Outcast Fanfic Choose an Adventure story!!

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Whatever, I'm in a writing mood and I can't wait for more votes! Off we go!

Koise whipped out his mobile from his bag, dialed the number, and put his phone to his ear.

Phones are difficult for Koise to use as his species ears are placed at the bottom back corners of his head (not that his head was box-shaped), and because he was male, this was made even more difficult as his pointy cat-like ears curved inwards towards his neck. All in all, he was rather frustrated the phone company hadn't made a phone model specifically for Renon use (Renons are Koise's species).

*bluuu bluu*
*bluuu bluu*
*bluuu bluu*
*bluuu bluu*

*Hey, this is Marilyn.*
Koise sighed in frustration. Answer machine.
*Sorry I can't take your call, I'm either welding or out on a job. Please leave a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks!*

"Hey Marilyn," Koise said, "this is Koise. I got a letter from Bob asking me to meet him at his town. He said that your welding skills may be useful, so it'd be helpful if you came along. We'll most likely be at his house, so if you could meet us there that'd be great. Bye!"

Koise hung up the phone and put it back in his backpack. He followed the road (not asphalt, more like a path than a road) down to the left and towards a crossing. He glanced at the three prongs it made ahead of them. Conveniently there was a sign on the side saying which road went where, to refresh Koise's memory.

One road led through the woods. The woods were a shorter and lesser used road which winded over under and around the clustered trunks of trees. Another led through the countryside past various farms. These roads were open with wide views of the sky, and mountains framed the horizon to one side. The third path goes through light forest and shrub.

Which road should Koise take?
A) Through the woods, it's shorter and so he'll get there faster
B) Through the countryside, the wide open spaces would reveal anyone who would try to do Koise any harm.
C) Through the scrub-land and bush, Koise'll be able to hide from any wrong-doers.

A) Through the woods, it's shorter and so he'll get there faster

Woods. Trees are nice.

Woods it is!

Koise took the road into the woods. He wanted to shave some time when getting there, as while he did like traveling, Bob's letter sounded urgent and he wanted to get there quickly.

He walked into the woods, and as he got a fair way in, he turned as saw his town. It was a fair town, nothing interesting, nothing boring. He lived there all his life, and most of it alone without any parents.

He turned and walked on. The road, while taking less time, still did not hesitate to twist and turn on hills slopes and trees. The light of the sun broke through the canopy of the trees every so often to light up the way, and no animals were to be seen in the woods. Not even an insect. It was actually a bit disorientating, especially because it was completely silent, not a twig or the rustle of falling leaves.

Koise made his way down the path on the side of a ridge, and looked down and saw the trees go down the valley at a semi-steep pitch along the forest floor, littered with leaves. This was about half an hour since he left his home. The path he was walking on was dusty, and he gets annoyed when walking down these roads as the dust gets the fur on his feet really dirty. But he couldn't wear shoes as Renon feet are large and, well, blob-like and have no toes.

Then Koise heard a noise coming from up the ridge. It was a sort of tumbling noise, something falling through the leaf litter towards him. Just as it started to get louder, a girl Renon fell from the cifflet above him and fell on him, and they then both fell down to the bottom of the ridge. After they tumbled and fell, Koise picked himself up and spat out a leaf caught in his mouth. He took a look at the girl who had fell onto him.

She was a young girl, about 15 years old, and wore a simple shirt and pants, and nothing else. She held a small cube-like toy, a Dayol Cube. Koise had heard of those before. They're sort of a mix of a puzzle involving magnets in the form of a Rubik's Cube, with the smaller cube bits being the pieces. At least, that's how Marilyn described it, but Koise didn't get it.

"What the heck did you do that for?!" Koise asked in annoyance
"I am sorry." the girl said "I did not do that on purpose."
"Well whatever the reason, why did you?"
"I tripped while I was running away."
"Running away from what?"
"Home."
Koise paused for a bit. 'Serious business' he thought.
"Why are you running away from home?"
"Because I do not like it there."
"Oh. Where do you want to go?"
"I do not know."
"How bad is it at home?"
The girl did not respond.
"How bad is it at home?" Koise repeated.
Still she didn't respond.
"What's your name?"
"Kipo Lamron."
"Okay. Do you want to come with me to where I'm going?"
"Okay." Kipo said "Where are you going?"
"A place called Tramata. A friend called for me there."
"Okay."

Why did Kipo run away from home?
A) Her parents were being mean to her
B) She felt depressed
C) She was miles away from anywhere

b) she felt depressed.

C.) She was miles away from anywhere.

Because it's even, I'll be cruel and pick the one I like (which is she was miles away from anywhere).

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"Where do you come from?" Koise asked
"Umatari" Kipo replied
"Umatari?!" Koise said in disbelief "But that's 100 kilometers away!!"
"It is 97 kilometers away, or 155.2 miles away."
"Wha-how did you know that? Did you count your steps or something?"
"No, I did not do that. I figured it out at my home."
"Oh, okay. Were you bored?"
"No, I was not. I just wanted to know."
"Oh, erm, okay." Koise said awkwardly. "So, lets get back to the path and get going."

