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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 12, 2015 23:34:31 GMT -8
Mid-Jungle Area
A little ways in from the mid-section survivor's camp that's a half-hour to an hour's walk in. Also in this area is the smuggler's hold that Linda and Heidi had fallen into. Location found in box F3 below: Each box is 3 miles by 3 miles. It takes an hour to walk 3 miles. But also keep in mind that hiking (like that really steep hill to get to higher ground) will take a heck of a lot longer and that if you're running (like from some jungle thing), that you'll get somewhere faster.
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Aug 13, 2015 22:15:33 GMT -8
Day 8
Stu made his trek towards the caves making his way through the jungle a bag slung over his shoulder. "You shouldn't go to the caves Stu, that's a not so good idea Stu." Stu said in a childish manner trying to mimic Heidi's voice and sentiment. "By going to the not so good caves Stu you are going into the belly of the beast Stu." Stu ducked under a low hanging branch "I'll have you know Heidi I am more than capable of fighting my way out of the demons ass, thank you very much!" Despite being shirtless Stu still found it overtly hot and the hike through the jungle was doing nothing for his sweaty condition. "Oh Stu, as attractive as I find you and no matter how badly I want you we can never be for I have to many issues." Stu rolled his eyes as he continued to mock with anger their last interaction "I bloody well know that now!" Stu shouted while sliding the bad off his shoulder and into the jungle ahead of him. And that was when he began to hear the noises, more like whispers really, their voices low, quiet and harsh. He struggled to make out what they were saying only that they seemed hostile. "I know that you aren't real..." Stu called out to the whispers as he slowly made his way forward in the direction in which he threw his bag. "But if you don't change your attitude I'm out of here." ...Silence... "...Not so good trail to the not so good caves... Seems legit." Stu cautiously muttered to himself as he continued toward his bag.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jul 10, 2016 12:10:29 GMT -8
***Kate and Sayid enter from F3 - Area of Survivor's Camp - Day 8***
Kate and Sayid had been walking, switching between companionable silence and small talk as they made their way through the jungle terrain. Kate finally broke the cycle by addressing what was really going on in her mind. She had serious doubts that this would lead to anything more than half a day of distraction.
"What we're doing -- chasing some phantom distress signal -- what are the odds of this working?"
Sayid readily gave an answer. More of a non-answer. "No worse than the odds of our surviving that plane crash."
Kate glanced at Sayid, getting the feeling that he didn't have the greatest confidence in this plan either. "People survive plane crashes all the time," she pointed out.
Sayid's expression turned serious. "Not like this one. The tail section broke off while we were still in the air. Our section cart wheeled through the jungle and yet we escaped with nothing but a few scrapes. How do you explain that?"
Kate had to agree the odds of surviving a crash like that were crazy but here they were. "Blind, dumb luck?"
Sayid gave her a wry grin. "No one's that lucky. We shouldn't have survived."
Momentarily surprised to hear something that sounded akin to a conspiracy theory coming from Sayid, it took her a couple beats to reply back. "Sorry, Sayid, some things just happen, no rhyme, no reason." Her tone was to the point and the look she gave along with it clearly stated that she didn't believe in such nonsense.
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Post by Ariel on Sept 7, 2016 9:45:18 GMT -8
[Sayid - temp-played by Ariel]
Sayid and Kate trekked further and further into the vast jungle of green. The air around them seemed almost too quiet, but then again they weren't being fairly talkative either. No stirring gossip about island love triangles or thoughts of small talk swirled around the pot of his mind. Once Sayid had his mind set to something, there was no interrupting or stopping him until the mission is complete. He knew what they had to do, he just hoped that it would get them some help to get back to where they all belonged.
Sayid stopped in his tracks as he heard rustling coming towards them from the jungle. "Stop," Sayid said nervously to Kate, "Something's coming." Whoever or whatever it was that was coming for them, Sayid was ready to defend.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Sept 7, 2016 20:30:58 GMT -8
Kate was grateful for the companionable silence. It was always easy to be in Sayid's company. He didn't offer or expect idle chatter or gossip. He didn't judge or speak ill of others. He never showed signs of self pity or distress over the crash and everything that had happened since. Instead, he'd kept a level head and actively used his intelligence and skills to attempt to get them all rescued.
