Introduction
Welcome to the BLACK. Since you obviously don't know this, I will explain why you are here. You are a test subject in a secret experiment. Now, don't go banging on the door to be let out. Nobody can hear you. May I continue, please? Thank you. As I mentioned, you are a test subject. You were a criminal. I don't mean a thief or something. You were probably a murderer. No, I won't tell you what you did. Now will you sit down? Honestly, you would think you were in prison or something. Which you are. Okay, continuing, you have had many of your memories removed. The ones that relate to your past. You were left with basic language, what you learned in school until your current grade level, your age, and your name. There may have been some side effects of the procedure, but honestly I don't know. You are the first one who its been used on. Watch out for any abnormalities in your in your appearance or personality. Anyway, you will be put into the DAY dome with others like you, other criminals, all teenagers, with no memories of their life. You will be restarting life in the DAY dome, attempting to create a civilization with the others. You will have basic tools, and temporary shelters. Your progress will be watched. There will be precisely the same dangers there were in early 21st century American forest areas, specifically in central Maryland. Yes, your history memories have been left. If you paid attention, you should be fine. Otherwise, I'm sorry. You are probably going to die. The door is opening now, so please pick up the bag next to the door and enter the DAY. Goodbye.
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He leapt from the tree after using the rope to get his stuff down slowly. Before he could go hunting or fishing, Sirec needed a base camp. Somewhere that he would be safe in. He then found it.
Going up a slight hill into the mountain was a small cave. Odd that there is a mountain here. And that it seems like it goes on to either side. I will have to explore it here soon. The cave had a slight incline into it, well rounded rock, and an entrance small enough to conceal. When Sirec entered, he found something that he was not expecting.
The cave was of a good size. However, it was spread out in such a fashion that the doorway lighted the entire place at the current moment. Sirec could hear a strange sound as he walked in. It sounded like struggling breathing. He then followed it to a corner of the cave to find an injured wolf. It looked like it was shot with an arrow.
On the other side of the cave was a dead deer. Not even a fly on it. It was even still warm. Sirec took no pause to take some of the skin from it and pull it in such a way it could be used as a bandage. He then walked over to the wolf, pulled out the remnants of the arrow, and used the covering. He then took some of the meat from the deer and fed it to the wolf, letting the wolf sniff him first.
Onida decided to slip off during the night. She wasn't very comfortable at the thought that she should trust these former criminals. "Or that they could trust me," she thought grimly. That had been the thing nagging her the most, that someone out there knew of her past and she didn't.
Walking slowly through the woods, careful not to make any noise, Onida slipped away. She was wandering without direction, but when she came to a little stream, not much more than a riverbed now, she decided to follow it, if nothing else than to have some guide in the forest.
Of course Onida had taken her bag, but it felt oddly light and looking in it, she saw that half her food was missing, the half she had gotten from the box. "Fuck," she thought. "But I'm not going back anyway."
After this, Onida seemed to realize that she was alone. Some instinct left over from animal's desire to mark their territory possessed her and she took the knife from her bag and slowly etched, "Onida was here" on a tree.
It was about two in the morning and Onida knew she should feel tired but all she felt was afraid. It was scary being alone, but it was scarier to face the thought that she might have to rely on someone else, so she continued her trek down the stream bed.
The land rose sharply in front of her and Onida, lost in her thoughts, tripped and landed on a sharp rock, her wound opening again. She took her bag and pressed it to the wound but it still ached even more than it had when she had first woken up to find herself here.
Her wound taken care of for the moment, Onida craned her neck past the jut of rock to see where she was. A small hill rose up, dotted with more of the same jagged rocks. It didn't look like it naturally belonged,"thought Onida. "Like someone walked from a tundra into a desert." ((My Minecraft homies you get the reference! :) ))
She decided to climb it to get a vantage point from where she could see if there was any where especially attractive looking for a camp. She grabbed a rock jutting out from the hill and began to half walk-half crawl to the top. She scaled the last ledge with some difficulty because her leg was hanging like a deadweight. At the top, she scanned the trees, but was dissapointed. There was nowhere that looked like, well, anything, good or bad, just trees and trees. And you could never tell what trees were hiding.
Suddenly exhausted, Onida rolled under a rock and closed her eyes.
