School Number 5

The militia are called upon to help defend a school, but find some traitors to the cause.

File created: 2010-04-30

Lesina comes through the door, the last vestages of hustle and bustle falling away into quiet, It seems she was in mid shout over her shoulder, is it cold in here? She moves along to the wall, her eyes sweeping over the room looking for Comrades she can recognise by name, there's not many. Dimitri gets noted though, "Find yourself some petrol bombs Comrade." Galina gets a distracted look, there's something she doesn't know here.

Dimitri looks over at the frantic Galina then to the rest of the group he says, "This guy seems popular today." He shrugs and holds the barrel of his gun close to his eye, checking for spots. After finding one he scrubs away at it.

"You're just jealous I am the most popular girl ever since I spent a day smelling like barbeque," Novikova retorts to Taktarov. She smiles at him and winces as his head hits the wall. She explains, "They are very close. It will be asked," She shrugs and looks to Galina, "He … actually - they took him to a penal battalion," She seems uneasy explaining. Tense even. It's odd to see Novikova looking so uneasy. But there it is. "I don't know what to say," She admits. "If you need water, I fetched some for us." Lesina gets a smile in greeting.

Yulia takes a long drink of the refilled canteen, still watching Galina. There was something between Zaizev and her, wasn't there? She keeps silent for now, allowing Novi to answer in a more tactful manner. Though it's more Galina's reaction she's interested in seeing. When Lesina enters, she sits up. "Sergeant Comrade Lesina… may I speak to you —later?"
Mikhail stays silent for now. As he hears Novikova explain the situation to Galina, he listens a bit intently for now.

Taktarov grins a bit, despite the atmosphere, quipping back to Zoya, "Like I said, you're making me hungry." However, he stiffens in his seat, as Lesina bursts in. "Comrade Sergeant- is it tanks?" Damn, Dimitri! Why did you have to wish for tanks?
Galina pulls her eyes away from the window before nodding at Lesina's stare. "Comrade Sergeant," the anti-aircraft gunner turned anti-tank gunner murmurs in greeting. That's when all the other words hit her. "W.." She blinks, not quite registering. She shakes her head and peers at Zoya. "They took him to what battalion?"

Lesina frowns a little at that. Doesn't sound encouraging. Still a nod to Novi and Yulia, "Of course Comrade." She tells Yulia. A shrug to Tak, "Could be, I just like the men who say they want to fight tanks to have petrol bombs." A look to Dimitri, trying to appraise how he'd react to a gibe, "It's always handy if someone happens to have a couple spare." She slings her gun over her shoulder and lets Novi start off by breaking the bad news.

Dimitri gives Galina a sympathetic look, and even stops his work, as he spies her reaction. He spies Lesina and reassembles his rifle before standing at attention to the one they're refering to as "Sergeant" He looks at her and says, "I'm Private Dimitri Rascalov. I do not know if they sent word of my transfer…but I am here regardless."

A giggle. "You're a popular man, Taktarov. It's your dashing good looks and charming manners," This perfectly serious. Then she cackles and cringes, "You're just lucky I've got a stomach wound… ow ow ow." Serves her right. She has to stop and winces as things go back to Grigory and war. She takes a depe breath. "Maybe comrade, you should wish for Vodka and clothes." Wink. She looks to Galina. This is not easy news for Novikova to break and she sighs softly. "The penal battalion. Long story short, mistakes were made and mouthing off to a Commissar is a terrible idea." She shakes her head. "I'm sorry. He will probably be alright though." She doesn't seem so sure of that though.

Taktarov had snorted a chuckle at Novikova's straight faced joke, before mustering the good sense to shut up while Zoya breaks bad news to someone who will likely be sorry to hear it. Leaves him more time to check on the PTRD.

Elise had made herself scarce since the incident with Grigory, busy with the wounded in some other part of the apartment. Now she returns, still unable to shake that grim look from her face. Her arm's still in a sling, still sporting a makeshift splint on the forearm.

Galina's face begins a rapid change in colours. First, ghost-white, then whiter still, then suddenly an angry, angry red. Hands shaking, she stands up slowly. "What.. mistakes..?" she says, her voice little more than a deadly-intense whisper. Her eyes drift from Zoya to those others gathered. "You all seem to know. Tell me now." The veteran gunner seems to be doing her best to control her reactions in the quest for answers.

Lesina chuckles at that, "Welcome Comrade Rascalov, I am glad someone can spare some men for us." Right, one man, and maybe this poor distraught girl who's just been told her sweetheart's gone. She'll edge towards the poor girl, wait what? Commissar didn't even bother to file a report. "Sometimes, I miss the days when soldiers had to do paperwork." She sighs, "I think I know of your name." She tells Galina, "It may be best you sit down." A rather large hand falls on Galina's shoulder.

Dimitri nods to Lesina and says, "I am a marksman…or that's what they tell me." He looks over at Taktarov and nudges him, "Bah, but now you've got me to contend with. I see no prettier man in this building that I." He grins at the soldier.

Mikhail listens for a few moments, "Too little paper," he offers a bit lightly to Lesina, before he looks over to Galina. "He admitted to being anti-Stalin, to the Commissar's face. Which is even at the best of days, far from a good idea…" A brief pause, and he offers, "Sorry."

Taktarov keeps his mouth tightly closed as Galina grows distraught. He glances up, at the woman's shaking demands. Teeth gritting to keep quiet, when Lesina takes over the situation, he gratefully focuses again on making sure the comically oversized PTRD is in the proper state to fire, should it be needed. Dimitri's jibe is a welcome outlet. "Heh. If you mean to exceed me in clumsiness and crashing my head into things, I will thank you, comrade."

Nowakowski is still snoozing away, yep, big sleeper this old guy is!

Elise stops still when she sees Galina. After everything today, she had nearly forgotten. Her jaw tenses when Mikhail explains, and then she pipes up. "There were concerns about him being a sympathizer. When the Commissar confronted him about it, rather than defending himself, he condemned himself."

Dimitri grins at Taktarov and shakes his head, "I might just take you up on that. Doors are too small for me around here." He grins. A look over at Galina and his face grows a bit sad. A look back to Taktarov, "Were they together?"

Galina looks at Elise. "A sympathizer, Elise?" she hisses. "Grigory Zaizev is as patriotic as Lenin! He -LOVES- Mother Russia…" She shakes off Lesina's hand for the moment before moving towards the other 1077th AA survivor. "What -really- happened?" she asks quietly.

Taktarov chuckles quietly at Dimitri's quip. "Lucky all the roofs are being blown off, then." At the latter query he shrugs, glancing up again as Galina gets increasingly agitated. "At a guess? Seems like it." A sniff to clear his nose as he pops the PTRD's elongated clip out, checks the spring, and clicks it back into place. It takes a pair of solid *thumps* before clicking into place.

Lesina gives Dimitri a quick nod, "Marksmen are always needed." She says, it's true, they have a habit of getting themselves killed, though she's not saying that. That sounds like the Grigory she met briefly. "Writers, so full of big ideas." She murmurs, keeping a couple of paces behind Galina, arms length. From behind her Elise gets a look, not that she needs to know this is rather sensitive.

Elise looks past Galina to Lesina for a moment, seeing that look but not quite sure exactly what she's being warned about. Then her eyes are back to Galina. There's a wariness in Elise's gaze, which was not there in past dealings with her fellow gunner. But she looks at the other woman squarely. "He fled from a battle under suspicious circumstances. He put the squad in danger. He made capitalist remarks and talked of fleeing to America. He arose suspicion, Comrade. And when the commissar confronted him, he got himself arrested."

What a nice family reunion. Rada Oleneva, in her bloody factory clothes and tattered coat with the embroided star, walks through the door right in the middle of this pleasant discussion. One black brow hikes up at the mention of someone arrested; she glances over her shoulder into the living room, then back at the red army group. "Comrades?"

Mikhail listens quietly, before he starts getting to his feet. "He's gone," he offers quietly in Galina's direction. "And if you want to take that out on someone, understandable as it is, take it out on the fascists…" Offered quietly.

Dimitri nods to Taktarov and kneels down to help him with the big ass rifle, "It's a beautiful machine, soldier. I wish I could shoot it. I think it would be a bit stereotypical though." He chuckles and pats his Mosin-Nagant, "This will do me just fine." He tries his hardest to ignore the other, less happy conversation.

Novikova is listening now, for her part. "Hmm…" She doesn't quite have enough ammunition there, so she hunts about a bit, looking guilty.

Lesina winces, well that was what she was warning Elise about. A hand is raised to preemptively restrain the woman again. Then Rada speaks, she knows the voice by now, and knows it rarely bodes well. She slips her gun off her shoulder and turns around, "Comrade Oleneva?" She replies.

Taktarov chuckles to Dimitri, "Oh, anyone can shoot it. Just.. maybe not more than once," he notes ruefully. "I had never fired a real one, until.. Well, the tank." As Novikova noses around, he calls, "Zoya!" waving her over. "If you promise not to step on my foot, you can take some of my bullets. How many have you got?"

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Rada clears her throat loudly. You know, just in case the army doesn't want its squabbling eavesdropped on by the militia. She folds her arms, crossing closer to Lesina. "Comrade Sergeant." Awkward, calling the woman that with Yev gone. "We need your help, there's a problem."

