Tayne Peregrine (hunterperegrine) wrote in light_of_may, @ 2009-07-15 06:43:00 |
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Entry tags: | 2009-06-08 |
Attempted Escape Thwarted
Who: Tayne and Krist
Where: The quieter edges of the packlands
When: Late afternoon
Even with earplugs, even despite how exhausted he felt, Tayne couldn't sleep. He tried, for a good hour, but he still kept starting awake every few minutes to some half-heard sound, some strong and unexpected scent, some fall of light that seemed brighter than usual. It was frustrating, and in the end he went out again, squinting even with sunglasses and a hat, and went for the edges of town.
The edges of the packlands, which he already lived on. He needed to get farther away from the streets with their cars and kids running around screaming and barking dogs. He wanted someplace with no powerlines or humming electricity. So, the far edges of the packlands seemed like a good, quiet place to maybe catch a nap out in the grass. Or a tree. If he was a cat now, maybe he wouldn't even roll over and fall out of said tree.
So he drove the big Chevy truck off the main road and onto a dirt one-- probably faster than he should have been going, but he was nearly half-asleep as it was.