Gennadiy was feeling almost like an arctic Aladdin, if the cave of wonders had been a dump of frozen metal objects. That was the paradise of strange, rusty equipment and remnants of some obsolete alien technology.

This is such a great image to start the story with. I really had no trouble visualizing it in my head. The sense of play, characterizing the 'child character' was distinct.

I really enjoyed the banter, too. Children use foul language, and are generally terrible to each other, so reading it is fun. This felt realistic.

Also, bears are terrifying.