A Tale of Survival Ep. 2
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Wow Dame...
You quickly run into the light. It takes a few seconds for the uncomfortable feeling to disappear. As your eyes adjust, you see a red silhouette dashing straight towards you. You ready a spear and toss it at the advancing creature. You are surprised as it bounces off and the creature continues it's charge. It leaps into the air as you toss another spear at it's belly. This one successfully hits and it yells in pain a it loses it's stance mid-air. You dive out of the light to avoid it from crushing you. You turn and see a grotequesly large lizard. It looks similar to a chameleon except that it has large sharp claws and large fangs. It sports no long tongue and walks on four legs boasting an extremely long tail. You only see it for an instant before it disappears again. Once more, you see it in a red haze but not nearly as prominent as when you initially stepped into the light. The creature quickly makes it's way up the trees before you lose complete sight of it as your vision returns to normal.
A.Let it be, it might have fled
B.Toss a spear where you last saw it
C.Hector be damned, run as far as your legs can take you
D.Attempt to step into the light once more
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:43:03)
Weapons: Wooden Spear(3)
You quickly run into the light. It takes a few seconds for the uncomfortable feeling to disappear. As your eyes adjust, you see a red silhouette dashing straight towards you. You ready a spear and toss it at the advancing creature. You are surprised as it bounces off and the creature continues it's charge. It leaps into the air as you toss another spear at it's belly. This one successfully hits and it yells in pain a it loses it's stance mid-air. You dive out of the light to avoid it from crushing you. You turn and see a grotequesly large lizard. It looks similar to a chameleon except that it has large sharp claws and large fangs. It sports no long tongue and walks on four legs boasting an extremely long tail. You only see it for an instant before it disappears again. Once more, you see it in a red haze but not nearly as prominent as when you initially stepped into the light. The creature quickly makes it's way up the trees before you lose complete sight of it as your vision returns to normal.
A.Let it be, it might have fled
B.Toss a spear where you last saw it
C.Hector be damned, run as far as your legs can take you
D.Attempt to step into the light once more
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:43:03)
Weapons: Wooden Spear(3)
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You run to the light picking up the spear that bounced off the lizard creature. Once again, your eyes begin to adjust and you scan the area. You look up to see it dive bombing you from directly above. You hold your ground and toss a spear straight up. It connects and hits the creature's eye. You dive out of the way at the last second landing on your stomach. The creature quickly scurries towards you as you turn around. It lifts it's clawed palm and swipes it down. You:
A.Attempt to roll out of the way
B.Attempt to stop the the lizard's palm by grabbing it
C.Attempt to throw a spear at it
D.Just stay still, it might miss since it's blind in one eye
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:41:00)
Weapons: Wooden Spear(2)
A.Attempt to roll out of the way
B.Attempt to stop the the lizard's palm by grabbing it
C.Attempt to throw a spear at it
D.Just stay still, it might miss since it's blind in one eye
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:41:00)
Weapons: Wooden Spear(2)
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You role to your left as the creature swipes it's claw down deeply cutting your left shoulder and causing it to bleed profusely. You holster another spear and toss it straight at the creatures remaining good eye. It screams in pain and flips onto it's back spastically flailing as it attempts to remove the spear. You charge for it and jump onto it's stomach. You hold on for dear life as it atempts to toss you off and repeatedly stab it in the neck. The creature does not go down and tosses you off with the last speat still stuck in its bleeding neck. Your eyesight returns to nromal and you notice that the creature is rapidly changing colors but not turning invisible like before. It starts to sniff the air around it and listen intently. You:
A.Stand still and pray it can't find you
B.Quickly run while it's trying to look for you
C.Make a mad dash for the spear stuck in it's eye and finish it off
D.Quietly sneak away while it's trying to look for you
E.Other
Current HP: 5(Due to deep shoulder wound)
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:35:33)
Weapons: None
A.Stand still and pray it can't find you
B.Quickly run while it's trying to look for you
C.Make a mad dash for the spear stuck in it's eye and finish it off
D.Quietly sneak away while it's trying to look for you
E.Other
Current HP: 5(Due to deep shoulder wound)
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:35:33)
