Черт. How long has it been? This whole trip seems like haze to Artyom.
Salvage expedition is good paying job, but this heat! Swamp region of America is very different from anything Artyom has ever seen. So many insects, humid air make components malfunction, giant walking lizard monsters all around! But worst of all is slow progress of convoy and large quantity of boredom. Artyom does not know why, but convoy is constantly stopping for days at a time! Peoples disappear one day, then chief medical officer, he die or something, and they vote crazy demon-skin-man for replace him (what is "vote"? Artyom does not know what this American word means). Then somebody blow up one engine on lead convoy craft, two guys get nosebleed - probably from full moon - and demon-man lock everybody inside! Artyom had to drink most of personal vodka stash that night. Lucky there is angry man who make his own vodka in between making bombs for expedition; that was very valuable "friend" choice for Artyom.
Salvage expedition is good paying job, but this heat! Swamp region of America is very different from anything Artyom has ever seen. So many insects, humid air make components malfunction, giant walking lizard monsters all around! But worst of all is slow progress of convoy and large quantity of boredom. Artyom does not know why, but convoy is constantly stopping for days at a time! Peoples disappear one day, then chief medical officer, he die or something, and they vote crazy demon-skin-man for replace him (what is "vote"? Artyom does not know what this American word means). Then somebody blow up one engine on lead convoy craft, two guys get nosebleed - probably from full moon - and demon-man lock everybody inside! Artyom had to drink most of personal vodka stash that night. Lucky there is angry man who make his own vodka in between making bombs for expedition; that was very valuable "friend" choice for Artyom.
Journey is not all bad, however. Convoy has free jet bikes to ride, and Artyom sometimes spend time in Engineering Division with lady named "Small Boots" and strange man who is blue. Here, he heard rumor of very advanced cyborg working on 'Alpha's Team' - full conversion but no bigger than one ordinary man! In America, peoples have much more fear of full conversion cyborgs, is more important to make them look normal. Artyom does not fear cyborgs, only moon. This is why they ask him to join Alpha's Team after demon-skin man meet very untimely death. Artyom will work with Alpha's, but he refuse to be chief medical officer! | And this. Artyom also fear this. |
In all honest, Artyom not really remember joining this expedition. One minute there is vodka in glass in dirty bar in Chi-Town, next minute there is Artyom's signature on contract! He does not even remember meeting this "Bosef Stok". And now they make Artyom work with enormous man, man who speak American funny, giant cyborg with wolf, and two sleepy childrens! This is very different salvage operation than prowling deadzones for artifacts back in Russia. At least cyborg with wolf is hot, and there might be chance to closer inspect this "small borg". Also expedition is sponsored by large American weapon company, so there is much ordnance at the disposal, and perhaps Artyom can find replacement parts for secondhand cybernetic components he currently have installed.
This is all for log entry right now, Artyom must use translator on requisition paperwork for "moon-seeking-missile."
Where is vodka?
Артем Евгений Чебышева
This is all for log entry right now, Artyom must use translator on requisition paperwork for "moon-seeking-missile."
Where is vodka?
Артем Евгений Чебышева