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exsiliumlogs2013-01-24 12:53 am
werycherk) wrote in exsiliumlogs2013-01-24 12:53 am
Open throughout the time event!
Date & Time: Jan 19th- Feb 1st
Location: all around the city.
Characters: Isaac Hunter (age 7) and YOU
Summary: Suddenly a 7 year old is lost and alone in a strange place without the family he's been very dependent on until now. Yeah, he's going to be upset. Also howling.
Warnings: Werepuppies and lost children, oh my?
One moment, Isaac was inspecting big brother's new cast, and the next he was standing in a strange room. There were faint things swimming in his head, like a forgotten dream, but what hit him first is that he was alone. He couldn't smell his family, or hear them, or see any signs of their presence. For a moment he stood, breathing faster and faster, and then he ran. Had to find them.
He called the names of his siblings, and "Mom" and "Dad" over and over as he ran, switching between English and Yurok. There were other doors and hallways first, and if the doors opened he looked inside, frantic.
As time passed with no response, even some tears started to fall, and Isaac shouted more loudly, running faster through buildings and streets until he could run no more.
And at the end, when he could think of nothing else, he climbed to the highest spot he could reach and howled. The sound was long and lonely, ululating along a pattern that any wolf would recognize, and yet obviously not coming from a wolf's throat. Surely his family would hear. Surely, if not them, someone who would be safe would hear and understand that he was lost and alone and come to help.
[Specifically the night of the 27th, after moonrise]
It came as a surprise, the arc of pain along his spine. It was nowhere near the full moon. And yet, he could do nothing to stop it, and through a parting in the clouds, there was bright light streaming down from a moon that was somehow, impossibly full.
The high sound of pain escaped but he couldn't do anything to stop what was happening. Doubled over, he clawed at his clothes and tried to stumble somewhere out of sight. Isaac had no way of knowing if he'd made it, because the rising tide of pain culminated in a sickening snap, and the fresh wet feeling of split skin. He could hear himself screaming, and then nothing.
He came back to the constricting feeling of something around his neck and shoulders, and yelped and growled as he clawed and bit at the offending object--his shirt. When he was free of most of it he shook himself and then promptly sat down to whimper. What could he do? He was starving but there was no one to hunt. There was no family, no pack. No one. Isaac howled, lonely and desperate, but it didn't last.
Somehow, he had to find something to eat. They'd been feeding him here; maybe he could get food over that way?
With no better ideas, Isaac trotted his way back towards the hold, completely unaware of the picture he made. A wolf pup, nearly as large as a full grown gray, with a stray bit if torn t-shirt around his neck like a collar walking boldly through the streets.
Location: all around the city.
Characters: Isaac Hunter (age 7) and YOU
Summary: Suddenly a 7 year old is lost and alone in a strange place without the family he's been very dependent on until now. Yeah, he's going to be upset. Also howling.
Warnings: Werepuppies and lost children, oh my?
One moment, Isaac was inspecting big brother's new cast, and the next he was standing in a strange room. There were faint things swimming in his head, like a forgotten dream, but what hit him first is that he was alone. He couldn't smell his family, or hear them, or see any signs of their presence. For a moment he stood, breathing faster and faster, and then he ran. Had to find them.
He called the names of his siblings, and "Mom" and "Dad" over and over as he ran, switching between English and Yurok. There were other doors and hallways first, and if the doors opened he looked inside, frantic.
As time passed with no response, even some tears started to fall, and Isaac shouted more loudly, running faster through buildings and streets until he could run no more.
And at the end, when he could think of nothing else, he climbed to the highest spot he could reach and howled. The sound was long and lonely, ululating along a pattern that any wolf would recognize, and yet obviously not coming from a wolf's throat. Surely his family would hear. Surely, if not them, someone who would be safe would hear and understand that he was lost and alone and come to help.
[Specifically the night of the 27th, after moonrise]
It came as a surprise, the arc of pain along his spine. It was nowhere near the full moon. And yet, he could do nothing to stop it, and through a parting in the clouds, there was bright light streaming down from a moon that was somehow, impossibly full.
The high sound of pain escaped but he couldn't do anything to stop what was happening. Doubled over, he clawed at his clothes and tried to stumble somewhere out of sight. Isaac had no way of knowing if he'd made it, because the rising tide of pain culminated in a sickening snap, and the fresh wet feeling of split skin. He could hear himself screaming, and then nothing.
He came back to the constricting feeling of something around his neck and shoulders, and yelped and growled as he clawed and bit at the offending object--his shirt. When he was free of most of it he shook himself and then promptly sat down to whimper. What could he do? He was starving but there was no one to hunt. There was no family, no pack. No one. Isaac howled, lonely and desperate, but it didn't last.
Somehow, he had to find something to eat. They'd been feeding him here; maybe he could get food over that way?
With no better ideas, Isaac trotted his way back towards the hold, completely unaware of the picture he made. A wolf pup, nearly as large as a full grown gray, with a stray bit if torn t-shirt around his neck like a collar walking boldly through the streets.
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Eager to get the search started, he made a small gesture for the boy to follow him as he started down the side of the building. He paused only briefly as he went, wondering if the young stranger could make the climb but figuring if he'd gotten up, he could get down, as well. He'd been about that age when he'd really started spending a lot of time in trees, anyway.
He waited until his feet had found the ground before speaking again.
"Was that what you were doing with your howling? Calling for your family?" That was different. Different but not especially strange.
"This place is very large from what I have seen," he cast a quick look around the street. It was indeed a spacious area. Spacious and rainy, "Perhaps they are some distance away and that is why they could not hear you. Or they are in a noisy area."
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But he made it down without falling, though he had to concentrated on what he was doing and it took a couple minutes before he could answer.
"Yes! And grown-ups who hear and understand are supposed to come, even if they're from a different clan. And if my family can't come right away, I'm supposed to stay with who comes until they can."
And the other boy wasn't really an adult...but he was close enough, right? And the suggestion made sense. If there were really loud noises, they might even have earaches and earaches made it hard to concentrate on sounds.
"Where would the loud places be though...?"
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"We will find these places if we have to."
One thing was for certain: he would need to take some time away from training to visit his village once he awoke. For all of Achilles' wisdom, he doubted the old man would have much insight to give on a dream so complex and unusual.
"This way," he had seen a building that seemed to reach up to the sky itself earlier. There had been a lot of people going in and out of that building. It was as good a place as any to start an earnest search.
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But he didn't want to lose the other boy so he broke into a trot to keep up, but he didn't stick to Connor's side. Isaac was overflowing with energy and then when something caught his attention he bounded forward and then circled back. He capered in circles, checking out everything he could, though he was careful not to stray too far and let Connor have the lead.
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"Look."
He pointed out the distant shape of a towering building.
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Isaac looked, and he really noticed how big the building was for the first time. It made him feel small and unsure in a way even the largest of the trees couldn't. His energy temporarily stopped up, Isaac drifted closer to his new friend, subconsciously seeking out the comfort of company.
"Do you think my family is in there?"