02-07-2016, 03:45 PM
Koal let out a prolonged groan, solely rolling over, onto his left side. His stomach was doing cartwheels at the moment, and he was ninety percent sure that if he looked in a mirror, his face would be green. He placed a hand into the pack snow that was the ground, slowly pushing his upper body off the cold ground. Whatever heat he might've had when he was in the Nexus, was long gone by now, and his chattering teeth were a testament to that fact. ' I am never going to get used to that.' His thoughts, unlike his last trip through the rabbit hole, were not muddled and slow. If anything, the cold seemed to stimulate his brain.
He pushed himself to his knees, taking in the environment around him. Koal let out a breath, the air condensing in front of his face, forming a miniature cloud. It was a large and empty space, if first impressions were anything to go by. A blanket of snow covered the ground, unbroken, as if no-one has passed through here in a long while. Mountain crested on the horizon,like jagged knives thrust into the sky. He took a brief moment to enjoy the scenery, letting his 'gate hangover', pass. The young swordsman narrowed his gaze, focusing on something a great distance away...he thought he had caught a flicker of movement, far out in the white landscape. The strong gusts of wind were being snow into his eyes, however, making it difficult to confirm that thought.
" Might as well investigate." Koal mumbled under his breath, giving his shoulders a noncommittal shrug. He took a soft step forward, testing the ground to see if it would support his weight. The iced-over ground didn't give an inch. Koal set off at a moderate running speed, he wanted to generate some body heat to keep himself from dying of hypothermia. Great things to be thinking about. Koal skin his head, dispelling the graphic images of black fingers and toes from his overactive mind. He narrowed his gaze and focused on the task at hand.
It took Koal a great deal longer to reach his quarry than he thought it would, due to the young man's great deal of curiosity. He often got sidetracked due to something catching his eye,a flicker in his peripheral vision. His latest distraction had been a young snow fox, which Koal has named Alexia. After finally getting the animal to approach him, Lynch had made the mistake of feeding it. The Fox hasn't stopped following him around, no matter what Koal did to try and state the little fucker off. He had even almost killed the poor thing with a near-miss fireball to the head. But in the end, Koal stopped carrying, just trying to find some signs that somone has been out here. He searched for a good thirty minutes, under every snow-covered rock, and in every. Single. God damn snowdrift. Seriously, they were everywhere!
" Wonder if you've seen anybody, recently?" He mused, scratching the small Fox begins its large right ear. At his words, the Fox seemed to perk up, it's flipping wars standing on end. It features his left sleeve in its mouth, tugging fiercely. Yanking his jacket from the animals mouth, he gave it an agitated glare.
" Try that again, and I'll roast you over a campfire, y'hear?" The Fox crouched low, whimpering, but still trying to get his attention. Koal fixed a confused look, not understanding. Alexia took off at a sprint, leading Koal scrambling to catch up. He eventually did, narrowing hiseyes at the scene using of him. It wasn't much, but it was a start. Tracks in the snow. They were light, barely noticeable, but they were there. He let out a small from and noises at the fox. He then sprinted ahead, following the tracks in the snow. The wind was starting to pick up, snow working its way into every little crack and crevice in his clothing. He needed to find whoever he was trying to find, and get out of this, before it got too bad...
He pushed himself to his knees, taking in the environment around him. Koal let out a breath, the air condensing in front of his face, forming a miniature cloud. It was a large and empty space, if first impressions were anything to go by. A blanket of snow covered the ground, unbroken, as if no-one has passed through here in a long while. Mountain crested on the horizon,like jagged knives thrust into the sky. He took a brief moment to enjoy the scenery, letting his 'gate hangover', pass. The young swordsman narrowed his gaze, focusing on something a great distance away...he thought he had caught a flicker of movement, far out in the white landscape. The strong gusts of wind were being snow into his eyes, however, making it difficult to confirm that thought.
" Might as well investigate." Koal mumbled under his breath, giving his shoulders a noncommittal shrug. He took a soft step forward, testing the ground to see if it would support his weight. The iced-over ground didn't give an inch. Koal set off at a moderate running speed, he wanted to generate some body heat to keep himself from dying of hypothermia. Great things to be thinking about. Koal skin his head, dispelling the graphic images of black fingers and toes from his overactive mind. He narrowed his gaze and focused on the task at hand.
It took Koal a great deal longer to reach his quarry than he thought it would, due to the young man's great deal of curiosity. He often got sidetracked due to something catching his eye,a flicker in his peripheral vision. His latest distraction had been a young snow fox, which Koal has named Alexia. After finally getting the animal to approach him, Lynch had made the mistake of feeding it. The Fox hasn't stopped following him around, no matter what Koal did to try and state the little fucker off. He had even almost killed the poor thing with a near-miss fireball to the head. But in the end, Koal stopped carrying, just trying to find some signs that somone has been out here. He searched for a good thirty minutes, under every snow-covered rock, and in every. Single. God damn snowdrift. Seriously, they were everywhere!
" Wonder if you've seen anybody, recently?" He mused, scratching the small Fox begins its large right ear. At his words, the Fox seemed to perk up, it's flipping wars standing on end. It features his left sleeve in its mouth, tugging fiercely. Yanking his jacket from the animals mouth, he gave it an agitated glare.
" Try that again, and I'll roast you over a campfire, y'hear?" The Fox crouched low, whimpering, but still trying to get his attention. Koal fixed a confused look, not understanding. Alexia took off at a sprint, leading Koal scrambling to catch up. He eventually did, narrowing hiseyes at the scene using of him. It wasn't much, but it was a start. Tracks in the snow. They were light, barely noticeable, but they were there. He let out a small from and noises at the fox. He then sprinted ahead, following the tracks in the snow. The wind was starting to pick up, snow working its way into every little crack and crevice in his clothing. He needed to find whoever he was trying to find, and get out of this, before it got too bad...