Little Italy

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Elle nodded slowly, looking away again at the fire. She was aware the path she had chosen was extremely dangerous, and she was going to have to be very careful. That made her all the more grateful for Nil's companionship. She wouldn't be able to do this without him. "Ivarstead," she said, "I read a recount of someone's pilgrimage up the steps. The bottom is in Ivarstead," she explained. She wasn't sure how far it was from Whiterun or even how to get there or what to expect along the way. There was so much that she didn't know, for all the reading she did, and that frightened her. But the only way to shed some light on the chaos and murk of everything she had just been presented with, she knew she would have to approach the Greybeards first. She was glad to have Nil as a voice of reason, that was for sure.

She stood up once again and looked over at him. "We can ask for directions and what to watch out for tomorrow. For now, we should probably get some rest," she said, doing her best to stifle a yawn. As exhausted as she was and as much as she wanted to do nothing but sleep, there was a part of her that was worried that she would be plagued by nightmares throughout the night. If they had been bad before, now she had a dragon inside her head. Or, something like that. She wasn't sure how the whole 'absorbing' a soul thing really worked. Trapping one in a soul gem, sure, but inside of a person? It was unheard of.

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Hey you're good I've been busy moving out and flying home and shit

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Sounds good. She can use his information to carve backdoor access for the guerrillas. Subtle but big victory.

@HeySeuss

My thoughts exactly.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

As noted, the internet is currently limited, and I guess we need to work @The Spectre's character in. I wanted to throw it open to suggestion since I want to get him started sooner than later. Thoughts?

@HeySeuss

Well, I was thinking since Nari's the one with the tech access, maybe she finds the story by digging through police scanners and pitches it to the guys by suggesting Wyatt might have valuable information and it would be in their best interest to get to him before the Soviets do?

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Nari had been perched at a desk staring at her computer screen for the past week, Hye never far from her side. Despite feeling horribly out of place at first among hardened men and tough fighters, she was finding her skillset to come in more useful to the effort than she originally thought. Though they were tucked back deep in the mountains, she had managed to set up connection to her laptop. Tapping phone lines, hacking into low level security systems, and the like were all things she found herself very capable of doing.

In this particular instance, her SUV had come in quite handy. Joe, Dan, Ben, and his brother Preston were doing… Something. They hadn’t really given her too many details, but judging by the way they were armed and the cash, it wasn’t good. Something about a KGB operative. She didn’t ask, she didn’t really want to know. So, she had driven them out to the location given in silence, Hye curled up in the trunk, and parked in the abandoned yard where the trade would be performed. After they had all exited the SUV, Hye immediately jumped into the passenger seat at her side, as she had been instructed to remain in the car. He bumped her arm with a wet black nose and she smiled and reached over to give him a scratch behind the ears, all the while eyeing the scene before her.

For a while, all she could hear was muffled speech and watch the men’s expressions, and no one seemed too happy. However, she hadn’t been expecting what happened next. She watched in wide eyed horror as men started to fall and gunshots rent the air, blood pooling on the dusty earth, the insides of a man’s head now spattered across the ground. The dog at her side began to bark and growl when the shots thundered around the clearing, standing on the worn leather seat with hackles raised. She instinctively reach out and placed a hand on his back, bidding him to hush, unable to tear her gaze away from the scene that had just unfolded before her. It was over as soon as it had started, and now the men seemed to be discussing what was to be done next.

She wasn’t in the business of killing, she didn’t even know how to shoot a gun. With the way things were going as of late, she was positive that would soon change, but for now, she was perfectly content being a driver and staying behind the scenes. There was no way she could take a human life, even if they were an enemy of the US. Better to leave that up to those who could actually pull the trigger, especially after witnessing three men die right before her eyes. The closest thing she had seen to someone actually being killed was on TV, she had never been exposed to this kind of violence until now.

Guess I’ll have to get used to it, she thought to herself, trying to steel her nerves and calm her breathing, turning her attention to the canine now looking to her for comfort, leaning his head toward her with ears pinned back. The last thing she wanted was to be a shaky mess when they piled back in the SUV; she didn’t want to appear weak. There was no telling how long this war would last, and honestly, she just wanted to find her family and make sure they were okay, but for now, it was too dangerous to go back. Hye placed his two front paws on the center console so that she could better reach him, giving him one last pat before pointing at the back of the vehicle with a short command delivered in Korean. He hesitated before obeying, hopping back into the trunk, but resting his chin on the back of the seat so that he could peer into the front. Nari faced forward again and exhaled quietly, both hands on the steering wheel as she waited for the group to return to the car.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

@HeySeuss @Gunther Sounds good.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

I wouldn't mind setting the scene as long as I have some details about the base to work with?

And I must have missed you suggesting her as a driver, I'm totally cool with that!

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Well, since Nari isn't a fighter and I don't know much about the base, I thought I would refrain so I don't throw a monkey wrench in things.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Hey y'all, just letting you know I'm still around, just waiting for a good time to hop in.

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I hate adulting

Aw poor kid just wants sum steak ;-;