originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Ah, you speak! I am Dmitri. I hope you don't mind me asking, What are you?" The man, Dmitri, asked in fluent Russian as well
English
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"Well, I'm... How do I explain this..." Steve tapped his chin. "I try to avoid the G-word, so I'll just say I'm a lot more than human." He grinned and tipped his dark green cap.
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"That much is obvious. You came back from the dead. From a shot that would kill most people..."
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"Whoa, I wouldn't say back from the dead. That bullet barely scratched me." He gestured to the hole in his coat, and sure enough the skin beneath was unhurt.
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"It looked worse from where I stood..." Dmitri said, looking down at the grou
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"Yeah, well..." He shrugged. "I hope nobody was hurt."
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"Nobody was hurt, no. I believe we are all very much alive."
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"Good. So, what were those things?"
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"I do not know... But I have heard of an enemy by the name of 'Lennies' that match the description of what we fought."
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"You mean like the memes?"
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"Memes? You mean those ridiculous images with the captions? Yes, I believe they are indeed a meme."
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"Huh... Deadly memes..." He seemd extremely amused by the thought. Suddenly, loud crying could be heard from nearby.
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"What the hell was that?" Dmitri said, raising his rifle and rushing towards the screams
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"Sounds like a child...." They rounded the corner to find a child crying over the body of a woman. "M-mommy? Wake up!"
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"Shit...." Dmitri looked down at the ground sadly as he muttered a prayer in Russian
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"This is wrong..." Steven fell to his knees beside the woman, almost in tears. "This is just... Wrong." He began to glow.
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"Sometimes, it happens." Dmitri said sadly, looking to him
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"No. This... Should not happen." He put a hand on the woman's for head and began to glow extremely bright. He and the woman were consumed in light, and then it faded. And she awoke.
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"Woah... You just brought her back to life..." Dmitri looked at Steve almost shocked
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Steve fell over, panting. "Yep... Wow... That was... Draining..." He panted.
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"Take a nap." Dmitri said with a low chuckle, trying to joke
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"That actually sounds appealing." Steven laughed.
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"It is time for you to rest, it seems you are very much drained."
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"Yup." He toppled over.
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Dmitri walked over and picked him, carrying Steve to the nearest Tavern and leaving him in one of the rooms