Galina's eyes narrow faintly, never leaving Elise's own. "You seem to know a lot about the charges, little 'Comrade'," she murmurs quietly. Her gaze is like a bead on the other gunner. And Galina… is pissed. "Tell me. If you know so much, who reported him to the Commissar on these 'suspicious circumstances'? It seems strange to me that Zaizev would flee a battle when he has had a tendancy to throw himself into dangerous situations that others dare not: climbing onto roofs to shoot at Germans, diving into rubble during an air raid to find medicine, running after crazy fucking old men to drag them to safety… He's been hit by shrapnel, shot in the head, and almost lost his leg, and still he fights for Russia."

Her head tilts slightly to the side. "Who reported him as being a traitor?" She takes a step forward, closing the gap between Elise and herself. "Did you know, little Comrade, that you and I are traitors? We survived when our battalion did not. We are, therefore, traitors according to Comrade Stalin's Order 270?" Her chin jerks at Elise. "Who reported him?" she asks again.

"Eh, I have a clip and a half, though my SVT has a bigger clip. I've 16, so tell you what- why don't I go with you and when I run low or I can help you to save ammo and keep an eye out for Dimitri?" She offers. A blink, Rada! Novikova lifts her head at the mention. She smiles at Rada. Though the smile fades at Galina's comment. She steps in front of Elise, and frowns. "It does not matter who. He mouthed off to the Commissar." She points out.

Lesina nods, "Hear that Comrades? There's work to be done." That means everythin gets put on hold. "Get yourselves ready." She gives Rada a wan smile as she comes in to huddle, the militia might not like news of this, but what can be helped. "What can we do?"

Dimitri looks over at Rada as she asks for the unit's assistance. He meanders over her way to listen to the exhange between the Comrade Sergeant and the girl.

"Zoya. Move. Now." Galina isn't joking.

Mikhail nods a bit as he hears Lesina's words, "Time to get ready, folks." It's offered rather loudly at the moment, in an attempt to break up any discussions going around the room. "Let's all turn our agressiveness onto the real source of all the trouble here."

"Stay out of this, Zoya," Elise warns. She doesn't flinch from Galina's gaze, standing her ground when the other steps forward. "He condemned himself, Comrade," she repeats tersely, avoiding the meat of the question. Which is probably answer enough, especially given the tense set to her jaw. "Will you repeat his mistakes by ignoring our mission? We are needed. Take your anger out on the Fascists." She completely ignores responding to the whole bit about them both being traitors, not dignifying that logic with a response.

Rada frowns sharply as Galina calls the room of soldiers traitors. Her black eyes flick to Lesina, looking a little less confident in this group that she did when she walked in here. Licking her dry lips, she goes on regardless. "Our defense group in School number 5, to the south. They've been holding that perimeter, but our supply runner last night down to them didn't come back. We're afraid they've been overrun — if they have that gives the Fascists an open avenue straight this way. And we don't have the men to send down there to reinforce them right now."

Dimitri turns around quickly and looks at Galina as she becomes more and more threatening, "Comrade, do you really think that your love would want you to end up in the same boat that he is in?" He peers at her and then to Elise, "And you need to settle down before you start a fight and we have to cut you both down for making too much damn noise." He straightens up and starts looking between the two, "It's not a time for fighting your allies…there's already an over-abundance of Germans on our doorstep that need our attention right now." He doesn't say any of this harshly, only conveying a strangely mellow mood for a man of his appearance.

Like a loyal dog uneasy to turn away but at an order, Novikova just backs down a little and grunts. She is loathe to move away but she does so. She just shakes her head and moves towards Taktarov. She does keep glancing over though.

Taktarov digs in his coat for the spare shells, before a thought strikes. "In fact.. here-" he begins unloading the mosin, setting all the shells out, and setting down the now-empty rifle.

«Game» Taktarov unloads his Mosin-Nagant!

«Game» Taktarov unwields his Mosin-Nagant!

«Equipment» Taktarov has dropped Mosin-Nagant.

Lesina nods, turning back to give the two squabling woman a scowl, that needs to be worked out. "Well, gather your things." She doesn't say there are Fascists to kill, they might not be there. "Comrade Takterov, take the tank gun today." She gambles on building fighting. Turning back to Rada, "We'll go see." She promises. That's that apparently.

«Equipment» Taktarov has dropped 7.62-54R x 14.

«Equipment» Taktarov has dropped 7.62-54R x 5.

«Equipment» Taktarov has picked up PTRD.

«Game» Taktarov wields his PTRD!

«Equipment» Novikova has picked up 7.62-54R x 19.

«Game» Taktarov moves out of Bloodstained bookshelf.

«Game» Dimitri moves out of Bloodstained bookshelf.

Rada gives Lesina a sharp now. "Thank you. Here." She hauls her pack off her right shoulder, digging around through it. "We found these on the road. Not much, two pistols and a few clips. Take them if it'll help you."

«Equipment» Rada has dropped 7.62-54R x 30.

«Equipment» Rada has dropped Tokarev TT-33.

«Equipment» Rada has dropped Tokarev TT-33.

«Game» Nowakowski wields his Mosin-Nagant!

«Game» Mikhail moves out of Blast wall.

«Ground Combat» Novikova reloads her SVT-40!

«Game» Novikova moves out of Overturned bunk beds.

«Game» Elise moves out of Overturned bunk beds.

«Equipment» Elise has picked up Tokarev TT-33.

Lesina will take the guns, "Thank you, comrade." The first one is flung to Tak, the other is held out to whover will take it, anyone at all.

«Game» Lesina moves out of Blast wall.

«Equipment» Taktarov has picked up Tokarev TT-33.

Taktarov catches the gun, surprised.. And for once, in a good way. "Oh. And bullets, too?" He studies the pistol with the interest of one who has just been given a new puzzle.

Dimitri looks over at Lesina and says, "What do I need to do, Comrade Sergeant?" He scoops his rifle up off of the ground and slings the strap over his shoulder.

Rada slings her bag back onto her shoulder. "Comrades, be very careful. The last time our runner came back he said our men had reported the Fascists laying mines on some of the school grounds. We don't know exactly where…that was what Comrade Chermerkin was supposed to find out." She grimaces. "So be very alert."

Lesina shrugs, "One clip." She replies, the rest of the bullets don't fit. She nods again, "Thank you Comrade." She repeats mechanically. "Just follow." She tells the new guy, "Anyone who had training with mines?" She looks about, anyone?

Novikova blinks and ducks! Novikova is beginning to wonder if standing next to Tak was a good idea and just eyes him a moment. "Oh, that's a nice one." She grins. "Here, I'll go with you, we can stun the Nazis into submission with our comedy stylings." Wink. She is tense. It's a coping mechanism for Novikova. She looks around, "Let me help you find some," She smiles. "Da! I can use mines."

Mikhail pauses for a few moments, at the mention of the mines, "I'll help with the mines as well," he offers, quietly. Checking both his rifle and his chisel now.

Elise gets a grin that is perhaps unnerving. Galina's eyes are more than a little ..crazy at the moment. "It was you, wasn't it, little Comrade?" she says softly. "You reported him to the Commissar for some made up reason in your head, knowing that Grigory cannot keep his mouth shut when goaded, that he'll always smart off." She reaches out suddenly and shoves Elise hard. "You filthy bitch! You sent Grigory to his grave! You had better hope that you don't get between my gun and a German… Because I will not try to miss." And she spits at the other girl's face. She whirls away and snatches up a gun and ammunition. "I know tank guns and radios," she says mechanically, speaking with barely controlled rage and furious tears splashing down her cheeks.

"I think comedy would turn quickly into tap-dancing," Taktarov quips back at Novi. The pistol is tucked into a deep pocket of the coat, and he hefts the two meter long PTRD..

Dimitri shrugs and nods to the simple answer, "Makes enough sense." He checks his pouches for his spare ammunition and nods as he finds it. A look to Lesina, "Ready."

Lesina wills snap to Galina, "I will have none of that, when we return we will talk. Now you will be soldiers." She's iritated. Mikhail and Novi get a nod, "Congradulations, you're our vanguard." Well she's ready to go.

«Command» Taktarov is added to Lesina's squad.

«Command» Nowakowski is added to Lesina's squad.

Uh oh. A wince at Galina's comment. "If you want to know the truth, I was there when it happened. I will give you the answers, but if you treat my cousin that way again, you will truly come to know what hatred means," There's a very cold darkness in Novikova's voice. It's never been heard before, but it's rather frightening. "And - my cousin is not stupid enough to step in front of a Fascist when he is being shot." So there. She grunts and moves to grab some mines.

Elise had been listening to the mission briefing, only half-watching Galina. She was not expecting the outburst, and given her one arm out of commission, it doesn't take much to shove her over. She falls against the bookcase, rattling its already-battered shelves even further. A sharp breath is sucked in at the jolt of pain it brings to her arm. Her face turns beet red, and she wipes the spit from it. Hearing Lesina, she stays her response, but it's clear she's quietly seething. She bites her tongue and prepares to move out.

«Equipment» Galina has dropped Mosin-Nagant.

On seeing her cousin fall though, Novikova scoots to help her up, looking very annoyed. "Here cousin, I brought water for you too- you can have it later," She offers and offers her arms to Elise.

«Equipment» Galina has picked up Civilian Shotgun.

«Equipment» Galina has picked up 12 gauge x 24.

Taktarov eyes Novikova as she speaks those cold words to Galina, and sees the exchange, he lets a breath out and waits for the order to move out. "Opening act," he murmers to Novi. "You're on."

«Equipment» Galina has dropped 7.62-54R x 20.

«Game» Dimitri changes his style to Stealth!

