Boris was in full flow about his last venture into The Zone...
So we were investigating activity around Staryy Zavodskoy Rayon. There had been reports of mysterious trucks moving around and lights in the abandoned factories.
It was nearly dusk as we hid from a convoy of heavy 4x4 trucks, and as it got dark we saw lights in one of the factories.
Not torches, but big industrial lights that lit the surroundings. There was lots of noise within the buildings.
We could not get close as there were loads of guards around the factory.
We pulled back, but in the morning it was quiet. We ventured into the factory and it was empty.
No idea who they were, or what they were doing
As discoveries are made in The Zone, corporations, criminal enterprises and states are sending in forces to retrieve artefacts, test equipment and manufacture items under exotic conditions.
They have to be protected, and cheap, expendable minions are considered an economic way to provide that protection.
Generally armed with sub machine guns and battle rifles, they discourage interest, bot human and non-human from paying too much attention. Where the threat is considered higher, they may be issued with heavier weapons.
A guard patrolling the perimeter, armed with a simple SMG.
