GRU Barracks, Part 2
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Borishnakov burst from the dog pen, leaving dozens of barking puppies in his wake, though with a pair of boots clutched tightly to his chest.
First test passed, then. Kassian nodded. He had the feeling this particular Ocelot would earn his spots, as Isaev had phrased it, without any trouble. He certainly seemed ardent enough, barely pausing long enough to stamp on his boots before he began to slog through the snow toward the tanks Isaev had pointed out. Each was marked with a flash of red or black, though getting to the items in question without freezing body parts to the metal would be tricky. Trickier while drunk, he was certain, but Borishnakov seemed game.
As they watched from the landing, Kassian and Isaev started to talk...
Borishnakov burst from the dog pen, leaving dozens of barking puppies in his wake, though with a pair of boots clutched tightly to his chest.
First test passed, then. Kassian nodded. He had the feeling this particular Ocelot would earn his spots, as Isaev had phrased it, without any trouble. He certainly seemed ardent enough, barely pausing long enough to stamp on his boots before he began to slog through the snow toward the tanks Isaev had pointed out. Each was marked with a flash of red or black, though getting to the items in question without freezing body parts to the metal would be tricky. Trickier while drunk, he was certain, but Borishnakov seemed game.
As they watched from the landing, Kassian and Isaev started to talk...
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Date: 2006-09-14 07:56 pm (UTC)He hadn't missed Isaev's avoidance of the topic once more, but he was willing to drop it. The lieutenant would tell him whatever he wanted to say on his own time, if at all, and not before.
Kassian could wait.
He watched Borishankov's efforts. "If he tries any harder, he'll take flight."