The Zone
Strelok nodded as he continued. "да. Then you are from an Earth with a non-anomalous Zone." He said, shouldering his Kalashnikov as he walked. "As far as I am aware, the world I am from is the only one with a Zone filled with anomalies, artefacts, and mutants." He glanced over his shoulder to see the two listening intently to his words. "Before the first Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the remote areas around Chernobyl and Pripyat were used by the Soviet Union for research and development of psychotropic weapons and study of the Noosphere, the tangible if invisible field surrounding the Earth linked by, affected by, or affecting both human minds and thoughts." He explained, giving them a brief rundown. "A single human could never be able to affect the Noosphere in any noticeable way. This problem led to the creation of the C-Consciousness."
He paused for a bit, as if reflecting on just what the whole thing was. "The C-Consciousness was a secretive group of seven volunteers, connected to form a superconsciousness. The science team was driven by noble intentions - through their research, they wanted to eliminate the wars, injustice, and conflict tearing the world apart, by changing human psyche. To do this, they had to alter the Noosphere." He gazed out towards the concrete tomb of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, its towering ventilation stack stretching into the sky. He seemed to be in deep in thought, before deciding to move on. "But it failed. In 2006, an event known as the second Chernobyl disaster occurred. The C-Consciousness created a rift in the Noosphere and allowed it to directly affect the biosphere, creating a large area where physical laws were outright broken and mysterious phenomena not understood by modern science manifested themselves. That area was called the Zone."
He finished his explanation of what the place was, then raised an amused eyebrow at Ken's odd title and Callie's strangely bombastic introduction. "You are a strange pair indeed." Ken then asked about the neutral zones and factions. "да. There are many factions, most of which will likely shoot on sight. Some of the major factions are Duty, Freedom, and Monolith. I will explain more later. Loners are the most common; independent Stalkers not part of any faction. As for the neutral zones, there are few. Most are the bars and trading hubs, along with the Cordon and Rookie Village, to name a few."
He paused as he noticed someone standing on the cracked road up ahead. He crouched down and motioned his followers to do the same. "Жди здесь. Wait." He raised his rifle and peered through his AK's PSO-1 scope. He realised that the person was a young woman with chin-length curly brown hair and a pink sweater and skirt. For some reason, she was also holding an axe and grenade launcher. In other words, someone horribly unsuited for the Zone's harsh conditions.
Strelok lowered his rifle and stood up, slowly making his way over to her. "Эй, ты! Ты дружелюбный? " He called out, his finger on the trigger. "Are you friendly?" He repeated in English.
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