Wade sat down Indian style, resting his elbow on his thigh and placing his head gingerly in his hand. He chose not to intrude on the conversation Lucas and Arthur were already having, rather he would enter casually if he felt he had something to add.
He was exhausted anyway, having walked a long way to get here, and they had time to kill.
They were still waiting on one more member to their four man army.
Polina Petrova.
A short but very tough Arstotzkan woman, usually stoic yet filled with pent up rage.
They waited nearly an hour, Wade deciding he had nothing to contribute to the conversation, before they finally heard a greeting laced with that familiar Arstotzkan accent.
Lucas instantly spun on the spot, happy to see his old friend. Smiling like an idiot, he quickly stood, lost his balance, found his footing, and then dragged the poor woman into a bear hug.
"Linny!" He yelled, ignoring her struggles to escape his grasp.
"I told you to stop calling me such childish nickname!" She grunted as she attempted to shove the bear of a man away from her.
He finally let go, patting her hard on the shoulder, which barely phased her.
"Its nice to see you again" Arthur said politely, offering one of his signature friendly smiles. The same smile that made the rest of the team feel they could trust him.
Wade stayed silent, but smiled and nodded in her direction as a greeting.
He and Polina never really got on that well, neither did he and Lucas. Arthur was kind to him, and believed in him when no one else did, so he and Arthur were friendly at least.
"We should go, now that we're all here" Arthur said, and motioned for them all to follow him.
"What is the mission this time?" Polina asked, alarmingly stoic as always. Though, the others were used to it now. She either didn't care or she was pissed. Sometimes she would laugh at Wade or Lucas' dumb jokes, but usually she rolled her eyes, as, well, their jokes weren't that funny.
"Another search for Nazi Intel." Arthur waved it off, instead asking Polina how she had been.
Wade couldn't focus though, he felt they were being watched. He waited a few minutes before finally hushing the group and alerting them to this discrepancy.
"Watched from where?" Lucas asked, taking the hint not to look around for the culprit and give away that he had been spotted.
"I don't know, dipshit!" Wade snapped. "I just can't shake the feeling."
"And we're supposed to just trust your 'feeling'?" Lucas gave an unimpressed look, clearly not feeling the urgency anymore.
"I would trust his intuition, Lucas" Arthur warned. "Wade has very strong senses."
Wade simply nodded in reply, but looked panicked before anyone could continue.
"I heard a rifle bolt!"
"From wh-"
Before Polina could finish her question, she was shoved to the ground hard enough that she bounced as she landed on her side. Her pilotka fell beside her, crumpling and hiding the Arstotzkan badge on the front.
Wade dropped to the ground in her place, eyes slowly rolling to the back of his head.
One eye anyway. The other was missing along with half of his skull, where a high powered rifle had cut through him.
"For Kolechia!" A man yelled. The remaining three snapped their attention in the direction of the voice, only to see a short man dressed in red leap down from a tree and sprint in the opposite direction.
"NOOO!" Polina screamed, realizing that Wade had given his own life to protect her. She somehow felt guilty, as if she had been the one who sent a bullet tearing through his very being.
Quickly, she shot to her feet and sprinted after the man in red, whipping her own rifle around her shoulder and over her arm.
While still running, she took aim, carefully, and waited until the exact moment the man's leg was in her crosshairs before she pulled the trigger.
The man fell, screaming in pain at his mostly severed limb, grasping for his rifle that had been flung from his hands.
Polina kicked it away.
"You fucking Kolechians. Always trying to fuck things up!" She spat.
"Now you kill an innocent man! How dare you drag other countries people into your own pathetic hatred! You and all your people can BURN IN HELL!"
She drove the butt of her rifle into his skull again and again, until she finally heard a satisfying crack and the man's body went limp.
She growled in frustration. Maybe she didn't like Wade much, but that didn't mean she wanted him dead. She actually quite liked having him around, even with his cocky attitude.
"Polina.." Arthur carefully approached her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I fucking hate Kolechians." She seethed through her clenched teeth.
She started to cry, for reasons even she didn't understand. Wade was annoying, yes, but he was a good man and a didn't deserve to die. Especially protecting her from a war he had no part in.
"I'LL KILL EVERY LAST ONE!" She screamed at nothing, driving the back of her rifle into the dirt.
Lucas joined Arthur in comforting the Arstotzkan, gingerly resting his own hand on her back.
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I can't give Cherrywood a good design, Nirsk was easier because... he's just Nirsk, he's a simple man
Paradizna: The capital. He's terribly hateful and the type who would keep arguing even if he wasn't right, plus he'd probably tell you to fuck off if he saw you make any kolechian gestures
East Grestin: As I had already explained with the Kolechian cities, he and West Grestin are the same person, but what happens to one does not happen to the other. They have the same personality and the same way of dealing with problems, only guided by different ideals. But like Nirsk, he is one of the few who sympathises more with Kolechia
Orvech Vonor: She is just like Paradizna only less hateful, she is the one who is least likely to interact with other cities unless it is something very important. But it has a relationship of mutual hatred with Vedor.
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Papers, Please
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.
Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists.
Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.
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Tonight the Gals are back with more Papers, Please! Come on over and see how they do!
Starting @ 7pm CDT
About the Game:
Congratulations.
The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled.
For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint.
An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Glory to Arstotzka
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.
Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists.
Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.
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FOCUSED RESEARCH: PAPERS, PLEASE
Papers, Please is a puzzle/simulation indie game. I am researching this game as it has strong theme ties to capitalism, political corruption, and authoritarianism.
[1] Papers, Please is not intentionally political, however it shows and often links to the moral dilemmas faced by individuals with authority. This is presented as a choice of whether or not to grant or deny access to the fictional country of Arstotzka to, or to order the arrest of, individuals attempting to cross the border between Arstotzka and neighbouring fictional country of Kolechia. This game has inspired me to possibly add moral choices to my project, similar to Fable II which I will discuss in my next post.
^ Gameplay of Papers, Please
REFERENCES:
1: Cobbett, R. (2013). Papers, Please Review. [online] IGN. Available at: www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/papers-please-review [Accessed 1 Mar. 2024]
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I think that after these I will post those of Kolechia, I had planned to do it later together with those of Arstotzka but I practically already have them done and the others I have to digitize them
Bostan: the capital and where The Republia Times headquarters are located; he's usually friendly to a point, and I think he'd be the kind of guy who'd say randoms data at any time
Lesrenadi: I have no idea what role he would fulfill, but I guess the city has a lot of tourism and he would do paperwork related to that.... I don't know, I'll see how I develop it. Anyway, I think he would be cool but also very bossy
True Glorian: She spends her time burning Antegria propaganda, after all she is the one most exposed to this material. It's not much, but it ends up being something for Republia; it's not the best of the cities but it's relatively less irritating than the other two
Extra: all three have terrible sleep schedules
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🎫 Lorika
oh boy, this is gonna be a ride!
Lore:
she grew up as the only child of a Jewish family in Paradizma. her mother, having vivid memories of what happened before Kolechia and Arstotzka splitted up, was very strict with her then-son. Lorika had limits for everything; from how long she can stay after school to how long she could be with a friend. Due to the area she and her mother lived in, there were a LOT of homeless and poor people. her mother and her worked in a souo kitchen to feed these hungry people.
Trivia:
Lorika's legal name is Lozi. She is currently working on changing the name.
she is a trans female
she is incredibly nice, and will help anyone and everyone, no matter the status, race or age.
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