Paul
Just Shot a Polar Bear
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Post by Paul on Jun 6, 2007 12:05:05 GMT -5
PAUL
"He doesn't have a pulse."
"Schiesse!" Paul swore. There was nothing that could be done. It looked like the man lying in the sand was already dead from a heart attack- probably brought on by heat exhaustion and the mental stress of being deposited on The Island. The Island had healing powers, yes. But it only besotwed them upon the worthy. Paul's cut on his forehead was dissipating away rather nicely and he no longer felt dizzy and light-headed when moving about. This was because Jacob loved Paul. He'd never met their great leader before, but Benjamin had told Paul many things about their leader's abilities and generous love. Unfortunately for this survivor, Jacob didn't have room in his heart for this one.
Paul hovered uneasily. He wanted to do something for this man but could not. He wasn't equipped to deal with the situation. An extra pair of hands would only get in the way and Kyle was doing a good job at CPR.
Then he saw the children...
...And everything changed.
"Where'd those kids come from?" Paul asked Etana with a flat voice.
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Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 6, 2007 12:25:17 GMT -5
ETANA
"Where'd those kids come from?"
"As I understand, they were traveling with their mother. She didn't make it," she answered matter-of-factly. Knowing that neither Kyle nor Aaron would wish her to share any more information with Paul than the bare minimum. Not until they knew he could be trusted.
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 6, 2007 14:35:22 GMT -5
KYLE
He continued the CPR cycle for about 23 minutes. Kyle was now tired and out of breath. He slumped back into the sand. He stared at the lifeless body with his eyes wide open, his mouth trembling. It was clearly evident to how tired he was. He placed a hand over his forehead, literally squeezing his head in frustration. He then picked up a clump of dirt, and through it into the air, the sand disintegrate into the air like dust. Kyle then yelled out in aggravation, "Damn-it!"
He jumped up onto his feet and began rapidly walking away, "He's dead," Kyle stated as he passed by Etana and Paul, not looking at either of them. He stormed off down the beach to find somewhere to cool off.
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Paul
Just Shot a Polar Bear
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Post by Paul on Jun 6, 2007 16:43:30 GMT -5
PAUL
"As I understand, they were traveling with their mother. She didn't make it."
Paul didn't know how to respond. There were so many questions opened up by the presence of these two children. He wanted to get everything Etana knew from her right away. Had these children exhibited any special abilities or talents? What was the nature of the mother's death? How old were the children and what education had they received? Did they demonstrate any behaviour disorders?
He stopped himself. It would be too conspicuous. Etana seemed to be one of the few Survivors who had regarded him with some semblance of respect and trust. To make her suspiscious that he was a child pedophile and something even more sinister was hardly in his best interests. And Goodwin seemed to be quite capable of taking the knowledge Paul had gleaned and then abandoning him to his fate while Goodwin took the credit for the successes of the mission.
Paul looked back over his shoulder at Kyle fitfully trying to save the man who lay limp in the sand. "He's not going to make it..." Paul observed absent-mindedly. Almost disappointed. He wasn't necessarily talking about the dying man either.
"He's dead."
Paul nodded gravely. The make-shift shovels crafted from jagged fragments of sheet metal from the plane would come in handy after all. He just hopped this death wouldn't repulse The Survivors into seeking shelter in the jungle. Their society hadn't developed to a satisfactory point yet.
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Willo
Found "Adam and Eve"
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Post by Willo on Jun 6, 2007 19:48:47 GMT -5
BROOKS
"Jesus," he said, glancing at Paul, then to Kyle. He sighed. This was his fault, this blood was on his hands. he had pushed too hard, worked too much. He knew about the heat. He guessed that had, in some way, led to this man's problems. He looked at Etana and Paul.
"I'll... I'll talk to him," he said. "You guys... yeah."
He was better at dealing with death than most people, and it showed here. He walked down to the beach, and just stood behind Kyle, giving him more than a minute.
"It wasn't your fault," he said. "You did everything you could."
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 6, 2007 21:14:56 GMT -5
KYLE
"It wasn't your fault," he said. "You did everything you could."