The pair walked up to the top of the path and walked further along towards Tramata.

"So, why are you miles from home anyway?" Koise asked
"Because I do not like it there."
"Why not?"
"Because there was not a lot to do in Umatara."
"Hmm, I guess so. I mean, it's a shockingly small town, you have to drive to get everything."
"You do not have to drive to get everything. You have to drive to get a lot of things."
"Do you like correcting people?"
"I do not consider myself to like correcting people."
Koise thought she spoke pretty technically for a-erm... hmm, how old was she?
"How old are you?" Koise asked
"15 years, 9 months and 378 days."
"How do you know that?" Koise asked
"Because it is 8 days until my birthday."
"Oh, congratulations!"
Kipo took a bit to say "Thank you."

Then a rain drop fell from the sky and splatted onto a leaf nearby. Kipo let out a small and quiet yelp, as if she saw a spider and was arachnophobic. Then another droplet fell, this time onto a rock on the side of the path. And then more fell, until the air was dotted with small droplets of rain.

"Oh look, it's raining!" Koise said. He turned towards Kipo, who looked terribly frightened. "What's wrong?"
"I do not like water." Kipo said
"What?"
The rain fell a bit stronger, and at that Kipo was on the ground in her own fear and utter dislike for the rain. To her, it was extremely uncomfortable. She hated water and feared it, she just didn't like it at all. It felt uneasing and uncomfortable on her fur and skin, and the noise of falling rain disorientates her. And then the sky let loose, and Kipo was on the ground screaming.

Koise had no idea what to do. He looked around, and saw a hollow old tree-trunk in the ground. He grabbed Kipo by the arm, but she immediately pulled it back.

"Kipo!!" Koise yelled over the roar of the falling rain "There's a hollow tree trunk nearby which will keep you dry!! You're gonna have to go over to it!!"
Kipo didn't reply. She was curled up in a ball in fear.
"It's about ten metres away!!" Koise said "Do I have to drag you there?!"
Kipo remained silent. She appeared to not have even heard what Koise had said. Just as Koise was about to say something, she said
"Yes, you can drag me to the hollow tree trunk."
"It would help if you could get up and walk!!"
"Okay." Kipo said. She then got up a little bit, and sort of crouched on the ground. She was still terribly afraid, but she let Koise hold her hand as he led her to the tree trunk. She almost felt comforted by Koise, and soon they were inside the trunk.
"Great." Koise said. "Are you okay?"
"Mhmm..." Kipo said. She wanted to be silent and on her own, as she always did when something that made her unhappy happened. But she knew her and Koise could barely fit in the trunk with room to spare.

How long will it take for the rain to ease off?
A) 4 hours
B) 14 hours
C) 24 hours

P.S. Can someone delete Spy's spam in this thread please?

No-one seems interested...

B-14 hours.

14 hours. Again, by writer's preference.

The rain just wouldn't stop. It just kept on going. It seemed like it's sole purpose was to soak everything like a sponge. The path became muddy with water and banks on the side crumbled.

It was uninteresting in the tree trunk, and uncomfortable too. The inside of the trunk was about the size of a dinner table, so there was enough room, and yet not enough at all. Koise and Kipo felt condensed in the small space, and Koise was eager to stretch his legs if given the chance. Soon he began to feel hungry, and so delved into his backpack to get some food. He pulled out a packet of crisps, a packet of Toffee Pops and some cheese and jellybean sandwiches. Koise loved creative food, mixing the good (such as cheese and meats) with the bad (chocolate and sweets and stuff).

As he delved into his sandwich (after promptly adding mayonnaise), Kipo reached over and began eating the chips.
"I was gonna eat that." Koise said.
"Oh, okay." Kipo said. She thought for a bit while eating some more, and then decided that
"We could share this." she suggested.
"Okay." Koise said. "Just don't eat all of it. Leave half."

After thoroughly nourishing himself with his sandwich and his chips, Koise put the food away and got back to waiting for the rain to ease off. The noise of the falling rain went on and on and on, showing no sign of going away. Koise yearned for something to do. He turned round and saw Kipo, with her arms around her legs, shivering in the cold. Kosie cleared the leaf litter on the floor of the trunk and threw it into the rain outside, but left fair bunch of sticks and things and packed it in the middle.

He then got his staff and got out an orange-red gem from his backpack and fitted it at the top. He aimed it at the sticks and with a short blast the sticks were now giving off flames, instantly warming the trunk. Kipo got up and warmed herself by it.

Now what?
A) Marilyn will show up
B) The rain will ease off in a short while
C) Water will seep through the trunk and put out the fire

C.

Edit: Double post. Two in one day...

C.

C