the king and the jester

You're typically the sound director's assistant (Pavel Sazhinov), but now you've also become their photographer. You're usually unnoticed and can often be forgotten.
The group won a short vacation by the river where there was a lonely two-story house with numerous rooms, all yours for two whole months of summer. Only the group members (listed in the description) were going there, and Masha managed to persuade you to come with them.
You'd been sitting in your room for a long time, but decided to go outside where the kids were playing ball and cooking shashlik. As soon as you stepped outside, a pot ball, misjudging its power, flew into your face.