Shipwreck. 1x1

[arabmorgan]

j o n a t h a n
{ male } { single } { 24 years } { the crewman }

Jonathan grinned apologetically when Aurora stumbled. "Too excited!" he exclaimed, turning to give Roland a dirty look when he heard the other boy call him Jonnie. What kind of name was Jonnie? Grabbing the remaining meat from his friend, Jonathan picked up another of Roland's spears and parried his blows quickly. They had mock-fought so many times like this he could do it with his eyes closed. Finally, they set off for real and Jonathan began biting on a piece of meat as they walked along the beach.

"A cave would be good," he mentioned through a mouthful of meat, "if there're no bears inside." He peered around; so far all he saw was sand and trees. They would have to go into the jungle at some point, and Jonathan smirked at that thought. It was awfully tedious and tiring to push through all the branches and bushes, but it gave a real sense of adventure. Now they were really exploring an uninhabited island and it was completely surreal. "Seems to be the same all they way, let's go through the jungle and see how big it is," he suggested. "If we get lost we'll just come out the other side." He laughed excitedly.

s e r e n e
{ female } { single } { 21 years } { the lady's daughter }

Serene giggled as Roland tried to speak with his mouth full, waving goodbye as the two men left. She raised an eyebrow at their 'swordfight', rolling her eyes fondly. Boys will always be boys, she thought, amused. It was something her mother had always told her. Serene took the packet from Aurora, thanking her before biting into the meat. It was tougher than what she was used to, but the flavour was strong and not bad at all. Between mouthfuls, she scraped at the wood with the stone, pleased to see a slightly sharper edge was emerging from the originally blunt tip. Looking over at the bones, she asked, "How're you going to grind those? We have rocks but no bowls. Will the leaves work?"

After a while, though, the heat got intolerable for Serene and she brought her tools over to the tent. She sat half in the tent, with her legs sticking out as she worked slowly on the spear. It was almost finished, sharpened to a point, and she figured she could start on another. "How's this?" she called, sticking her hand out of the tent and waving the spear around happily.

[walk.]

[center]r o l a n d
male- single- 22 years- 'the captain's boy'

Roland shrugged and said, "Well, yeah I guess so, but there could be bats and stuff in there, we'd best not risk it." he flipped his spear before sighing, his footsteps falling into a rhythm. It was exciting, being the chosen ones to explore is huge island. Well, the beach seemed to go on for miles so Roland assumed it was big anyways, but he couldn't be one to say for certain. As Jonathan mentioned about exploring the forest, he felt lightened by the thought of getting out of the heat, he could already feel it burning his back.

He chose a fairly clear point to enter the forest and began pushing back branches with his spear, breaking them to form a path as Aurora had done before. He glanced up at the monkeys In the trees and couldn't help feeling a bit timid, the way their orange eyes gleamed at him through the thick canopy, almost made the,landscape seem surreal and Roland gulped, brushing back his hair.

a u r o r a
female- single- 19 years- 'the maid'

Aurora shrugged and said, "No, they're too soft, I need some wood to do it." she got to her feet, grabbing a fairly firm bit and nodding, slumping back in the tent beside Serene and taking the bone. She began grinding the end off, concentrating hard on her work. When Serene spoke, she jumped slightly and nodded, saying, "Yeah that's great!" she took the spear off Serene and using a thin stone, neatly scribed 'Serene' in curly writing, it looked pretty, she had to admit.

Aurora powdered a bit more, before muttering, "The boys can do it later, I'm going to eat a bit more." she got to her feet and grinned as she spotted Banana's. Grabbing her spear, she leapt up, unhooking them from the branch and catching them after she fell, she took another back to Serene and said, "Here, these look ripe enough to eat if you'd like?"

[arabmorgan]

j o n a t h a n
{ male } { single } { 24 years } { the crewman }

Jonathan followed Roland into the trees, the hooting and rustling of the monkeys catching his attention as well. "I wouldn't put it past them to steal our food," he said darkly. "Those things are clever." He pushed through the low-hanging branches with his stick, heading for the lake. "There might be some nice spot there," he suggested, "and with water nearby too, it would be convenient." When the lake came into view, he had to resist leaping in again; instead, he dipped at the water with his toes and walked around it.

