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I've been enjoying the game, as I am a fan of the genre, but as I've mentioned before, I do the same as our intrepid gm and sometimes take on more than I have time for... that said, I'd be cool picking up where we left off if we come back to it, otherwise it's been an honor serving with you all.
"Chyort!", Aleksei swears as he squeezes off a round towards the German he was aiming at. Morgan's shot sent them scattering and the round missed. He instinctively ducks as they return fire.
Aleksei squints his eyes and then as he confirms what he sees, he quickly gets the attention of the others, pointing first to his eyes with two fingers, then at the underside of the bridge, then he holds up eight fingers. Once he is sure the message is spread, he aims his rifle.
Aleksei nods. "They will not flank us. I will make sure of it." He heads over to the left foxhole and begins to settle in, checking sightlines and fire coverage.
Aleksei follows the plan, nodding approvingly. "If they follow typical tactics, they will have many come to front to distract for small teams. I will help hold them off." He readjusts his rifle over his shoulder, patting its stock. "We're going to do good work."
Aleksei looks to his companions and then back at the Captain. "Then we should get to work making sure they can't just sneak by and make the explosives useless." He points out the ridgeline on their side of the bridge. "Maybe we can set up some guns along the ridge on our side, funnel them to the bridge, catch them in a cross fire."
Aleksei half salutes the captain as they report in. "How many Germans do we think are on approach? They probably already know you have reinforcements coming, so they will more than likely attack before they arrive." The Russian takes a puff of his cigar. "Do we have enough ammunition to hold out for those two days?"
The voyage back to base Aleksei spent telling stories of how Russia used to be before Bolsheviks causes problems. He was used to sudden changes in plans and rolled with them very easily. The numerous cigars that he seemed to always find helped with that. After the briefing he looks to his comrades. "Back to front, where enemy is easy to find and hopefully stay down when they are shot. Bridge must be very important if we are being attached to an entire division to protect it."
"At least is not snow, yes?", Aleksei says as he is woken for his watch. He cleans his equipment and then sets to patrolling the grounds, his cigar smoke matching the steam from his breath.
Aleksei realizes as Morgan speaks that he hasn't had much sleep in a while. Nodding to his comrades, he finds a rolled up set of equipment to lay his head on and before he knows it, he is fast asleep, his weapon laying across his lap.
Alexei looks at the remaining members of the site. "Perhaps we can give some weapons to some of these men. Teach them to shoot straight and they can help hold off anyone until reinforcements arrive."
Aleksei pulls a long puff on his cigar. Let's just hope they arrive on time." He then helps Morgan inventory everything.
Aleksei, lighting up another of a seemingly endless supply of cigars, shakes his head. "Troops would be good, but government slower than Volga in winter. Will be German forward base before reinforcements arrive. Unless we have a way of forcing them to respond right away."
Aleksei relaxes his grip on his weapon for a brief moment, scanning the field before rising to his feet and walking over to the nearest soldier. "Would seems Germans are scared to show faces now." He kicks one to make sure it is dead before rifling through his pockets.
Aleksei grins to himself as he drops a raider, saying a silent prayer that the next shot also does the same job.
Aleksei sights one of the soldiers harassing the civilians and squeezes the trigger on his Russian rifle.
Aleksei smiles, aiming his weapon. "This is also true."
Aleksei hunkers down, looking at the others. "Should keep heads down. They haven't killed anyone yet. We start shooting, so will they."
Aleksei perks up at the sound of battle nearby. He grabs his weapons and follows Bobby. "Yes, is better than being found here. Perrin, we go."
Aleksei smirks. "I can't read half the scrolls I have seen, so they are all strange to me. One that could change the war? With what we have seen, anything is possible. Anything. If it is under guard in England, then it is safe from being found here, yes?"
Aleksei raises an eyebrow. "That depends on the scroll of which you speak. We have heard of a few in our travels."
Aleksei nods. "That is correct. We have seen a few fights and we have been borrowed to do some things for the government. That is all we can say."
