Outside the Laboratory

[Castello]

This poor girl, this poor thing... What had you created? It was definitely something to keep your eyes away. Something that no one cared about, accept the few that had created her. Even some of them hated her though. They all wanted what they couldn’t have, and after awhile greed got to them.


“She, project 60472, was one of the first that lived, and thought, and worked in unity with itself. We felt she was safe enough, and at some times, her intelligence was astounding. We wondered where she came up with some of the things that she had spoken of. The bodies that we took the parts from didn’t seem to be anything of significance. There was war, and death lined the ditches on the side of the road.


She is, although, very slow at walking, and easily tricked into believing lies, she is one who can also be very dangerous.


She was fine until she began thinking more and more with the intelligent pieces of her brain. Asking questions like ‘Why are you chaining me to the wall’ and ‘why can’t I go to this place you call outside’ made us wonder if she would try to break free.


We thought low of her, and although she is a simple creature in nature, she is complex in building. She is complex in weakness.


She did break free, and her desire for food (We were ordered not to feed her anything that might react strangely. She was affixed with meats and vegetables, but mostly meat since she enjoyed it more) mixed with her emotions, creating a subject which bit a man’s leg off in only a few bites.


Now, we are unsure where she is. Killing many of our subjects, and scientist which we had put great investment in made our employers take notice.


They would like her, captured, alive. They feel she can be used for [File Blank]”


***


You, are the man responsible for bringing this creature back to her home safe and sound. You are getting paid quite a sum of money for such a job, but she is quiet intelligent, and would sell a great deal on the underground circuit.


You have not planned out your intentions yet, but this will not be easy. With each passing day, her body becomes more able to walk, to run, and although her speech is still shaky, it grows better too.


Her words sometimes captivate you in a way that you’ve known no other to do. You’re heartless, and grew up in such a way that people didn’t matter. That’s why they hired you. You would kill for your target, even though she is conscientiously objecting to going, and sometimes she runs.


They never said you couldn’t hurt her; you could just never kill her. Sometimes, you find that hard, but you refrain.


***


From here on out is all up to the imagination. Tasers, guns, knives, a care bear. Use whatever you need, whatever is on hand in a ruined city. Remember, you’re not the only one after her so search with passion…








My character (for reference):


Name: Alec Dumont


Nicknames: Al


Gender: Male


Age: 27


Physical Characteristics

Height: 6'4


Weight: 216 lbs. (OF PURE MUSCLE!)


Distinguishing Marks: A large burn mark on his left arm, just below his elbow.


General Apparel: Often professional-casual wear, consisting of Jeans and a dress shirt on top


Mental Characteristics


Hobbies: Coming from Vegas itself, he plays lots of slot machines, poker, black jack and any other gambling game. He is also addicted to smoking, which he says he does for the tough guy appeal, but he really can't stop it. He enjoys being alone more than anything, and often secludes himself from the public, loneliness has never bothered him. He is also a very good darts player


Personality: Despite how hard he tries to be tough, and appear tough. Deep, deep down he is a huge softy. He has always done what he is told, diligently so, and always gives into other's wants. He doesn't like making people unhappy and he is genuinely afraid of people, though he may not show it. It also should also be taken noted that he has a very addictive personality.


Background: Alec comes from a piss-poor family in Vegas. Throughout his childhood he recalls being beaten by his father, often receiving 1st degree burns from his cigars, the one on his arm is from when his dad got drunk and pushed his arm into the fire place. His mother was always sobbing and his father always screaming, the memories still haunt him to this day. He had a poor education and because of this could never strive to be something great, it's not like his parents had enough cash for college anyways. So instead he became a errand boy, doing what he was told no matter the chore. It was easy for him, his days playing with his fathers dart set really assisted his shot with a fire arm and his athletic prowess helped him a lot in the long run as well. As a matter of fact he lived a rather fruitful life, at least for someone of his origins, though he was lonely and depressed, though he would never admit it.


Items on person: An army knife, bullet proof vest and dual wielding pistols assorting with accessories and a large supplement of ammunition..

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[FaithWynters]

Name: Faith Elizabeth Wynters


Age: Her age ranges from about 21 to 26, but most of her is 25


Gender: About 1/16th of her brain is male and she has the body of a female so she considers herself female.


