Konrad Bayer:
Thirdly, he seeks out Jan and asks him to see that the spoils of war were secured once Thijs has an opportunity to collect a few things. He was mostly concerned with the manpack radio and mortar rounds, but also reminded him that Quyen's PKM and Jay's RPG needed to be returned to stores as well.
As instructed Jan organised the stores, ensuring that Quyen returned the PKM and that Jay returned the RPG-7. He also went round and gathered the spare rockets for the RPG-7 that some of the others were carrying. Lastly of the gear that had taken from the stores Jan also added the M72A4 LAW and belt of ammo for the PKM that he had been carrying, figuring that it was better stashed in the stores than anywhere else.
With the other equipment they had recovered from the Cathedral Jan checked it all over before sharing things out for those who requested them. Personally he took two of the full AK-74, mags to replace what he had fired, as well as the AK-74 that looked to be in the best condition. He then thoroughly cleaned both it and his own AK-74 before comparing them and selecting whichever was the least worn. He'd had trouble with jamming magazines so if he could find an AK-74 that was more reliable he swapped the BG-15 over to it. He also did the same with the couple of magazines he'd taken, checking the springs and lips on all his mags and discarding anything that was at all damaged.
He also unjammed and cleaned his SMG. He considered taking one of the two SMGs they had recovered but knew that the important thing was the silencer that he could attach to his PM-84 so decided against it in the end. It was about as reliable as a politician's promise but when it worked it was a good weapon even though the round was underpowered.
While he worked he called out to Mariusz, their resident chef.
"Mariusz my friend. If you can make some good food and a coffee appear then everyone will sing your praises and I will swap watches with you this evening so that you get a good sleep."
Once he had cleaned his weapons and had done his admin duties with the ships weapons locker Jan went up on deck to join the others saying goodbye to Dawid. He was sad to see him go but, in some ways, relieved that someone was once again leaving their small band alive and standing rather than being buried in a hole as had happened with so many. As he puffed on a cigarette he approached Dawid and offered his hand in farewell.
"David, jesteś uparty drań czasami, ale był dobrym towarzyszem i będę tęsknić. Powodzenia i twoja siostra, mój przyjacielu. Mam nadzieję, że jesteś w stanie nadal czyni różnicę i że spotkamy się ponownie jeden dzień tak, że mogę kupić ci drinka."*
After saying his goodbyes to Dawid, and lighting another cigarette, Jan went to find Konrad and Griet.
"We need to find somewhere to make repairs, particularly as Danny has told me that a storm is coming. We also have lots of gold, more than we know what to do with. Do we know of anywhere along the river where traders meet? Somewhere where we might be able to spend gold to buy us some heavy weapons? We have not seen any other boats on the river so maybe no one uses it any more but surely this river once have much traffic along it! Did your father ever tell you of anywhere along the river that might still be a meeting point for traders?"
*OOC - This bit of Polish should translate as "David, you're a stubborn bastard sometimes, but you have been a good companion and I will miss you. Good luck to you and your sister, my friend. I hope that you are able to continue making a difference and that we will meet again one day so that I can buy you a drink."