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Samuel T. Anders (cbuck) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-05-09 20:47:00

Entry tags:

!dropped, !incomplete, day 07, location: gym, sam anders, shannon rutherford

Day 7: Grabbing a Bite
Who: Samuel T. Anders and Shannon Rutherford (and some unsuspecting deer, if they can find it)
What: Grabbing a friendly bite to eat... by hunting deer
When: Day 7, mid-morning
Where: Forest edge, nearby the gym & museum
Rating: TBA
Status: Active

The creaking and moaning of the foreboding forest that encircled their little town had lost some of its terror for Samuel T. Anders. Were this three or four years ago, he'd have made a fast get away back to his little corner in the gym, but he'd grown so much since being just a C Buc. The light covering of snow on the ground crunched under the tread of his running shoes. Thankfully the wind had subsided somewhat since the gusts that had howled him awake this morning.

It was nice to have the promise of some company. It wasn't that Sid wasn't good company, but he was nearly all he saw yesterday until his bizarre evening with the night brigade, which wasn't exactly a happy encounter. Anders had wanted to figure out a way to make up for yesterday morning all day, but couldn't figure out a way that wouldn't come off as a feeble attempt to get in her pants or a creepy infatuation. Either way, he wasn't going to become another part of her 'complicated' life. His own was complicated enough.

Sam held tight onto the paper-wrapped hunting knife in one hand, cursing himself for not having grabbed gloves. Perhaps today would be the day for those. While he waited for Shannon's appearance, he decided to try to scout the area as best as he could. He wasn't formally trained in it in any way, but necessity made a great teacher in the absence of that.

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ballerinadreams
2009-05-10 04:03 am UTC (link)

The snow was already seeping into Shannon's sneakers and she was sort of miserable, but if she was going to prove herself useful, at least she could try to ignore the cold and keep moving.

When Anders asked what deer did when it snowed, Shannon paused momentarily. "Under normal circumstances?" she asked in a whisper. "Hibernate, I think, but I'm not sure and this isn't exactly a normal circumstance," she pointed out softly.

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cbuck
2009-05-10 04:09 am UTC (link)

"Yeah..." Sam answered, tugging the strings tighter on his hoodie to keep any more snow from drifting in. At least his feet were still dry.

As they crept along, he thought of all the mistakes he'd made lately. They were bigger than any he had made before, and certainly now that he knew he was a Cylon they were all put into perspective and he held every decision under a microscope. At the end of the day, however, he still generally felt like the same person. So many times, that was at least enough not to airlock himself.

Finally, there was a trail of prints, delicately pressed into the snow. It could have been anything from a cat to a deer. The one thing he did know is that they weren't human. Quickly, he pointed them out to her.

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