Escape From Remnant: A Tarkov X RWBY Crossover

Chapter 60.2: When Home Isn't So Sweet

"The lab is under this old shopping mall within the suburbs. Supposedly, it hasn't been unearthed yet, and we will be the first few people other than Katya to be down there." Moron explained using a map of the entire suburban area he had dug out from his stash. Everyone surrounded him and the map that had been placed on top of the weapons workbench as he pointed out with his index finger at a plot of land designated to be a local shopping mall in Russian.

It was hard to distinguish where the mall was since the map was entirely in Russian and it was one of those initial maps showcasing what the different plots of land were gonna be used for only with a colour palette so dry and drab it made Egyptian mummies look like a rainbow.

"Although strange how they decided to use a tiny mall as cover...I'd guess that there's an underground car park that leads to the lab just like the city one and some sort of sewer connection." He added on right after.

"Do we have any pips on what goes on in the suburbs? I've never been there." Texas asks, looking around at his mercenary and scav radier compatriots.

"Me neither. I think I've been through there to streets once or twice? Residential areas generally get lost in my head. I know it borders Prapor's territory. " Floridaman commented after Texas stating his inexperience in this part of the region.

"I know some information you mercenaries don't know," Akula spoke up, knowing this was his chance to shine.

"The area has a lot of scavs, but they're mostly disorganised and of the near-starving hobo variety. The Chechen, Goldfish Monger, and Plumber all work out of that area. Each one of those traders has their scav gangs and rarely do contract mercs to do work for them, but it's usually to kick out raiders like me... there's also an arena location there. It's called the Block. Interestingly, there are two religious groups there. One guards the mosque while the other guards a church, though I've only heard of these two."

"Akula that ain't just some information, that might as well be a dossier but I'll fuckin take it. Bravo for scav raider info networks!" Texas let out a hearty chuckle and patted Akula on the back while absorbing everything within his mind.

"Texas, you got any info where the drop-off will be?" Floridaman asked shifting the conversation to how the extraction will be carried out.

"Unfortunately not, I assume that they have generous resources and I also assume it will be somewhere nearby. Probably at where Prapor lives because god fuck me dead if we have to run all the fucking way to terminal just for an extract out of this shithole." Texas responded.

The last words about escaping from Tarkov instantly rang some bells for Moron. So far they hadn't discussed about remnant being distracted by surviving now that they had been thrust back onto Earth. It was something they all didn't want to talk about too because it would force a period of serious deliberation within each of their minds.

"Here's the question, who's staying on earth and who's going back to remnant?"

Moron's question brought the discussion to a complete halt. Ruby, Weiss, and Neo all could sense the mood quickly changed as the men all just started pondering within their heads what their choice would be. It was a long and hard one, they had lived in both worlds and such a decision would be irreversible once enacted forcing them to live with it until their deaths. Texas was the first one to speak but he couldn't mutter a word. Every time he tried to speak he just couldn't bring himself to it, like his mind and mouth conflicted with each other. Hell, they didn't even need to deliver the device to Peacekeeper's western friends in the event every one of them decided to leave earth.

"I'll stay to deliver." Within seconds of those words being said all eyes spun to the man who said he would, Floridaman.

"What...?" Akula let out in confusion hearing Floridaman make such a decision so quickly.