Re: Pitched Combat [Round 1: Forêt Noire]
12-28-2009, 02:36 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by MyifanW.
The Manikin suddenly sensed lives again, and rose to it's feet. That was the first thing it learned- it could move best when balanced on it's two feet. Moving well was good, as it was curious as to what the things it sensed were, and wanted to get closer. Many lives were around it, each one different. It wanted to know about all of them, but would first examine the closest one. It dragged it's feet to a nearby tree. The Manikin could only "see" that the tree was filled with life, and was very close to it. It reached out towards it, moving it's arm closer to the life. Suddenly, it's arm could not move towards the life. It's hand rested on the trunk and was not going any further. The mankin realized that lives were solid objects, like it.
With no real reason besides exhasted options, the manikin decided to devour the life. It's hand became larger, and thicker as the Manikin moved mass to it's hand from it's center. The palm of the large hand suddenly split open, creating a mouth. Teeth shifted into place. It automatically took a bite out of the tree. The bark was crushed, and the bitten off piece of wood occupied the mouth. Then, it began breaking down, flowing through the arm of the manikin in a stream of sawdust. The Manikin began analyzing this strange occurance. It felt the density of the wood, felt it's wetness, hardness, and what life it had. The wooddust flowed through the doll, and quickly dissolved. Through doing so, the manikin gained the exact amount of weight it the wood had. The manikin's curiosity and eating had accrued it a new experience. It had learned that creating mouths and eating were good, that doing it would bring it new sensations.
The manikin took another bite, a longer, deeper one. The instant the teeth met through the wood, the manikin sensed the tree's life change. The tree's life no longer flowed through where it had eaten, and above the bite the life was leaking out, going to waste. The Manikin drew back, contemplating and digesting. It realized it had caused the tree's life to change, but it wasn't quite sure what that meant.
The Manikin suddenly sensed lives again, and rose to it's feet. That was the first thing it learned- it could move best when balanced on it's two feet. Moving well was good, as it was curious as to what the things it sensed were, and wanted to get closer. Many lives were around it, each one different. It wanted to know about all of them, but would first examine the closest one. It dragged it's feet to a nearby tree. The Manikin could only "see" that the tree was filled with life, and was very close to it. It reached out towards it, moving it's arm closer to the life. Suddenly, it's arm could not move towards the life. It's hand rested on the trunk and was not going any further. The mankin realized that lives were solid objects, like it.
With no real reason besides exhasted options, the manikin decided to devour the life. It's hand became larger, and thicker as the Manikin moved mass to it's hand from it's center. The palm of the large hand suddenly split open, creating a mouth. Teeth shifted into place. It automatically took a bite out of the tree. The bark was crushed, and the bitten off piece of wood occupied the mouth. Then, it began breaking down, flowing through the arm of the manikin in a stream of sawdust. The Manikin began analyzing this strange occurance. It felt the density of the wood, felt it's wetness, hardness, and what life it had. The wooddust flowed through the doll, and quickly dissolved. Through doing so, the manikin gained the exact amount of weight it the wood had. The manikin's curiosity and eating had accrued it a new experience. It had learned that creating mouths and eating were good, that doing it would bring it new sensations.
The manikin took another bite, a longer, deeper one. The instant the teeth met through the wood, the manikin sensed the tree's life change. The tree's life no longer flowed through where it had eaten, and above the bite the life was leaking out, going to waste. The Manikin drew back, contemplating and digesting. It realized it had caused the tree's life to change, but it wasn't quite sure what that meant.