Re: Pitched Combat [Round 1: Forêt Noire]
12-28-2009, 11:22 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by MyifanW.
The Manikin digested the tree more, and examined the life it had changed. It still had no idea what it had done, but knew that it was something important. It attempted to think, but it had no experience to draw on, no dots to connect. Then, it became distracted from the tree by the 7 moving lives. Each of them was a different kind of life, defined by color. Of course, it didn't really understand what colors were, but still, it knew they were different. One in particular was moving extravagantly- the green life, Vasily. The Manikin decided that it was better to examine the moving lives right then and there, as it observed that some of them had begun moving away, changing places. If it waited too long, it may never get a chance to inspect them, unlike the unmoving life it was closest to.
It turned away from the tree, and began dragging it's feet towards Vasily. Slowly, it drew closer. Vasily noticed the manikin approach, and turned to face it. He began speaking to it, probably asking what it was doing, or spouting a greeting, but the Manikin had no ears, so communication wasn't quite happening. As the manikin drew closer, it's foot caught a protruding rock, and it unceremoniously fell on it's lack of face. It did not understand why all of the lives around it had suddenly shifted 90 degrees, nor why it could not move forward anymore. It did however, feel that it was being pushed it in a different direction. It had begun to comprehend gravity, and by association, the concept of "down".
The Manikin digested the tree more, and examined the life it had changed. It still had no idea what it had done, but knew that it was something important. It attempted to think, but it had no experience to draw on, no dots to connect. Then, it became distracted from the tree by the 7 moving lives. Each of them was a different kind of life, defined by color. Of course, it didn't really understand what colors were, but still, it knew they were different. One in particular was moving extravagantly- the green life, Vasily. The Manikin decided that it was better to examine the moving lives right then and there, as it observed that some of them had begun moving away, changing places. If it waited too long, it may never get a chance to inspect them, unlike the unmoving life it was closest to.
It turned away from the tree, and began dragging it's feet towards Vasily. Slowly, it drew closer. Vasily noticed the manikin approach, and turned to face it. He began speaking to it, probably asking what it was doing, or spouting a greeting, but the Manikin had no ears, so communication wasn't quite happening. As the manikin drew closer, it's foot caught a protruding rock, and it unceremoniously fell on it's lack of face. It did not understand why all of the lives around it had suddenly shifted 90 degrees, nor why it could not move forward anymore. It did however, feel that it was being pushed it in a different direction. It had begun to comprehend gravity, and by association, the concept of "down".