Mikhail has kept silent for the moment, just checking his gear once more, rather carefully. Ready for whatever comes.

«Game» Galina wields her Civilian Shotgun!

Lesina pulls Galina to one side. "In this squad, we have discipline." She hisses, "But I have no time, stya close to me."

Novikova grunts softly, once she's sure Elise isnt' squished. "Da. Someone bring a spatula in case I screw this up," Novikova winks, although her humor is forced. She takes a deep breath.

"Thank you, Cousin," Elise murmurs softly, needing the hand up. She's still red, and tears of pain and embarrassment sparkle in her eyes but do not fall. "Be careful, Zoyuschka." She picks up an unfamiliar pistol from the ground and tucks it away in her belt.

Dimitri looks around at everyone and says, "Can we just…go?"

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Coordinates : 2 1

This is a road, or was once a road at least. Shellfire has left it potholed, the debris of war likes scattered around. It would be tough driving in a car. On the plus side there's always something to hide behind.

It is currently dusk.

Galina just looks blankly at Lesina, nothing but dead sorrow in her eyes. "I have your back, Comrade Sergeant." And she simply collows after Lesina.

The grounds of the Red October's School No. 5 is about a half hour trek through frozen mud and the gruesome piles of war casualties lying on the bleak, churned earth. The chattering of gunfire follows them the whole way here, and the hair-raising whistling of shells overhead. This school was one of the smaller ones in this large factory community, housing a middle school and kindergarten in single rooms. In the rapidly-dying light of day they can see the shadows of the squat complex to the southwest as they approach this shell-gouged intersection. Faint sounds from that way too - gunfire. Perhaps those militia aren't all dead yet…perhaps.

«Ground Combat» You notice Nowakowski arrive at Mashinnaya and Matrosovskaya.

Lesina looks around, the entrance to the school is west. Her brow creases, well they've not been here before so the main entrance will have to do. She signals the vanguard west, "Keep an eye south, signal if you see mines, good luck." She'll let Novi and Maschenko do their thing while she hangs back with the rest. "Everyone else, move with me."

Novikova looks less cheery for having seen her cousin's state. She gently pats the girl's good shoulder. She nods at the order to move west then. "Da." And Novikova skulks west to begin disarming and locating mines.

Mikhail looks around for a few moments, before he starts slipping to the west at Lesina's words. Keeping quiet for now.

«Ground Combat» Mikhail moves West <W>.

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves West <W>.

Dimitri walks along behind the group, keeping to himself.

«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Ulitsa Mashinnaya.

Novikova moves at a crouch, her shovel and rifle over her back.

Novikova shakes her head, "I see none here. You?"

Galina loads up Grigory's old shotgun, keeping shells at the ready for fast reloading. She stays on Lesina's side, eyes still absolutely dead and uncaring. She's switched off for now. Now's time to shoot people. Not planes or tanks. People. Here goes.

Mikhail shakes his head a little, after glancing to the south, then looking for the mines. Carefully nodding at Novikova's words, "Looks clear…" he offers.

Elise moves along with the group, taking care to keep Galina in front of her, thank you very much.

Taktarov cranes his neck for a look west, letting out a quietly held breath when no mines explode.

Nowakowski follows at the very rear of the group, his rifle slung over his shoulder. He is hardly skilled at anything more complicated than making a delicious plate of cabbage and potatoes afterall!

Lesina keeps her eyes on the mine people, waiting for them to move off or give a signal. Or for people to shoot them. She doesn't look back, there's gunfire therefore no time for bickering even if they are just waiting.

Squadchatter Novikova Reports - No mines. South probably clear.

Lesina gives a signal, everyone move, keep our eyes open and goes off.

Ulitsa Mashinnaya

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Coordinates : 4 4

Though the road have been shelled numerous times, large craters dotting it in uneven intervals, it's still a road that can be used if you don't mind some crisscrossing. The shelled vehicles or heaps of rubble is more of a trouble since they make visibility harder.

It is currently dusk.

The sounds of gunfire get louder as the group progresses westward, the school grounds looming in ruined shadow to the south.

Mikhail glances around, "Further west, then?" he asks, looking at the main group approaching.

Lesina nods, "The entrance should be soon, check for mines and see who guards it."

Mikhail nods, "Will do," he offers quietly, slipping further west.

Galina lingers near Lesina. "My kingdom for my gun.." she mutters darkly, perhaps to no one in particular. "You should be here right now, dorovya moya.. I'm sorry you can't be…" A tear slides down her cheek from unblinking, emotionless eyes. "I'll see you soon, though.. Warm sands, blue seas… I'll see you soon."

Lesina listens to the signal. "Right, move." She orders, Husshing Galina a little, "We'll have to rush it blind." With that she goes off, "Quiet for now Comrade." She mutters to Galina.

Ulitsa Mashinnaya

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Coordinates : 3 4

Though the road have been shelled numerous times, large craters dotting it in uneven intervals, it's still a road that can be used if you don't mind some crisscrossing. The shelled vehicles or heaps of rubble is more of a trouble since they make visibility harder.

Novikova looks apologetic and nods, "Either it collapsed or they did this purposefully I know not," Novi admits and begins skulking southwards.

Galina falls silent as she finishes her little talk to whomever. Maybe it was Lesina? But she just nods and goes totally blank now, pacing the Sergeant.

Lesina makes the signal to move, still quietly, into the shelter of the door.

School No. 5 - Entrance

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Coordinates : 3 3

A small entrance area where Red October Factory workers once waited to retrieve their children from school. It was nothing pretty to start with, a chair or two in a room of peeling paint, a hallway leading down to where the classrooms began.

Shells have ripped a huge hole in the wall, leaving a shattered mess inside. Many of the bodies here are civilians in factory clothing. Several, perhaps most horribly, are children.

It is currently dusk.

Sub-Rooms :

1. Broken ceiling rafters

2. Hole in the floor

The entranceway of the school itself is silent, a deathly quiet pile of rubble. To the south is a different matter, that's where the gunfire is chattering rapidly. Someone's screaming, though it's impossible to tell what language the mangled cries are in.

Nowakowski twitches his ears a little, glancing over to the leader of this little posse, "I cannot tell what guns are firing from where? Can you? In the old war we could tell the different weapons when they fired.. know where the enemy is…"

Mikhail frowns a little bit as he listens, "Can't really tell, no. Guess we have to use our eyes…" Looking around carefully for a few moments.

Dimitri looks back at Lesina and shakes his head, "I do not see any contacts to the south of us." He takes a knee and continues to look around.

Novikova shakes her head, "None south either." She tries to the east perhaps.

Lesina takes a cautious look around, she nods, "We move towards the gunfire." Well that's obvious. "Try and stay out of sight, Not one step back." Firing means enemies somewhere, that's all she needs to know, "Fire is fighting, we'll find out when we get there." Tak gets a glance, "That long gun is useless, comrade." She hopes so anyway. "Move then."

Elise steps nervously over the rubble, slipping her arm out of the sling. Better to suffer a little pain than to be crippled in battle. She clutches her pistol, quietly ready.

Galina tilts her chin south, seeming to acknowledge no one but Lesina.

Dimitri slowly trucks along, obviously trying to keep a look out to their flanks.

School No. 5 - Kindergarten

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Coordinates : 3 2

This was the room where the youngest of the factory workers' children were taught. Mercilessly shelled and walls pockmarked by gunfire, it lies in ruin now. Remnants of innocence are in the rubble here — charred drawings, pieces of wooden toys. A little scarf, shredded over a broken desk. Everything is damp, snow and rain blowing in through the holes in the walls.

It is currently dusk.

Sub-Rooms :

1. Small broken desk

2. Overturned cabinet

3. Crumbling doorway

«Ground Combat» Daschke fires his Kar98k at Mikhail and hits!

Mikhail suffers 4 wound damage to his right leg.

Lesina turns to Galina and Tak, "Follow me." She hisses, hoping they haven't been spotted.

«Ground Combat» Muire fires his MP40 at Galina but misses!

«Command from Lesina» Contact south, get in here, rifles into cover.

Mikhail growls as he's getting hit by the enemy shot. "Not good…" he mutters, as the bullet hits him in the leg. "Time to charge?" he asks, after a few moments.

Nowakowski ducks down as the rifle shots crack through the room. The sound of 8mm mauser blasts is deafening in such a confined space, the eerie ringing in his ears already causing him to lose a little hearing as he dives for the desk.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski moves into Small broken desk.

Galina slips behind Lesina and keeps moving. She barely flinches as she's missed.

«Ground Combat» You notice Novikova arrive at School No. 5 - Kindergarten.

«Ground Combat» Stromm fires his Kar98k at Lesina but misses!

Lesina nods, "The follwoers can give us cover." He says, those that want to charge can.

Taktarov nods once, and moves to follow Lesina…with a nervous swallow. "Second act, on stage, eh?"

Chemerkin is shaking like a leaf and struggling with his rifle in the corner, head down.

«Ground Combat» Ludeker fires his Kar98k at Nowakowski and hits!

Hits hard cover.

«Ground Combat» Daschke fires his Kar98k at Lesina but misses!

Elise moves to follow Lesina as well. Her pistol is no good at range. Plus that's where the casualties are more likely to be. Mikhail's wound gets a quick glance, but it doesn't seem too serious so she deems it can wait.

«Ground Combat» Lesina moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» Elise moves South <S>.

«Game» Taktarov changes his style to Sprint!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» Mikhail fires his Mosin-Nagant at Daschke and hits!