Well, he had lost control that one time on the beach when he and Sawyer had thrown punches. Who could blame him though? There probably wasn't a person on the island who Sawyer hadn't gone out of his way to offend or anger into wanting to punch him in his southern drawling smirking mouth. Herself included.
Still, a part of her was curious about what was going on in his mind. He went out of his way to push people into hating him. Something had happened to make him that way. It annoyed her that she felt bad for him and the fact that she cared enough to wonder what had damaged him irked her even further.
"Stop," "Something's coming."
Ever on alert, Kate had heard it, too. Her eyes fixed on the same area of the jungle as Sayid's where the sound of rustling came nearer and nearer.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Sept 8, 2016 8:06:18 GMT -8
**Sawyer enters from F3 - Area of Survivor's Camp - Day 8**
Easygoing Sawyer trudged through the jungle to find Kate. Tell her about Jack... Oh man, like if she was already married to Dr. Quinn. When did that happen? Sawyer shook his head, while he continued his way, pushing a plant away here and then. Suddenly he heard Sayid's voice. They had to be very close. Sawyer pushed away another plant, when he saw the two of them standing there and fixating him, like they knew he would appear right there. "Hey.", was everything Sawyer came up with for the time being.
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Post by Ariel on Sept 10, 2016 17:15:02 GMT -8
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Sayid's heart pounded against his chest as he heard the rustling nearing them, backing up slowly. Tiny beads of sweat formed on his forehead as he anxiously awaited for their reveal. Whoever, or whatever it was coming their way, they were seconds away from finding out. His body overcame a surprised flash of warm adrenaline as a body rapidly popped out of the thick of the jungle.
"Hey."
Standing before them was none other than Sawyer. Sayid let out a nasally sigh of relief that resembled more of a low, annoyed growl. "What a surprise," Sayid spouted in a sarcastic tone. Sayid and Sawyer have had one too many negative encounters and have yet to see eye to eye about just anything. Sawyer sneaking around the jungle and scaring the living daylights out of them definitely was not helping his case.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Sept 30, 2016 20:03:19 GMT -8
"Hey."
He'd barely gotten that one word out before Kate angrily snapped, "What the hell are you doing here?"
Having just been going over everything Sawyer had done and said since day one, Kate had found herself already annoyed at the man before he stepped into the clearing. Knowing how things always ended when interacting with him had her skip right over defensive to beat him to the attack.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Oct 1, 2016 1:08:10 GMT -8
"What a surprise."
Sawyer just overheard Mohammed's welcome, even didn't give him a glance. He anyway wouldn't have had the time for a glance, as Kate snapped at him right after he has said Hey.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Easy.", Sawyer responded with raised hands, as if Kate was some kind of a police officers who just has surprised a criminal. Not a good imagination considering his past, he thought. "Just came to tell you something."
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Post by Ariel on Oct 1, 2016 9:02:17 GMT -8
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"What the hell are you doing here?"
An annoyed Sayid watched as Kate stepped forward and interrogated Sawyer in a tone of slight anger. Being glad that he was not the only one that was perturbed by Sawyer's surprise presence, he decided that he would allow Kate to take the reigns on this one, as there were multiple things he could say and do right now out of fresh despise for Sawyer that he may or may not regret later on.
"Easy ... Just came to tell you something."
Sayid rolled his eyes, as he knew that whatever was going to come out of Sawyer's mouth next was probably some complete and utter bull. "Well this should be good," Sayid murmured condescendingly under his breath, yet loud enough for both of them to hear.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 1, 2016 18:17:50 GMT -8
Kate had picked up on Sayid's murmured sentiment and like him, assumed Sawyer was about to play another of his games where he'd draw them in with false pretense only to end with a jibe at their expense. Her eyes narrowed and she crossed her arms.