Height: 5’5”


Weight: 110 lbs


Hair Color: Chocolate brown


Hair style: Long thin hair that goes right past her shoulders; it’s pretty messy from the events of the past few days.


Eye color:They are a blue grey color


Eye Type: Well, her eyes look dead; they’ve slowly begin to liven up with her new life, but they’re pretty bloodshot.


Features: Faith has a very soft face with very rounded features. Her skin is pale, and cool to the touch; dark marks encircle her eyes. She has harsh cuts and bruises all along her skin.


Tattoos None


Piercings: Faith has her ears pierced twice in both ears, but she has no jewelry for them.


Clothing: This is what they picked off of one of the dead bodies that had been brought in for testing.

Personality: Faith has no set personality. She is part of every piece brain that was put in her skull. Some would call her a freak, but she is actually a gentle hearted creature. She treats people with respect, and takes the mean words of others as if she doesn’t understand them. She is very gullible and will believe the words of other’s easily. In some ways she has the mindset of a child, but the longer she is alive, the more complex she becomes; the harder it is to fool her and the less likely she is to believe you.


Sexuality: Bisexual (Of course in this life she’s never had any sexual experience.)


Other: Faith has been cursed to be made out of at least 12 known people. Each has certain personality traits that actually show through her. Some of the people inside her are not always good. Faith doesn’t have split personality, no, all the brains work as one person to keep her whole. She can barely talk, and sometimes it’s not exactly intelligent speaking. Sometimes a certain piece of her mind will make her think things their way. Faith is not as smart as any normal human. The separations of her different pieces of mind make her a bit slow. She knows nothing of what has happened to her before; she doesn’t even know that there are people fighting. She is very unaware of any large conflict, but in some tests she has been known to protect herself out of natural instinct.


Weapons: Her Teeth, Her fingernails


Items on person: Just the clothes on her back (No shoes)


History: Faith knows nothing of her past. The scientists do know of some of her other lives though. They are as follows: [Not all are Posted: Scientist gathered from random dead bodies and had no care for names and jobs at the time] A Baker, a Soldier, A secretary, a scientist of their own, a gothic dancer, a stay at home mother, a school teacher, a first-grader, a thief, and a stockbroker. Nothing more is on file.


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The darkness filled the trees. Everywhere you could hear the movements of nightlife: birds, bugs, and small animals. I couldn’t feel the temperature, but I assumed it was a cool night. I giggled as I kicked my feet back and forth. It had taken me an hour just to get into this tree, and no one would get me out of it to save the world. I was enjoying my haven off of the ground, about just as much as I had enjoyed getting up here.


I looked up at the moon, the small dots around it shining brightly in the night sky. It illuminated the entire forest, giving it a nice, silver glow. Everything was new. I had never seen any of these things before. Those damn scientists made sure of that. Poking me and prodding me every moment of everyday I was there. There was always at least one that glared at me with this bitter hatred he must’ve felt towards me: the animal. The rest of them stared at me with a strange admiration that seemed almost as if I were a new baby or a hero of some sort. It was as if I were their savior, back from the dead.


No…That wasn’t me…Used to…A small part of my brain…but not me. I shook my head, opening my eyes to see the bright silver of the moon once more. It would hopefully distract me from the many ideas that would flow through my mind, one at a time.


My stomach began rumbling incoherently into the silence of the night. I frowned, looking down into the darkness. The only thing I had been lucky enough to catch was a crow. Too curious for its own good, it crossed my path the day before and was left with a painful demise. I frowned again thinking about it. I hadn’t been aware of a way to properly kill the animal. The memories flashed into my head like blinding lights; I just ripped at its flesh with my teeth until… I shook my head; I didn’t want to have to think about it anymore. I was worried about food right now. I had come across a deer earlier, but it was far too fast for me. I knew I needed to find something soon, or the hunger would be the thing leading me, and I didn’t like that very much.


I looked down at the dirt below my feet, the smile ever present on my lips. I hadn’t come across another forest like this, so luscious and green, since I had escaped the facility. I was sure there had to be something here that I could feast upon. There had to be something that could tide my hunger over until later.


As I looked to the ground, it occurred to me that I would need to get out of this tree to eat. I sighed, quite audibly, and pondered how I would manage such a feat. I looked across the expanse of wood I hung from, trailing a way down from the branch I was on. I nodded slowly, inching my way back towards the base of the tree.


