May 29, 2006 15:21
Because I imagine that news of my continued existence will come as a disappointment to some of you, I have decided to be charitable and spread the misery around. As an acquaintance of mine is fond of saying, caring is sharing. You may now all pretend that I care.
While I despair of missing the fun, I shall not be returning to the Castle at any time in the foreseeable future. This is not due to any conscious decision of mine, but rather the result of a particularly hard knock to the head that has disoriented me enough so that I can no longer access my powers. Next time I decide to scale the face of a cliff, I shall remember that portals are preferable to physical exertion, at least in those cases when I am not confident in my ability to prevent slips and falls.
I shall also endeavor to keep a communication device on me at all times. Being lost in the jungle has the considerable downside of lacking proper technology. Fortunately, I found a small city that has heard of such inventions as running water and electricity. There I acquired this device. Unfortunately, the battery life is approximately 4 hours, at which point I shall need to cross a river and another stretch of jungle to find a shop that can replace the power source.
Do not expect frequent updates to my process through this place. If you are curious, simply imagine me battling the odd array of large cats, wild boars, the occasional poisonous snake, and the local spider that is larger than I am.