» Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:31 am
Vasili Mihailov drudged up the hill, upon reaching the top he was blinded by the glaring sun.
As he raised his arm to block the sun he saw a few shacks by a small pond.
Hoping it would be some friendly folk, but keeping in mind the dangers of the wasteland, he flattened out on the ground and slid his hunting rifle from his back.
As he counted his rounds he saw figures moving around the shacks,
Vasili counted 37 .32 Caliber rounds, he would have to find more ammo, or some sort of melee weapon soon.
He could easily dispatch any raider or what-have-you with a combat knife, but he needed his Hunting Rifle for, exactly that, Hunting.
After making sure the gun was fully loaded and was not going to jam, Vasili began to skulk down the hill, careful not to draw attention to himself.
Making it to a large rock, he removed some of his heavier equipment and placed it against it.
Going prone, Vasili crawled about 30 yards before stopping.
He got his gun ready to fire, squintingly looking down the sights he identified the figures as raiders, by their entirely uninconspicuous armor.
Which would be the best target?
Who would be the biggest immediate threat?
Vasili chose the raider standing on the dock, holding a scoped .44 and looking in his general direction,
They would be the first to spot him by the flash and movement.
Vasili remembered what his Father taught him as a boy.. 'Squeeze the trigger, anticipate your targets movements, aim for the most debilitating body part available'
The raider turned slightly to the side, stretching his arms above his head.. here was Vasili's chance..
1.....2..3...BANG....
The bullet came under the armpit, tearing through flesh and bone into the heart, the body fell into the pond facing downwards.
One raider, spotting Vasili, began to run towards him madly, drawing a Combat Knife from his side
He was stopped with a single shot to the left kneecap, Vasili got up to crouch, shooting the remaining raider in the center-left of his back the raider fell facefirst into the dirt and nearly flipped over.
The raider with the Combat Knife sat gasping and holding his knee, Vasili stood up, slowly walked to get his gear, returned his Rifle to his back, and trudged towards the living raider.
Boots sending up little dustclouds with each step,
Bending down without breaking stride to snatch the Combat knife that had flown a few yards away when the raider had fallen,
Quickening pace, at the last minute Vasili dropped swiftly and slit the raiders throat.
Searching his pockets he found 3 bottlecaps, a cigarette, and a dried crunchy piece of bread no larger than a baseball.
"What good is a cigarette without a lighter?"
Vasili fastened the dead raiders sheath to his rather heavy militarily styled boot and begin to pry spikes off the Painspike Armor.
These could come in handy, fastened to boots to make cleats, attached to a board for a weapon, a small trap of some sort ..
After searching the 3 shacks and the other 2 raiders bodies, Vasili ended up with the "plunder" of 27 caps, 4 nails, a leather belt, a Combat Knife, a crutch, a box of crackers, a lunchbox, and a 1/4 bottle of dirty water.
Packing all these away in his various bags and sacks, he lay down for a quick nap, his pack as a pillow, as he had not slept much last night because of the Dogs circling and barking all night.