A Duty of us all! (OC x Arknights)

Chapter 12: "Friends and foes"

[Igor's POV / 16:09 / Chernobog]

Igor: I can't believe I have to babysit children.

???: Most of us are old enough to make decisions.

Igor: Most. I didn't get your names.

Rosa: I am Natalya, but I prefer to be called Rosa.

The tallest girl introduced herself.

Zima: You probably remember me, I am Sonya, but call me Zima. 

The brown-haired one said.

Istina: I am Anna, or Istina if we count those names. The one in the back is Gummy, a.k.a. Lada.

The short one with a monocle said.

Igor: I'm going to get confused with them. Don't touch the crates.

Gummy: How do you know I was touching them?

Igor: Rear view mirror. Somebody keep an eye on her.

I continued to drive down the road in silence.

Istina: We didn't get your name, mister.

Igor: Igor Golubov. 

Istina: Golubov? Kind of ironic. You don't look like a liberi.

Igor: Let's say I know what you are talking about.

Istina: Liberi is a race of people that have feathers on their hair, or torso. You don't seem to have those traits.

Igor: Okay but...

There was a brief moment of silence in the cabin and she looked at me confusingly.

Istina: But?

Igor: I don't remember asking.

I have arrived at the entrance of the base, and after opening the gates to it I drive near an empty storage unit. 

Igor: You four may roam around here, but don't touch anything or enter any building without my permission. I am going to place these crates now.

Rosa: What is in the crates?

Igor: Mind your own business. Now go.

I shoo them away from here and went to empty the truck.

[Rosa's POV / 16:25 / Chernobog(Duty base)]

What an...interesting person to say the least. But still, he seems rather suspicious.

Rosa: I'm skeptical about this.

Istina: Why so?

Rosa: He seems to have lost it, and yet he looks like he knows what is going on. How come? How come all of this chaos escalate, and then 'poof' we have a professional about these situations.

Istina: Come to think of it. You are correct, we will ask him when he is done.

30 minutes later...

Igor: Why did you call me?

He asked and joined us around a fire.

Rosa: You seem to know a lot about the recent events around here.

Igor: It seems like I do, and?

Rosa: How do you know about this? Not even the residents that refused to leave know about it. And those who went exploring never returned.

Igor: You caught me, red-handed.

He said throwing his hands in the air.

Igor: I know this, but you won't believe me.