“I hate skirts” I muttered the words as I turned clumsily on the branch that I hoped would hold my moving weight. The words were probably lost on the world as they were mumbled in unintelligible ignorance.I felt my feet touch the wood below and I was careful about letting my weight down slow until I was sitting, one branch lower to the ground. I stopped for a moment to listen. The branch shook, and there was a loud cracking sound, and soon, the branch was no longer below me.


There was a crack as I hit the ground, and I groaned. It was the popping of joints, but not the breaking of bones, which was good. This was great; I was on the ground. I groaned, shaking my head as I tried to pry myself from off the ground. I sighed, energy left from my body with the fall, so I just lay there, in the dirt, listening as the natural silence returned to the forest.

 

[Castello]

Alec had been listening to this old man blabber for hours now! Or atleast it felt like hours, the conversation was so dull even time fell asleep along with Alec. He had been rambling on about this mystery girl, one with a green dress, a green hat, wavy brown hair. Actually that was very sound information, it matched the photo of the girl he was looking forperfectly, and he was kind enough to say where he saw here go. But of course, because of Alec's poor luck, the old man had to attach a brain cell paining story to it all. He believed it was his wife, his deceased wife back from the dead, the thought of it was ridiculous. Alec was almost tempted to abruptly interrupt this old man's lecture, just to say dead don't come back and that the girl was his long lost sister. Why didn't he just do that? why did he have to be so polite? But finally, life showed him mercy and the old man's story even knocked him out cold for the night. Alec let out a sigh of relief and took out his note book and wrote down everything the old man told him.


Alec observed the notes he lazily took, his writing was hard for him to even read. Apparently the girl ran off into a nearby forestry, the letters sat in his head for a while until he realized how much of a pain it would be to find this lass now. She was even wearing green clothing, that is practically camouflage in a forest environment! Alec let out another long sigh, it looks like he was going to pull out yet another all nighter, 'just great' he thought.


He exited the oldmans pub and made his way to his shoddy car, it was some old ass car his dad drove around, it had two seats and a foul stench. He put the car in motion and began driving his way to the forest the old man talked about, 'this better be a proper lead' he thought to himself hopefully. Finally after a quick five minute drive he made into the forest area, quickly parking he was ready to search. He grabbed a flashlight shun it on the area of the forest. Alec took a little stroll through the forest and with a quick 5 minutes gone by he realized he quite enjoyed a night walk, nice and calm, crickets chirping, owls chanting it was rather peace-bringing.


For the next hour or so he searched the forest, going deep into its veins, calling out words. Perhaps he could scare her out of hiding, if she began running he could easily catch her. But he had no such luck, it was like looking for a needle in a hay stack.

 

[FaithWynters]

Another deep breath as I looked up to the darkened sky. I felt the feeling coming back to my body after the fall. I giggled, shaking lightly from my place on the ground. Another memory I had of my place outside and I loved it. I look over to the branch of the tree that had fallen with me. I cursed it quietly, a smirk on my lips. I should have known better that such a small thing wouldn’t allow for my weight, but I tried anyway, and this is where it had gotten me.


I rose quietly, looking around in the darkness. It was rather hard to see, but I didn’t mind. I smiled, looking around as I enjoyed my freedom much preferred it this way, and hoped I could stay like this forever. I coughed, before sneezing from the dirt that had risen up into the air. How I could still sneeze and cough when I usually didn’t breathe, I didn’t know. I looked down, to see my chest rising and falling lightly. I shrieked, starting to dance around the large branch that still lay on the ground. I stumbled, but kept my balance. I was breathing, without thought. A more human quality I never knew that I was supposed to get. No one ever told me about it. I was sure the scientists weren’t even aware of what evolutions I would have; that’s why they had kept me locked up, watching me at all times.


I tried to do an En Pointe, something I didn’t know I could do. Of course, I couldn’t. I did, for a few moments at least, before my inability to walk normally let alone do something like this surrendered my body to gravity. I fell, back into the dirt, causing another cloud of dust to fly into the air and up my nose. I grimaced at the new, more uncomfortable feeling. I was not a fan of this new feeling, and as I lay there on the ground, I ran a hand cross my nose, trying to get some of the dust out.