"What makes you think I'm interested in anything you have to say?" she asked venomously.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Oct 2, 2016 3:37:26 GMT -8
"Well this should be good,"
This time Sawyer gave him a quick glance. It seemed to be a little moment in which both of them seemed to carry out a silent fight with their eyes, before Kate ended it up with only one sentence.
"What makes you think I'm interested in anything you have to say?"
Sawyer has been just about to come closer to them, as her question made him pause. For a moment he really was speechless. Actually even didn't know why exactly. "Just came to tell you, you were right about me that I don't help anyone but myself.", he lastly spoke up again after a long pause, while he took the remaining metres between the three of them. "Well, here I am, ready to pitch in.", Sawyer ended up with spread out arms and a smile. Sawyer really wanted to deliver the message about Jack, but something made him change his mind spontaneously. How could it be bad to offer help? There has no hell left for him anyway, Sawyer thought with an inner chuckle. And besides, the posse of searchers had already left to rescue Captain Jack.
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Post by Ariel on Oct 2, 2016 8:18:18 GMT -8
"Just came to tell you, you were right about me that I don't help anyone but myself ... Well, here I am, ready to pitch in."
Unconvinced, Sayid exchanged a sceptical glance with Kate before anything more was said. Sawyer, not acting selfish? Here to help someone other than himself? Sayid felt as if this was some sort of trick and that somehow the situation at hand would end up bad for all three of them.
"And what is it that you are looking for in return this time, Sawyer?" Sayid asked out of suspicion, as he knew that Sawyer never works for free.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 2, 2016 11:30:14 GMT -8
"Just came to tell you, you were right about me that I don't help anyone but myself ... Well, here I am, ready to pitch in."
"You're here to help?" Her tone was flat and incredulous as she exchanged a this outta be good glance with Sayid.
"And what is it that you are looking for in return this time, Sawyer?"
That was a very good question and she stood on Sayid's side against Sawyer, pinning Sawyer with a glance as she awaited his answer.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Oct 2, 2016 12:39:47 GMT -8
"You're here to help?"
Oh, that wasn't what you've expected, right Freckles?, Sawyer thought and this time actually didn't spoke it out loud. Or maybe he would have, if Sayid hadn't raise a word too.
"And what is it that you are looking for in return this time, Sawyer?"
Sawyer alternately looked from Kate to Sayid and back to Kate. "Hey, you act anymore surprised and I'm going to get offended."
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Post by Ariel on Oct 2, 2016 14:59:54 GMT -8
Sayid was truly puzzled, but did not want their bickering and deciding on Sawyer's true intentions to keep them away from the actual mission.
"Alright then. But we should keep moving, there's no time to lose," Sayid initiated as he started to move foreward. Sayid had no clue as to what Sawyer was up to, and quite frankly a part of him did not care to know. Whatever it was, Sayid just hoped it did not interfere with what they had set out to do.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 19, 2016 21:12:28 GMT -8
"Hey, you act anymore surprised and I'm going to get offended."
"Alright then. But we should keep moving, there's no time to lose,"
Kate was glad that Sayid had taken the upper hand with the mature and calm route when she'd been about to volley back another retort about it not being possible to be surprised by his antics anymore. Still though, something wasn't exactly right with this whole scenario. It never was with him. She kept her mouth shut and decided to bide her time. Whatever he was up to, whatever reason he had for actually showing up here, it would eventually come out.
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A short time later, they'd reached a rocky hill portion of their hike to a higher area so any thoughts of attempting idle chatter was overridden by concentration on their footing and the extra physical exertion.
***
As the ground began to level again, Kate noticed Sayid slow and observe their surroundings. Either they'd arrived or he heard something. She was a fairly decent tracker and had not heard or sensed any disturbances so she opted for the former. "Is this the spot?" she asked.
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Post by Ariel on Nov 21, 2016 11:23:10 GMT -8
Sayid was relieved that they were back on leveled ground once more. The rocky hills seemed never ending, and Sawyer's annoying attempts to make casual comments on the way up did not help the cause either. Peering around, Sayid began to slow to a stop, they had finally made it.
"Is this the spot?"
