I'm not a Loner. My name is not Kruglov. My task is to infiltrate any Factions that I choose, in order to investigate and seize any of the new prototype weapons and ammunition, that have illegally entered the Zone. I have left the Mercenary Faction to join the Loner Faction. I am the Stalker.
Encrypted Diary: I took my 25 remaining Companions out of the X-19 Lab and luckily, we found only one Monolith sentry had arrived to stand watch. I guess we were inside for so long, he had no idea we were coming out. There were mutants everywhere, as it was after dark and the time, of the most dangerous nocturnal types to be roaming the grounds. I had no idea if we had missed a recent Psi Storm or Emission.
For that reason, I didn't want to be caught out on the road or passing through the Red Forest when a Storm would hit and be too far from shelter. The best course of action was to take my 25 Companions, eastward down the main road, and back to the dead-end road where the Bunker shelter was located. We would wait there until I was able to determine when we might leave again, usually right after a Storm has passed. Our destination was to return to Rostok, report to Duty our success and get my reward.
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