mimalover
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| 24 Jul 2013 10:10 AM |
PART 1 - VUKOVAR
Episode 1 - Welcome to Paradise
5 May, 1991
The jeep made it's way through the Croatian countryside. Your driver made it clear that you were approaching the town of Vukovar from the south.
You glanced at the letter once again. It read:
"Major Silvo,
You have been transferred to Vukovar and your Company has been attached to the 4th Battalion of the 3rd Guards Brigade.
You are to report to Colonel Dedaković at his HQ in the center of the town and he will brief you on your next assignments.
2 May, 1991 Croatian National Guard Ministry of the Interior" |
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| 24 Jul 2013 10:15 AM |
| I tucked the letter back into my top pocket and sighed. "Driver...how much longer?" I turn and ask him, lighting a cig.aret.te as i do. |
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mimalover
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| 24 Jul 2013 11:40 AM |
"Five more minutes, sir." He said.
You could make out the shape of the town in the distance. It was all lowlands and you could see pretty far.
A water tower towered the view across the town*.
--- * - This indicates that the further information on the subject can be found in our pirate pad. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 11:51 AM |
| I nodded and let out a puff of smoke, which got dragged away by the wind. All the while i kept a keen eye on the landscape, it was likely this place would become a battlezone soon, so i observed the scene, looking for potential ambush points, sniper perches and other points of interest. |
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mimalover
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:07 PM |
The jeep pulled over as a barricade showed itself by the road. It was armed by two men in camouflage jackets. You noticed that they had obsolete rifles.
"Where to?" One of them leaned by the the window.
"Main headquarters." The driver said shorty.
The man pointed upwards towards the city. "It's just up the road in the main square. You'll notice it."
The driver started the engine and you were on your way again. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:12 PM |
| "Things aren't too good here huh?" I mumbled to the driver, noting the rifles that the men had used. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:19 PM |
"It will only get worse. It is horrible what happened to those police officers*. After that, it can only get worse." He said darkly.
You soon passed by a factory and entered a maze of streets and houses in the southern suburbs. If a tank was to pass here, it could only do so one at a time, you thought as you noticed how narrow the streets were. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:25 PM |
| The town was dead, one would have thought the streets would have been bustling with life, now the only life was the occasional stray dog that would skitter across the street when the jeep rolled past. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:32 PM |
| You have reached the main square. The driver parked by the Danube next to a hotel*. The hotel was guarded by the men from the Croatian National Guard soldiers. These were better equipped with AK-47 assault rifles and berates. Seems like you have found your HQ. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:38 PM |
| "Thank you driver" I say hauling myself out of the truck, lugging a bag of my things with me. "Here, have these" I say passing the c.igar.et.te packet to him, before turning around and heading towards the hotel doors. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:44 PM |
He thanked you and you walked up to the hotel. It was a sunny day, the Danube was glowing and there was no indication of the destructive events that will play out in the future.
The Guardsmen moved to the sides and saluted your rank letting you in. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:46 PM |
| I stepped inside the main doors, the rabble of chatter filled the main lobby, men in army camouflage littered the area, all performing various tasks. I ventured forwards to the main desk, unsure of where to go. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:47 PM |
| The receptionist smiled and kindly asked what you needed. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:49 PM |
| "I need to find Colonel Dedaković." I replied. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:52 PM |
| "I believe that he is currently in the restaurant with the rest of the HQ. Just up here, sir." She pointed right to the hallway expanding to a glass door that probably led to the restaurant. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:53 PM |
"Thank you" I replied and proceeded down the hallway, maneuvering past soldiers who stood in the corridor. Most of them let me pass after noticing my rank. Upon entering the restaurant i proceeded over to the most occupied table, which i presumed was the Colonel.
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:57 PM |
The map of the area was on the table with lots of circled and highlighted elements. A few other high ranks massed around the table.
"We can not provoke them!" You heard a loud voice shout.
"We were already over this so many times. They already provoked us!" A shout responded.
"Well, if we continue like this, we'll have the army..." The sentence broke in half as the officers noticed you. Silence filled the room. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 12:59 PM |
| (wait, do i outrank him, or does he outrank me? If it were the U.S military rank i wouldn't, is it the same here?) |
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mimalover
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| 24 Jul 2013 01:03 PM |
| (Indeed you do not. This man, infact, is the commander of the city and outranks everyone in the room and the city itself.) |
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| 24 Jul 2013 01:04 PM |
(Ah i see)
"Colonel" I say, stopping in my tracks and saluting. |
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| 24 Jul 2013 01:12 PM |
| (I must go now. This is going great so far. I‘ll have some time to think where I‘ll position your troops and where to place your HQ. I will hopefuly do so today but if not, then certainly tomorrow. I‘m at my grandparents right now and I‘m sharing the laptop with some other people so I can‘t be online as much but luckily, I‘m returning on Friday.) |
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| 24 Jul 2013 01:21 PM |
wtf is this
~Haters Gonna Hate~ |
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| 25 Jul 2013 06:11 AM |
The colonel didn't bother saluting back. He just stared at you with a grim look. Then he grinned which soon evolved in a full smile. He spread his hands in welcoming gesture.
"Major, welcome to paradise!" |
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| 25 Jul 2013 06:27 AM |
(typing via iPod, so please forgive any mistakes)
"Pleasure to be here Colonel" I responded, awkwardly smiling back. |
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| 25 Jul 2013 06:52 AM |
(Of course. I also hate writing with anything but a laptop or a PC.)
"Well see about that..." He said quietly with a dark tone.
He looked at the map and it seemed as if he thought about something.
"I received the letter from the Ministry of the Interior about the transfer of another company three days ago. The boys have arrived here yesterday from the capital and now we have 400 national guardsmen in the city."
He then pointed on the map*.
"I have decided to retransfer your unit. Instead of the planned 4th battalion, I'm moving you to the 3rd battalion up on the trpinja road leading to Borovo*. Your 1st and 2nd platoon have been stationed in the old rubber and shoe factory just on the outskirts of Borovo and your 3rd and 4th platoon have been placed southwest in Lužac*. You will now report to the Factory and meet your Platoon leaders. Your superior officer, the leader of the 3rd battalion is Blago Zadro*." He tapped a man next to him. "He will brief you on your objectives later on."
He then raised his head from the map.
"Is everything clear?" He asked. |
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