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Here’s another bit from War’s End, though Bounce is out of sight this time, looking for the rest of the group. Ginger has just told Kelty that the sticky vines holding him have a substance that acts as an insect repellent. (Makes sense: if the vines trap animals for nutrients, they would evolve some defense against insects “stealing” their prey.) Coralie? The steps of survival are recognition, inventory, shelter, water, food, signals, and play, and being from a nomad culture, she’s well drilled in survival strategies.
To see earlier snippets of this WIP, click on “Index” above, and then on “Six Sentence Sunday.” If you want to know more about pocket herders, take a look at last Thursday.
“Glad you can use it, but get me loose,” the pilot growled. “I’d just as soon I hadn’t found it.”
What else was in the emergency kit? Coralie wondered. They’d need water, shelter, food …. She looked up, now seeing that the silver spangles she’d seen earlier were bits of a cloudy sky. This forest was warmer and wetter than anything she knew; they’d need shelter from rain.
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Glad she’s got an emergency kit now! Forest sounds like trouble.
And they haven’t even met the predators yet.
I love the evolutionary aspects here. But focus, Ginger! The poor guy needs to get unstuck!
Dissolving something takes time, and she’s working on it.
I hope the rain doesn’t bring new challenges, level headed and prepared though the characters are LOL! Another effective six from this story for sure!
Going to be very interesting to see what my editor thinks of this. (Though of course she’ll have lots more back story on all of them.)
I can’t wait to see if they get him out or if there are some hiccups along the way.
Mostly to his dignity.
Love all the detail, but I do miss Bounce lol
She’ll be back.
Nice six–hope the poor guy gets unstuck soon!
Ginger’s working on it.
That forest sounds creepy 🙂 Good six
Creepy and alien. And they haven’t met the predators yet.
Sounds like they’re in for a tough time, but at least they have the tools and knowledge to give them a good chance at survival. Good tension.
That reader is going to be a lifesaver.
I’ve been enjoying your excerpts every week and waiting impatiently for the next. It’s been good all along but now it’s getting better. I can’t help but to think something is really going to be hitting the fan very soon.
Don’t know if I’ll get to it on SSS. Anybody remember when it goes away? But I’ll keep posting snippets on Sunday.
Hope he’s unstuck soon.
Soon is his time; may be a while in snippets.
Sounds like trouble ahead…they’ll be needing that emergency kit. Nice six Sue Ann.
They’ll need what’s in it.
She’s definitely the right person to keep them safe. Well done!
They’re all pretty level headed, but Coralie’s the one with survival training.
Eww… I feel for the pilot, poor guy! I like the world you’ve created. It is very vivid! 🙂
Thanks. I think he’s more embarrassed than hurt, at the moment.
If there’s animals there has to be something to eat them. 🙂 I hope she gets him out before something big and hungry turns up.
Only animals they’ve seen so far are the insects.
Oh boy, it feels like your setting things up for something truly awful. Great six, as always.
Maybe 🙂
Cool setting!
I’m not sure cool is the word I’d use–it’s hot!
Great imagery, l could really ‘see’ the forest!
Thanks. They’re actually in a relative clearing, probably caused by the fall of the tree Kelty’s stuck to, but Coralie is able to see enough sky to recognize clouds for the first time.
Love the detail. Great six as always!!
Thanks. Coralie’s getting into survival mode. After all, she has that baby to worry about.
You do such a great job of categorizing the moment to moment while still maintaining a tension.
Thanks. I try to put myself in Coralie’s head.
Sounds like they have a lot of work ahead to get unstuck. Great Six – could feel the stress.
Unstuck in more ways than one!
I love “silver spangles” – what a great description!