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In other words my life sucks at the moment, but that's nothing new. I stretch and roll over to do 10 pushups almost automatically. I say almost because for a moment I forgot that I usually do that. When I'm done I sit up and hear an "Ahem." from behind me. I turn and see a TV with a man on it. He is wearing a lab coat and has neatly trimmed hair. I don't like him.
"Yes?" I ask
"Finally, your awake! All the others woke up weeks ago but something went wrong during your operation so we had to put you under longer."
Huh? Operation? The man must see my confusion because he says "You were a criminal. You probably killed somebody, I wouldn't know. Anyway, we removed your memories. Other than some important memories, like school, and age, and basic survival skills. You will find a bag by the door and you will be sent into the wilderness to survive and build a new civilization. You will probably die. Good day." The screen goes black as a door opens. There is a bag by it. Oh well, at least one of the blanks is filled in. My head felt on fire because my memories are gone. I grab the bag and walk out into the wilderness. The air is warm and filled with the scent of growing things. In other words? Spring! I walk into this new world and I begin to hear voices. "Another one.." "I'd thought they'd stopped coming" "Ack, one more fire tonight" I look around and see nothing. Then I say "Who's there?" and the muttering begins again, this time in surprise. "The trees, dear, only the trees."
"oh." I say, "Will you shelter me for the night?"
"Fine by me, I mean, at least you ASKED. This rude boy came up here with a hatchet one night and every time he moved the hatchet did too. It was painful!" I laugh and climb up. I find a sleeping bag and I use it. I'm wearing a belt so I belt myself to the tree even though the tree swears she won't let me fall. And then I drift off...
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Also, EVERYONE IS REUSING THEIR CHARACTER:
Onida = Hades (the underdog)
Melina = Samantha (the Mary Sue)
whoever your character is i forgot = adena (the fire girl)
Nick = i forgot his name (likes gwen)
YOU ARE DOING IT TOO.
((For those who don't know I am referring to Hex vs Mages Battle over Power, it is a roleplay we did last year, if you want a good laugh check it out the arguments are hilarious.))
I wake up and the sun has risen. The tree stirs her branches and says "Really? So little sleep?" I smile.
"A human's conception of time is different from a tree's. We don't live as long." I reply. The tree laughs.
"You waste so much of your life sleeping it's a wonder you live at all. By the way, something was put in the neighbor tree last night. He thinks it's for you." I nod, pack my bags and jump onto the next tree. I check a hollow and find green box. I hope I find a weapon....But it's better. WORDS!!!! I don't care what they say, but it means I can still read.
"The girls was running down a street. She was being chased, breath rushing in her ears, tears streaming down her cheek. Her entire body ached but she had to keep going. She stumbled and fell and the man caught up with her. "Your mine now!" He said softly. The girl sagged submissively and the man's grip loosened. That was a mistake. The girl grabbed a knife and cut the man's throat quick as a lick. She stood panting while another came from the shadows. "Good work" the figure said. "You've passed. Your father is no longer in danger....with us." Then the figure disappeared."
I blinked. Who put this here? Who was the girl? And why did this story fill me with guilt?
((P.S. If my character never killed anyone but was just manipulative, is that O.K.?))
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Something about the animal calmed Sirec and made him feel comfortable. It made him feel like he had someone to share the pain of the world with. He hoped the wolf would at least remain loyal to him, as right now it seemed as if the furry mass was his only friend.
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I have seen other humans, but I don't go near them. I am usually very outgoing (I remember that much) but all these other people are criminals too, so killing me would be an easy feat. I feel like I want to go forward, but fear hold me back. I know they know I'm here, especially the girl who always is holding something, probably an invisible animal. I'm scared but I dare not let it show. At night I have the same nightmare over and over again:
I'm standing in the shadows, smiling as people are being killed all around me. Then I am standing in front of a black void, and I wake up screaming.
Maybe not very terrifying, but the sense of dread I get....I shudder, then skin the rabbit and build a fire, ready to cook it.
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Sirec stood over the hide and bones of the freshly gutted animal. Some of the meat went into a small make-shift storage, while some of it went to be cooked. The pelt of the deer was being cut into strips with the hatchet so that Sirec could make a better door.
I am angry. I can't remember the last time I was angry like this. But I can't really remember much anyhow. I crave a cigarette. But I know that if I get that into my system now it will make hunger and thirst worse, so I push the thought away and focus on finding some food.
