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<blockquote data-quote="The Shaman" data-source="post: 2419599" data-attributes="member: 26473"><p>The glare of the sun as it dips behind the hills deepens the shadows beneath the tarpaulin over the bed of the Skoda – it takes a tense moment for Pyotr’s pupils to adjust to the darkness as he searches for signs of danger to himself and the other two legionnaires.</p><p></p><p>Aside from a couple of empty burlap sacks, the bed of the truck is vacant.</p><p></p><p>Nedjar leans around the back of the truck and waves his arm, signaling all clear to Sgt. Katsourianis. He then turns back to Pyotr and Pamuk. <span style="color: sienna">“Get down and keep an eye on those fields,”</span> he instructs.</p><p></p><p>Back at the <em>gendarmes</em>’ jeep, the <em>sergent</em> leans toward Vidal. <span style="color: sienna">“Cover me,”</span> he says, pointing at the cab of the truck. Slipping around in front of the jeep, the Greek approaches the Skoda warily – he reaches up to yank open the door, which is ajar, revealing the unoccupied cab. He looks around the interior carefully.</p><p></p><p>From over Vidal’s shoulder comes the voice of Sgt. Müller. <span style="color: sienna">“<em>Légionnaire</em>, see if you can raise the camp,” </span> orders the German non-com. <span style="color: sienna">“They’re Tango 3, we’re Tango 31 Blue. Get the lieutenant.”</span> <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: darkgray">Vidal: Knowledge (technology) skill check to work the radio, please.</span></span></p><p></p><p>Beside the GMC, the <em>gendarme</em> clears his throat. <span style="color: sienna">“We were on our way back to quarters when we came upon that truck. The driver flagged us down. An Arab. Looked like a laborer.”</span> He clears his throat again. <span style="color: sienna">“The driver said he wanted to know if the road was safe. Then suddenly two more Arabs came out from behind the truck. One had a shotgun, the other a rifle. They fired at us before we could get out of the jeep. Jacques and Henri were in front, Philippe and I – ”</span> he glances at the body of the first <em>gendarme</em> that Marcel observed, lying on the road at the back of the jeep with his throat torn open <span style="color: sienna">“ – that’s Philippe Argaud, there, we were in back. I jumped out and fell into the ditch – Henri was hit and fell on top of me.”</span></p><p></p><p>The <em>gendarme</em> pauses a moment, collects his thoughts. <span style="color: sienna">“Jacques must’ve survived the ambush – I heard his machine pistol fire.”</span> He clears his throat once more. <span style="color: sienna">“They shot Henri again as he lay on top of me, even though he was already dead, and they took his machine pistol, too. Somehow they missed me, and I dragged myself into the culvert when it got quiet.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Shaman, post: 2419599, member: 26473"] The glare of the sun as it dips behind the hills deepens the shadows beneath the tarpaulin over the bed of the Skoda – it takes a tense moment for Pyotr’s pupils to adjust to the darkness as he searches for signs of danger to himself and the other two legionnaires. Aside from a couple of empty burlap sacks, the bed of the truck is vacant. Nedjar leans around the back of the truck and waves his arm, signaling all clear to Sgt. Katsourianis. He then turns back to Pyotr and Pamuk. [color=sienna]“Get down and keep an eye on those fields,”[/color] he instructs. Back at the [i]gendarmes[/i]’ jeep, the [i]sergent[/i] leans toward Vidal. [color=sienna]“Cover me,”[/color] he says, pointing at the cab of the truck. Slipping around in front of the jeep, the Greek approaches the Skoda warily – he reaches up to yank open the door, which is ajar, revealing the unoccupied cab. He looks around the interior carefully. From over Vidal’s shoulder comes the voice of Sgt. Müller. [color=sienna]“[i]Légionnaire[/i], see if you can raise the camp,” [/color] orders the German non-com. [color=sienna]“They’re Tango 3, we’re Tango 31 Blue. Get the lieutenant.”[/color] [size=1][color=darkgray]Vidal: Knowledge (technology) skill check to work the radio, please.[/color][/size] Beside the GMC, the [i]gendarme[/i] clears his throat. [color=sienna]“We were on our way back to quarters when we came upon that truck. The driver flagged us down. An Arab. Looked like a laborer.”[/color] He clears his throat again. [color=sienna]“The driver said he wanted to know if the road was safe. Then suddenly two more Arabs came out from behind the truck. One had a shotgun, the other a rifle. They fired at us before we could get out of the jeep. Jacques and Henri were in front, Philippe and I – ”[/color] he glances at the body of the first [i]gendarme[/i] that Marcel observed, lying on the road at the back of the jeep with his throat torn open [color=sienna]“ – that’s Philippe Argaud, there, we were in back. I jumped out and fell into the ditch – Henri was hit and fell on top of me.”[/color] The [i]gendarme[/i] pauses a moment, collects his thoughts. [color=sienna]“Jacques must’ve survived the ambush – I heard his machine pistol fire.”[/color] He clears his throat once more. [color=sienna]“They shot Henri again as he lay on top of me, even though he was already dead, and they took his machine pistol, too. Somehow they missed me, and I dragged myself into the culvert when it got quiet.”[/color] [/QUOTE]
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