Pridelands, day 9 and 10. KS writes a novel.
Hello, fellow earth survivors. I have a very good reason for not posting yesterday. Or, several rather.
... Actually, the first reason is that I hid my laptop with my stuff when I went exploring, so I wouldn't get questions from the locals.
The rest, I can tell you in the form of a ridiculously long story.
Alright, so after hiding my laptop, I start wandering around, exploring and stuff.
Then. I get what I can safely call the dumbest idea I have ever gotten. Ever.
I went to the elephant graveyard.
... I'll repeat that to let it sink in -
I went to the elephant graveyard.
Yeah, where the hyenas hang out. I went there.
'But KS! What the hell would you do that?' you may say.
Well, truth be told, I don't know. I thought... maybe I could find something there or something, like... I don't know.
Anyway, I wondered around - man it's creepier than I thought it would be. It's not that it's quiet - oh no, it's not quiet, the wind blows through bones and stuff, geysers go off, and of course, the sweet, sweet sounds of all the things that live here.
Like, Hyenas.
They weren't the three from the movie, even then I still probably wouldn't know what to do with them.
Just two, and they were growling about something. I think it was about something disappearing or something, but I wasn't exactly paying attention - the moment I realized they were hyenas, I started booking it.
Uuuunfortunately, pangolin are apparently not the stealthiest runners, nor are they particularly graceful, so soon over the sound of my own escape, I hear the hyenas following me, and panicing, I get as close to a large rock (or, maybe it was a bone - my eyesight really sucks) as I can and assume the defensive position.
They find me, and one of them actuallly tried grabbing me with his mouth. I don't know if I poked him or if I was too tough or something, but he backed off, then hit me with his paw. I went rolling, and this seemed to give them an idea.
That's right, they started batting me around like a ball. I think one or both of them grabbed a bone and hit me with that, or maybe I was just really dizzy, but then I went rolling away and hit another bone or something and uncurled.
Yeah, I was way dizzier than I've ever been, and the hyenas are running over to where I am, and so in a panic, I try staggering away, the first hyena catches up and then I panic and, uh.
I skunked him, I think. >.>
He smelt/felt it immediately, and his buddy started laughing at him, so then he lunged at him or something and the two started fighting, and I started running the heck out of there.
I found another elephant skull- those things are huge, and went to hide, uh, in it. I was in there for all of five seconds when I realized I wasn't alone-
There was a fucking heartless in there. I'm not sure what kind, I could only see its eyes, maybe it was just a shadow, but I panicked and went for its eyes, then spun around and hit it with my tail as I practically fell out of the skull and started running again, and didn't stop until I was well out of the graveyard.
Pangolin, as I've learned, are not built for running. I managed to make it to the base of a tree before collapsing. Woooooof. I definately didn't sleep, though.
Time passes, I feel capable of walking again, and start up with that, making it to another tree. Which had something in it, I'm pretty sure. Kept walking, confrontation avoided. I make it back to my spot, and I find that something found my stash. Whatever it was pulled my bag out of its hole and shook it around. Some of my clothes and pencils fell out of my bag, which seems to have teeth marks or something in it now, by the way, but otherwise, not much else happened to my stuff, thankfully.
But. Ugh, I had to get my stuff together and shove it back in the hole, followed by myself. Oh, glorious sleep.
And, this morning. This morning, I leave my hole, try to find that termite mound I'd found the other day, and as I go about doing this, I am accosted by some lion cubs.
They weren't Simba and Nala, I'm pretty sure they were both girls, but still.
Since I am a slow learner, I rolled into a ball. Guess what happened next. No, guess.
They didn't beat me around as bad as the hyenas, I guess I'm kind of heavy and pointy, and their attention-spans were short, but still. D< Someone should teach those kids some manners or put leashes on them or something. -_-
So after all that, what do I do? Pack up most of my stuff, and mash out this entry to vent. ... Yeah, I feel better now, sorry for subjecting you to my rambling.
And now, to close with my version of a catchphrase,
Carnivores! They're everwhere! Get used to it.
Edit: Oh yeah, also - I'm leaving here, before things come back. Carrying a backpack and laptop bag will be interesting. Maybe I can get something bigger to help me...
Edit Again!: Goddammit, the munny I had left is gone! ARG. Screw it! I'm going to try and find that oasis or something. -_-
[[er, if I did too much... uh. Speculating, bsing, whining, etc. in this post, or if I got my facts completely wrong, um, I'll change things? :D;]]
... Actually, the first reason is that I hid my laptop with my stuff when I went exploring, so I wouldn't get questions from the locals.
