Lesson 1: How fast can one run? (OPEN) My name is Noriko Ashida, and I am 21 years old. I am a Japanese American mutant residing in New York City. My powers are mainly cyberpathy and telepathy, but for three days, I have lost them.
And for three days, I have been taken away from my world, or more appropriately, out of my time. Have I retained my powers, I would have easily identified my whereabouts, or gathered a notion. I have theorized earlier that I'm in a South American rainforest, or deep in an Asian jungle. But in my wandering, I have come across unsettling evidences that prove otherwise.
I shudder to think what they suggest. Three toed tracks, eggs the size of bowling balls, craters...I have been fortunate so far not to come across the source of these imprints. But it wouldn't be long.
And what terrifies me is that I'm all alone, defenseless. Would I have my powers, I'd be doubly assured of outrunning these creatures for several days to come. Now, I could not anticipate them or prepare for their attack. I could only see through human eyes, and that makes me as good as blind and dumb. So far, I could only rely on the ring Emma gave me, which still would not get me so far. Especially if I could not figure out my target.
For three days I've been restless in hiding and scavenging for food. Anxiety and despair cloud my mind. I can only think of surviving imminent dangers when I should usually be thinking of a plan.
I haven't been afraid in a long time. One of these days, I will be found and I will have to run as fast as I could.
That day has come.
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How fast can she run? Owing it to some previous rigid training she had instilled upon herself as a member of the X-Men, she still could run pretty fast. Above average, she would say. She could run even faster if her powers allowed her body to coordinate.
But now she would have to stick with above average running, plus the adrenaline surging from the fear.
The fear of being eaten by a 15-foot meat-eating lizard.
Her shoes sploshed in mud as she fled past gigantic trees. She had not seen the predator but she was most certain she was seen.
Noriko did not know where it was coming from either. Its vicious roar seemed to come from everywhere.
Eventually, she became tired and had to stop to catch her breath. She leaned upon a tree, damp in cold sweat and tormented by her rapidly beating heart.
The lizard, owing to its large strides, caught on pretty quick and thrashed about in the neighboring trees in search for its bi-pedal prey. Noriko, who had not fed herself properly for the past few days, was not able to replenish the strength or will to run some more. A hand fiddled with her ring, rotating the dials that should shoot laser. Get its eyes, she frantically thought to herself.
But because her hand was too shaky and clammy, it often slipped. So when she was found, and Noriko saw herself face to face with a bright pair of furiously slitted pupils, the laser haphazardly scratched a portion of its enormous head. Not painful enough to hurt or stall it.
As it was to Noriko, she was doomed.
OOC : Friends! This is our game opening post. So a few notes!
Yes, we will start in Savage Land. Noriko arrived three days earlier, but it doesn't have to be the same with the other characters. They could have arrived earlier (or will arrive later). As to how, we can figure that out as we go on. For now, a vague impression of having been 'taken' and 'spirited away' by something/someone would work. The important thing now is that they are here (or will be here). Think of it as LOST where the plane crash happened first before they recounted how they actually got into the plane and eventually, in the island. Play now, flash back later.
Again, the characters are powerless in the dinosaur playground.