Weapons: None
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Xenon
FAKKU Writer
E. Toss something or many things in a general direction to through off its hearing.
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You look at the creature as it scans the area. Having nothing to throw, you remove your shoe and toss it at one of the thick tree branches. The creature instantly charges that direction and slams into the branch with force. You notice that the spear in its neck had slipped out and is about ten feet in front of you. You notice the creature smell it's bloody claw upon recovery and now lock it's gaze towards you. You stare at the charging creature then at the spear. You decide to:
A.Let the creature charge and attempt to jump on its back
B.Quickly dive out of the way and run for it
C.Quickly dive out of the way and try to reach the spear
D.Charge straight in and finish it with your bare hands
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:33:23)
Weapons: None
A.Let the creature charge and attempt to jump on its back
B.Quickly dive out of the way and run for it
C.Quickly dive out of the way and try to reach the spear
D.Charge straight in and finish it with your bare hands
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:33:23)
Weapons: None
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Xenon
FAKKU Writer
C, hold it up as you land, maybe stab it right through the lower jaw or something.
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You dive towards the spear and narrowly avoid being crushed. The lizard jumps for you again it's mouth agape. You chuck the spear at it with deadly force and it pierces through its jaw and out of it's face. You step to the side as the body hits the floor and skids pass you. "What's all the racket?" a familiar voice asks the question. It's Celia. "What the hell is that?!?!?!" she says.
"The dead lizard?" you ask. "You tell me."
"No, I meant the lizard getting up!!!" she exclaims. You turn around and notice that though the spear went throught it's jaw and exited clean, is punctured the beast near the fron of its maw. You curse as you realize it did not hit anything vital. It charges towards you once more. You:
A.Ask Celia if she has any spears
B.Dive out of the way and run away with Celia
C.Get Celia to distract it as you run and leave her
D.Get Celia to throw something at it
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:30:13)
Weapons: None
"The dead lizard?" you ask. "You tell me."
"No, I meant the lizard getting up!!!" she exclaims. You turn around and notice that though the spear went throught it's jaw and exited clean, is punctured the beast near the fron of its maw. You curse as you realize it did not hit anything vital. It charges towards you once more. You:
A.Ask Celia if she has any spears
B.Dive out of the way and run away with Celia
C.Get Celia to distract it as you run and leave her
D.Get Celia to throw something at it
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 6; Time Until True Hunt: 71:30:13)
Weapons: None
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If this Story is still going I dont know if your still doing it but i would choose choose E. If Celia had any spears with her i would tell her to toss one to me and we both would attack it at the same time.
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I'll keep going as long as somebody replies lol.
"Celia!" Spear!" you scream.
Celia stays frozen for sometime before suddenly springing to action. She tosses you a spear from her sack and pulls one out for herself. As the creature charges you, Celia throws a spear at its head causing it to flinch as it harmlessly bounces off the lizard's hard scaled body. You use this opportunity and run towards the creature. You grab its upper jaw to open it's mouth and jab the spear through. The spear exits the creature's head covered in blood and grey matter. It then falls on it's side lifelessly.
"Damn," you say. "That thing just wouldn't die."
Celia points at it to your horror. As you look at the creature, you see it's stomach moving and stretching. As you run towards it once more, its stomach bursts open and Hector pops out littered with burns of varying degree. "We can't stay here," he says as he faints.
"He's unconscious," says Celia now tending to Hector. "What do we do now?"
A.Leave post haste by yourself abandoning Celia and Hector
B.Leave post haste just abandoning Hector
C.Disregard what Hector says and continue to set camp here
D.Stay a while until your group can reorganize then leave
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 71:20:57)
Weapons: None
"Celia!" Spear!" you scream.
Celia stays frozen for sometime before suddenly springing to action. She tosses you a spear from her sack and pulls one out for herself. As the creature charges you, Celia throws a spear at its head causing it to flinch as it harmlessly bounces off the lizard's hard scaled body. You use this opportunity and run towards the creature. You grab its upper jaw to open it's mouth and jab the spear through. The spear exits the creature's head covered in blood and grey matter. It then falls on it's side lifelessly.