Wiping his sweaty brow from the climb, Sayid nodded. "Yes, this is it. We can place the second antenna here," he instructed as he retrieved the coil of wire from the backpack. Sayid had spotted a tree nearby that would be the perfect height to retrieve a signal. As him and Kate seemed to have their hands full, Sayid noticed Sawyer watching them aimlessly.
"Hey, you came to help out, right?" Sayid said in a slightly miffed tone, but was too focused to let anything bother him, Sawyer said he was here to help so Sayid thought that he might as well put his hands to good use instead of them idly sitting in his pockets. "We need you to attach this antenna to that tree over there," he pointed upwards to the tree, "As high as you can. You can handle that, right?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 26, 2016 19:02:11 GMT -8
"Yes, this is it. We can place the second antenna here,"
Kate assisted Sayid with carefully removing the antenna from his backpack trying not to pay mind to Sawyer loitering unhelpfully nearby.
"Hey, you came to help out, right?" "We need you to attach this antenna to that tree over there," "As high as you can. You can handle that, right?"
Kate had had time to reflect during their hike. Perhaps she'd been overly harsh when Sawyer had first happened upon them so as tempting as it was to back up Sayid with her own vocalizations on Sawyer's casual standing about, she held her tongue and waited for whatever smart-ass quip Sawyer would reply with.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 8, 2017 1:25:44 GMT -8
***Heidi enters from F3 - Caves***
I stepped out of the cave clearing and hurried along as best I could with the heavy backpack of waters. 'Crazy how much water weighs,' I thought to myself, grabbing hold of the straps and pulling to help balance the weight better.
Looking around at the trees and watching my footing, it just dawned on me how horrible I was with directions. I knew this was the path we had used to get to the caves so all I had to do was follow it back. 'Just keep heading in a straight line,' I thought to myself. As long as I remained on course, I should be fine.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 8, 2017 13:30:19 GMT -8
***Bennett enters from F3 - Caves***
Bennett scurried along the path through the thick of the vast jungle, afraid he had already lost Heidi within his sight range. As he stepped around a fairly large tree, he could finally see her in the far distance. She was hard to miss, with the big backpack full of bottles that she was carrying on her back. Keeping her in sight, he decided that he was not in too much of a hurry and decided to casually walk along the path not too far behind her, but far enough that she couldn't sense his presence. Bennett observed her every move as he continued to trail behind her slowly in the distance. Bennett didn't want to be discovered by her, not until the time was right.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 14, 2017 14:47:16 GMT -8
I continued on at a brisk pace. With no working cell phone or watch, I had no idea how much time had passed but it felt like maybe a half hour. That would mean I should be halfway back to the beach. I think.
I slowed as a huge fallen log came into view. 'I don't remember this on the way to the caves,' I frowned, my brow furrowed with worry. I looked at the length of it first to the left and then the right. It was a really long log. It'd be explainable if I'd been slightly off track and came upon one end or the other of it but I was about middle of it. How in the world had that happened? I'd been traveling in a straight line. I think.
With an annoyed sigh, I shrugged out of the heavy backpack and sat on the log to rest while I mentally went over my trek. 'I must have been slightly off angle?' I concluded as I grabbed one of the bottles from the pack and took a drink. I looked to my left and then right again. 'But which way would course correct?'
The leaves and foliage around me shook, the sound setting me on alert. It had only been a breeze. I knew it as I tucked strands of stray hair behind my ear that the breeze had dislodged and yet, I still felt fear. I was being ridiculous. I'd always let my imagination get the better of me. Annoyance and frustration over myself and my situation began to set in. It ate at my mental barriers, allowing some of my pent up feelings and thoughts to seep through the cracks.
What the hell had I been thinking, wandering the jungle alone? What if it hadn't been a breeze that had disturbed the surroundings? There were scary things in here. Wild animals. And... something very big and scary. What the hell kind of creature could knock down full grown trees and make that noise? And freaking polar bears? What kind of place was this? Where were we? And where the hell was rescue? People had already started to give up. Some thought too much time had passed and that help wouldn't arrive. Were they right? Would I never see my family again? My mom? The thought was gut wrenching.
