"Spent a lot of time in dark, abandoned tunnels. When I was a kid it was a favourite pastime actually. Playing, exploring, scavenging. But looking back on that, a younger Raisa Sokov was a fuckin' idiot. I only found out our station faced a heavy mutant threat when I was thirteen. Didn't venture so far on my own after that..." Raisa chattered as the three walked on. At this point she was using trigger discipline, using her weapon primarily as a flashlight. Faint echoes came from the northern tunnel as the group found the main line. Just like the Major taught her - check the corners, make sure the tunnel is clear both ways, only then do you continue on. So, after doing that, she headed north, to Volgogradsky Prospekt.

The Major was quiet, walking behind Valery and not taking his eyes away from the boy. His finger traced close to the SVD's trigger, but the rifle wasn't raised. Kid was his enemy, and letting him go would be a capital offence, but... He couldn't. Raisa would question his actions, and likely begin to fear for her own life too. Right here, he could waste the kid, ensure a fresh machine gun doesn't reach the Reds whilst robbing them of a talented young man.

...He couldn't just shoot him in the back. He wasn't even a soldier. Sighing, the aging officer stepped up closer to Valery, walking with him as opposed to breathing down his neck. Besides, he'd only be around until he found other Reds, right? The Major would be patient.