I turned over, onto my stomach, before pushing myself up, and back onto my feet I shook my head, looking over the quiet forest once more. I had forgotten about my breathing once again, so the excitement was gone. I started walking. Without a thought, without a feeling, and before I knew it, I could hear the sound of movement in the forest. I stopped, ducking behind a large tree. I was curious as to what this new animal was; I was sure it would be wonderful to eat. It emitted some sort of light from its body. In the darkness, I could see hardly anything, just a shape as I passed as quietly as possible between trees in curiosity.


“This is ridiculous” I muttered quietly, walking through the cool night, listening to the sounds of the birds, bugs and newest animal, my stomach growling at the thought.


“God I’m hungry” I moaned, shaking lightly

 

[Castello]

Alec continued to survey the forest, but to no avail. 'Where could this girl possibly be?' He though to himself as he continued to diligently check each corner and space of the forest. It couldn't be that hard to find a girl, this should be easy! He has done much harder jobs before, finding a lady shouldn't be that hard, should it?


Of course he would have no such luck, every rustle made by the animals put him on edge, giving him the thought that he had encountered the girl. The forest was one big lie. It was getting to the point where he could barely walk anymore, 2 full nights without sleeping and hopelessly looking for the girl really cut out his energy. He let out a long sigh and sat on a nearby log, that seemed to once be a long, fruitful tree. He set the flashlight down next to him and pulled out his pack of cigarettes, taking one out and lighting it. With all this steady looking he was doing, he deserved it.


At the sight of the fire, he realized something, he was pretty darn cold. He was always used to the heat that Nevada offered, and on the cold nights, the warmth his apartment created. But out here, because he was not used to the cold, he was freezing! He took out his army knife and cut pieces of the tree and put it all in one pile. The wood was rather dry, so he believed it would burn quite efficiently. He took out his lighter and hovered the flame it sparked over the pile of wood, praying it would not cause a giant forest fire, even though that was highly unlikely. The fire lit up slightly and emitted a nice warm breeze, relaxing Alec's cold, stiff muscles. He took another puff his cigarette and let out lethargic yawn, and orbited his hands over the fire, loosening them.

 

[FaithWynters]

I watched the figure silently from behind the trees. He seemed to be looking for something. Every so often he would call something out into the woods, but all he was able to do was scare a few birds and a squirrel or two. There weren’t many left, you could tell by the way the sky looked and the earth seemed broken down. I smiled quietly; this was my new home and I didn’t really mind it all that much. After a while, the figure seemed to slow to a defeated halt. It wasn’t until he set the light down that I could even tell what I was looking at. It was a boy! Just like me. I smiled again, looking down at my discolored skin. Well…sort of like me.


He sits quietly on a log, pulling out something and placing it to his lips. I watch in awe, having never seen such a thing before. What was he doing? I couldn’t help the quiet gasp as he ignited the stick with flame from his hand. He breathes in, and I watch. What was this? I watch another moment, about to step out into the light of the moon, do confront him with my queries, but I stop.


He takes out a knife, something I am very aware of. There is a pause and he looks down to the fallen log that he sits on. He digs into its flesh, chipping off small bits of wood. I cringe at the sight, shaking my head. He wasn’t supposed to be doing it. I wasn’t actually sure if that was socially inacceptable, but you were supposed to leave nature how it was. There was a part of my mind yelling at me to fight the boy, and others that told me to confront him. I took a deep breath, watching; most were telling me to keep silent watch. Just as he lit the stick coming from his lips, he lights the wood with the flames of his hand. This time, I cannot help the gasp that escapes my lips; it is too loud to be covered up and I know it is time to show myself.


“Stop it” My voice comes out stronger than I anticipate as I stumble out from behind the large tree. I had never spoken so loud and clear before. I can’t help the proud smile that flashes on my lips for a few short seconds before it is gone. “You are supposed to protect this forest not burn it.” I take a strong stance, hoping that one of my legs doesn’t give out of my words stop coming out as effectively as they are now.

 

[Castello]

Alec slowly took out his cigarette and looked behind him. His mind was to tired and dull at the moment to really properly interpret what exactly was going in the moment. All he could say was: "What?" He said to the girl behind, not even realizing who she actually was. He turned around and sat back on the log, his back warming from the fire behind him. "I am no ranger madam, I am not even doing anything. This tree I am sitting on is dead anyways, it doesn't care what I do to it." He said finishing his sentence off with a yawn.