Daschke suffers 1 wound damage to his left hand.

«Game» Nowakowski changes his style to RapidFire!

Mikhail fires off a shot at Daschke, frowning a little bit as he sees he only partially hits.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Chemerkin and hits!

Chemerkin suffers 7 wound damage to his left chest.

«Ground Combat» Galina moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» Stromm fires his Kar98k at Mikhail and hits!

Mikhail suffers 4 wound damage to his abdomen.

Novikova blinks. Did one of the militia just get shot?

School No. 5 - Middle School

The Grid-----> > > > > THE GREATEST GENERATION < < <


Coordinates : 3 1

Older students were taught in this room, larger than the kindergarten. Rows of desks have been blown apart by shelling and bullets, wooden tops and legs lying in shattered ruins. Papers are everywhere, trampled on with muddy boots and singed by fire. Most have handwriting on them, some names of students still legible.

A huge portrait of Lenin is on the pockmarked east wall, frame broken and hanging crooked. Bulletholes riddle the Soviet leader's face.

It is currently dusk.

Sub-Rooms :
1. Broken desk
2. Broken desk
3. Splintered door
4. Behind a fallen blackboard

«Ground Combat» Muire fires his MP40 at Lesina but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Submachine Guns from School No. 5 - Middle School (3 1)!

Elise blinks at the mess of Fascists, eyes going wide. Holy crap.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Chemerkin and hits!

Chemerkin suffers 7 wound damage to his left chest.

«Ground Combat» Korolev fires his Mosin-Nagant at Elise but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from School No. 5 - Kindergarten (3 2)!

«Ground Combat» Chemerkin has been mortally wounded!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from School No. 5 - Middle School (3 1)!

Reizenstein calls from the south gym, "Look at them! They mow their own down like dogs in the street. Hitler would never betray you! Shoot them!"

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Muire but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Submachine Guns from School No. 5 - Middle School (3 1)!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov moves into Broken desk.

«Ground Combat» You notice Galina arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

«Ground Combat» You cannot move until the Armageddon Clock ticks another 10.05 times.

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from School No. 5 - Boarding (4 2)!

«Ground Combat» Elise moves into Broken desk.

«Ground Combat» Muire fires his MP40 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Daschke fires his Kar98k at Lesina but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from School No. 5 - Middle School (3 1)!

Taktarov abandons subtlety and sprints down the hallway, managing to hop over an upturned desk, pistol in hand..

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Muire and hits!

Muire suffers 1 wound damage to his left chest.

Muire suffers 6 wound damage to his right hand.

Muire suffers 5 wound damage to his right chest.

Muire suffers 3 wound damage to his left chest.

Hits hard cover.

«Ground Combat» Muire has been mortally wounded!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Submachine Guns from School No. 5 - Middle School (3 1)!

«Ground Combat» Korolev fires his Mosin-Nagant at Elise and hits!

Hits hard cover.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov fires his Tokarev TT-33 at Daschke and hits!
Hits hard cover.

«Game» Taktarov changes his style to Uraa!

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Daschke but misses!

«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Tokarev TT-33 at Korolev and hits!
Hits hard cover.

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves into Crumbling doorway.

Mikhail gets hit once more, this time in the stomach. Starting to look around, "More of them around…" he calls out to those nearby.

«Ground Combat» Ludeker fires his Kar98k at Nowakowski but misses!

«Game» Novikova changes her style to Uraa!

«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her SVT-40 at Daschke but misses!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Daschke but misses!

Mikhail starts crawling off towards the west now, as that's where the last shot to hit him came from.

«Ground Combat» Novikova fires her SVT-40 at Daschke but misses!

«Ground Combat» Daschke fires his Kar98k at Taktarov and hits!

Taktarov suffers 2 wound damage to his left arm.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Daschke but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lesina moves into Behind a fallen blackboard.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov fires his Tokarev TT-33 at Daschke but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Korolev fires his Mosin-Nagant at Lesina but misses!

Elise trades shots with the guy behind the fallen something or other. She's grateful for her trusty desk.

Lesina shouts, "THE MILITIA ALIVE, I WANT THEM ALIVE.".

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Daschke and hits!

Daschke suffers 3 wound damage to his left hand.

Taktarov stands to level the pistol on Dasche, taking a light hit to his left arm, with a yelp. He fires again, eyes narrowed in concentration.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov fires his Tokarev TT-33 at Daschke but misses!

Korolev struggles with his rifle, the militia man continuing to fire on the Red Army rather than the Germans.

«Game» Elise changes her style to Standard!

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Taktarov but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina moves into Splintered door.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Daschke fires his Kar98k at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov fires his Tokarev TT-33 at Daschke and hits!

Daschke suffers 3 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Tokarev TT-33 at Daschke but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein and hits!

Reizenstein suffers 1 wound damage to his left arm.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov fires his Tokarev TT-33 at Daschke and hits!

Daschke suffers 7 wound damage to his left hand.

«Ground Combat» Daschke has been mortally wounded!

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Taktarov but misses!

«Game» It is now night time.

«Ground Combat» Korolev fires his Mosin-Nagant at Elise but misses!

Galina dodges a few more bullets, Grigory's shotgun in hand and she moves behind the splintered door.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

Lesina doesn't even know where the fire is coming from most of the time, she just levels her gun towards the guy in the gym.

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein but misses!

Korolev is shooting the Soviets though. God only knows why.

Elise looks over at Tak, then the militiaman. "We can take him, Comrade? Comrade Sergeant wants him alive."

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Elise but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein but misses!

Taktarov continues squeezing off shots at the fascist until the man drops. He nods twice to Elise. "As the sergeant says!" Louder in russian, "WHY ARE YOU SHOOTING AT US?"

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Galina but misses!

Elise ducks down a little as more bullets fly her way. "Damn it." She waits for Tak to make a move.

«Game» Taktarov changes his style to Sprint!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov moves out of Broken desk.

«Ground Combat» Elise moves out of Broken desk.

Korolev doesn't answer. He seems to be crying as he shoots, though he barely notices it. Tears streak down his cheeks as he fires on his old comrades.

«Ground Combat» Korolev fires his Mosin-Nagant at Elise but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Taktarov and hits!

Taktarov suffers 5 wound damage to his right chest.

Lesina Cmdr - Is there fighting up there, if not move in to support us.

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein and hits!

Reizenstein suffers 2 wound damage to his right chest.

Taktarov takes a brutal shot to his back which throws the young man onto the ground. Gasping for breath, he struggles for cover..

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Reizenstein but misses!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov moves into Behind a fallen blackboard.

Korolev finally gasps out, screaming at the Germans to the south. "Stop this! /Please/" His German is mangled.

Elise blinks as Taktarov falls. "Tak!" she cries out in alarm, not even sure where the shot came from. Nowhere to go but forward, though, since she can't stay out here in the open. She charges for crying Korolev. "Save your tears, traitor. Surrender!"

«Ground Combat» Elise moves into Behind a fallen blackboard.

Lesina frowns as Tak goes down, this needs to be less subtle, she hears german, right that's enough Tak is done and they need to move. She shoots.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Korolev and hits!

Korolev suffers 2 wound damage to his left arm.

Galina looks around and takes aim… The shotgun explodes.

From School No. 5 - Gym, a male voice shouts, "Shut the fuck up and shoot.".

Taktarov tumbles behind the same blackboard as Korolev, bleeding badly.. In russian he gasps, "Comrade- help me!"

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim but misses!

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Elise but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lesina moves out of Behind a fallen blackboard.

«Ground Combat» Korolev moves to engage Taktarov in close quarters combat, but fails.

Elise is confused then, hearing the German. "Stop what?" she asks, in Russian. She levels her pistol at him but doesn't shoot. Tak will have to wait. "What's going on?"

«Ground Combat» Elise moves to engage Korolev in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

Lesina decides agaisnt it as Korolev is indecisive. Right. She'll shoot the bugger.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Korolev and hits!

Korolev suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.

Korolev staggers back as he's shot, once by a German and once by a Soviet.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov moves to engage Korolev in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Elise but misses!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

Lesina hopes that will stop the guy, "Comrade, with me." This to Galina, she moves south the deal with actual germans.

Galina sighs quietly, reloads and moves forward, shooting again.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Lesina and hits!

Lesina suffers 5 wound damage to her head.

«Game» Galina changes her style to Uraa!

«Ground Combat» You notice Nowakowski arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

«Ground Combat» Korolev reloads his Mosin-Nagant!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

Elise is a bit bewildered as Korolev gets plugged. She takes a swing at him, trying to club him with the butt of the pistol, but misses.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Tokarev TT-33 but Korolev blocks it!

Lesina takes a bullet to the head, apparent she's still here. Now that hurts she lumbers on, full of momentum and blood.

«Ground Combat» Galina reloads her Civilian Shotgun!

Taktarov grabs hold of Korolev's collar, shouting at the man, "We are Russian!" A swing of his pistol to knock sense into the man fails..

«Ground Combat» Taktarov attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Tokarev TT-33 but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Taktarov in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Tokarev TT-33 but Korolev blocks it!

Chemerkin bleeds on the floor. Who knows who he meant to shoot in this clusterfuck.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim tries to fire his Gewehr 41 at Elise but his weapon is jammed!

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Reizenstein but misses!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski moves into Broken desk.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

Elise continues trying to pistolwhip poor Korolev, but each time he manages to block. This is not going swimmingly. "Give it up, you bastard!"