The rest, I can tell you in the form of a ridiculously long story.
Alright, so after hiding my laptop, I start wandering around, exploring and stuff.
Then. I get what I can safely call the dumbest idea I have ever gotten. Ever.
I went to the elephant graveyard.
... I'll repeat that to let it sink in -
I went to the elephant graveyard.
Yeah, where the hyenas hang out. I went there.
'But KS! What the hell would you do that?' you may say.
Well, truth be told, I don't know. I thought... maybe I could find something there or something, like... I don't know.
Anyway, I wondered around - man it's creepier than I thought it would be. It's not that it's quiet - oh no, it's not quiet, the wind blows through bones and stuff, geysers go off, and of course, the sweet, sweet sounds of all the things that live here.
Like, Hyenas.
They weren't the three from the movie, even then I still probably wouldn't know what to do with them.
Just two, and they were growling about something. I think it was about something disappearing or something, but I wasn't exactly paying attention - the moment I realized they were hyenas, I started booking it.
Uuuunfortunately, pangolin are apparently not the stealthiest runners, nor are they particularly graceful, so soon over the sound of my own escape, I hear the hyenas following me, and panicing, I get as close to a large rock (or, maybe it was a bone - my eyesight really sucks) as I can and assume the defensive position.
They find me, and one of them actuallly tried grabbing me with his mouth. I don't know if I poked him or if I was too tough or something, but he backed off, then hit me with his paw. I went rolling, and this seemed to give them an idea.
That's right, they started batting me around like a ball. I think one or both of them grabbed a bone and hit me with that, or maybe I was just really dizzy, but then I went rolling away and hit another bone or something and uncurled.
Yeah, I was way dizzier than I've ever been, and the hyenas are running over to where I am, and so in a panic, I try staggering away, the first hyena catches up and then I panic and, uh.
I skunked him, I think. >.>
He smelt/felt it immediately, and his buddy started laughing at him, so then he lunged at him or something and the two started fighting, and I started running the heck out of there.
I found another elephant skull- those things are huge, and went to hide, uh, in it. I was in there for all of five seconds when I realized I wasn't alone-
There was a fucking heartless in there. I'm not sure what kind, I could only see its eyes, maybe it was just a shadow, but I panicked and went for its eyes, then spun around and hit it with my tail as I practically fell out of the skull and started running again, and didn't stop until I was well out of the graveyard.
Pangolin, as I've learned, are not built for running. I managed to make it to the base of a tree before collapsing. Woooooof. I definately didn't sleep, though.
Time passes, I feel capable of walking again, and start up with that, making it to another tree. Which had something in it, I'm pretty sure. Kept walking, confrontation avoided. I make it back to my spot, and I find that something found my stash. Whatever it was pulled my bag out of its hole and shook it around. Some of my clothes and pencils fell out of my bag, which seems to have teeth marks or something in it now, by the way, but otherwise, not much else happened to my stuff, thankfully.
But. Ugh, I had to get my stuff together and shove it back in the hole, followed by myself. Oh, glorious sleep.
And, this morning. This morning, I leave my hole, try to find that termite mound I'd found the other day, and as I go about doing this, I am accosted by some lion cubs.
They weren't Simba and Nala, I'm pretty sure they were both girls, but still.
Since I am a slow learner, I rolled into a ball. Guess what happened next. No, guess.
They didn't beat me around as bad as the hyenas, I guess I'm kind of heavy and pointy, and their attention-spans were short, but still. D< Someone should teach those kids some manners or put leashes on them or something. -_-
So after all that, what do I do? Pack up most of my stuff, and mash out this entry to vent. ... Yeah, I feel better now, sorry for subjecting you to my rambling.
And now, to close with my version of a catchphrase,
Carnivores! They're everwhere! Get used to it.
Edit: Oh yeah, also - I'm leaving here, before things come back. Carrying a backpack and laptop bag will be interesting. Maybe I can get something bigger to help me...
Edit Again!: Goddammit, the munny I had left is gone! ARG. Screw it! I'm going to try and find that oasis or something. -_-
[[er, if I did too much... uh. Speculating, bsing, whining, etc. in this post, or if I got my facts completely wrong, um, I'll change things? :D;]]