Ignoring Brooks for just a moment Corrigan couldn't help but feel a huge sense of relief at the sight of the two, though in the excitement he also didn't want to spark a misfire, intentional or otherwise so, as he slowly and purposefully lowered his weapon he spoke, softly so as to not agitate fraid nerves, and yet clearly enough to be heard.  "Well, this is quite a reception!  Thanks for the several gun salute, Tanya...  And did you forget I couldn't understand that language Bernard?" he said, a grin breaking out on his face as he let the barrel of the RPK lower further while speaking again, this time to Brooks, "William, meet Tanya Redgrave with whom I escaped from a terrible situation a looong time ago, and Bernard Finnegan who we rescued...  Tanya, Bernard, this is William Brooks, a newly found friend of mine who would much prefer to not have to patch anyone up any time soon..."  He emphasized the word intending to make them realize Brooks was a Corpsman, a valuable person to have these days and further hoping to distill the situation...
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Brooks straightens up as he lets out a huge breath. He thumbs his weapon to safe as he points his sixteen at the deck. "Howdy." Is about all he can mutter at the moment. After a few more seconds and his body un-tenses, "Guess it's a small world after all. Doc Brooks, definately a pleasure to meet you folks."

Tanya lowers the Russian SAW and let's it hang on its sling and smiles widely at Andy.  She walks up to him and gives him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek.  "It's good ta see you, you sonuvabitch!  You're looking good I see!"

She smiles at Brooks and extends a hand to him.  "Nice ta meet you Doc!  You're kind of a sight for sore eyes out here!"

Brooks cradles his M16 in his left arm as he shakes the hand firmly. He gives a nod and then waves a hand dismisively, "It's my boyish good looks, I get that all the time."

Relaxing a bit he takes his helmet off, shoving it under an arm, and pulls out a rag to wipe his forehead, "I'm hoping those pot shots at us last night were from you folks. Ya'll camped here or passing through?"

Bernhard checks their six as Tanya hugs Andy and greets the Doc. As soon as she is finished, he extends his own hand to the Doctor,"Major Bernhard Finnegan, always good to have another medic along. I don't think any shooting we did last night was at you two, but some of our shots could have come around your way." He nods to Andy,"When we get back to our little base camp you can fill me in on your little scouting trip. This town seems to have people hiding all around. They have rat-holes and warrens all over, and sneak around everywhere virtually unseen. We're on a security sweep right now, trying to find some of them." Bernhard switches over to the radio he carries,"Sgt Matterson, the two unknowns are friendlies. Pass the word, Sargeant Major and a new friend have arrived. We will bring them in when we finish the sweep." Giving his attention back to Andy and the Doc,"For now I think its safest if you join us on our sweep, less chance of a friendly fire incident."

The RPK was already being lowered and held by his right arm alone as she smiled widely at him, and then she was upon him and he couldn't help his own enthusiasm as he hugged her back hard, burying his face into her shoulder for a moment as she kissed him and then they were stepping back from each other, her comment sparking a wide grin of his own as he nodded.  "And good to see you too!!  For a while there I wondered if I'd see anyone I knew again!" he said earnestly, remembering the patrol he had been part of and after the ambush how he was the only left, at least as far as he knew.


Corrigan came to something resembling attention, though his weapon was still held ready and the grin was very unbecoming, as Bernhard spoke, before he could respond though Bernhard was reporting the situation so he waited patiently and once done he spoke, "Sounds like a great idea to me, what about you, Doc?  I will say this though, there were two others who took me in along with Doc and I'll not see harm done to them, though I'm sure they'll be glad to join a bigger group.  One was a woman, Ukrainian, and the way she handled her weapon possibly freedom fighter, the other a german male, army...  Both accepted me and helped me thus far..." he said, reporting the situation to make sure no other elements of the sweep ended up firing on his new found friends...

"I can lead us there to pick them up?  They were trying to put together breakfast while Doc and I investigated the smoke..." he said softly, pointing out that there had been signs that led he and Doc to them that might very well lead others...  Then, after a moment, he found himself grinning at Tanya again, "Damn good to see you again Tanya..." he said softly, remembering everything they had been through together...
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Nods and Corrigan's words, "Was just thinking that would be good, joining up with them for their sweep. We could swing by 'our' place and pick up our comrades and my pack is back there also. The German is an engineer I think, I forget. The female is a deserter from Ivans Army, I think. These days it's hard to tell anything by just looking."

Bernhard nods at the newcomers comments,"That works for me, take all the help we can. Sargeant Major, if you want to take second position while Sgt. Smith leads out, you can guide him to your comrades position. Doc you can fall in behind Sgt Redgrave." Bernhard looks to Marcus,"Sgt Smith, as soon as we are reafy head out to where Corrigan directs you."

Corrigan couldn't help but smile slightly, finding himself winking at Tanya as he spoke, "Would prefer first position since it's all I've known, but will settle for second for now...  Sir..." he said, then he turned towards Brooks, "Doc, stick with Tanya, she'll keep you alive..." he said with a grin and another wink towards Tanya...

Then he was all business once again, the quiet manner over-riding everything, the big RPK tracking wherever he looked as he glanced sideways at Sgt Smith, "Sergeant?  Let's go and pick up my friends, shall we?" he said as he began to move out, intending to get back to Katka and Sebastien before anything happened to them...
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"Roger that." Brooks will reply to sticking with Sergeant Redgrave. He'll put his helmet back on after wiping down the inside then thumbing the safet off he'll fall in place as the patrol moves out.

It's not long before the group arrives at the building presently occupied by Sebastian and Katka. A very thin plume of smoke rises f4rom the chimney, the fire probably only just lit in the past few minutes.

OOC: Don't forget Cam is tagging along.

While relieved at the sight of Corrigan and his new found friend, Cam remained standoffishly silent during the initial meet-n-greet.  The prospect of others in being so close in the area..  Other potentially friendly personnel had Ashton’s stomach tied up in knots, and still there was no certainty that any of this accounted for why they were out there in the mud.  The Major’s mention of a continued sweep was welcome… her stormy gaze cast out from beneath the rim of her helmet as she glanced the two over.

A half smile was offered eventually and a nod of greeting, there weren’t many friends in this world and Andy was counted as one of them…  Perhaps more-so,  he could be counted on.  And that was something. On that thought she cut a glance toward Tanya, and then to Smith, who had been doing the point work, and then after a lasting moment, returned to watching her corner.

She didn’t like being in one place long and studied the rooftops, maybe trying in vain to catch a glimpse of their Guardian Angel.. Of course that was highly unlikely.  Lieutenant Ashton moved with the group, saying very little in her thickly laced accent of simple English, if anything. She liked blending into the nameless category..  Probably a habit picked up with her studies in psychology, seemed University wasn‘t a waste after all.

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The building, when they came to it, the tendrils of faded grey wafting skyward caught her attention almost immediately, she frowned lightly, studying the worn and chipped surface of the weather-beaten structure.. Hmm had they been past this place the day before?.. They seemed to blur together and Cam’s head ached a moment.  Keeping track of its placement compared to their own temporary lodging, and Broke her silence.. “How long you been in village?..”

Once it was determined that the two, not one, persons were indeed friendlies Marcus moved to provide cover giving the Sergeant Major a curt nod of an acknowledged friendly greeting.  It was a small world afterall, since they had served briefly together in a joint multinational special operations task force many years ago.  Marcus was not intentionally being rude, he was simply maintaining security and would worry about the formalities of introductions with the other newcomer later on.

Wordless as usual, Marcus picked up the point giving the sweeping hand-and-arm signal for a tactical column as they moved out at the direction of the Sergeant Major.