He looked to the girl closer, eyeing her apparel and complexion, still it was not registering in his brain, and he just patted on the log. "Anyways lady, come sleep on this log, you're probably exhausted. I surely am and the fire protects you from all the dangerous animals, it's like a blanket too if you sit close enough." He said, completely oblivious to the situation.

 

[FaithWynters]

<p>The boy was ignorant to what he was doing. My brain shot off; multiple options coming from multiple people at one time. They all wanted me to do different things. I felt my stomach rumble and I pressed my eyes closed. He didn’t understand. It didn’t matter who he was. He was supposed to protect those giving life around you. I instinctively stamp my foot like a child. What was this emotion I was feeling? Was this anger or just mild aggravation? Probably aggravation. I stare at him; he was acting as if it were nothing to find a girl walking around in the forest at night. That was fine; I didn’t want anyone following me around anyway.</p>


<p>


<span style="color:#b30059;">“No”</span> My voice is stern. I was afraid that the more aggravated I got, the more unintelligible my words would become. I take in a slow breath before walking toward him. I can’t help it, I reach forward, pushing him back, over the log. <span style="color:#b30059;">“The tree was meant to give nourishment back to the forest as forest provides life for the trees. The tree is not mean to provide nourishment for your hellfire!”</span> I was right in my assumption. I needed to calm down. I could tell that my words were beginning to slow as it took me longer to form them into sentences. I took a step back for fear of retaliation, watching. I wasn’t sure where these words were coming from. I had never thought of anything like that before, but in the heat of my annoyance, the words fell easily from my lips. Probably part of my brain...I just didn’t know which part yet.</p>

 

[Castello]

Alec's was not expecting the girl to get so aggresive, so when she pushed him he didn't resist, he couldn't. His head landed right next to the fire, the heat searing his skin slightly. He quickly raised his head and gave the girl a worried look. "You trying to kill me babe? Jeez." He told taking the leaves out of his hair from the fall. This girl was confusing, she was talking like his biology teacher, his tree hugging one. "How is a dead tree supposed to give nourishment, its dead! Sure I heard from my highschool biology teacher that alive trees provide this thing called oxygen, but I don't care about all that. I might aswell utilize this dead tree for my own needs, or else it will go to waste, I'd freeze to death without this so called hellfire." He said tiredly, he wasn't in the mood to argue with some random girl in the forest. He stretched and eyed the girl once again. "I'll tell you what, we can argue about this tomorrow, right after I find us something to eat okay? I'm fricken tired, I haven't slept in 48 hours." He said dully and began to get comfy on the log.

 

[FaithWynters]

His head didn’t land in the fire as expected. A deep breath, a small curse, and I walked around the log. Half of my mind was relieved that we hadn’t just killed someone like me, but the other half wasn’t too happy. I watched him silently a moment, we hungered for food which was apparently scarce out here. I let out a low growl in frustration; he still wanted to fight with me about the log.


“The log breaks down into smaller parts -elements that will fertilize the soil. Do you see it? It is practically red clay!” I lean down, picking up a handful of it and dropping it again. He would never understand, and half of me really wouldn’t either. He sighs quietly, not wanting to argue anymore. I watch him a moment, about ready to turn back into the woods. This fire did nothing for me. I couldn’t even feel this ‘warmth’ that he spoke of. I am half turned around to leave when he speaks of food. I stop, my breath getting caught in my throat. I turn back, watching him.


“Go get food then. Go hunting” My words were soft again and forced together. I took a step towards the fire, but I miss a root sticking out of the ground and I fall into the dirt with a grunt, the air being knocked out of me. I was tired of being in the dirt today. I grumble quietly, picking myself up. He could hunt and everything would be fine. Then, I would leave in the night while he slept. It was a good plan, an easy plan. I just sat on the log, crossed my legs, and waited.

 

[Castello]

"Hunting?" Alec repeated humorously and began to chuckle. He never left the city, how would he hunt? With this pistol that shot off sound like a rave? He looked back to her, yawning silently. "Heck no lady, I was going to suggest we go to a fast food restaurant and buy the cheapest thing there for you. Do I look like a nature person? I didn't even know that logs do that breaking down stuff. We can go in a couple hours I seriously need to sleep, wake me up in 5 hours or something." He said to the girl as he lied down on the log and looked up to the sky and stars. He wasn't used to seeing so many stars, it baffled him. And they were genuinely beautiful. It was actually quite soothing out here, and now he had his mind practically disabled, he could really be contempt. He slowly began to close his eyes, but he knew that young lady would have a remark coming his way, so he did his best to stay awake.

