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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Aug 27, 2011 12:17:11 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2011 12:17:11 GMT -5

hidden in a box of fun things

Little arguments are like mosquito bites; they mean nothing but at some point afterward, it will annoy the hell out of you. Also, arguments and mosquito bites itched afterward, you regret not stopping them. So then why does nobody stop them? Why does nobody stand up against it, be the bigger man, be smarter? Because... because... well, no one has a good reason, but there shouldn't have to be one. Essence sure wished she knew the reason.

All she thought was to run, runaway. They weren't even her real parents, they couldn't tell Essence what to do. She knew that in the morning when the sun comes up and pushes away the summer fireflies for a time, that she'll return home like an owl - they hunt at night, but during the day, the stay concealed. So, Essence was now nocturnal.

Essence decided being nocturnal would be tons better than being adopted.

She can't describe what's the worse about being adopted. Is it the fact that she'll never see her parents again? Or is it that the parents she has just don't understand her? Is it because she doesn't know where her parents went after they died? That put a single tear in her eye. Her right eye because if the first tear came out of her left eye that would mean she was crying for joy.

Faster, run faster, leave this district, hide in the trees until morning comes. Essence's plan was simple. She followed it, and after twenty minutes of dashing, she reached crunchy leaves, and eventually, a fence. She didn't want to touch it, not knowing if it was electrical, so she listened for a buzz, it was there. For ten more minutes, she walked next to the fence waiting for a hole in it, she found one and slid in.

Essence had to clear her mind, let her thinking and tears flow. "They can't... can't tell me what to do." The snap of a twig made Essence think she wasn't alone. Essence kept crying though.

Wow. I'm really sorry, Semper, this took so long!

Last Edit: Sept 20, 2011 16:05:21 GMT -5 by Deleted

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Oct 2, 2011 15:20:03 GMT -5

Post by semper on Oct 2, 2011 15:20:03 GMT -5

Shadow Bison

Papa never did like me out wandering this early. But since this was when the shadows were nowhere to be found, I loved it. The cows were all sleeping in the pasture, so I didn't want to wake them up. I'd be mad if they did that to me, so I wouldn't do that to them. They needed their rest so they could be awake when Papa came to milk them and stuff, otherwise he would hit them to wake them up. I don't like it when he does that.

I had heard stories about the fence that keeps us all in the district, so I wanted to check that out and see what it was all about. Every time I mention it to Papa, he just goes silent and then tells me to never ever go there. Since he tells me that, it just makes me want to go out exploring even more. He doesn't care about me because of my "irrational" fear, and he says that just because my name is Shadow means I shouldn't be afraid of shadows, but he doesn't understand. No one does. Why do you think I stay with the cows so much? They like me and treat me better than Papa does.

Though the sun was slowly coming up, there still were no shadows out, but that would soon change. I needed to find the fence quick, so I walked faster through the woods, eventually coming across a great fence that had too many silver squares for me to count. I stood and gawked at it, hearing a low humming noise. Huh. I've never heard anything like that before. But that wasn't the only sound. Someone was crying, I think, but it sounded like it was coming from the other side of the fence. I tried looking through the silver links and didn't see anyone for a moment, but then I saw her. She was saying something, too, but I couldn't hear her. Hey, wait, how was she on the other side of the fence? I looked back at the fence and lightly put my hand on it, and then I really wish I hadn't. The worst pain I ever endured shot up my arm, making it feel like it was on fire. I let out a scream, jerking my arm back and cradling it against me. What was wrong with that fence?! How could it make my arm hurt like that? Tears welled up in my eyes at the throbbing pain and I found myself quickly backing away, terrified of the fence now.