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Taktarov in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Taktarov suffers 2 wound damage to his left hand.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

Lesina waves to those who might be coming behind her, "South quickly." They've wasted too many bullets on the traiter and Elise and Tak have this in had, she hopes.

Korolev snarls as Soviets descend on him, eyes flashing.

«Ground Combat» Lesina moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Lesina arrive at School No. 5 - Gym.

«Ground Combat» Taktarov attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein reloads his Kar98k!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Tokarev TT-33 but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Taktarov in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lesina fires her PPSh-41 at Wollheim and hits!

Wollheim suffers 5 wound damage to his left hand.

«AngelOfDeath» Chemerkin breathes his last…

«Game» Wollheim unjams his Gewehr 41!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Tokarev TT-33 but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein fires his Kar98k at Lesina and hits!

Lesina suffers 2 wound damage to her head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!!

Taktarov continues to shout, "Russian! Russian! I am from Dar Gora!"

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

«Ground Combat» Taktarov attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Tokarev TT-33 but misses!

Korolev swings wildly at Taktarov, trying to stab with that bayonet. "They FED my family. When you've fucking starved them!"

«Ground Combat» You notice Novikova arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Taktarov in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Taktarov suffers 6 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!!

Lesina is a half blind rather large elephant shooting bullets and spraying blood. She gets nailed, as she is rather out in the open. She'll bleed for a while until someonw finds her, or the Nazis club her to death.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Novikova but misses!

«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Tokarev TT-33 at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Reizenstein and hits!

Reizenstein suffers 8 wound damage to his abdomen.

«Ground Combat» Reizenstein has been mortally wounded!

Korolev shouts, "FUCK STALIN! WE CAN'T WIN THIS WAR. SAVE YOUR FAMILIES.".

Novikova looks horrified ariving just in time to see Taktarov get hit. "Aleks!" She hisses and charges in. No! Not her big footed buddy. Really. He has a big gun and big feet.

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves into Behind a fallen blackboard.

«Ground Combat» You notice Mikhail arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Elise in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim tries to fire his Gewehr 41 at Mikhail but his weapon is jammed!

Elise swallows hard when Tak goes down, but her eyes narrow at Korolev. No more kid gloves, she takes a shot with her pistol. Which unfortunately she sucks at. "Die then, traitor."

Wollheim has the jammiest weapon EVER.

«Ground Combat» Elise fires her Tokarev TT-33 at Korolev but misses!

Nowakowski grits his teeth as he takes aim southwardsish, plinking Reizenheimenenenenenene in the head, working the stubborn bolt on his rifle as he aims for the next baddie.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim but misses!

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Elise in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Elise suffers 1 wound damage to her right chest.

Taktarov is staring, rather shocked at Korolev as the man screams back at him. 'Take him alive' the sergeant had said.. that shock will hurt the young man as he once again sees a bayonet thrusting for his face. He is aware of acute pain, and then he is on the ground, vision a sea of red.

«Game» Novikova changes her style to Uraa!

«Game» Novikova unwields her SVT-40!

«Game» Elise unwields her Tokarev TT-33!

«Game» Novikova wields her Shovel!

«Game» Elise wields her NR-40 Knife!

Lesina was relying on that, but apparently Reizenstien didn't apreciate getting shot in the hand, she bleeds, not crawling off.

Reizenstein bleeds too. Oh ow.

«Game» Nowakowski changes his style to RapidFire!

Korolev backs off like a caged animal, fighting to the death. Stalin taught him that.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Elise in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

Elise winces as a bayonet grazes her side. "Zoya!" she calls, an edge of fear in her voice. She puts away the useless pistol and takes out her knife instead.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

«Game» Wollheim unjams his Gewehr 41!

«Ground Combat» Galina moves out of Splintered door.

Mikhail fires off a shot at the closest enemy he can find for now, frowning as he misses.

«AngelOfDeath» Reizenstein breathes his last…

Novikova winces seeing Elise get grazed, "Cousin! I'm coming." She promises and comes after Korolev. No more Mrs. Nice Gardener.

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves to engage Korolev in close quarters combat, but fails.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Elise in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim reloads his Gewehr 41!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife and hits! Korolev suffers 4 wound damage to his abdomen.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim but misses!

Elise does a decent job of dodging the traitor's bayonet swipes until she can manage to jab him hard in the stomach with the knife. Not hard enough though.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Elise in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail moves into Behind a fallen blackboard.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim tries to fire his Gewehr 41 at Novikova but his weapon is jammed!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim but misses!

Galina looks south. "Sergeant has fallen. Move south to engage the Fascist," she snarls out, trying to pick her way south as well… "Comrades! For Mother RUSSIA!"

Wollheim jams. Again. Jesus.

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves to engage Korolev in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

Mikhail sees the fighting going on, heads for it. Growling a bit as he sees Korolev's attempted attacks. "Oh no, you don't…" he mutters.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Novikova suffers 5 wound damage to her left arm.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski reloads his Mosin-Nagant!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

Elise snarls as Korolev wheels on her cousin. "Bastard!" She swings wildly and misses.

Novikova comes in to swing at Korolev and yelps as her arm is cut rather badly. Ow ow ow ow. Well, she's not about to ditch her cousin.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev and hits!

Korolev suffers 6 wound damage to his left arm.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» You notice Dimitri arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but Korolev blocks it!

Nowakowski switches a bit as he sees Korolev is giving the others some trouble, blasting him from close range, ouch.

Korolev babbles on and on as he swings that bayonet.

«Game» Wollheim unjams his Gewehr 41!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

Mikhail works his way closer to Korolev now. Stumbling along, almost falling a few times, but getting there.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but misses!

Dimitri finally makes his way into the room, "Sorry I'm late. I was taking care of business."

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Novikova suffers 1 wound damage to her head.

«Ground Combat» Mikhail moves to engage Korolev in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

«Game» Mikhail unwields his Mosin-Nagant!

«Game» Mikhail wields his Chisel!

Galina looks at Dimitri. "There. To the south! A man in the ceiling. Can you hit him from here?"

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

Novikova is looking kind of beat up. Arm, chest, head, and old wounds. Owch. how the hells is Novikova standing? It's a good question.

Korolev stabs Novikova again in the head, swinging the bayonet like a madman. "My family…for my family…"

«Ground Combat» Wollheim tries to fire his Gewehr 41 at Mikhail but his weapon is jammed!

Wollheim WTF.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but Novikova blocks it!

Novikova counters quietly, "So you stab your neighbor!?" Ow ow ow. Even an ox can be bled to death.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

Elise throws herself at the traitor. "To hell with your family!" she yells, trying to distract him.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but Korolev blocks it!

Korolev slices again, banging his shoulder against the wall. "To hell with you, bitch!"

Dimitri peers to the south, eye pressed to the scope, "Shit…that's a hard shot."

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

Mikhail readies the chisel to stab Korolev, but it's blocked. Preparing to attack again. "Shut up, and either give up, or die…" he growls at the man.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife and hits! Korolev suffers 4 wound damage to his right arm.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

Galina nods. "I'll go south and get the Sergeant," she says deadly. "You take the damn shot." And she starts off, all sneaky like.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Novikova suffers 5 wound damage to her left hand.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Dimitri snipes Wollheim and hits!

Hits hard cover.

Galina nods. "I'll go south and get the Sergeant," she says deadly. "You take the damn shot." And she starts off, all so-not-neaky like. <fix>

«Game» Elise changes her style to Uraa!

«Game» Wollheim unjams his Gewehr 41!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Galina arrive at School No. 5 - Gym.

Wollheim gets his gun unjammed for the thousandth time. Ohai.

Novikova hisses as her hand is sliced, that HURTS. She keeps swinging though.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski reloads his Mosin-Nagant!

Mikhail frowns as he keeps on going for Korolev, without success.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

Dimitri takes a deep breath and takes the shot. "Shit," he curses as the bullet ends up just sending splinters into the German's face.

«Ground Combat» Dimitri reloads his Scoped Mosin-Nagant!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

Elise practically screams with frustration as they can't seem to bring down Korolev. "Get OFF HER!" she yells, trying to get between him and her sliced and diced cousin.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina reloads her Civilian Shotgun!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski tries to fire his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but his weapon is jammed!

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

Dimitri shouts, "Someone help me line up a damn shot!"

«Game» Mikhail changes his style to Uraa!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

Nowakowski goes to take another shot, but his gun goes *click*. He ducks down, muttering a bit more as he fumbles with the bolt to extra the misfired round.

Novikova is still good, is still good. "Slightly… busy Comrade!" Novikova answers, "I appear to be springing leaks!"

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

Korolev laughs shrilly at Elise, still swinging at the one with the weird weapon. "My family is safe, /comrade/." Spat, bloodily. "What about YOURS?"

Galina lifts the shotgun to her shoulder and takes aim at the German. "Excuse me," she says woodenly. She lowers the gun and reloads before taking aim again. "Do you mind standing still and letting me shoot you in the face?"

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim but misses!

Wollheim no thanks.

Mikhail growls at Korolev seems to be blocking the attacks for now. "SHUT UP!" he growls at the man.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but Novikova blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel and hits! Korolev suffers 1 wound damage to his right hand.

Wollheim no thanks.

«Ground Combat» Dimitri snipes Wollheim and hits!

Wollheim suffers 6 wound damage to his left arm.

Wollheim hits enter too many times.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

Elise blazes with helpless rage at the traitor. "I'm going to rip your fucking heart out!" She keeps swinging, desperately now. Who IS this guy???