He took a deep breath, and sniffled. He wasn't crying, there were no tears, he was just so aggravated, and shook up, that would almost seem as if he was. He had a rather large frown on his face, it was a frown of complete anger and frustration, "Look I know you're a psychologist, but there is no way you are going to convince me that it wasn't my fault," Kyle replied, "I mean after all we've been through, these people look to me to help them through it. And I've been concerned about these island inhabitants more then anything!" he exclaimed, "I mean I didn't even sense that anything was wrong, and because of that, we have to dig a grave."
Kyle paused trying to absorb all of his emotions. He tried not to make them evident. Rule number 1 at the academy, you look out for the others first, then you worry about yourself. Kyle looked up at Brooks.
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Willo
Found "Adam and Eve"
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Post by Willo on Jun 8, 2007 3:45:31 GMT -5
BROOKS
"I know," he said, lowering his voice. "I knew that wouldn't do it from the moment I came over here. To be honest, that's not the only reason I came over here, but we have time."
He sat down and gazed at the ocean. "It's not easy. I know, I've been there before," he said. "Sure, it wasn't on an ocean, but I remember trying--praying it would work and failing... feeling the life slip away. It's not easy, but you're going to have to forgive yourself. I need you. I can't do this on my own."
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 8, 2007 17:12:27 GMT -5
KYLE
"It's not easy. I know, I've been there before. Sure, it wasn't on an ocean, but I remember trying--praying it would work and failing... feeling the life slip away. It's not easy, but you're going to have to forgive yourself. I need you. I can't do this on my own."
Kyle stared at the ground for a few seconds and then looked up. Kyle was now beginning to see that on the beach he wasn't alone, that everyone else was going through the same thing, they all had the same problem. And the only way they were going to survive is if they worked together, or else they would have no chance. Kyle took a deep breath, "Alright then...Grab a shovel?" he asked, trying to take Brooks' advise and move past it, perhaps a tad more literally then expected.
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Willo
Found "Adam and Eve"
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Post by Willo on Jun 8, 2007 17:54:44 GMT -5
BROOKS
"In a minute," he said. "We've got a couple things to talk about first. Our German friend, mainly."
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 9, 2007 15:09:08 GMT -5
KYLE
"We've got a couple things to talk about first. Our German friend, mainly."
Kyle dropped his head, he could feel the stress coming back. He looked up at Paul and without actually looking at Brooks he spoke, "So what do we do?"
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Willo
Found "Adam and Eve"
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Post by Willo on Jun 11, 2007 14:12:04 GMT -5
BROOKS
"He's going to screw up sooner or later," he said, still gazing into the ocean. Brooks payed close attention to his body language. "And when he does, we are going to make him take us to his people. We're going to use him to get our people back."
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Post by Bella on Jun 14, 2007 14:13:30 GMT -5
Scarlett walked over to the group of men standing near a couple of people who were sleeping on the ground. "He's not going to make it..." She heard him say, stopping immediately as the words registered. People are dying. This isn't a game, this isn't just some quick detour, people are actually dying. We're struggling to survive. Scarlett thought, her mind blurring into one big question mark as she tried to figure out how this had happened. People at home were often suprised at how she'd passed through high school with such ease, bribery had helped in math and history but she'd actually passed the other subjects, coming close to top of the class in English. She studied the man, searching for a weakness his status with the other men. Their body language showed that they were threatened by him, he had alot of power but was shunned. She'd picked this up earlier aswell. He was her stepping stone. She breezed over, avoiding the corpses as much as she could, "Hi," She started, fixing her face so that it showed remorse, "Your Paul, right? I'm Scarlett."
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 15, 2007 12:44:13 GMT -5
KYLE
"And when he does, we are going to make him take us to his people. We're going to use him to get our people back."
Kyle looked back at the group, he stared at them for a few seconds, and then looked back at Brooks, "You think our people are alive?" Kyle asked, "And what if there are more of them then us?" Kyle asked, trying to find a loop hole around any flaws the plan might have. Kyle thought for sure it was a good idea, but he had to make sure no one else got hurt. "It's a good plan, we just have to find a way to gain the advantage." Kyle paused, "You were out there a few days right? Roughly, how many of them do you think you saw?"
