05-29-2006, 07:05 AM
No one died during the night. Upon the stroke of midnight, the voice of their host marked the end of the first day. Many didn?t survive. But Bardock had. He thoughtlessly checked off the latest danger zones on his map. Two landmarks had now been officially warranted as no trespassing. The saiyan suspected the areas lighting up would drive people closer to each other, like farmers herding in their flock. It was an ironic comparison: a good portion of the participants was nothing but animals, anyway.
Bardock scoffed at Karl?s parting words. The flamboyant director was no better than Brim. The saiya-jin was a winner until he became a loser, and he wasn?t going down. Not this time. He lived by his fist. He glanced around the camp, the fire burning dangerously low. Everyone was surrounded by people, and yet they all stood alone. He was no different. Yet there it was again in the farthest reaches of his essence; that faint glow that had slowly been fostering within the deep crevices of his brain: being in the company of others, maybe wasn?t so bad after all. Bardock sighed. This was the last place to be thinking about this. His head needed to be in the game. With that, the fighter rolled off the side of his branch, landing in a crouch. The ki shotgun had a strap, and the brawler slung the gun over his shoulder. Faint embers crackled in a hungry cry. Bar stoked the fire, adding more wood. They would need to move out soon, but rest was important. There was no need to rush at the very moment
Bardock?s eyes darted from person to person. They were all either waking up, or moving around silently. He concluded that anyone else on the godforsaken island had been resting as well, and no encounters would be quick to come about. Hence, his watch duty was over for the moment. He strolled over to where Bra was positioned and dropped like a stone, drawing his knees up casually and resting his elbows on them. Once, not so long ago, he would have called her ?kid,? as he dubbed all children, but this no longer seemed appropriate. He spat off to the side, sniffing. His eyes were not on her, but on the trail of devastation she had created in her tantrum. That sort of power was remarkable, but misplaced. No one could afford to lose focus.
?You?ll be fine, Princess.?
Bardock scoffed at Karl?s parting words. The flamboyant director was no better than Brim. The saiya-jin was a winner until he became a loser, and he wasn?t going down. Not this time. He lived by his fist. He glanced around the camp, the fire burning dangerously low. Everyone was surrounded by people, and yet they all stood alone. He was no different. Yet there it was again in the farthest reaches of his essence; that faint glow that had slowly been fostering within the deep crevices of his brain: being in the company of others, maybe wasn?t so bad after all. Bardock sighed. This was the last place to be thinking about this. His head needed to be in the game. With that, the fighter rolled off the side of his branch, landing in a crouch. The ki shotgun had a strap, and the brawler slung the gun over his shoulder. Faint embers crackled in a hungry cry. Bar stoked the fire, adding more wood. They would need to move out soon, but rest was important. There was no need to rush at the very moment
Bardock?s eyes darted from person to person. They were all either waking up, or moving around silently. He concluded that anyone else on the godforsaken island had been resting as well, and no encounters would be quick to come about. Hence, his watch duty was over for the moment. He strolled over to where Bra was positioned and dropped like a stone, drawing his knees up casually and resting his elbows on them. Once, not so long ago, he would have called her ?kid,? as he dubbed all children, but this no longer seemed appropriate. He spat off to the side, sniffing. His eyes were not on her, but on the trail of devastation she had created in her tantrum. That sort of power was remarkable, but misplaced. No one could afford to lose focus.
?You?ll be fine, Princess.?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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