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Dimitri but misses!

«Game» Nowakowski unjams his Mosin-Nagant!

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

Mikhail keeps on attacking Korolev. He's at list nicked the man now…

Novikova is apparently remarkably nimble and sturdy despite the healthy amount of injuries, "If- we were on the same side, I'd compliment your fighting but - do you realize what will happen to your family without you?" She offers some logic.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant and hits! Novikova suffers 5 wound damage to her right arm.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel and hits! Korolev suffers 4 bruise damage to his head.

Galina coughs and actually grins a little. "Did you know that I'm actually used to much bigger guns?" She keeps talking calmly to the German in her Russian. "I shoot them at your planes and tanks. But now… I'm pissed off. I don't like you. And I want you to die. So stand the fuck still you Nazi shitter." And she fires again.

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim but misses!

Novikova goes for the head! There's a loud KABOOOOOOOOOONG through the room.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife and hits! Korolev suffers 6 wound damage to his left hand.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Dimitri snipes Wollheim and hits!

Wollheim suffers 2 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but Novikova blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

Dimitri takes another deep breath and fires, taking a chunk out of the German's helmet and coldly chambers another round.

Elise gets a hand instead. Well it's better than nothing. She's slicing like a madwoman, tearing up as her cousin is hit once more.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

Korolev is cut to ribbons and still fighting. Probably because he knows he's fucked whether he lives or dies, so. Hey.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina reloads her Civilian Shotgun!

Novikova is still standing somehow. Apparently Stalingrad breeds tough ones. She huffs, perhaps relieved it's not her cousin taking the hits.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

Mikhail frowns a bit as he moves in again, missing at his attack. "Okay…" he mutters to himself.

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel but Korolev blocks it!

Announcement: Afterlife shouts, "Lesina has been revived!"

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

Announcement: Afterlife shouts, "Taktarov has been revived!"

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev and hits!

Korolev suffers 1 wound damage to his right arm.

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but Korolev blocks it!

Korolev is a desperate man, and thus a little weasel.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel and hits! Korolev suffers 2 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but Korolev blocks it!

Novikova proves that weasels are apparently rivaled only by very determined oxen.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Korolev but misses!

Galina is crying as she tries to fire off another shot. "Can't you even KILL me?!" she screams. "I'm standing right here! Shoot me! PLEASE."

«Ground Combat» Korolev attacks Novikova in melee combat with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

Moves his chisel in to try taking out little weasel's ear. Must be a delicacy in some weird tribal culture?

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim but misses!

Wollheim eyes Galina. She should talk.

«Ground Combat» Novikova attacks Korolev in melee combat with her Shovel but Korolev blocks it!

Mikhail oves his chisel in to try taking out little weasel's ear. Must be a delicacy in some weird tribal culture?

«Ground Combat» Wollheim reloads his Gewehr 41!

Mikhail moves his chisel in to try taking out little weasel's ear. Must be a delicacy in some weird tribal culture?

Elise is well past exhausted by this little altercation, her arm like jelly. But she can't stop with her cousin bravely standing like an oak tree. She swings again.

«Ground Combat» Elise attacks Korolev in melee combat with her NR-40 Knife but misses!

«Ground Combat» Mikhail attacks Korolev in melee combat with his Chisel and hits! Korolev suffers 5 wound damage to his right arm.

«Ground Combat» Korolev has been mortally wounded!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski reloads his Mosin-Nagant!

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Nowakowski but misses!

«Game» Nowakowski changes his style to Uraa!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim but misses!

Korolev slumps finally when he gets a chisel to the brachial artery. Spurt.

Galina tries again, still crying, and seemingly near a breaking point.

«Ground Combat» Wollheim fires his Gewehr 41 at Galina but misses!

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim but misses!

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski fires his Mosin-Nagant at Wollheim and hits!

Wollheim suffers 3 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!!

And the old saying is proven right. Never leave your back to an angry man with a chisel. Mikhail throws himself in for a stab, placing the chisel solidly into the arm of Korolev. Wrenching his chisel free, he looks to the body. "He might have some ammunition, right?" he offers to those nearby.

Elise lets out a shuddering breath when Korolev finally falls. She watches his blood gush onto the floor of the school. Breathing hard, she turns her knife slightly in her hand, then crouches down beside him.

Novikova huffs with relief, lowering her shoulder. "I am … grateful comrades," She bobs her head. "I- here," She will help Dimitri, "Let's clean up a bit." It's a freaking miracle, but Novikova is still standing and moving. Stalin would be proud.

«Medic Code» Elise attempts to stabilise Korolev but fails and Korolev expires…

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves out of Behind a fallen blackboard.

Korolev gives Elise the finger from beyond the grave.

Nowakowski sights in on Wollheim, surprisingly calm for some odd reason, and fires off another round, popping the german's head like a watermelon.

«Game» Mikhail loots the body of Korolev

«Ground Combat» Galina reloads her Civilian Shotgun!

«Game» Mikhail unwields his Chisel!

«Game» Mikhail wields his Mosin-Nagant!

Galina just keeps reloading and crying, trying to shoot the corpse now.

«Game» Novikova assists Dimitri!

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim and hits!

Wollheim suffers 8 wound damage to his left chest.

Dimitri sees the rest of Wollheim's head pop off and stands up from the ground nodding over to Nowakowski, "Good shot, Comrade."

Korolev is quite dead, bleeding out faster than Elise can save him. Chemerkin, the man Rada mentioned as their runner, still lies crumpled from where he was shot at the very beginning, barely breathing.

«Ground Combat» Galina fires her Civilian Shotgun at Wollheim but misses!

Mikhail looks around for a few moments, frowning a bit, "Any enemies still standing?" he asks, quietly.

Nowakowski looks around, grunting, "We should leave.. soon…. bring wounded back…. they will send more troops… how are we on ammunition? I have three bullets."

Novikova moves towards Nowakowski, offering him some of her ammunition, "Do you need some?"

Elise takes her orders like a good little Communist, and at least tries to take him alive for Sergeant Lesina. Korolev is a stubborn bastard, though, and bleeds out despite her admittedly half-hearted effort. It's only then that she notices Chemerkin. "This one's still alive." Looking torn, she looks between Novi and Chermkin. Since her cousin is miraculously still standing, she tries to save the other traitor.

«Ground Combat» Novikova moves into Broken desk.

Mikhail frowns as he listens, leaning on something now. Growling a bit to himself.

Galina reloads and puts the shotgun over her back as she picks up Lesina's unconcious body and starts dragging it to the north. She's crying uncontrollably now, hiccuping even with her sobs as she trudges back towards the others.

«Ground Combat» Galina reloads her Civilian Shotgun!

Novikova grunts, "I think I owe you an apology about shooting them. I hadn't seen them turn."

Nowakowski grunts, frowning, "Not.. right now.. but we must gather the wounded and leave….." he urges, seeing as there are no leaders left, the older man tries to take charge as best he can. "Bring them with us… gather whatever ammunition is left.. grenades… check the dead fascists for documents.. and we must leave…"

Chermerkin bubbles blood from his mouth, struggling to breathe. His rifle lies nearby…and there's not a single bullet it in. He never fired, having run out before they began. "All dead…Rada…"

Dimitri looks around and says, "That dead Nazi sergeant. I want his knife." He nods to the others, not really putting it up for debate.

«Ground Combat» Dimitri moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Dimitri arrive at School No. 5 - Gym.

Novikova suddenly remembers, "Do any of them have really big feet?" Novikova is trying to distract herself.

Taktarov groans as he comes to, blinking against the sludge in his eyes. "Co-Comrades?" Only belatedly does he realize that if the fight ended badly, saying thatword would be ill advised.. But then again, so would continued life, so…

Mikhail looks a bit thoughtfully around. "Red army bleeds red," he mutters as he looks around, quietly.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski moves out of Broken desk.

Novikova is very patriotic then, looking bright red as Stalin's coat. She should be falling over, but Novikova has a mission and smiles feebly to her cousin. "Good thing none of them had axes, da?" She jokes lightly. Hmm, time to check those boots.

Dimitri walks into the room, eyeing the crying broad. He doesn't speak to her, but instead kneels down beside the body. After rummaging through his pockets he produces a shimmering blade from the body. He eyes the blade in his hand and tucks it through his belt, "It will do."

"Be still, Tak," Elise urges. She nods to Nowakowski's suggestion. "Who's fit enough to carry wounded?" A quick glance around before she looks back to the traitor. "You have a lot to answer for." And she will do her best to make sure he lives long enough to answer for it.

Nowakowski leaves from behind the desk, trying to get the troops going, "Come on! Let's go!" he calls out, barking at them as he looks to Mikhail, "Grab that rifle and ammunition, let's go!"

«Equipment» Mikhail picks up 7.62-54R x 25.

Lesina comes round, there's blood all over her hat, never mind her face. "Damn headache." She mutters. She needs seeuing too, "Drop me girl." She says, trying to get up. It's jsut a flesh wound… to the head.

Taktarov voices wanly, "I would nod- but you said to be still, so… I'll just lie here a bit, then?" He manages a faint grin, but otherwise stays still.

Carry him? Chemerkin's about to die, that much is clear. He's bleeding fast from Nowakowski's good shooting. "Please…listen…" His raspy voice tries to speak, barely able to. "Listen to me…"

Mikhail scoops up that ammo, frowning a bit as he stumbles. Reaching for the rifle as well. Maybe he could steady himself non that rifle, right?

