Posted by Gamemaster Christopher Bennett (GMT) in Sim Prologue Broken, Beaten Scarred: late 2000’s, Earth North America
He was angry, very angry. He knew it, his fiancée new it, he just didn’t know why. Here they were, in the middle of a make shift campsite, in the middle of a national park, just the two of them. He sat on a nearby log, watching her put the last stakes which secured their bluish grey tent to the ground. The campsite was small, surrounded by oak and pine trees on all sides, with a small barely worn path which led back to the trail they had been following earlier in the day. In his hands he held his trusty sai. Ever since he came back from Afghanistan he had to have them close. He was terrified without them in his hands. They replaced the rifle he used to carry when he was stationed over there and while not the same, he preferred them over his rifle. His fiancée knew this, and despite her misgivings, trusted him not to hurt her.

“So what happened?” she asked cautiously, as she put he last stake into the ground.

“With what?” he replied, dodging the question as best he could. He fiddled with one of his sai.

“You know what, you have been avoiding the conversation. What happened today?” She asked, a mixture of stern and worry.

“I got mad at pilot, student pilot at that.” He explained not being able to help himself. “He wasn’t listening, wouldn’t obey instructions and was just on his OFP. He did his practice landings twice without permission, forcing me to move other airplanes out of his way. Like he owned the whole sky.” He paused and looked at her. “Turn on some music.” He asked.

“Of course, my manager didn’t like my tone on the radio, so I got mad at him too. I can’t help it sometimes.” He continued, throwing his sai into the soft ground below. He stood up and took a couple steps away from the log.

His fiancée turned on Pandora on her phone to his favorite station, setting it down on the log, allowing the music to play while they talked.

“I know,” She said gently, approaching, to give him a hug, behind them, the music started to play.

 ‘No time for goodbye, he said as he faded away.’

“We need to find you some help.” she said softly as she gave him a hug.

“I can’t, I’ll lose my job, and our future.” He replied with a sigh,

  ‘Don’t put your life in someone’s hands, they’re bound to steel it away.’

“I know.” She rested her head on his chest.

 ‘Don’t hide your mistakes , cause they’ll find you, burn you, then he said…’

Something changed suddenly, they both felt it.

“Do you feel that?” He asked, gently pushing her a side so he could grab his other sai.

 ‘If you want to get out alive, run for your life’

“I feel like I’m being watched.” She said, fear in her voice.

“Same.” He said softly, he had his back to her as he looked around, his weapons ready.

“Who’s there?” he called out into the woods.

No answer came from the woods, the feel they both shared grew only stronger. It terrified them both.

“A bear?” she asked, trembling, she too had her hands up, ready in self-defense. She had trained alongside her fiancé in self-defense, and was just as capable.

“Maybe,” he replied, uncertainty in his voice.

A sound, rushing towards them from behind. They whirled around, he raised his weapons ready, but there was nothing there. He felt warmth and looked down, saw blood was soaking his shirt.

‘If you want to get out alive, run for your life.’

“What the?” something hit him on the back of the head, He heard a woman’s scream, then blackness…..

-GMT

OOC: Oooooooooo, what a wonderful beginning!!!!!!

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