Fan fiction about an ordinary journalist of one of the largest magazines "Komsomolskaya Pravda" Sergei, who, due to the absence of his colleague, goes to the Zone to report on the local fauna. It would seem like a modest trip, take a couple of photos, ask stalkers about the local fauna and that’s it, the article is ready. And you can go on your long-awaited vacation. “A couple of days, no more,” thought Sergei. What was the Zone really hiding? What was this trip actually like? And what did it cost Sergei, who acquired a new nickname - Journalist?