Aleksei shakes his head. "Nothing other than at least they stayed down the second time around."
Aleksei nods as he offers a cigar to Bobby. "Something tells me we haven't seen everything yet."
Aleksei sips the offered canteen and passes it on before lighting another cigar. After a long puff he says, "Not the first time either. Makes it real difficult to win a war when the dead don't stay that way. Makes a man think about things differently. "
Aleksei nods with a sly grin as he examines the sarcophagus. "Careful Bobby, you are slowly becoming Russian by the minute."
Aleksei freezes as Bobby indicates the tripwire. "I hardly think our coffin dwelling friends set this up. We should be extra careful." He finds himself wishing for his rifle about now.
Man... be safe out there.
Aleksei grins. "Good idea, though we did handle the other two pretty well." He twirls the torch in his hand like a weapon.
"One could set up good life with just this in here." Aleksei muses, rubbing his stubbled chin. "I am wondering..", he is cut off by the hidden door opening. "Well, Bobby, it seems you are cutout for this work. Hidden doors indeed."
Aleksei uses his torch to illuminate the room as best he can, also looking for anything else of note.
Aleksei nods. "I will help." He keeps the torch out in front of him as he shadows Bobby.
Aleksei holds the torch in his hand, searching the room for any other creatures that might come at them.
"I told you I had bad feeling."
Aleksei catches the torch and immediately swings it at the nearest mummy.
Aleksei nods to Bobby and grips his knife tightly waiting for the creatures to get closer.
Aleksei nods to Bobby in agreement and quickly moves to follow his suggestion, knife clearing its sheath as he does so.
Aleksei looks about, his eyes darting to each treasure, and then to each shadow. Looking to Kirkee he says, "Are we the first ones in here?"
Aleksei also nods. "I will take rear in case the side passages are not empty."
Aleksei cautiously looks around. Stifling the urge to light another cigar in this stuffy place, he keeps his hands busy checking his gear repetitively.
Aleksei looks at Kirkee and raises an eyebrow. "Unusual circumstances brought you to this place during a time of war, did they not? I got separated from my unit in Prussia. Met up with these men, they became my brothers under fire. We have been in the same unit ever since. Under fire, we have no nation, only each other to rely on. Met with British personnel, we decided it was best for all of us to continue our path. So here we are. Unusual circumstances, my friend."
Aleksei sits down next to his crew, letting the shovel fall nearby. "Aleksei, I am Russian, only Russian. I find these guys and we are good friends. Is that simple." He lights a cigar and takes a puff before offering one to Kirkee.
Aleksei mumbles something about 'grunt work', but grabs a shovel and goes to the dig site.
Aleksei nods. "I'd say that was unusual and strange. Think we should report in? Maybe after we wander around for an hour or so to lose the tails Schonn will out on us."
Aleksei looks at the others, if they nod in approval, he will say, "Excellent. We have an agreement. Keep your people off our backs and we will exchange information. A pleasure doing business with you, Herr Schonn." With that, he will light another cigar and stand to leave.
Aleksei nods and then walks back in to the room with Herr Schonn. "It seems we have come to an agreement. You probably are already aware that we seek more information regarding the scroll and its ilk. We are willing to offer our services in exchange for that information."
"He doesn't. He will want us to do something to prove our loyalty, as it were. Something simple. At first. Let's start with that."
"Exactly what I had in mind, Perrin. We get as close as we can and get out with what we can. What do you think, Bobby?"
Aleksei looks at Bobby for a long moment before speaking. "We were sent here for information, which this man has. We have little to trade, other than our own information, which admittedly, is little. He may not know we have the scroll, but I'm certain he has a suspicion. We need to give him either some information or something more tangible, such as our services, in order to learn what all he knows and eventually, what this Herr Spider knows. I'm up for suggestions however."
"Let me confer with my comrades as to what we are willing to offer in exchange for what you have. We will only be a moment."
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