Elbows on my knees, I rested my face in the palm of my hands and felt hot tears start to escape. "Keep it together," I whispered on a shaky breath. 'If I cry, it means I've given up hope and I haven't. There's still hope.' I took a deep, calming breath and used my sleeves to wipe away evidence of tears.
Lifting the backpack onto the log, I hunched down and put the straps back onto my shoulder. One last time, I studied my surroundings to try to gauge at which angle I'd been going wrong. My feeling was I needed to change my angle to slightly to the right to course correct. I felt I wasn't too badly off track. Worse case, I would end up further down the beach from the camp.
With determination, I stepped over the log and continued on my way.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 14, 2017 16:22:09 GMT -8
Pushing a cluster of branches to the side, Bennett's eyes were glued to Heidi like a lion stalking prey. Thankful for the experience he gained from the stealth missions he had fulfilled for Ben in the past, he proceeded forward with absolute swiftness and silence. Bennett noticed Heidi made a rather peculiar turn just a few moments ago, thinking maybe she knew a shortcut to the survivor's camp. However, once he noticed her slowing down to a stop in a slightly nervous fashion, he realized that she indeed might have lost her way.
Crouching low in a tall thick of bushes and leafy jungle plants, he watched to see what her next move would be. Observing her movement, it appeared as if she was taking a slight break as she sat down to relieve her back of the backpack, producing a single water bottle from the bag for herself. Bennett could feel the fear and panic radiating off of her expressions as she seemed to slightly crumble emotionally. He really did not feel any sort of emotional connection to these people, but the sight made him feel uneasy. If there was one thing that was a weakness of Bennett's it would be to see any woman in distress and pain. As she pulled herself together and carried onward, Bennett felt as if he had observed with his eyes long enough and felt it was time to intervene. Bennett geared his mind up as "go time" approached. He put on his front as he stepped out from the bushes and swiftly headed down the path that Heidi had ended up on. "Hey, wait up!" He called out to her, looking as if he had been rushing after her.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 14, 2017 17:42:08 GMT -8
I looked over my shoulder at the crunching of upcoming footsteps only a second before a voice came along with it. The alarm of it kicked up my adrenaline but it immediately started to wane when I realized much to my relief that it was one of the other survivors and not some monster.
"Hey, wait up!"
I stopped and waited, quickly swiping my face in case any evidence of tears remained before turning to face him. "Hi," I called out with a friendly smile. I could feel myself relaxing a bit at the thought of not being alone in the jungle anymore. I waited for him to catch up before continuing. "How are you with directions? 'Cause I kinda suck at them. I know I'm going the right general direction," I said with a quick look toward the direction I had been heading, "but I know I'm a little off course."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 14, 2017 18:21:34 GMT -8
"Hi,"
Bennett jogged up to Heidi who had turned around to greet him with a smile of relief.
"How are you with directions? 'Cause I kinda suck at them. I know I'm going the right general direction," "but I know I'm a little off course."
Bennett bore a slight grin on his face, attempting to be as kind as possible. "Yeah. I thought I'd come down shortly after you and catch up with you, to make sure you got back to the beach safely. Good thing I did, looks like you veered off course just a little," he chuckled as he wiped his sweaty brow, "But that's okay though. It's easy to lose your way when all the trees start to look the exact same," he said at an attempt to not make her feel too bad.
"I am terrible at explaining directions however, so if you like, I could take you back to the beach?" Bennett gave Heidi an offer that would be hard to refuse, especially if she did not want to wander the jungle aimlessly.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 14, 2017 19:50:52 GMT -8
"Yeah. I thought I'd come down shortly after you and catch up with you, to make sure you got back to the beach safely. Good thing I did, looks like you veered off course just a little," "But that's okay though. It's easy to lose your way when all the trees start to look the exact same,"
I looked around. "Tell me about it. I've never been amongst so many trees in my life." SoCal didn't have forests like this. Rather, it was a forest of buildings--houses, commercial, shopping centers and the like, with maybe a line of trees along a road.
"I am terrible at explaining directions however, so if you like, I could take you back to the beach?"
