Lauren smiled at her younger sister's enthusiasm, then got back to her scoping out. Though she'd probably deny it later,

"In all seriousness though, boss... This is something we'll just fly through. Unless apocalyptic France is a worse hell than ours is." John said as the four, now joined by Samantha, neared the village. Every now and again he glanced back at Lauren's concealed sniping spot. She'd notify them if she saw something. But so far there was nothing to report. "Hey kid, you stay out of trouble if you feel like you need to. We're all here to watch each others backs, eh?" John said, this time to their smaller companion.

Viktor raised his rifle as they came within 30 meters of the randomly organised buildings. John followed suit, but his rifle was tilted slightly to the ground - he was much more relaxed about this kind of thing.