"Damn," you say. "That thing just wouldn't die."
Celia points at it to your horror. As you look at the creature, you see it's stomach moving and stretching. As you run towards it once more, its stomach bursts open and Hector pops out littered with burns of varying degree. "We can't stay here," he says as he faints.
"He's unconscious," says Celia now tending to Hector. "What do we do now?"
A.Leave post haste by yourself abandoning Celia and Hector
B.Leave post haste just abandoning Hector
C.Disregard what Hector says and continue to set camp here
D.Stay a while until your group can reorganize then leave
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: ???(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 71:20:57)
Weapons: None
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Xenon
FAKKU Writer
Wow, the update passed my feed or I became busy and didn't notice it. I was wondering what happened to this story.
E. You and Celia carry Hector away from the area.
E. You and Celia carry Hector away from the area.
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Lol, no problem Xenon.
"We have got to get him out of here," you say as you sling Hector's arm over your shoulder while Celia does the same with his other arm. You begin to walk for along the tree branches and look at the device on your arm. "No more than a little over half an hour passes by and everything goes to shit."
"Tell me about it," says Celia. "And all we have left are two spears and some questionable fruit I found growing down below from some plants."
"Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask you," you say.
"What is it?" asks Celia.
"You went to the ground below and back up correct?" you ask.
"Yes."
"It took you no more than half the time it took us to climb when it was the three of us, that's remarkable," you say. "How did you do it?"
"In all honesty, you guys actually slow me down," she says. "I'm an escape artist remember? Speed is my art in the form of freerunning and parkhour."
"Ah, I see," you say. "You'll have to teach me sometime."
"Of course," says Celia.
Suddenly, you here a rustling from the leaves above the branches. You decide to:
A.Stop moving and remain silent until it passes
B.Continue moving at a faster rate and hope to avoid what ever it is
C.Tell Celia to tend to Hector and investigate the noise yourself
D.Tend to Hector and tell Celia to investigate the noise
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: 1(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 70:59:11)
Weapons: None
"We have got to get him out of here," you say as you sling Hector's arm over your shoulder while Celia does the same with his other arm. You begin to walk for along the tree branches and look at the device on your arm. "No more than a little over half an hour passes by and everything goes to shit."
"Tell me about it," says Celia. "And all we have left are two spears and some questionable fruit I found growing down below from some plants."
"Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask you," you say.
"What is it?" asks Celia.
"You went to the ground below and back up correct?" you ask.
"Yes."
"It took you no more than half the time it took us to climb when it was the three of us, that's remarkable," you say. "How did you do it?"
"In all honesty, you guys actually slow me down," she says. "I'm an escape artist remember? Speed is my art in the form of freerunning and parkhour."
"Ah, I see," you say. "You'll have to teach me sometime."
"Of course," says Celia.
Suddenly, you here a rustling from the leaves above the branches. You decide to:
A.Stop moving and remain silent until it passes
B.Continue moving at a faster rate and hope to avoid what ever it is
C.Tell Celia to tend to Hector and investigate the noise yourself
D.Tend to Hector and tell Celia to investigate the noise
E.Other
Current HP: 5
Current Ally HP: 1(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 70:59:11)
Weapons: None
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Now this is tough....
E. Hide Hector in one of the bushes and investigate with Celia together. Make as little noise as possible.
E. Hide Hector in one of the bushes and investigate with Celia together. Make as little noise as possible.
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You scan the area and find a thicket of leaves on the branch you are standing on. "Help me carry Hector to those leaves over there, we'll hide him and investigate the noise together."
"Got it," says Celia. You bring Hector towards a large thicket of leave's and hide him. You and Celia then look for a solid branch that is easily climbable. You find one not to far from Hector's position and make your way up. "These trees really are huge," says Celia. "There's a level of branches with very few leaves growing on them and then there are these branches."
"I know what you mean," you say. "Be really careful, the leaves here are thick and it wouldn't be a surprise if we got lost."
"Agreed," replies Celia.
After twenty minutes, you make your way to the very top of the trees. You look and see the sun burning brightly and it hurts your now sensitive eyes. "Shit!" you say as you close your eyes.