Mikhail grimaces. "Someone else get the rifle? Don't think I can carry it." Glancing down at himself for a few moments.

Nowakowski makes sure the others are at least moving and getting ready to withdraw, his eyes on Chemerkin, "What?" he scowls, taking a knee next to a crumpled german, pushing the dead corpse over to begin frisking him for documents… soldbuchs, identity papers… trying to see how well equipped he is, anything that might help the commanders in the rear.

Novikova looks thoughtful, "I can. Although I promised… aleks, I'd look for boots too," Nod. And she'll check any Germans not being Frisked.

Elise was referring to all the wounded, Tak and the good Sergeant included. She frowns, listening to Chermerkin as she revises her opinion of his chances. "Speak fast, traitor."

"Can't see anything-" Tak mumbles, raising a hand to try and wipe away at his eyes, but the hand is bleeding too, which foils him. "Can't see. Just.. gonna close my eyes, then." The bloodloss is likely more responsible than the head wounds, but Taktarov drifts back into unconsciousness.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski moves into Behind a fallen blackboard.

"Got here…" Chemerkin gasps out, coughing a mist of blood into the air and onto his cheeks. "Korolev…two others…Fascists…" Another wet cough, his tongue red as he tries to lick his bloodspattered lips. "I tried…I /tried/…not traitor…" His gun is empty, he did shoot something. Who knows what. "Listen to me." His finger uncurls, lying on the ground pointed east out a broken window. "Buried bullets."

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski moves out of Behind a fallen blackboard.

Nowakowski listens to the dying mans words, nodding. He lets the others talk to him, being the must unwounded of the group as he heads eastward to find the ammunition.

Mikhail stumbles a bit as he attempts to get hold of that rifle, and ends up falling over. Grimacing as he tries getting up again, but not quite succeeding at the moment.

Elise follows the man's pointed finger. She glances up to Nowakowski. "You have it? Check for traps," she warns, not trusting this dying Russian any further than she can throw him.

"Mines!" Chermerkin croaks out, shrilly. "No! There's…" He coughs again. Words are failing, as is his blood pressure.

Nowakowski pauses, grunting, "Mines? Fuck that." he mutters, shaking his head, "Leave it for later, let's get going."

Someone say mines? "Mines? I can find those pretty well," Novikova offers. "I may clear them just in case… if the militia came through and hit them-" She shudders to think. She looks to Lesina though, for the final verdict.

"There's what?" Elise asks, impatiently. Bedside manner? Not so much right now.

"Irina…" Chemerkin's dark eyes are staring blankly towards the window now. The question gets no answer; one moment there's a shred of life in the young man and the next there's nothing. His chest stops moving, eyes empty.

Nowakowski grumps, "Mines… and buried ammunition… If you want to go get it, go ahead.. but I leave it up to you…." he mutters, looking south towards the others, calling out.

Nowakowski shouts, "HURRY UP! LET'S GO!".

«Ground Combat» Lesina moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Lesina arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

Elise frowns as the man expires. She rises, and looks around, nodding to Nowak's suggestion to save it. "I don't think we can risk any more trouble right now. He could be leading us into a trap. Comrade," this to Nowak, "Can you get Tak? Where is Comrade Sergeant?"

«Ground Combat» Galina moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Galina arrive at School No. 5 - Middle School.

Novikova looks a bit saddened as the fellow expires, she is beginning to feel a bit wobbly. Maybe a little tired, "I - let's just go back… I think I need to sit a bit before I hunt for mines, unless it involves dancing or my face."

Lesina appears at the door, hat off, hair a mess. "I'm hear, ran into a bit of trouble." Well she's not going to say she got knocked out. "What happened with the militia?" It doesn't matter, she approaches one of the bodies, nudges with her foot and manages a bloody gob of spit.

Nowakowski grunts, "They're dead, we must go." he says, leaning down to take up Tak, being the strongest and most unwounded of the bunch, "Let's go…"

Galina is there with Lesina, looking utterly drained and almost comotose. She just follows after the Sergeant, um.. cuddling the shotgun against her.

Novikova pauses, noticing the size of someone's feet… yoink. Bootless Nazis in Hell. Sounds like an alternative band. Regardless, Novikova moves to join the others. She does answer, "Some of them turned. I'll explain later." She shakes her head. And finally notices how bloody she is. Yikes.

"We tried to take him alive, Comrade Sergeant," Elise says, frowning a bit at the bodies. "I'll explain everything as we go." For now, though, she's moving over to her bloodied cousin to try to help her along.

Lesina lets other people deal with the orders. She's rather dazed, not to mention extremely angry. Somehow she manages to draw herself away from the corpse. People seem to be dealing and she can walk..

Galina just moves into the room in shock and begins rummaging around the room. She pauses slowly, bends down, and picks up a hat. A cap that had fallen to the floor near where the shotgun had been. She takes it into her hands, turns, and numbly moves to the blast wall where she sits and stares into nothingness.

«Equipment» Nowakowski has picked up 7.62-54R x 30.

«Ground Combat» Nowakowski reloads his Mosin-Nagant!

Back at Settlement B - Bedrooms

Maschenko wasn't shipped out this time, staying back with Yulia to look after the wounded strewn around the crumbling apartments. As familiar voices seem to be coming back he stands up from a coughing man's side, grabbing his satchel.

Nowakowski returns, picking up some leftover ammunition, every bullet counts. He unslings his rifle and leans it against a wall as he takes a seat to stretch out all comfy-like.

Lesina sits down and waits to be seen by a doctor, she probably needs it. Slumped agaisnt the wall she looks a far sight smaller, though she's still big. "Now. Someone explain the vermin to me." She demands, spitting again.

«Game» Galina unwields her Civilian Shotgun!

Novikova is still walkign somehow. With the pinched boots of whatever size and origin that Tak's toes won't fall off. She smiles at Nowakowski, "Is it bad I was worried about you?" She considers. He's the veteran after all, not her. She seems amused as he stretches though. Wiggly. She is hole-ier than the plot of Twilight though, and looks grateful for medical attention. "Which?" She asks quietly, "Is Taktarov alright?"

Maschenko looks unsurprised to see Novikova bleeding everywhere. He starts that way first, pulling gauze and all that needle junk of his out of his bag, pointing Novi to a cot. Down, girl. "Vermin?" He asks, glancing at Lesina. Then around at their faces.

Elise calls out to the doctor when they come in. "Comrade Doctor," she says, relieved beyond words to see him. "Zoya, she's been sliced to pieces. Her worry is evident. "Tak and Comrade Sergeant were hit in the head as well, but I think they'll be all right."

Elise only belatedly looks over at Lesina. "The one said that the Ger - Fascists were feeding his family. The other claimed he wasn't a traitor, but he was with them, so…" She shrugs.

Nowakowski is not one for talk, already dozing off to sleep next to his rifle, hugging it close like some sort of teddy bear.

Lesina scowls. "And they see the factory burn." She is not a happy bunny, she is also still bleeding, though the blod is matting in her hair. "Someone will have to tell the Comrade from the militia." You know what they say, make sure your own house is in order first. She glances between Gelina and Elise, closing her eyes and banging the back of her head agaisnt the wall.

Novikova is indeed, leaking a bit. "… sorry," She looks at Maschenko guiltily. She is happy to see him and looks grateful. Obediently Novikova shuffles to the cot pointed out. "I found Aleks boots though, maybe now he'll stop complaining about his toes." She looks amused, even in light of being pale. Novikova is a bloody tank it seems. "I think I am either lucky or stupid, I cannot decide honestly." She concludes quietly. A nod at Elise. "You're not hurt are you cousin?" She asks quietly. She looks sad Nowakowski doesn't respond to her words, but oh well. She goes quiet to let herself get tended to.

«Game» Maschenko moves out of Bloodstained bookshelf.

«Game» Maschenko moves into Overturned bunk beds.

«Game» Maschenko moves out of Overturned bunk beds.

«Game» Maschenko moves into Blast wall.

«Game» Mikhail moves out of .

«Game» Maschenko moves out of Blast wall.

Elise shakes her head to Novi. Her face is pinched with pain, but she says, "It's just a scratch. I'm sorry, Zoyuschka. I tried to stop him, but I just… he was too fast. I don't know how he learned to fight like that. Three against one, and we still couldn't hit the bastard." She looks to Lesina, saying plaintively. "We tried to take him alive, Comrade Sergeant, but he took down Tak." The young medic is clearly upset, and worried. Galina is off her radar for the moment.

Which is fine by Galina. She just sits there, clutching the hat and gun and slipping into that numb place in her mind.

Maschenko moves around taking care of the still-bleeding wounds first. Novikova, then quickly on to Mikhail. Stable's most important, then the sutures and the garlic come. This whole squad might be traumatized by the smell of garlic for the rest of their (possibly very short) lives. He frowns as Elise tells what happened at the school, blue eyes darkening.

Lesina grunts, "What could we have done." She shrugs, "Handed him to the Commissar? It is done now." She takes a look around the wounded, finally she's found some sense. "And we are to stay quiet about it." She sees Maschenko's reaction, "We tell comrade Oleneva, send a report and it is done." She says this reluctently, "And if we see anymore, they suffer." Apparently that's an order.

