Hunting Party
“Come on rookie, time to go; we’ve got reports of a herd moving in from the breach.”
“A herd? Deer?”
“No, a herd of Elephants. YES, a herd of deer! Grab your chain, and let’s go.”
“If it’s just deer, what do I need chain for?”
“Haven’t you read the manual? The bestiary? Deer are so common they’re the first damned page! Have you seriously not read it?”
“I was planning to- I thought- I didn’t think I’d see action so soon…”
“First mistake there, rookie. Get your chain. Let’s go. We’ll fill you in on the way.”
**
The deer, Vanden explained as the battered Land Rover rumbled along, were one of the more common “leaks” that you’d get from breaches. Something about them was drawn to the volatile energy that left a gap between this world and The Other, and the deer found it easy to slide through before the Veil sealed itself over. They always came in numbers, and the trick was to get to them before they got to any unwary passers-by.
“We tried cordoning off the areas around breaches as unsafe, like minefields,” Owen continued as Vanden leaned forward to speak to the driver. “But you wouldn’t believe how many dog-walkers think we’re exaggerating, or that their little pooches will protect them. Ramblers are the worst; think their right to roam overrides our need to protect them. Idiots.”
Yoooo this is so good !! Give this person a read/follow !!
