Despite Alexander being the leader of the NUAF, Mikhail was more interested in me, After the summit, Alexander ate food with other members of the USRR and Zarya. Mikhail and I, however, stayed at the balcony overlooking the capital and chatted. I know he is a dictator but he honestly seems like a cool guy.
"I know I said this a lot but thanks for saving my daughter back then. She such a hardy woman I try to keep her clear of the Badlands but she is drawn to it, Almost like she was made for adventure." Mikhail told me.
"Was she really that curious and rebellious?" I asked.
"Alright let me tell you a fun story but its gonna be a long one." He said
"Sure I don't mind," I replied.
He then orders one of the servants to fetch him something. The waiter comes back with a pack of hand-rolling tobacco stored in a silver tin can, He rolled it in front of us all cigarettes have filters but this was pure tobacco, The servant placed the crushed and dried up leaves and rolled it up for our enjoyment. After he rolled the cigar he fetched us Green Tea with milk.
I placed the cigarette in my lips and light it up, We blew the smoke at the same time. I can really taste the tobacco and was so strong that my throat was very itchy but damn that was the best buzz I ever felt!
"Can I keep some for a friend of mine that smokes a pack of USRR cigarettes?" I asked.
"By all means Alexi." He said. The waiter placed the tobacco inside a cartoon box and I put it in my pocket.
To remove the bad aftertaste we drank some Green Tea Latte, It was refreshing and extremely sweet as they used honey as their sugar. A perfect finish.
"So where was I?" Mikhail asked "Oh yes! Zarya. Did you know she was Bi-Sexual?"
"Bi-Sexual?! She liked both boys and girls?" I said
"Yeah, You won't believe it but she ran away from home many times inspired by my brother to be a Stalker, She also fell in love with a lady. But her parents and I didn't agree. They even placed her lover in a convent! Did you know what she did next?" Mikhail asked.
"Go on."
"She stole the dead body of a recently deceased nun, burned down the convent and escaped tavern hopping with her new lover seeing new sights in the Badlands." He told me
"Holy shit," I said in bewilderment. It is almost hard to fathom that kinda of crazy shit.
"To earn money she branded her as a Singing Stalker, Going into the Black Zone to see new sights with her lover and singing to raise money. Eventually, her lover decided to come back home to the surprise of her parents. By law, she was supposed to be executed but I had to pull some strings to stop that." He said "She was also the type of lady to dress like a man. She loves theatre arts. As long as she stays out of trouble I am more than happy."
"Her life is almost like a novel. I guess she wanted to visit the Black Zone but got caught up by the Remnants." I said
"Yeah, That's when both of you met." He finally ended.
"I-I'm not as interesting." I said, "I doubt my story is most stories of enlisted men, I am both unlucky and lucky."
Alexander and I were sent back to the NUAF, But this time as a sign of trust a few USRR Black ops and Diplomats came with us. One of them is Zarya who is now a diplomat, I can tell she hates this job.
As we returned to Kiev we assigned them to a new embassy. As much as I trust Zarya the place was secretly monitored by the NUAF to prevent spies and any malicious plots.
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MELTDOWN 1
Acción"Man is condemned to be free."- J.P Sartre Set in the distant future of Post-Apocalyptic Ukraine. The story centers to a young man named Alexi Orlov a man conscripted into the Faction Wars it has thrown countless lives into a cycle of violence best...