"That would be awesome," I said with relief. I gestured to the forest ahead. "Lead the way."
I started to follow alongside when I realized another of my horrible traits had reared it's head; social etiquette when meeting new people. That was all thanks to my uncomfortable awkwardness around people I didn't know and a bad memory when it came to faces and names of people I'd only met once or twice. I know I'd seen him around but I was pretty sure we hadn't wound up directly working together on anything or conversing in the chaos of the past eight days. "I don't think we've officially met. I'm Heidi."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 14, 2017 20:21:31 GMT -8
"That would be awesome," "Lead the way."
"Gladly," Bennett said as he began to guide her back on track. He was glad that she was allowing him to help her, would also give him an excuse to maybe add another name to his ever growing list.
"I don't think we've officially met. I'm Heidi."
Bennett turned to her as she piped up. He was slightly surprised, as with quite a few of the survivor's he had attempted to get to know, he was always the initiator. So far, gaining information from Heidi was like a breath of fresh air. "Pleasure to meet you Ms. Heidi," Bennett said warmly, "I'm Bennett. You've probably seen me around with my cousin Ethan."
Just as he finished his introduction, he froze for a quick second. He frowned slightly, noticing that the heavy backpack was taking it's toll on Heidi's back as she shifted uncomfortably. "Here, let me take the final shift with that backpack there," he said with a grin as he motioned to the backpack to help her slip it off. "So you've never been around so many trees, eh? I take it you're more of a city girl?" He asked lightly as he grinned at the comment.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 14, 2017 20:55:26 GMT -8
"Pleasure to meet you Ms. Heidi," "I'm Bennett. You've probably seen me around with my cousin Ethan."
"Oh," I said, wracking my brain as I pulled at the backpack straps digging into my shoulders. I did vaguely recall another guy that was always around Bennett but I was usually in my own little world, not minding much business to other people so the face of the guy was kinda fuzzy in my memory. I was sure I'd recognize the guy when I saw him next. I was about to return the nicety of 'nice to meet you too' but he stopped in his tracks.
"Here, let me take the final shift with that backpack there,"
"Thanks," I said, happy to be relieved of the burden and slightly surprised. Chivalrous gestures were indeed a rare thing in this day and age, at least where I'd grown up. He helped me remove the backpack and in turn, I helped get it settled onto his back.
"So you've never been around so many trees, eh? I take it you're more of a city girl?"
"Born and raised in Southern California. There are so many people living there that whatever forests or trees had been there were replaced with houses and shopping centers long before I was born."
"It must be nice, having family here with you," I said, returning to his previous comment.
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- Jack Shephard
- Linda Pace
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Post by Ariel on Jan 14, 2017 22:53:22 GMT -8
"Born and raised in Southern California. There are so many people living there that whatever forests or trees had been there were replaced with houses and shopping centers long before I was born."
"Wow, that must be quite the sight! Our layover would have landed in L.A, would have been nice to see the sights for a few hours," Bennett commented, proud of his intricately detailed story that him and Ethan had carefully fabricated as they learned about the flight and it's details. He bumped the backpack a bit higher onto his back as they continued further down the middle of the jungle.
"It must be nice, having family here with you,"
Bennett smiled, "Yea. I definitely got lucky," he said as he looked over at Heidi, "I bet you miss the rest of yours. Did you fly with someone too? Or were you traveling alone?" He asked, portraying a sincere concerned manner.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 15, 2017 0:13:16 GMT -8
"I bet you miss the rest of yours.
The hurt of missing everyone back home was growing worse by the day. "I do," I said quietly.
Did you fly with someone too? Or were you traveling alone?"
"Alone." I took a drink of water and thought for a bit. About Jasmine and what she was going through. "I guess it's better that I was. If I'd been traveling with someone and they didn't make it," I shook my head, frowning at the thought, "I don't know how I'd have been able to handle it. It's bad enough help hasn't gotten here yet."
Wanting to veer away from that depressing thought, I turned back to traveling. "So you've never been to L.A.? Layovers don't count," I quickly added with a grin.
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