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Jan 9, 2012 21:33:32 GMT -5

Post by {danny} on Jan 9, 2012 21:33:32 GMT -5

essence

old cement makes for
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Not everyone is super-duper smart and gets perfect scores on all their tests, but just because you're not smart doesn't mean you're an idiot. Like crocodiles and alligators, idiocy and stupidity are often mistaken for the same thing. If you're stupid, you're not smart - if you're an idiot, you make bad decisions. Essence is just downright stupid, but she doesn't make bad decisions. She had friends that were idiots, or friends that were smart. And if you were wondering, the biggest difference between crocodiles and alligators is that you can't see alligator's teeth when it's mouth is closed - but when a crocodile closes its mouth, its lower teeth are visible.

Since Essence is stupid, that means someone has to be an idiot, and it's obviously the boy that startled Essence. The ginger-haired girl had been watching the boy for a minute, and then he put his hand on the fence. "NO!" Essence screamed at the boy, even though she knew he wouldn't hear him while being shocked. The boy must have heard the humming coming from the fence. Essence just sat there as the boy let out a scream and his his arm against him. Tears started welling in his eyes, which didn't surprise her - the fence must hurt.

The capitol obviously made a point to keep all the citizens in each district, but why? Were the districts so close together that their best choice to stop them was an electrical fence? Or were they so far apart that they knew if someone did get over the fence, they'd die in a matter of days? I don't want to find out. The boy didn't want anything to do with the fence, as he slowly backed away from the fence, Essence felt bad for him.

But the boy was an idiot, not stupid, he was an idiot.

Maybe the boy aced all the tests he ever gotten, and he was smart. Maybe he never back-talked to the peacekeepers, so he wasn't a complete idiot. Honestly, though, if someone heard the buzzing of the fence, they would know it was electrified. The boy probably knew that but just wanted to see what it felt like - which was an idiot decision. Essence got up, with her water bottle in her hand and her backpack on her shoulders - and jogged to the whole in the fence, which took thirty seconds compared to walking. Wiping the tears from her eyes that remained, she ducked and slid through the fence.

Water and a little lotion can heal that burn in a matter of minutes.

bed of light gray -
my bed of light gray.

ooc; done! this actually got finished quick and i'm proud of it.

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2012 11:24:14 GMT -5 by {danny}

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Feb 10, 2012 21:08:35 GMT -5

Post by semper on Feb 10, 2012 21:08:35 GMT -5

I never thought anything could hurt this bad. My arm feels like I burned it, or that something is tearing it off with its teeth. Tears are running down my face like rain and I find myself cradling the arm against my chest, shrinking back against a tree trunk and cowering. The shadow of the tree isn't scaring me, but rather is protecting me. I'm safe under the tree; the fence hurt me with a tree in the way.

Sobs shake me. Through my blurry eyes I see the girl still on the other side, and despite the pain that's making me tremble and quake, I still am wondering how she managed to get onto the other size. Is there a secret passage somewhere? Or maybe she's a Peacekeeper, come to punish me for touching the fence. The thought strikes fear into me. But no, Peacekeepers wouldn't be outside of the fence... would they? I see that she's coming toward the fence -- does she know it will hurt her? "N-no! Don't touch th-the fence!" I cry, but she's already through the fence. Is she hurt? I don't think she is, but... but... how? I don't understand. The confusion throws me off, but it's quickly forgotten as pain starts throbbing constantly on my hand and up my arm, bringing with it a fresh new wave of tears. "Why does the fence h-hurt people...?" My voice is wavering like a leaf on the wind, my bottom lip quivering. "I don't understand.." I must be sobbing really hard because I start hiccuping, my watery eyes still watching the girl.

((Omr I'm so sorry I didn't reply sooner. D: And all I can come up with is a crap post. Dx ))

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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2012 21:09:33 GMT -5 by semper

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Feb 10, 2012 22:11:56 GMT -5

Post by {danny} on Feb 10, 2012 22:11:56 GMT -5

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The boy is still crying, and all Essence can think is What a baby! What she doesn't realize is how bad the fence would hurt if she were to touch it. "N-no! Don't touch th-the fence!" the boy stutters, but Essence is already passed the fence. She wants to go talk to the boy. The boy keeps crying and he looks sad and for the boy - he talks again. "Why does the fence h-hurt people...?" Essence though about this, too, sometimes. It's to keep us out. That was Essence's immediate thought. "I don't understand.." and the boy's face is covered with tears, and his lips are shaking, and Essence is scared for the boy because she can't be scared for herself anymore. Her fight with her parents is unimportant.

