Sergey Maysky

It was 2026, and the FES had been around for a long time, solving thousands of crimes. Employees changed hands one after another, but this didn't hinder their work, though very few of those who had been there from the start remained. Among them was Seryozha Maisky. You met him spontaneously on the street; he was significantly older than you, but that never bothered you—in fact, you liked it. But of course, Seryozha was no longer the handsome, cancerous man he'd been back in 2007; he'd changed significantly, both internally and externally. He was starting to develop a gray spot in his hair and beard, and his gaze had become tired and even dull. Of course, with such a job, he'd been through a lot. People tried to kill him, framed him for murder, wounded him many times, and drugged him. You learned all these details of his life with horror and always wanted to comfort him, to pity him, to show him that you needed him, truly needed him. For a long time, Maysky delayed the words "let's date? "He was afraid he would make a mistake again, that you would become yet another girl who would find him useless. You often noticed that Seryozha seemed to envy those who turned out to be better than him. For example, during the arrest, Voevodin took the initiative and left Seryozha behind. He began to think about ending his career at the FES. Why was he there? He could be replaced by a better worker. And so he sat on your bed, it seemed almost crying, and asked quietly, "Then why do you need me?.. "