06-26-2017, 10:52 PM
Ice Bear headed west. Fortunately the road was well maintained, albiet not the 4-lane freeways he's come to know from San Francisco. He used his dataverse device as a compass. Plus he made note of the app Guu had shown him earlier, if he got lost he could always reset back to Ambrosia's town hall.
Still, he wanted to be careful. He summoned a notepad and some paper and a pencil. He started jotting down notes along the roads as he walked. He watched a documentary the night before on Ambrosia, and remembred a map showing the east and western parts of the city's outer edges.
So he drew a rudimentary map. He wasn't the best artist, but when it came to technical stuff he knew what he was doing. He'd worry about the nitty gritty details later.
For now this map was his guide. The documentary did give him one clue: It mentioned that nearby, in the woods, was the neighbouring city of Mokugakure, but it didn't point out the city on the map in the documentary for some reason.
Ice Bear assumed it was maybe an oversight and decided it might be in the woods somewhere west. He noted on the map there was heavy amounts of forest. He decided that was where he needed to search.
So he headed west, walking at a brisk, firm pace. He saw plenty of people walking from the west, heading into Ambrosia, including a pony hauling apples from her farm to sell in town. It was good to know he found a place to belong.
He couldn't help but think of his brothers. He really did miss them. However, he focused on the task at hand: the parcel needed delivery and the invoice signed.
Ice Bear was about 30 minutes out from Ambrosia's city limits. He didn't see any sign posts for Mokugakure anywhere. He scratched his head. He wondered why such a place would be so hard to find.
"Ice Bear needs guidance." He admitted, frustrated.
However something caught his eye: a single footprint, not of an animal, but human... and it was of a shoe. Most of the animals in town didn't wear shoes. And what piqued his interest was it was very faint: he only detected it because it was relatively fresh.
Then he noticed it was pointed away from the flow of east/west traffic - it was heading north from where he was standing.
He went down to sniff the footprint to see if he could get a scent. He got one. The footprints were very faint, as if someone was trying their best not to make them, lest they be detected. The road quickly turned to shrub, but he never completely lost the trail.
He kept heading north-northwest, making a note of the approximate trail he was taking. He came to the conclusion that this trail was gonna end up somewhere.
Ice Bear then felt someone creep up behind him. His instincts kicked in: but he remembred to try to be a bit more friendly this time. He turned around.
In front of him was a ninja, albiet not the kind Ice Bear was used to. This ninja had weird open toe sandals and a headband with a metal bit on it with a weird symbol. Ice Bear didn't immediately suspect a threat, because the ninja would have done something by now.
"You! Why were you following me?!"
Ice Bear shrugged his shoulders.
"Ice Bear has parcel for girl in Mokugakure."
He presented the invoice as proof.
"So it is. You got the parcel on you?"
Ice Bear unzipped his bag and showed the parcel.
"Ice Bear's axe is for self defence."
The guard looked stunned. He'd seen weird animals before, Ambrosia was kind of known for it. However he never had one trace his tracks so discretely.
"Ice Bear was making map to ensure he wasn't gonna get lost."
The guard spoke firmly. "I'd appreciate it if you didn't show that map to many people!"
Ice Bear shrugged his shoulders.
"Keep heading north, eventually you'll find the village."
Ice Bear nodded and bowed. "Arigatou" he said firmly. The then continued walking north towards the village of Mokugakure. At this rate he'd be back in time for dinner at the latest.
Maybe lunch if he went first class mail.
Still, he wanted to be careful. He summoned a notepad and some paper and a pencil. He started jotting down notes along the roads as he walked. He watched a documentary the night before on Ambrosia, and remembred a map showing the east and western parts of the city's outer edges.
So he drew a rudimentary map. He wasn't the best artist, but when it came to technical stuff he knew what he was doing. He'd worry about the nitty gritty details later.
For now this map was his guide. The documentary did give him one clue: It mentioned that nearby, in the woods, was the neighbouring city of Mokugakure, but it didn't point out the city on the map in the documentary for some reason.
Ice Bear assumed it was maybe an oversight and decided it might be in the woods somewhere west. He noted on the map there was heavy amounts of forest. He decided that was where he needed to search.
So he headed west, walking at a brisk, firm pace. He saw plenty of people walking from the west, heading into Ambrosia, including a pony hauling apples from her farm to sell in town. It was good to know he found a place to belong.
He couldn't help but think of his brothers. He really did miss them. However, he focused on the task at hand: the parcel needed delivery and the invoice signed.
Ice Bear was about 30 minutes out from Ambrosia's city limits. He didn't see any sign posts for Mokugakure anywhere. He scratched his head. He wondered why such a place would be so hard to find.
"Ice Bear needs guidance." He admitted, frustrated.
However something caught his eye: a single footprint, not of an animal, but human... and it was of a shoe. Most of the animals in town didn't wear shoes. And what piqued his interest was it was very faint: he only detected it because it was relatively fresh.
Then he noticed it was pointed away from the flow of east/west traffic - it was heading north from where he was standing.
He went down to sniff the footprint to see if he could get a scent. He got one. The footprints were very faint, as if someone was trying their best not to make them, lest they be detected. The road quickly turned to shrub, but he never completely lost the trail.
He kept heading north-northwest, making a note of the approximate trail he was taking. He came to the conclusion that this trail was gonna end up somewhere.
Ice Bear then felt someone creep up behind him. His instincts kicked in: but he remembred to try to be a bit more friendly this time. He turned around.
In front of him was a ninja, albiet not the kind Ice Bear was used to. This ninja had weird open toe sandals and a headband with a metal bit on it with a weird symbol. Ice Bear didn't immediately suspect a threat, because the ninja would have done something by now.
"You! Why were you following me?!"
Ice Bear shrugged his shoulders.
"Ice Bear has parcel for girl in Mokugakure."
He presented the invoice as proof.
"So it is. You got the parcel on you?"
Ice Bear unzipped his bag and showed the parcel.
"Ice Bear's axe is for self defence."
The guard looked stunned. He'd seen weird animals before, Ambrosia was kind of known for it. However he never had one trace his tracks so discretely.
"Ice Bear was making map to ensure he wasn't gonna get lost."
The guard spoke firmly. "I'd appreciate it if you didn't show that map to many people!"
Ice Bear shrugged his shoulders.
"Keep heading north, eventually you'll find the village."
Ice Bear nodded and bowed. "Arigatou" he said firmly. The then continued walking north towards the village of Mokugakure. At this rate he'd be back in time for dinner at the latest.
Maybe lunch if he went first class mail.