 

[FaithWynters]

He wasn’t going to go hunting? What was this ‘fast food’ that he walk talking about. I glanced down my dirty body. I highly doubted that there would be any chance of me getting into the city without looking like a walking corpse and freaking people out. Besides…they were all looking for me there. I had to go anyway. The more I kept in one place the more likely it was that one of them would find me. I doubted their tranquilizing steps would work, but I was sure they had found another way.


I still shook my head in disbelief. The world had been through so much and this boy did not know how to hunt for his own? I picked myself up off of the log, turning and walking towards the shadows. If he would not hunt for us then I would have to continue my own search for food before I ripped out his organs and had them as a late night snack. I closed my eyes at the thought. I really was quite hungry. Maybe it would be a good idea if I just… I started to turn and stopped myself. He wasn’t worth it.


“I’ll be sure to waken you” The lie passed eagerly through my lips before I started out of the clearing and towards a tree a little farther off. If I was lucky, this heightened agility that I had slowly acquired would allow me to better catch something to eat. Maybe, if it was something larger, like a deer, I could bring it back to the boy…maybe.

 

[Castello]

Alec briefly opened his eyes and looked at the girl, nodding in a agreement. He then quickly closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. It was quite easy to, judging on how deprived of it he was. He was used to not sleeping very often, all nighters were usual, with his parents screaming to the early mornings. But now that he lived on his own his schedule balanced itself slightly. Though the nightmares would always keep him awake, nightmares of abuse and just the dandiest things. Falling, car accidents and really any brutal ways of death. Though they did no longer wake him up, he just sort of toughed them out and shook around in his sleep, rather than waking.


(sorry for the short post :/ )

 

[FaithWynters]

You could hear it in the darkness of the trees. Something was moving. Something large. It wasn’t too large, but it was large enough to maybe be a deer…a small deer, maybe a baby. I smirked quietly, taking in a deep breath. I could not smell, but I could hear the sounds of the animal. It was right below the tree I had perched in. I had been sitting here for at least five hours. The boy had his time to sleep, and the forest had it’s time to return to its silent tranquility. I had not moved in a few hours as I sat and waited for something to take the time to feast in the night on grass or bugs. This was my chance.


I wasn’t sure where this carnal learning of hunting had come from, but I knew that I wanted meat. Hunger and patience were a blessing and as the deer stepped beneath the lowest branches of the tree, I jumped, into the dirt once more. My joints popped as I landed and I let out a quiet groan as I got to stretch, but I took a very short time, short enough that the deer had only had time to turn and look, bewildered at me a second before I launched myself on it. Another few pops could be heard as I hit the ground and soon, the sound of the crying deer could be hearth throughout the forest. Moments passed as I wrestled it until I was able to reach up to its head and twist its throat. Moments past and I lay there with the still animal in my arms. There was a smile, large on my face at my newest triumph. While I couldn’t talk well or think well, I was able to kill to survive. This was the most basic of instincts though and soon after I had been awoken for the first time I could kill things and eat them.


I thought once more of the boy that slept next to the hellfire he had created. I would show him. I pulled myself up off the ground, pulling the animal over my shoulder. I walked, in silence the short walk back to where the small fire now only glowed as embers. The boy was asleep still and I watched him a moment. It would have been just as easy for me to break his neck and eat him as it was the deer; same principle, just a little more regret. A short breath fills my lips and I drop the deer. It lands with a dull ‘thud’ on the ground and I stand over it, watching the figure.

 

[Castello]

*thud*


The abrupt sound awoke Alec, quite quickly actually. He rubbed his eyes a couple of times and truly couldn't believe what he was looking at. A dead deer, mudered by this random girl he met. This girl... it was her. When Alec was tired he was really out of it, he was sort of dull brained, but with the 30 minutes or so of sleep he had he smartened up. She was just how the scientist explained, crazy, yet innocent looking. He reached for the handle to his gun, but he hesitantly withdrew, maybe he could do another route. Certainly threatening her might work, but she was smart, adaptable, he'd have to be subtle. He didn't want to hurt the girl too.


