Name: Nathan Lasél
Location: San Francisco, California, United States - 07:21 PM
Status: Unconscious
Health: 34/100
Inventory: Slightly dirtied North Face knapsack:
- Walther P99 (3 - 154)
- 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition (Currently in use.)
- Sharp kitchen knife
- Medical Kit
Notes:
- Note about "Ryan"
It was dark when I awoke.
When I sat up, I felt a sharp pain in my head. I winced, and felt my forehead. There was a large gash, and blood dripping out of it. I looked to my left and found the window in the humvee to be broken, so I crawled out and examined the humvee.
The car was totaled. I turned slowly to my right, and found Darx kneeling on the ground, treating Michelle. She looked pale, but was sleeping and breathing normally. The knife sat on the ground next to Darx, the blade blackened with dried blood.
"Will she live?"
Darx was startled, and looked up at me. He had a large scratch on his left cheek and a laceration on his forehead. His right ear was ragged and bloody, but still intact. "Jesus, you scared me." He changed the subject. "She should be fine. The blade was kind of dull, so it didn't do much damage, but when she wakes up, she'll have to take it easy. No fooling around between the two of you, hear me?" He chuckled, then smiled.
I laughed, and nodded slowly, as not to aggravate the gash on my head. I looked back at the humvee, and thought of my bag. I walked back over and found it hanging from the seat by the seatbelt I put it in, so I wouldn't lose it. I unlatched the belt, and put the bag on my back. I asked Darx, "Hey, where's Alyx?"
He looked up at me, and said, "He's sitting in the grass over there." Darx pointed to the right with his thumb, and I saw Alyx sitting on a small island separating the lanes, in a patch of grass. He was relaxing and trying to rest. I strolled over.
"Hey, you okay?" I inquired softly. I didn't want to cause him any pain, seeing as I didn't know the extent of his injuries yet.
"Yeah, Nate. I'm good." He turned to face me, and I saw his broken nose. It had been treated with gauze. He also had a gash on his forehead, albeit it being smaller than mine. It was lucky our injuries weren't more serious.
"I'm curious as to why our injuries aren't more extensive."
"Yeah, me too."
I sat down next to him and we were quiet for a minute. I finally broke the silence, and asked him a serious question. "Do you think Michelle likes me?"
He looked at me, and chuckled. "Well, yeah Nate! She hangs around you all the time. What did you think?"
I looked into space. "I dunno. Maybe because I didn't know if she felt the same."
I reached into my pocket, and looked at the note I found the day before I met Michelle. I ripped it in half, and threw it into the bushes. That part of her life as Ryan was over.
I stood up and walked over to where Darx was sitting. I sat back down, and stared at Michelle. Darx looked at me, then walked off to go check on Alyx.
I just couldn't help wondering what she was thinking.
Name: Nathan Lasél
Location: San Francisco, California, United States - 05:07 PM
Status: Injured (moderate), tired
Health: 34/100
Inventory: Slightly dirtied North Face knapsack:
- Walther P99 (3 - 154)
- 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition (Currently in use.)
- Sharp kitchen knife
- Medical Kit
(I am aware this is incredibly sappy.)