"I forgot," says Celia. "Living on Earth means you haven't realy seen real sunlight. We need to head back down or your Synesthesia's gonna burn your eyes out otherwise special glasses to regulate the light."
"Well this was pointless," you say. "Sorry about that Celia."
"No problem," says Celia, "Let's just head back down. You first."
As you make your way back down, you here a cawing sound. As your eyes, adjust and you look back up with the leaves now shielding your eyes from the sun, you see a silhouette of a large winged creature wrapping it's Talons around Celia before flying away. "Celia!" you scream as you decide to:
A.Boldly climb back up to the top of the trees and chase the creature down
B.Chase the creature from you current position right below the top of the trees
C.Return to Hector and and analyze actions needed to be taken as of the current situation
D.Return to Hector and just abandon Celia
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: 1(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 70:38:33)
Weapons: None
"Got it," says Celia. You bring Hector towards a large thicket of leave's and hide him. You and Celia then look for a solid branch that is easily climbable. You find one not to far from Hector's position and make your way up. "These trees really are huge," says Celia. "There's a level of branches with very few leaves growing on them and then there are these branches."
"I know what you mean," you say. "Be really careful, the leaves here are thick and it wouldn't be a surprise if we got lost."
"Agreed," replies Celia.
After twenty minutes, you make your way to the very top of the trees. You look and see the sun burning brightly and it hurts your now sensitive eyes. "Shit!" you say as you close your eyes.
"I forgot," says Celia. "Living on Earth means you haven't realy seen real sunlight. We need to head back down or your Synesthesia's gonna burn your eyes out otherwise special glasses to regulate the light."
"Well this was pointless," you say. "Sorry about that Celia."
"No problem," says Celia, "Let's just head back down. You first."
As you make your way back down, you here a cawing sound. As your eyes, adjust and you look back up with the leaves now shielding your eyes from the sun, you see a silhouette of a large winged creature wrapping it's Talons around Celia before flying away. "Celia!" you scream as you decide to:
A.Boldly climb back up to the top of the trees and chase the creature down
B.Chase the creature from you current position right below the top of the trees
C.Return to Hector and and analyze actions needed to be taken as of the current situation
D.Return to Hector and just abandon Celia
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: 1(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 70:38:33)
Weapons: None
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You look towards the mess of branches and say to yourself, "Now's as good a time to pick up freerunning." You take the first leap and land on a branch. You take another afterwards, and another, and another. You quickly adjust to the rhythm and before you know it, your natural talent has got you running and jumping from tree branch to tree branch without so much a care. You look up once more and notice the creature is slowly pulling ahead. You continue to chase it for what seems like an hour and as you tire, the creature does not and continues to get further. Running out of options, you grab you spear and chuck it as hard as you can. It exits the sea of leaves and connects with the creature's right wing. You look as it crashes right outside the sea of trees and into the fields. You realize going out there would be suicide without proper protection from the sun. You also realized that the large amount of light has extended the length and range of your Synesthesia. You look back and you can make out Hector even from this distance. You decide to:
A.Find something to shield your eyes then enter the fields to find Celia and abandon Hector
B.Return to Hector and prepare before going to Celia together
C.Return to Hector and abandon Celia
D.Find something to shield your eyes then enter the fields to find celia and return to Hector
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: 1(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 69:40:22)
Weapons: None
A.Find something to shield your eyes then enter the fields to find Celia and abandon Hector
B.Return to Hector and prepare before going to Celia together
C.Return to Hector and abandon Celia
D.Find something to shield your eyes then enter the fields to find celia and return to Hector
E.Other
Current HP: 7
Current Ally HP: 1(Hector), 10(Celia)
Equipment: Datapad(Remaining Survivors: 5; Remaining Creatures: 5; Time Until True Hunt: 69:40:22)
Weapons: None
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Xenon
FAKKU Writer
D, as it seems the most ethical response. This reminded me of a great TED talk about the advantages humans have over animals in running: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3XTHevPXDY&t=9m12s You only need to listen until 10:00, but the whole thing is interesting.