"Um," Essence starts saying, sitting next to the boy slumped against the tree, "I think the fence is there to keep us in..." Essence declares. "Or to keep something out." Essence never sounded so wise. "Are you okay?" she asks the boy.

Last Edit: Feb 12, 2012 15:17:09 GMT -5 by {danny}

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Feb 14, 2012 19:58:43 GMT -5

Post by semper on Feb 14, 2012 19:58:43 GMT -5

The girl comes over and sits down beside me, explaining the purpose of the fence to me. Keep us in and things out...? What? What was out there that was such a threat that they'd need shocking fences? "H-how..." I tried to talk, but I couldn't find the words. I'm so confused.

"But... keep what out?" I ask, looking up at her with tears still in my eyes. "Are there mo-monsters out there?" Thoughts spring up in my mind. There could be giant, demonic shadows out there, terrorizing people and destroying homes. Or maybe there's a dragon -- an actual, living, fire-breathing dragon -- out there, eating thirty people in one swallow. My eyes grow wide. "Then how did you get out? And in? Do you know what's out there?" I glance down at my arm. It was red and hurt like nothing else, but it looked alright... I think. "It hurts but I think it's okay..."

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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2012 20:00:03 GMT -5 by semper

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Feb 16, 2012 23:11:51 GMT -5

Post by {danny} on Feb 16, 2012 23:11:51 GMT -5

"H-how..." The little kid (to Essence) acted like she knew everything. Essence was just as clueless as this kid.

"But... keep what out?" he asks again. "Are there mo-monsters out there?" This boy was ridiculous - funny, but ridiculous. Essence remembered when she was like this; asking about everything and everyone. As a kid, the world can be very confusing. of course, the world is still confusing to Essence, but it was more so when she was a pre-teen. "Then how did you get out? And in? Do you know what's out there?" I sigh and wait for him to speak again... "It hurts but I think it's okay..." I wait for another cluster of words, but none seem to come.

"Kid, I'm just a few years older than you. I don't know much about outside of the fence, either." Essence manages to day. "And I'm glad your arms feeling better, do you want water to put on it?" Without waiting for a reply, Essence - slowly - dumps the water onto the boy's arm. She figure that an electrical shock was just like a burn; let it cool, and make sure it stays cold so that the surrounding skin doesn't get affected by the 'injury'.

"Sorry if it burns." Essence says with a hidden chuckle under her breath. Although she really was trying to help the boy, she hoped that this would sort of act as payback in a hidden sense. Misery loves company..

ooc; did the best i can ;\ and for some reason I have lots of muse for Essence.

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pumped up kicks-- [sponge] Feb 21, 2012 5:42:19 GMT -5

Post by semper on Feb 21, 2012 5:42:19 GMT -5

How can she not know what was on the other side when she came from there? I look up at her, my eyes squinting in the sunlight that's coming through the leaves on the tree, and notice that her face is young like mine. Not as young, but close enough. I sniff and look back down, blinking my eyes a few times to clear away the tears that're still there. I don't understand. How can you not know what's at a place if you come from there? She must have seen a big monster or something and just isn't telling me.

She then asks if I want water on my hurt arm and I don't have time to even process the question before she pours some on. I wince away from it, but the coldness of it feels good on my arm. But then it starts stinging, so I whimper and sink back against the tree trunk, but my arm's still out for the water to run over it.

After a few moments, I decide to try and ask her something again. "Well... if you don't know what's out there, then do you know who put up the fence?" Again I look up at her, but this time it's from my cowering position, so she looks a whole lot more intimidating than she did before. "And what's your name?"

((I still suck at Shadow!posts. xD ))

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