He crossed his arms and gave the girl a worried look. "Er, did you just kill that with your bare arms?" He said in crept out tone, but not for the fact that she killed a deer, but for the fact that she could do that very thing to him. There was no way that he was going to eat that thing, god knows how much pain that animal went through. "So what do you want to do with that animal? Cook it?" He asked the girl slowly, being as careful as possible.

 

[FaithWynters]

The boy wakes up a little less abruptly than I had expected. He rubs his eyes lazily and looks up at me. The darkness of night was starting to turn a softer blue color as the sun was getting closer to rising from the morning. It had been long enough that morning was close; I couldn’t believe I had been in that tree that long. He asked me about the deer, and if I had killed it with my bare hands. I feel my cheeks heat up and I gasp quietly, reaching my hands up to feel if what I felt was true. I frowned quietly, nothing was felt by my fingertips, but I was sure it would come soon.


“No…I used a weapon” I didn’t want to say that I had in fact snapped the neck of the animal. I was very proud of it, but by the way he looked at me, it seemed that he wasn’t as proud of the fact as I would have been. He watches me a moment and I kneel beside the animal, straightening out its limbs. I just wanted meat, probably from the loin of the animal. It would be faster than taking the meat from the whole animal, besides, I had no way to put it.


“Yes, I intend on skinning it and cooking part of it to feed us. Now, since you have been useless so far why don’t you hand me a knife so I can eat something” I tilted my head slightly holding out a hand. He would help me or I would take his weapon away from him. Either way, I did not mind.

 

[Castello]

'She has a weapon...' Alec thought to himself slowly. This mean't he no longer had the advantage over her, the odds were now in her favour. Now he was really tempted to pull out his and just fire a couple rounds into her limbs. No! He mustn't resort to that, maybe she could be conveyed, how would he know? He didn't have to risk killing her.


"So what kind of weapon did you use? Gun, blade? Show it to me please." He asked her hesitantly, but he tried to say it in a calm voice to prevent raising red flags. He tried peering closer at the animal, but it was to dark to diagnose the cause of the death. When she asked him for a knife, he realized she probably had a gun, or some sort of axe or something of the sort. He looked at her genuinely and shook his head. "Sorry I just came into the forest to get away from people y'know? I wasn't planning on skinning an animal..." He said bluffing, like he would in a poker game.

 

[FaithWynters]

He was more worried about what weapon I used than what I had brought for us to eat. If he wanted none, I had no problem feasting on this animal raw as it was; I had done it before and did not mind it. I was starting to not trust him; he wanted me to show him the weapon—everything in my mind said there was something wrong with that and I shook my head, turning slightly so I could look up at him.


“Look, boy, I won’t be showing you my weapon. This about the animal; not how easily I can kill you” I glared at him through the darkness, looking back down to the animal a moment. He then tries to claim that he has no knife, or at least that’s what I take out of the whole thing. A low growl emits from my lips. I should have killed him while he slept; it would have been much easier that way.


“You lie” My words are fierce as I push myself off my feet, taking a step towards him. “You used your blade to cut wood from the log earlier” He did not realize that I could take more hits than he thought to get me down. I felt a joint in my leg pop stiffly and I sighed. “Give me your blade; I promise I’ll give it back. Give me your blade or go”

 

[Castello]

Thoughts ran through his head, what should he do? How should he deal with this? She knew he had a knife, so he didn't have the advantage of subtly with that, and he certainly lacked the knowledge compared to her. Though she might have been bluffing about the weapon, he heard she did pretty nasty stuff to the scientists with her bare hands. So one thing after another, led to his only real chose. Put her on gun point. Sure he could leave aswell, but he didn't know the next time he would find her.


"I'm sorry." He said to her.


He pulled out his pistol aiming right at her head, finger on trigger and eyes on the target. "You move one inch and I'll pop some lead in you! Er... hands on your head!" He called out to her, he really didn't know how to deal with her, this was not like the petty criminals he was used to dealing with.

 

[FaithWynters]

I only expect what he does next a little. It wouldn’t surprise me if this is how it was going to go. He apologized, but now I looked down the barrel of a weapon. I snorted, he was stupid. Did he know what I was? I gave him an innocent smile as I looked down to the deer a moment. I should have just snapped his neck instead would not do as he demanded.