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Willo
Found "Adam and Eve"
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Post by Willo on Jun 15, 2007 13:21:06 GMT -5
BROOKS
"You think our people are alive?" Kyle asked, "And what if there are more of them then us?" Kyle asked, trying to find a loop hole around any flaws the plan might have. Kyle thought for sure it was a good idea, but he had to make sure no one else got hurt. "It's a good plan, we just have to find a way to gain the advantage." Kyle paused, "You were out there a few days right? Roughly, how many of them do you think you saw?"
"I do think our people are alive," he said. "Why else would you go through the trouble of kidnapping them? Why not just kill them. Nah, they were taken for a reason, can't quite be sure of what, but I'm guessing there's a reason."
He rubbed his nose and looked down. "I saw six or seven of them in the woods, but I think they do probably outnumber us. But, I didn't see any sort of modern weapons or what not, so we've got the advantage there, at least."
"We'll also have the element of surprize with us. They can't be expecting us to just walk to them after what they did to us... you know?"
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 16, 2007 22:08:30 GMT -5
KYLE
"We'll also have the element of surprize with us. They can't be expecting us to just walk to them after what they did to us... you know?"
Kyle looked up at Paul, his mouth was open a bit as he considered Brooks' plan. He curled his bottom lip and bit it slightly as he turned back to Brooks, "Alright...But if you want to keep that element of surprise, you gotta make sure you don't tell anyone, not even those you think you can trust. This has to be between me and you, until the time comes," Kyle told Brooks, almost as an order.
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Willo
Found "Adam and Eve"
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Post by Willo on Jun 17, 2007 1:05:19 GMT -5
BROOKS
"You're the only one I do trust," he said, looking down at the sand. "I've never killed anyone before. But I've seen a lot of people die. Too many."
He looked out to the ocean, and lowered his head for a minute. He let out a long exhale.
"We're going to need to start digging soon. Etana can't keep those kids busy forever."
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Jun 17, 2007 12:47:53 GMT -5
KYLE
"You're the only one I do trust,"
Kyle couldn't help be feel vise versa as well, but Kyle didn't say anything. There was no need for paranoia amongst each other.
"We're going to need to start digging soon. Etana can't keep those kids busy forever."
Kyle took a deep breath, "Alright, let's do this." Kyle began walking back towards the group.
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Paul
Just Shot a Polar Bear
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Post by Paul on Jun 17, 2007 14:42:37 GMT -5
PAUL
"Hi. You're Paul, right? I'm Scarlett."
Schiesse. A distraction. He wasn't expecting someone to walk up and begin to converse with him. And yet, he should have. Murphy's Law. There were about a half dozen things which required his attention all at once. There was the conversation between Kyle and Aaron- which hardly seemed to be about grieving for the elderly man who had died from exposure or some such. There were the children, which he needed to know more about immediately, if not sooner. There was Goodwin- whose willingness to play a game of "Prisoner's Dilemma" was something of concern. And now there was this girl who came to him with an expression that smacked of remorse... and something else.
"Bitte?" He asked, appearing to have not heard her words at first. Then they 'registered' in his mind. "Ja. Ja, I'm Paul. And you?"
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Post by Bella on Jun 17, 2007 15:46:45 GMT -5
Scarlett frowned, annoyed that he'd forgotten her name immediately. "SCARLETT." She said, louder then intended. She pouted and swept her hair over her shoulder, calming herself before she blew her plan.
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Paul
Just Shot a Polar Bear
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Post by Paul on Jun 17, 2007 15:51:11 GMT -5
PAUL
"SCARLETT."
Her response said much about her. It also took him by surprise as he didn't anticipate quite so much indignation. "Oh, yes. You said. I'm very sorry. Just a little..." He shrugged dismissively, when he couldn't find the right word in English for it all. Acting or not, he really could not come up with a word in the English language for the constant and unending series of tragedies and unfortunate events taking place on this beach.
"Is everything all right?" Another stupid question, of course.
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