Shadows of JiangXi

[Tomtomrawr]

Against Miller's best judgement, he had driven them through New HangZhou and they had reached the river. A light drizzle had begun to pick up now, and the river water looked like a mountain range as water droplets impacted its surface, creating depressions and elevated zones.

They drove without saying a word to each other. What was there to be said? They each had much on their minds, knowing they were bypassing Check Point Alpha. Would the Coalition even know if they were still alive?

'Thank you,' Miller said eventually, after twenty minutes of silence since reaching the river. 'For showing up, whether you intended to find me or not. It helped, a lot. So thank you comrade.'

Vorobiev was silent. They continued their trek across the thin clear zone between the river and the dense forest. River to the left of them, forest to the right of them, cannon ahead of them. Why did that poem keep coming to mind?

'Commissar-Captain, look!' He could sense the joy laced in the other man's voice. Miller directed his gaze to where Vorobiev was pointing, his hand materialising to Miller's left.

Floating on the river, armed with a mounted cannon and painted a green and black combination, was a modern armoured boat. Perfect for their needs.

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[17:45:39] Wolfs Ghost (Murphy): Tom, you have problems. Go kill yourself.
[19:25:12] Johnny (Jam): Tomtom, I will beat you with a spoon.
[14:22:56] Prarabdh Thakur: KILL HIM WITH A SHEEP.
[17:40:48] Eagle (Junes): Tom should be slapped with a spoon.
[11:32:18] Warspite: Thank you for being so awesome Tom. <3
[18:17:36] Metano: I love you tomtom
[20:06:24] Warspite: I will seriously give you epic head.

Edit: also, Tomtomrawr, fappin' like a boss.