Day One: Morning

[Uno]

Uno sat against a demolished building, resting himself up before all the mayhem and bloodshed began. He unzipped his issued bag and pulled out his weapon. The weapon was commonplace, but very useful. However, Uno was more interested with having a quick bite than preparing for battle. Setting the weapon aside, he pulled out a loaf of bread from the bag, as well as a bottle of water. Uno then opened up the bottle and took a sip. “Ah!” he sighed, “How invigorating!”

The peaceful warrior then looked to his side to see a cute bunny rabbit. It was slightly hidden in a bush, but it was clear that it smelled the bread. Seeing nothing wrong in sharing, Uno broke of a small piece of bread and motioned for the bunny to come to him. Surprisingly, the rabbit’s head sprung up, and it slowly crept toward his offering. Its tiny teeth bit into the clump of food, and happily began nibbling on it. Uno took a deep breath as he looked up, watching the light of the sun break through the horizon. “This scene cannot get more perfect!” Uno declared!

As he slowly leaned in to take a bite, the tiny bunny jumped up and snatched the loaf away from him. It quickly scurried off, leaving the hungry man breadless. “That son of a bitch!” cried Uno, grabbing his weapon and gear to chase after the bread snatcher. “I’m about to have some rabbit stew!”

The bunny swiftly ran, swerving past boulders and jumping through bushes, desperately trying to outrun the angry man behind it. Uno wouldn’t let the thief get away, jumping and dodging every obstacle the rabbit made for him. Occasionally, he would trip over a rock or two but he was determined to capture that rascally rabbit.

Eventually, the chase extended out into some clear, grassy plains. The wide, open space was refreshing, but Uno didn’t have time to waste. The tiny creature was getting away, and he wouldn’t have that. He grabbed his pack and threw it forward. It landed directly in front of the bunny, which crashed directly into the sack. It tried to stand back up, but it was already too late. Uno had closed the distance between them, and brandished his weapon at the bunny. The frightened critter was helpless to stop the angered man’s next move, and turned its head away.

Silence.

The rabbit looked back up at Uno, who had lowered his weapon before dropping it to the ground. He sighed, shaking his head before looking at the helpless creature. “I…just can’t kill you. You can go, and take that loaf with you.” Then, as if on command, the creature scampered off with the bread, leaving him alone once again.

Uno feel backwards onto the soft grass, spreading his arms and legs out like a kid making a snow angle. He let out another sigh. “Can I really be in a competition like this if I can’t even kill a stupid bunny? Maybe signing up for this was a mistake.” He shook his head as he slowly picked himself back up. "No, I can't myself now." He picked up his weapon and pack and stood up. Looking around, he spotted what appeared to be a small village. “Guess I’ll head there now.”

But before he headed out, he saw the bunny hopping back at him, still carrying the bread in its mouth. It got close to Uno before dropping the bread at his feet. The white-haired warrior stared quizzically at the rabbit, as it stared back at him. He bent down and picked up the loaf, still staring at the rabbit. “Thank you?”

The bunny then stood on its hind legs, waving its paws in the air and slowly walking toward him. “Do you want to come with me?” Uno then asked. The bunny jumped up and down, very excited like. “I’ll take that as a yes.” he said, picking up the rabbit from the ground and placing it in his arms. Standing back up, Uno and his new animal companion began walking toward the distant village.

“Hm…” Uno wondered, “I guess I’ll have to name you now. I’m not very good at this.” He wondered for a moment, before an idea popped into his head. “I’ll name you Grenade!”