“You realize that if you shoot me and kill me, you will end your own life as well? They will kill you for destroying me, and I know you don’t want that.” I give him a smile, the same one I had flashed moments before. I look back to the deer. “If you don’t want to eat then let me, before I feast on your flesh instead of my precautionary food that I brought to try and save your life with. "

 

[Castello]

Alec stopped a moment, shifting the gun's barrel down towards the ground. She was probably right, he was no doctor. That mean't even shooting her in the limbs could easily result in her death and he doubted he could just take her to the hospital. Though she did threaten him, he wouldn't lie, he was scared shitless by this girl. He lifted the gun up again, this time pointing it directly at her shoulder blade. His thought process being that the shoulder was hard as hell, so it must be more bullet resistant then raw flesh.


"Who said anything about killing? I bet you don't want a shattered shoulder now, do you?" He said to her confidentially, trying to hide the anxiety in his voice. "Come on lady, just come with me back to the lab and no one has to get hurt. Trust me, if I take too long they'll just send someone more brutal, god knows what they will do to you!" He said turning the flashlight attatched to his pistol on for a better shot, and to slightly blind her.

 

[FaithWynters]

He was determined to shoot me, and I was sure he had the ability, but I wasn’t sure if he had the nerve. I watched him silently a moment as he shifted from my head to my shoulder. I smirked quietly, taking in another deep breath and exhaling with an audible sigh. What he didn’t realize is that I couldn’t feel whatever he did to me. I wouldn’t feel it in my shoulder and the loss of a limb wouldn’t stop me from ripping his off when I got hold of him.


“What you don’t realize is that there are people looking for me right now. You were the cheap hire. There are others that will get paid twice what you are to bring me in. Don’t think you’re the only one looking for me” I felt my stomach turn with hunger. I was starting to get very impatient. I move to sit down, not worrying about him shooting me for the time being.


“Now I’m hungry. I need to eat now or I’m going to end up eating you, okay? I don’t want to get shot in the shoulder, but something tells me you don’t have the nerve” I look down to the deer, picking it up and taking a bite out of its shoulder. I wasn’t worried about the fur; it didn’t feel going down anyway.

 

[Castello]

Alec knelt down, still pointing the gun at the girls shoulder. He didn't like to admit it, but she was probably right. Alec wasn't even close to a big name bounty hunter, he was barely known. The fact that he discovered her first was a matter of sheer luck. He even met one of the other 'competitors' on his way to that town he was last in. He was a selfish brute, quite violent and arrogant. He was drunk when they met, probably why he found her first, he seemed quite serious despite his current state. But his nonchalant and murderous attitude for other life was one of the reasons Alec wanted to find the girl so quickly.


He looked to her, tilting the gun to the ground.


"Fine, eat first and then we can go. And." He said with a brief sigh. "Here." He finished, throwing the army knife in front of the deer's corpse. What he just did was highly dangerous, possibly suicidal, but at least it might make her more contempt with him. "You try any funny business though, and I'll shout your wrist off! And, please, come over to the fire so I can see what you are doing." He asked semi politely.

 

[FaithWynters]

I had successfully called his bluff, and I was happy about it. While different thoughts seemed to simultaneously pass through my mind at the same time about everything, I was still coherent enough to see his weakness. I was very naïve about many other things though. So, as he allows me to eat, I will do as he asks and move near the fire that is now only a glowing pile of embers. I take the knife, lift up the deer in one arm, and pull myself about ten feet closer to the embers. I watch them a moment before looking back towards the fallen tree. I hated doing it, but if he were to eat then it would have to be done.


“Bring more wood for the fire” My words are simple as I use the knife to begin cutting the skin from the carcass, just in case he wanted some cooked when I was finished.

 

[Castello]

Alec let out a brief sigh. 'What should I do know'? He thought to himself. Certainly he could go get the firewood, but maybe she is trying to escape. She probably didn't want to come with him either. But wasn't she some sort of experiment? Surely she wouldn't be weak to such diseases and bacteria emitted by an uncooked dead animal? Maybe she was talking about him when she spoke about the fire, I mean she was so strongly against it before. He had to think carefully, he was in the presence of a murderer, cute girl or not.





"You can eat it raw can you not? I can't exactly leave you, it'd be stupid, even for my standards." He told her bluntly