Author notes

Ch4-89

Othosmops

on Oct. 23, 2023

Panel 1 (russian):
SOLDIER [thinks]: My goodness - did I fall asleep?! If Lt. Semyonovna finds out, I'll be transferred to the front immediately…! There are still 10 minutes to the changing of the guard, and I have no idea what has happened in all this time.

Panel 2 (russian):
10 minutes later:
SOLDIER 2: Irina, you can take a nap.
Changing of the guard!
IRINA: Copy that!

Panel 3 (russian):
IRINA: By the way, Did you notice anything unusual during my shift?
SOLDIER 2: No. Why? Did you fall into a microsleep or something?
IRINA: No, absolutely not!

Panel 4 (russian):
IRINA: [thinks]: I was a lucky duck after all! But I can't explain all these things to myself. The best thing for me to do is to cover it with a cloak of silence and forget…