kazimir whistling, he does just that. He keeps wounds clean with hot water. How nice. Away he goes to clean and clean. How cleanerful. "No. Just a kettle. Oh. We have a kettle now for the unit." he says to the rest. "As long as we can keep it. I threw my lighter at him, so its not theft." he grins wide.
Yulia stays quiet, but her fist clenches the fabric of her pants tightly. More from the anticipation of the stitching, since the local anesthetic is working quite nicely. "No," she replies to Elise quietly. "I'm supposed to be fixing people up and here I am, doing better at blasting them away." She touches her forehead again, lightheadedness swooping back in. Her voice drops off when Kaz returns, thankful for his cleaning help.
"War," Maschenko replies, as if that were the explanation to everything not right in the world at the moment. He moves his head so the lantern light falls more on Yulia's arm and works away. Even with the cries of pain, the crowd, and the stench of bodies and blood that clogs this place, he can work. Kaz's grinning doesn't get one in return. "The kettle needs to be for whoever needs it, comrade."
"You do fix us up, Comrade Yulia," Elise points out firmly. "They are /Nazis/. Invading monsters who have taken so much…" Elise bites back the words, jaw clenching and then releasing. "Who knows how many of us you've saved with your good shooting." She doesn't comment on the kettle after Maschenko's comment, just sliding a glance to Kaz.
"We need it." Kazimir answers simply, as if that was all the answer that was needed. He still continues to clean. "The water was boiled. Safe. Easier to keep clean." he says with that same grin on his lips.
"Of course. That's why I don't mind," Yulia says, but adds in a softer voice, "usually." She tenses, feeling a little bit more of the stitching than she'd like. "And besides, you all are just as good, so brave. How you can rush in there like you did tonight Elise, I'll never know." Her head shakes once, twice, and eyes the kettle.
Maschenko snaps the thread finally, his hands sticky from the new blood that he's managed to shed from her arm. His back makes an unpleasant snapping sound — almost the same as the thread — as he rolls his shoulders, tossing the used needle back onto the tray. Only four months ago it would have gone in the trash. Now it'll be re-used within the hour. "Amazing, one sniper…" 'Amazing' is the word he uses, but his tone might as well have said 'Disgusting'. "You're done, Comrade nurse. Now I hate to throw you out to the barracks but they'll need the cot." His tired eyes find Kazimir again. "Find a cup, will you. Pour them some of that to drink."
Elise shakes her head. "Someone had to," she says, dismissively. "We couldn't let him go on hurting everyone all night. Though I suppose he'd have eventually run out of bullets." She shakes her head once more, and shifts the subject slightly. "I took his rifle - they have scopes AND bayonets, so I thought Zoya might have use of it. But then I remembered hearing what pieces of junk they are compared to ours."
Yulia will drop back in the barracks to finally sleep before tomorrow's surgeries demand her alertness. "Thank you, comrades," she murmurs, but particularly to Maschenko. "I'll head back now. Get some rest now, too." What's worse than a half-asleep nurse during a surgery? A half-asleep doctor /performing/ the surgery. Yulia frowns in Elise's direction as she stands up. "Really? It's too bad what they can do with those pieces of junk, though." She looks thoughtful though, musing out loud, "Zoya as a sniper, hm?"
"Rest well, Comrade Yulia," Elise offers. She'll help clean up a bit and then get back to work helping around the hospital. Pausing every so often to check in on a certain young harmonica player whose arm doesn't get tended to until well into the night, given all the other more serious injuries.