After a while of looking around in search of something edible and setting a few traps, I come across some berries. They are red, which is usually a bad sign, but I pick up a few anyways. I'm not stupid, and I know (somehow) that I shouldn't just eat some random plant. The survival class burns bright in my head again. I remember it saying to sample the plant first. I burst one of the berries and put some of the juice from it on my lower lip. If I wait fifteen minutes, and my lips aren't numb, then it should be safe to try a few.
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"I'm making sure you all don't kill me." I respond in a cool voice. That makes her double take. I can tell people usually respond with anger, not logic.
"Why would I? I can barely move my leg!" She responds, and I see her wound. I nod.
"Come on then, you can come with me, I won't hurt you. I should warn you though, the first move you make to hurt me, I will know immediately. I will also know if you try to leave. You will NOT leave just yet because I will not risk you revealing my location."
"How will you know?" She asks in a challenging voice.
"The trees will tell me." I say in a level voice. I can tell she thinks I'm joking or insane. The look I give her says I am neither.
"Fine." she grumbles, "I'm Onida."
I nod again. "Cyllan." I extend my hand. She doesn't take it. I shrug and help her up the tree.
I'm so confused.
I was only shoved out here yesterday, no knowledge of who I am or why I'm here. I have a few things with me, but nothing that'll be of use in getting answers. Hell, me wandering about isn't going to get me answers either. I can't really interact with people, can I? I'm a- or was a criminal. Or at least that's what I was told yesterday. My head is hurting again. This is unfair. What did I do? How can I reflect on my past sins if I don't even know what they were! It hurts So much that I forget about my ankle. Am I a murderer? A thief? Fugitive? It's just pounding. Why did I feel like I needed to protect that little girl? My ears are ringing. Why did I say "Tyk" back then?!
There's the boy again, and the little girl. They're still holding hands. The little girl still looks scared, yet the boy- her brother -has his jaw set and his eyes looking forward like a set of stones . The people around them look.... busy. So engulfed in themselves that they don't even realize the two children. It feels like I've been watching them walk for twenty minutes now. Neither of them have said a word. I didn't even notice that their surroundings changed. They're no longer on a bustling city street, but in an ugly, dirty-looking alley beside a towering apartment building. The two of them walk up about three sets of metal stairs (likely a fire escape) before the girl reluctantly lets go of her brother's hand. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a key, unlocking the door in front of them and throws it open. He looks to his sister and briefly sets a hand on her head before stepping inside. She walks after him. I try to follow them in, to see what's inside, but the siblings have disappeared into what seems like a smoky abyss.
And....There's a spider on my hand. I shake it off immediately, then use my arms to push myself up. There's a lot of dirt on my face. Of course with my luck I fell forward. I try to wipe it away but it smudges. I blink a few times, and I can see the clock. There are roman numerals as the hours. I keep blinking but is goes away. My head doesn't hurt anymore. Well, not like it had been anyhow. I stay still for a second or two, feeling odd, somehow. My bottom lip is numb, that's why. Frustration comes over me. "Crap. This stuff is poisonous then? Is that why I fell? No more forest fruit I guess." I say to myself.
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Cyllan
What is there to say? Other than I'd rather be dead.
Nick
So I was a criminal,huh?
Alasdair
"I can't say. I don't remember."
Lilya
"Oh, they're there. You just can't see them"
Melina
I couldn't have been a criminal, could I?!
Onida
Hmm, I could tell you something if I could remember anything.
Errihae
Go Away.
Sirec
What? Whaaa-what?
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Sirec
What? Whaaa-what?
Nick
So I was a criminal,huh?
Lilya
"Oh, they're there. You just can't see them"
Errihae
Go Away.
Onida
Hmm, I could tell you something if I could remember anything.
Melina
I couldn't have been a criminal, could I?!
Alasdair
"I can't say. I don't remember."
Cyllan
What is there to say? Other than I'd rather be dead.
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Errihae
Go Away.
Onida
Hmm, I could tell you something if I could remember anything.
Melina
I couldn't have been a criminal, could I?!
Sirec
What? Whaaa-what?
Lilya
"Oh, they're there. You just can't see them"
Cyllan
What is there to say? Other than I'd rather be dead.
Nick
So I was a criminal,huh?
Alasdair
"I can't say. I don't remember."
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