1 Manhunt [A Rank, open] Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:56 pm
Ukiyo
Dead
Dawn broke on a damp, musky forest. The morning was particularly hot for some reason, be it the summer solstice or the humidity was unclear. Ukiyo laid on a branch of her tree, sprawls out with half her body hanging over the edge. She panted as she slept; minute beads of sweat covered her brow, symbolic of the heavy dew that coated nearby leaves. Her hand lifted halfheartedly to shoo away some flies that had been feasting on the salty liquid, but seemed too heavy for her to lift. Still asleep, Ukiyo squirmed a bit to get comfortable. Her body was uncomfortably warm, pressing against moss on the branch which only exacerbated her discomfort. She rarely felt this way; normally the heat relaxed her. Normally it was reminiscent of home: nature, her parents, home. Not today though. Today the heat and humidity turned on her, making her clothing stick and her branch warm. The moss was no longer cool, the air no longer refreshing. It was as if night had never come. Ukiyo, unknowingly, began rolling over on her branch. She pulled up her arm and leg and slide off the other two over the opposite side. She immediately began falling, but as soon as gravity took hold, Ukiyo woke up. At the last moment her hand opened up and grasped the branch, flipping in the air and straightening herself out enough to land smoothly on the ground in a crouch. A slight pain rattled her ankles as she hit the ground, but overall she was unharmed. Mmm Ukiyo groaned with her eyes still closed.
270/2500
270/2500