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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:31 pm
Sawa awoke that morning groggily, before the sun had even reached the horizon. That was a strange dream. He thought to himself. Actually... thinking back on it, he realized that it wasn't a dream. There was a female here, and he was supposed to be giving her her second task today. He still had no idea what that would be... only that it would be in the swamp.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:33 pm
Gwen awoke to the birds chirping to the rising of the sun. She stretched out her body lazily before realizing she had somewhere to be. She knew it was important for her to be on time... she didn't want to mess up any of her chances of staying on this island. She looked around the field a little confused, trying to remember which way the swamp was.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:36 pm
Looking towards the east, Sawa realized that the sun had almost completely risen. The female, Gwen, had only about 5 minutes in which to get there. Part of him hoped that she wouldn't make it in time, and this ordeal would be over, but another part of him longed for the company. He had been alone his whole life... he wasn't used to interacting with other beings, and it felt... good.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:41 pm
Running as fast as she could, looking at the sun as she ran east. It wasn't too much further to the swamp, but she didn't have much time left to get there. Even though her legs felt like jelly for running so long, she increased her effort to put on more speed. She had never wanted something so badly that she would actually do things herself to get them. Other than pout and whine. She now saw the swamp coming into her view, and a wave of relief swept over her. I better not be doing this for nothing. She thought.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:45 pm
Sawa turned his attention back towards the west, where he heard the girl making a racket running through the bog. She had made it just in time. He thought he would mess with her a little bit anyways. "You're late!" he boomed, looking sternly at her. He smirked a bit to himself, hoping he had put her a little on edge.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:52 pm
Gwen snorted with indignation and looked towards the sun. "I am not!" She protested. She would not cry. He couldn't be that strict. She couldn't let herself fail just because she was a couple of seconds late. "You said nothing of whether my being on time would affect the tasks. I demand that you let me keep trying." She looked at him stubbornly. She would not give up.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:57 pm
Gwen's set look of determination softened Sawa's stern heart a bit. He actually felt a little bad at making her worry. Seeing the droplets of tears almost falling over the edge of her eyes made him lower his ears in shame. "Well then," he said, regaining his composure. "We'll begin the task."
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:59 pm
Relief washed over Gwen, and suddenly she felt her energy return. She would be able to do the task. "Alright," she said, confidence now back in her voice. "What is the task? I am ready for anything." Even though she said it with confidence, she was still a little unsure of whether she would be able to complete the task or not.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:04 pm
The female surprised him with her determination. She must want this badly, if she's so willing to do whatever it was that he asked of her. "The time limit for this task is ten minutes." He thought about what the task would entail, exactly. He had some ideas, but none of them really seemed just right. Then, he grinned mischievously. "You must drench your body in the muck of the swamp, and fill that little ditch there with it." he nodded towards a ditch not too far off. It was one of the only dry parts of the swamp. "When the time is up, I will decide whether you have put enough in there."
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:08 pm
Gwen groaned. Of course it would involve her getting dirty... she prided herself on her cleanliness and her shining coat. He must have caught me cringing when that dirt brushed up against me. She thought to herself. She let out a long breath. She would prove to him that she wasn't quite the little princess he must think her to be. A little mud never hurt anyone... although it would be disgusting.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:11 pm
Hearing the girl groan brought only a little pleasure to Sawa. He was surprised by that. Usually he reveled in others' misery. He didn't know what kind of effect this female was having on him, and he hadn't decided whether he liked it or not. "Alright, you may begin. I will be keeping your time, and will inform you when it's up."
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:20 pm
As soon as Gwen heard the word "begin," she dove into the muck, trying not to gag at the smell. She covered her body in the stuff, and then made her way carefully to the ditch, not wanting to lose any of the mud that had caked onto her. She shook herself off carefully, getting almost all of the mud into the ditch. She looked up at Sawa, watching her with a grin on his face. that's right, laugh it up swamp boy. She thought, frowning.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:26 pm
Sawa found himself smiling with pleasure as he watched Gwen getting dirty performing his task. He realized though, that it wasn't because she was in pain. He found that he might actually be... attracted to her. This scared him immensely. No one had had any sort of effect like this on him before. "You have 5 minutes left." He said, as he watched her finish her 4th trip. Looking at the ditch, he was surprised to see that it was already over halfway filled.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:33 pm
Hearing Sawa say that half the time was gone didn't phase her at all. She was doing well, and she was actually having fun doing it. She made her way back to the bog to cover herself in mud again. The smell wasn't even really bothering her anymore. After she was dripping with mud, she flashed a grin at Sawa. He won't get me down. She thought, smiling even as a drop of mud rolled down her face.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:35 pm
After watching her shake off the last bit of mud from her body, Sawa waited for her to delve into the mud again before he called time. It wasn't very nice, but he wasn't a very nice boy. "Time's up!" He called, just as she was about to make her way back to the ditch. He saw her look at him expectantly, no doubt on her face that she had completed the task successfully. "You have done well. You have passed the second task."
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