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Cpt. Tarasov: Major Degtyarev, we're ready to go!
Major Degtyarev: Captain, order your men to retreat. We're moving out.
*soldier shouts*
*gunfire noises*
*helicopters take-off*
*rotor noises*
As a reward for successfully completing his investigation, Degtyarev was offered a promotion to Colonel and the position of mission coordinator. He declined the opportunity to work at the HQ and submitted a personal request, to be sent to The Zone as the USS permanent observer.
The information about the development of psy devices, obtained by Degtyarev, alerted USS commanders. All the information gathered on X-designated laboratories was removed from military archives and filed as Top Secret. All personnel working in The Zone were ordered to prevent the disclosure of information about the labs at any cost.
Several experimental samples were made on the basis of technical documents for Item 62. Following a set of test trials, it was decided not to go ahead with large scale deployment of the weapon due to the high cost of ammunition. Nonetheless, it will be reason both to assume that further development of Gauss Rifle is ongoing.
Sultan and his gang left the Skadovsk to do their shady business elsewhere after their attempts to capture the ship failed. The ensuing feeling of relative safety among stalkers led to a massive increase in the number of artifacts sold to Beard, causing his business to boom; while the formerly quiet Skadovsk Bar became as popular as the famous 100 Rads Bar, despite being almost in the center of The Zone.
Following the destruction of the bloodsucker lair, it's unlikely that anything could significantly change the state of affairs on the Skadovsk. The old ship became a temporary center of stability in the ever-changing world that is The Zone.
A fragile balance was reached between Freedom and Duty squads at Yanov station. Tired of the endless struggle, fighters of both factions started leaving their squads and joining the free stalkers.
The scientific expedition organized by Professors Hermann and Ozersky was a success. The data they collected facilitated the development of ground-breaking medicine and technology, which prompted The Ministry of Education to allocate additional funding for researching The Zone.
Garry's stories about the army's struggle against the dangers of Pripyat encouraged stalkers to explore the ghost town. Despite the constant Monolith attacks, stalkers managed to secure the former army camp, which they used as a base to launch raids deep into the city, making slow but steady progress.
The legend of the Oasis stopped being a legend. The identity of those who managed to find the way to the secret anomaly became an increasingly regular topic of conversation among stalkers. Despite this, the number of adventurers trying to find it remained high - something the bandits were quick to take advantage of with constant offers to lead stalkers to the Oasis, which usually ending in muggings at a safe distance from stalker camps.
Organized mercenary squads continue to be active in the Zone. Their interests in the secret laboratories is becoming increasingly difficult for USS operatives to ignore. Attempts to establish the identity of the client to hire the mercenaries proved unsuccessful.
The area around Yanov station continues to attract growing numbers of stalkers. The lack of dangerous mutants and abundance of anomalous areas have led to the area being referred to as a "treasure trove" with increasing regularity.
Zulu returned to Duty's main base at the Rostok Plant. Nobody knows what he discussed with the leader of Duty, General Voronin, but several days later he was spotted at the head of a large squad on its way to the center of the Zone.
Vano headed off to the Freedom-controlled military warehouses, where his cheerful personality and optimism quickly earned him the popularity they merited. Ultimately, he took charge of a small group of researchers involved in investigating anomalous areas.
A new group appeared in the Zone. They are well-trained, but their objectives are not known. Rumors say they used to be Monolith fighters. Their leader is known as Strider.
Senior Lieutenant Sokolov continued to take part in flying missions over the Zone. During one such recon flight over Limansk, his aircraft was shot down by mercenaries. Two weeks later, he was picked up by a patrol near the Cordon. Within a month of his rescue, Sokolov had left the Air Force, joined a civil airline instead.
Owl established contacts with clients outside the Zone. He trades in information, and if rumors are true, there are regular reports sent directly to the USS.
A group of stalkers was forced to seek shelter on Noah's old barge during a particularly powerful emission. When the barge was attacked by a horde of snorks afterwards, stalkers was forced to conceive that the barge was good to defense against mutants as anything they'd seen. Even more astonishing was a litter of pseudodog puppies that Noah himself led into battle against the snorks.
Having found out about his friends' fates, Cardan gave up dreams of a stalker career. Having overcome his alcoholism, he moved to Yanov, where he partnered up with Nitro, to set up a full service repair shop. Both technicians gladly devote all their spare time to building a vehicle that could operate in the Zone.
Strelok passed on the information he obtained on his trip to the Chernobyl NPP, to the USS commanders. This prompted to the government to create a Scientific Institute for Research of the Chernobyl Anomalous Area. Strelok took up the position of Chief Scientific Consultant to the Institute.
When Colonel Kovalsky, commander of the Stingray group, returned from the Zone, he was forced to explain the reasons for the failure of Operation Fairway. Following a dragged-out investigation and the brass' failed attempts to make him the "fool guy", the Colonel was finally given an honorable discharge.