Finally Somewhere New

Subject: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:31 pm

\\::// GENEVIEVE SMITH \\:://

Genevieve shook all the water off herself as she flame weed onto the island. She'd come down to the River and had instantly spotted the island. It had lots of trees and bushes on it, so she thought it would be worth a try. She had swam through the river, carefully avoiding the rapids and had climbed to shore. But now that she was here she didn't know what to di. So she just started looking around, hoping for some food or something.

((I made her go to the other side of the island of Sky. I didn't see any point in joining Pip's topic because she said she was leaving the site for a bit.))

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:34 pm

Most of the plants and trees seemed to have fruits and berries on them.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:53 pm

"Yes!" Genevieve said excitedly. Finally, something she could use. She hurried over to one of the trees that looked like it held fruit. She needed food she could take away with her. Berries were all very well, but they would be squished if Genevieve put them in her back and tried to carry them around. No, she needed nuts or harder fruits or something. That way she could eat her apple before it spoiled and still have extra food.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:13 pm

The trees had oranges hanging from the branches, out of Genevieve's reach.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:22 pm

"Oranges!" Genevieve exclaimed, resisting the urge to jump up and down on the spot like a little kid. She adored oranges. The only problem is they were out of her reach. She would have to climb true tree to get to them. But that was okay. Genevieve enjoyed climbing things. She walked over to the tree trunk and inspected it carefully. Pretty soon she found a knot in the wood that would do nicely for a foot hold. She placed her left foot on it and boosted herself off the ground. Then she quickly grabbed the branch with the oranges on it and swung herself up onto it. She crawled along it until she was over the oranges. But she didn't go all the way to the end. The branch would snap if she did that. Genevieve reached her hand down to collect one of the oranges.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:28 pm

The orange came loose from the tree in her hand, shaking the branch and causing another orange to fall to the ground unharmed.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:36 pm

Genevieve grinned in satisfaction as she managed to grab an orange. She watched as another one fell to the ground, but it seemed okay. Genevieve carefully placed the orange she had into the quiver in her backpack. Then she moved along th branch a little bit to collect more oranges. She carefully studied the number of fruits left. She might have to move on to another tree soon. But she had at least got two oranges out of this tree, so she was happy.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:42 pm

Genevieve manages to pick two more oranges from the tree.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:49 pm

Genevieve nodded in satisfaction as she collected two more oanges. Four oranges should be enough for now, she could always collect more later after all. Genevieve carefully climbed down from the tree branch and landed back on the ground. She collected the fallen but unharmed orange and added it into the quiver in her bag. Then she drew out her apple and ate all of it. Then Genevieve looked around, wondering what to do next. She could always collect some berries or something. Or maybe she would get water from the River. But was it safe to drink? Maybe there was iodine in the first aid kit. Genevieve knelt on the ground and opened it up to check.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:30 pm

There was no iodine in the kit.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:39 pm

Genevieve sighed. Well, she didn't know if the river water was safe and she couldn't check. But the apple had lots of juice in it, and the oranges would had juice to so she should be okay. Genevieve looked at the bushes around her and tipped her head to the side. Maybe she should forage for berries so she was completely food. Right now her hunger was only just satisfied. A couple of berries should make certain that she would be hungry for the rest of the day.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:44 pm

Most of the bushes looked bare.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:52 pm

Genevieve shrugged as she couldn't find any berries. She didn't really need them anyway. Maybe she would just go find some more oranges. Genevieve walked over to another tree and looked up at it, searching for something edible. It didn't have to be an orange, anything would do really. Genevieve wasn't picky. She examined the trunk, preparig to climb if she needed to.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:59 pm

All the oranges looked too far up for Genevieve to climb safely.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:11 pm

Genevieve frowned up at the oranges. Stupid oranges. Why did they have to be so high up? Well, she certainly wasn't going to risk a fall just to get them. She had four already. That was enough. She'd only just eaten after all. Genevieve satdown atthe base of the tree, she leant her back up against it. She stared up at the sky and smiled slightly. This island was rather pretty.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:19 pm

Another tribute could be seen at the other end of the island, but he didn't seem likely to disturb Genevieve.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:31 pm

Genevieve flinched slightly as she noticed another tribute on the island. But he didn't seem to have noticed her. And Genevieve wasn't going to go and get in a fight. That stupid foxigator had damaged her enough without her going and asking for a fight. Instead Genevieve moved away from her tree to another one. She couldn't see the other tribute from this spot. Genevieve glanced up at the branches of the tree to see if there were any safe oranges in this one.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:39 pm

It seemed Genevieve had pulled all the oranges she could reach.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:46 pm

Genevieve shrugged as she couldn't find any oranges safe for her to pick. She had four, that should be enough. Genevieve slid down the tree trunk and stretched both her legs out in front of her. She was planning to sleep, but her mind kept thinking. Mainly about sponsors. Did she have any? She'd thought that she could have had at least a few. But she hadn't got any gifts or items. Genevieve shrugged slightly as her eyes started fluttering shut.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:49 pm

No change on the island, all was calm.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:55 pm

Everything was calm, nothing was out of the ordinary. It sort of felt like the underground lake. Genevieve sleepily dug around in her backpack until she managed to tug out her blanket. She put her bag back on her back and wrapped the blanket around herself. Finally Genevieve took one of her knives out if her belt. She made herself comfortable and let her eyes flutter shut.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:59 pm

The Night was peaceful, like others before it, the Crowds would be getting restless.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:19 pm

Genevieve yawned and stretched as she awoke from her sleep. It had been a good sleep, she hadn't had a sigma dream. Genevieve sat up straight and looked around her, trying to remember where she was. Oh, that's right. She was on the island. And there was another tribute here. Genevieve shrugged and examined the bushes around her. She still hadn't found any berries, which was annoying. Genevieve put her blanket back in her bag and her knife back in her belt. Then she got down low and carefully examined the bushes around her.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:26 pm

Growling could be heard, getting closer.

Subject: Re: Finally Somewhere New Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:35 pm

Genevieve leaped to her feet, completely forgetting about the berries. The growling flooded her mind, scaring her silly. All she could think about about was the foxigator. Were more of them coming? Or was this something new? Genevieve quickly ulled out the first aid kit and tried to heal herself a bit more. She would need all her health for what was coming. Then she put it back into her backpack and took out both knives. She brandishes them in front of her and waited for something.

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