Lambs To The Slaughter [Priya] }{ [Contest Thread]

[Blane Stark]

[[May 2 2523, Mid Morning. In the Arena]]

Blane rubbed his jaw, and his eyes watered slightly. "I would have accepted a simple thank you, but whatever." He muttered darkly. At least she wasn't asking a million questions. Blane's main focus here was to get away from the crowds. They were a recipe for who knows what, all of the possibilities were grim. He spat out a bit of blood, having bitten his tongue. He saw a ravine, and made for it. He assumed she was following.

Arriving at the edge, he found it to be hardly more than a ditch, with a meager trickle of a stream at the bottom. But it was better than nothing. He glanced over his shoulder. The crowd had thinned some, but there were still a lot of people milling about. More noticeable now, however, were the ones who had ceased moving. No mercy.

Blane slid down the bank of the ditch, and pressed himself against the side. Making sure his head wasn't exposed, he waited for the woman. On a whim, he scooped up some of the water from the little stream. He took a small amount into his mouth, and allmost instantly spat it out. It was foul, maybe not poisoned, but certainly not healthy. He made a note of that. Maybe if they found the spring, it would be purer.

He heard a noise, and tensed. He assumed it was her, but he had learned the hard way not to make assumptions, ever. He relaxed some as she appeared over the edge. "Water's rotten." He said, simply. "But it might be better farther upstream. What do you think?"

[Paige Demore]

Surprisingly the man didn't make much of a fuss about her response to his help. She hadn't looked behind her to see if he was following, not yet. Before Priya decided to though he passed her up. Looking ahead of his direction she saw his target. What could be a water source. It would be a stroke of luck, but this close to the place they were being kept? Not as likely in reality. She followed behind him however, still keeping up her slow pace. Couldn't let anyone sneak up on them.

Priya approached the edge of the ravine that her new partner had jumped down into. Looking down at him questioningly he answered the question she hadn't even asked yet with words. "I think it'd have been too easy to have a water source so close;' She mused for a moment, 'Or a clever way to lure alot of people into the same place early in the game.." It would be a good spot to sit and wait in hiding, if they had been given weapons from the get-go anyway. At this point it wasn't as much.

"We could follow it a little ways, I don't think we should stick too close to it though. Just in case." She didn't need anyone trying to jump them, not before she could get her hands on something sharp. Not that she couldn't do hand-to-hand combat, it was just more fun with a blade.

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[[Can't remember what all is in the pack and I couldn't find the post that says it I think there was a map? If so do we have a reference picture so we can all see what we're looking at? Any markers or anything as to where supplies are stashed?]]

[Onas Knox]

(((OOC. Delete this when done. I found it. The keeper says that the pack contains rations for a day and a map. Other posts by players have added water to this list. And the maps have been described as only partial sections that would require more to view the whole picture. That and your clothes are your only starting gear. Hope this helped. This message will self destruct in five seconds.)))

[Blane Stark]

[[Sorry for the delay, map is posted FYI. And hopefully I wont be poofing as often anymore.]]

Blane nodded at her words, looking up stream, and then down. He thought, silently for a long moment. Reaching into his pack, he pulled out the map, merely giving bare details about the area surrounding the "Facility" as it was labeled on the map. He picked out the river they were standing in.

"If we follow it south, upstream, it ends up in the forest." He said, simply. "I don't like the idea of being in all those trees. Not one bit." He pointed to a spot north west of them. But there looks to be some sort of village, or something here. We stick to the river until we get closer. May be there is something interesting there. At the very least, it is shelter." He glanced around.

"Come on." He moved quickly down the ravine.

There was a long silence, before Blane surprised even himself by speaking. "I know we're supposed to be numbered and what not. But call me Blane." He never told ANYONE his first name. What was wrong with him? He glanced over his shoulder. "And who are you?" the face looked so familiar. He could swear he had seen her before. "Aside from another number."

[Paige Demore]

Priya stood there as Blane came up with his suggestion. She agreed with him about the forest, it was not a good place to be in this situation. Too many chances for someone to get the jump on them. The village he pointed out could be a double edged sword, but at least it was better odds than the forest as far as advantage. "We'll have to be ready if anyone has made it there they might not like company. Maybe we'll find some decent weapons there too."

Following closely behind Blane they headed down the ravine. It was quiet, she was fine with quiet. It meant they weren't making noise, no chance of being heard. Then he went and got all social on her, just great. Giving him a bit of a glare she gave him an answer, "Paige. My name is Paige." That's exactly who she was now, to anyone she didn't trust at least. "So what is it you do Blane, you look as though you can take care of yourself in a place like this." Priya was curious as to what kind of company she was keeping for the time being. At least until he wasn't useful any longer.