Looking around, there seemed to be only trees surrounding the lake. There were large, light pawprints in the softer sand near the water, which Jonathan pointed out to Roland. "Some big cat," he muttered. "We should avoid that area at all costs unless we want to be eaten."

s e r e n e
{ female } { single } { 21 years } { the lady's daughter }

Serene watched Aurora work with single-minded concentration on the bones. When the other girl started carving on her spear and handed it back to her, her jaw dropped to see Serene scratched neatly on to the side of the wood. "This is mine?" she said, not knowing whether to feel doubtful or excited. "You'll teach me to hunt? Thank you!" Her expression brightened, hoping that she could possibly impress the others with her new skills. She couldn't really see herself stabbing animals, but she supposed she would learn.

"Should I make more?" Serene asked, glad that there was something she could do. "In case the spears break or get lost. Or I could help with the bones as well!" She was glad she was stuck with Aurora on this island, it would be terrible without another girl to look for her and help her. She took the bananas from Aurora gratefully, peeling into one and biting into it. The fruit was soft yellow on the outside, and lovely and sweet on the inside. She'd never really liked bananas before, but after knowing hunger, pretty much everything tasted good now.

[walk.]

r o l a n d
male- single- 22 years- 'the captain's boy'

Roland nodded as his gaze turned to the animal tracks and he muttered, "We should get Aurora to look at them, since she knew the tapir tracks, who says she won't know what those are?" he knelt down and brushed them slightly with his hand and muttered, "They look an awful lot like Jaguar tracks." he truely hoped they weren't.

Roland muttered, "I think we should follow them, we need to deal with the Jaguar eventually, but for now, we need to at least see where it is, so we can stay away from it's den sight." he knew it sounded stupid, but eventually, they might have kids or something and they needed to to stay safe.

a u r o r a
female- single- 19 years- 'the maid'

Aurora grinned at Serene's excitement and nodded, "Of course, you'll need to learn anyways won't you?" she sighed and layed back in the tent, this really was paradise to Aurora, and she couldn't be happier. Aurora nodded and gave a thumbs up to Serene about the spear and muttered, "Jonathan can do the bones later, I can't be bothered." she sighed, laying back, placing her hand on her belly.

Aurora sighed and said, "Is it weird, living with your maid girl?" surprisedly, Aurora didn't find it weird at all, she found it nice, having Serene on the island with her, it was great having another girl there to chat too, but she really wanted to spend some quality time with Jonathan, they had hardly been together and she needed to get something off her mind, something big.

(Sorry I haven't replied, I've been so busy with exams all week! I have a good plot twister, Serene should get pregnant with Roland's child, that would be cool!)

[arabmorgan]

{ no problem! good luck for your exams c: and sure, sounds cool, it'd be hard being pregnant on the island ^^ }

s e r e n e
{ female } { single } { 21 years } { the lady's daughter }

Serene smiled as she started sharpening another piece of wood. She watched Aurora lie back comfortably as she herself leaned against the trunk of a tree. Only after checking for any insects, of course. She raised an eyebrow at Aurora's question and laughed. "I almost forgot you used to be my maid, actually," she confessed. "That all seems so far away now. We've only been here for a day but it feels like it's been ages. I don't mind, it's nice that you're here with me, and I'm learning so much from you! We should be friends." She shot a smile at the younger girl.

After a moment of silence, Serene looked back at Aurora, who seemed deep in thought about something. "What're you thinking about?" she asked casually, still concentrating on the stone in her hand. The sun was bright and scorching now, but under the shade of the trees she was able to appreciate the beauty of the white-topped blue waves and the untouched golden sand.

j o n a t h a n
{ male } { single } { 24 years } { the crewman }

"Jaguar? That's bad," Jonathan said darkly. "Let's hope it doesn't attack us if we come near its territory. Even worse, I hope it doesn't have cubs." He narrowed his eyes, taking the lead into the forest. He kept his eyes on the ground, often pausing to take a closer look around if the tracks grew faint or backtracked. From the many overlapping prints and the quietness of this section of the forest, it was clear that whatever made these tracks settled here often. We're close, Jonathan mouthed, turning back to look at Roland.

He wasn't sure what they would do if they did come upon a big cat, except perhaps try to fend it off with sticks if it attacked them. Finally, he pushed his way into a small clearing, where a half-eaten carcass of a rabbit lay to the side. Other than that, there was no sign of life around, and it was eerily quiet. Stepping closer to the dead rabbit, Jonathan saw with some surprise that it looked freshly killed. Suddenly nervous, he said aloud, "I think we found it, but the jaguar must've heard us coming. It's around here somewhere."