Novikova is quiet, glad not to dispense the bad news for now. At least the kid's a freaking wall. She just leans back a little, looking to Elise. "Don't be silly," She replies, "I'm alright." She offers a smile. She did walk back. Somehow. "You cannot help it if he is a good fighter, though it is tragic he doomed himself so." She admits, saddened and pained. She smiles at Maschenko. "Thank you. Now when I think of you I shall think of garlic bread." She sighs softly.

Elise nods, having no problem with that order. "Da, Comrade Sergeant." Though that does make her think of Grigory, and she slants a glance at Galina. Just a quick one, and she's still too distracted to really glare or anything. But it's a look nonetheless. Her attention is then refocused on Zoya. "You are amazing, Cousin. I don't know how you can even still be standing after all that. I seem to break at the smallest breeze." She frowns at her throbbing arm, which she now slips back into its sling. It's no wonder it's not getting better very quickly, with as much as she strains it.

Maschenko exhales tensely. "Desperation turns men into monsters," he murmurs, as to Elise's recounting of how well the turncoat fought them. His attention stays on the job he's trying to do on Mikhail, getting the man's guts and leg to quit bleeding everywhere. Small favors. Wiping off his hands, he crosses the room back to Elise. "Let me have a look at that, comrade."

"That is because you're a proper girl and I am an ox or a tree," Novikova laughs softly. "I guess he just really wanted a steak." She watches Maschenko quietly, "But I am happy at least we all made it back," She yawns. And her shoes mission part 1 has been completed. Next she'll have to lob them at poor Taktarov. She settles in though, on her cot, perhaps attempting to doze so she need not -see- the fish hook when it comes her turn.

Lesina leans back agaisnt the wall now that's been dealt with. Who'd have thunk it people betray their countries, good thing there's none of thos ein the squad. She's out of orders for now. She keeps out of the cousins' conversation. She does bite back a cutting remark in reply to Maschenko, instead muttering, "I thought we were all desperate."

Galina makes a small choking sound and curls up into a tight ball by the blast wall. Her eyes close and she covers her face with the cap. Her whole body is shaking uncontrollablly, but she makes no sound otherwise.

"Monster, Da. That is a good description," Elise mutters darkly. She wants to give Novi a reassuring pat on the arm somewhere, but given how sliced and diced she is, she refrains with a worried frown. "Oh, it's nothing." Compared to the usual anyway. She nonetheless obediently pulls her shirt up enough to reveal the graze along her lower ribs. "My arm hurts worse," she laments, rubbing the wrist a little, frowning. Not that there's much Maschenko can do about that. The sound from Galina causes her lips to purse together more tightly, and she glances over just for a moment.

The chest wound isn't bleeding too badly, and Maschenko's able to take care of that with just a few minutes' work. Her sore arm gets a look and he holds out his hands for her wrist. "Here, let me see. I'll re-bind it for you." His eyes flicker past Elise to Lesina — until Galina makes that noise, which distracts him.

Lesina somehow manages to catch Elise's glance, she grimaces. It seems she's trying to get to sleep before the dreaded fishhook turns on her. In moments she is sleep grumbling, "Fools of us all." among other things, by the occasionalu phrase she spouts it's a surprise she's not sleep spitting either.

A few blinks at Galina, "Hey, are you alright?" Novikova grunts and sits up. Wince. Little too fast. Her eyes go cross. "I didn't see you get hit but-" But Novi suspects more is at work than bullets. "… anyone got a stick?" She might have to resort to poking here

Galina sort of sags after a few moments, going rather still, and the hat sags away from her face.

Elise obligingly holds out the arm. The outside is healing up pretty decently, sutures oozing just a tiny bit. The real hurt is on the inside, torn up tendons and a slight fracture of the radius. It's not a happy arm. The makeshift splint doesn't help very much, especially when she persists in using it. Seeing Novi attempt to comfort Galina causes Elise to look away, eyes tearing up suddenly. She blinks fast, trying to hide them, but it's not like Maschenko's not RIGHT THERE.

Maschenko looks at Elise's face once, then down to her hand. No attention called to the tears — not ignored, per se, but if they fall they can at least fall without the indignity of him staring at her. He unwraps her wrist, adjusting the barbaric excuse for a splint. Wood pieces, bound tightly with ripped shreds of a dead man's shirt. Careful not to cut off her circulation, he presses some extra cloth to the stressed stitches, soaking what's oozing, and then starts re-binding them. Constant ritual with no real medical tools to speak of. The dark ages would be proud.

Elise stays quiet during the dark age ritual, though she does suck in a breath a few times at some particularly tender spots. A few tears escape despite her best efforts. She whispers, without being able to look at the doctor. "She's right - I sent him to his death." She's forgetting for the moment that Maschenko missed that whole little altercation. Though it's not like it was a secret.

For her part, Galina doesn't move. Perhaps she's fallen asleep. Perhaps she's passed out. Perhaps something altogether different.

… oh dear. "Elise?" Aw, heck. Novikova frowns. "I'm sorry," She murmurs. "I can come sit I think." She's feeling better really! She looks a bit sad, and torn. Weird noise from Galina - poor Elise. For now, both are important and Novi grunts, starting to get up. She doesn't seem to notice her injuries or she's becoming eerily adept at ignoring them. Perhaps the cruelest possibility of all is that Novikova has some insensitivity from birth. Either way. "Or you can share a cot, though, I'm kinda big-" Sadface. Then at her cousin's words, Novikova counters, "Cousin. No one sent him to his death. He was moved to another battalion. He is probably still alive. And the truth of it is, there is no wisdom in mouthing off to a Commissar," She points out. She'll move over if not stopped. "Besides, how many witnessed what happened many times? You did not decide anything for him or his fate. Okay?"

Maschenko secures her wrist, trying not to be herky-jerk about it. It's hard being gentle with two pieces of wood and a shirt. He's quiet for a few seconds after she whispers — yes, he missed the incident himself but the militia have plenty big ears and mouths. He heard. "She is right," he murmurs finally. "He's still fighting. If it does meant what it should to him then he'll die with the same honor as the rest. And if not…" He shakes his head, lips thinning. Finally done with her hand, he looks up again. Or down, really, she being rather shorter than he is. "You did what you had to. I trust you, Elise." His eyes flicker to Zoya and Galina. "Now…will you help me pull some blankets for them?"

Elise doesn't believe either of them, knowing that a transfer to the penal battalion is as good as a death sentence. But their assurances help to drive back the tears, and she drags the back of her good hand across her cheeks to wipe away the vestiges. She doesn't realize that's left a streak of blood across her cheek until after she draws her hand back and realizes she didn't clean it off very well. Sigh. She nods to them both, "Da, I will get one for Zoya." Studiously not getting one for the woman called her a filthy bitch, even if she does feel a little bit sorry for the girl.

Not necessarily. After all, it's pretty easy to run away from things that don't move when mine finding. Or something. She smiles at Elise. "I will help but - I -" She is going to stick to her cot like a good Novi. Though those huge boots are parked neatly there, "Tell me when Taktarov is awake. I'm throwing these boots at him." But she looks grateful. "Thank you both. And please, cousin - it's absolutely true what I said. He can earn his honor back, at least. He has a job and besides" She pauses. "… mouthing off to Commissars is really a fast way to get yourself gone and I sincerely doubt you had a hand up his backside making him talk," She notes. A shrug. "Blankets sound nice. Do you want to sit near my cot?"

"Oh, and let me know when Taktarov wakes up … I found big boots. I'm going to throw them at him. Both of them. He gets mad when I only throw one." Grin. Novi looks devious.

"…." One eye *cracks* open as a particular young man hears a particular voice making particular threats. In a stage whisper, in a falsetto voice, he voices in a token effort at untrained ventriloquism: "I think we should let him sleep…"

"Thank you." Maschenko will take care of Galina's blanket then. 'Blankets', they call them, little more than ratty coverings probably infested with lice. Face it, nobody in Stalingrad has bathed in a month. If he's about to say more on the subject of the arrested man, he stops as Taktarov wakes up. The old blanket's unfolded and draped over Galina.

"You should rest, Cousin. And so should Tak. You can throw boots at him tomorrow." Or now, since he's awake. Elise doesn't argue strenuously. She can't muster up a smile back to Novi, though she can't help but be impressed at the woman's irrepressible stamina and good cheer. She'll find a blanket for Novi and then says, "I'm going to lie down for a bit." She doesn't really answer the question about the cot. Wherever her bedroll is, that's where she'll end up.

"But he's /right there/," Novikova protests with a wink. She tries not to laugh at the falsetto. Though, she is tired and stressed in her own way. She hides it. She smiles at her cousin. "Alright," She nods, somewhat relieved and somewhat worried about Elise. "I'll look to you sometimes, you're always the clever one," She considers her cousin the shy, intelligent one of the duo. "… Taktarov is safe for now."

Taktarov lets out a breath, without sitting up.. he learned his lesson the *last* time he woke up from a grievous head wound. "What has happened to everyone, while I am napping?" he wonders aloud, should anyone be remaining and awake to answer him.

Novikova grunts, "I appear to have gotten more speed holes. Am I faster now?" She asks wryly. "Or made into ribbons. Even a tree can dress up. But - we made it back. All of us at least," She offers quietly.

"Goodnight, cousin," is Elise's rather forlorn reply to all the joking. It's been a rough day. She collapses into her "bed", though sleep is slow to come.

"All part of your transformation into a tree," Taktarov drawls to Novikova's talk about speed holes and ribbons. "Are people finished with yelling, yet?"

"Sleep well, cousin." Novikova is more serious and gentle now. She is perhapss more tired. "Da… sleep now." *zonk*

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