Dima locked the apartment and turned to Anya. The girl was practically bouncing with impatience and a thirst for adventure, despite her imposing backpack. Only a tour bus went to Old Moscow a few times a month from April to October, so the only way to get there now was on foot. This meant they had to prepare for a journey of several days and, additionally, provide themselves with radiation absorbers—Dmitry had managed to get a couple through an acquaintance. Each absorber weighed about 10 kilograms, which, however, was not an unbearable burden, but it could prolong the trip. Of course, the ruins were almost cleared of radiation, but caution is never superfluous.
The couple stepped out of the building. They decided not to use Dima's hypercycle—if it broke down on the way, there would be no way to fix it. Anna looked around and, seeing no one, said:
- Dim, give me the guide. Did you transfer it?
- Yes, yes, - the guy launched the file.
Guide.exe took quite a while to load, and Dmitry and Anya were already worried that the smartphone had frozen completely, and that instead of the necessary program, the Keeper had transferred some terrible virus, but the Guide finally started and created a projection—a stern-looking guy in a leather jacket, resembling some robot from an ancient pre-war movie.
- Um... Hello? Are you our guide? - Dima asked.
- Yes. I need your navigator and your RAM - the projection said in a flat voice.
- Sure, sure... - Dmitry started digging through his smartphone.
- I can find them myself. The Keeper sends his regards and expresses hope that you will reach your goal. Should I convey anything back to him?
- If possible, - Anna asked politely. - Tell him that we are grateful for the help and will do everything possible to, in turn, help him.
The guide fell silent for a few seconds.
- Conveyed, - he finally spoke, - and I have also calculated our route. Shall we go on foot or by motorcycle? Both options have their advantages and disadvantages.
- We decided on foot, - the girl replied.
- Very well. Follow me. So that you don't get bored, the Keeper suggested playing a suitable music file.
A song blasted from the smartphone's speaker...
To my shame, I haven't watched "The Terminator" and described him randomly. However, I would have done the same with 95% of the other winning options.- Drakkoshka - 10
- KindShaman - 0
- Glorious cute and shy lunar foxy-neko - 0
- Alexeagle - 0
- Wishmaster - 7
- Siverfale - 28
- Немой Цветок - 12
- Небо - 28
- Don't panic! - 15
- Arandor - 3
- Сезам - 40
- Heroist - 6
- Ple-Sen - 7
During the last festival, there were many good reviews of the military song contest; by popular demand, I'll set up this contest again, though expanding the theme slightly. Send me a
military or marching song. Try to send it early; I don't want to push the contest posts late into the night. I think
tomorrow around 7-8 PM Moscow time I'll post everyone who manages to send it by then.