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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 15, 2016 21:03:54 GMT -8
It was just after the ship had landed and the other delinquents were getting the wall ready. Susan saw Bellamy and she informed him that she was going on a hunt for food and water. " Hey Bellybutton! Do you care if Nikolai and I go on a hunt for food and water?" Susan asked as she waited for his reply she smiled. " Fine, but if you guys get into trouble my code name is Brother Bear. Murphy's is Rebel Master and Clarke is Princess. Come back safe you two." Bellamy said before handing Susan a radio and walking off to break up a fight between a few delinquents. The three delinquents were supposed to be taking care of removing the dead bodies from the drop ship, but instead they were arguing about who was in charge of digging the graves. Susan looked around for Nikolai as she made sure she had her guard jacket, baton, pocket knife and radio. TAG: @niko
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 21:34:40 GMT -8
Nikolai was in part half annoyed and half happy about where they were at the moment. He shoukd have guessed the ark would pukl something stupid like this. Send a bunch of kids down on a ship that was barely capable of making it here. At least he had been calm when they crashed so it had not effected him as much as it did some of the others. He was busy trying tonfigure out how to climg into a tree to get a better vantage point. Hey maybe no one though he paid attention in earth 101 but he did. He blinked when he heard his name and looked back to see Susan coming up to him and smirked. "Well well what we doing Markington?" He quedtioned. He always did hate that guard jacket. Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 15, 2016 21:53:13 GMT -8
Susan smiled as she took Nikolai by his hand and grabbed her bow and arrows. It was finally time for their first hunt. " Come on boo...It's time for our first excursion. Don't worry, I'm not wearing this jacket out there." Susan said as she pulled him close for a hug. She then took off her guard jacket and placed it into her backpack before taking out a red outfit and putting it on with the hood up. She finally finished it with a red mask and a pair of red leather gloves. Taking out a second pair she handed them to Nikolai with a smile. " This way we don't have to report to anyone outside of camp." Susan said as she heard a secret whistle. " Commander Murphy! Sir! We are going out to hunt, would you like to come along?" Susan asked as Murphy showed her the whistle code. " No thanks Susan. I have stuff to do here at camp, you two stay safe out there and remember that whistle in case you go out of range of the radio signal. Be back by dusk and good luck." John said as he smiled before running over to four delinquents who were arguing over a cup of water. Susan chuckled as she watched the delinquents with the cup. She shook her head disappointed before turning back to Nikolai.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 5:47:56 GMT -8
Nikolai was one of those men that kept what was his close to him but he also let certain people he considered his run on their own too. He liked to comfortably blend into the background. He did not like calling attention to himself unless he needed to be doing that. He was always calculating always looking for the moment to strike and strike fear into everyone even those he considered friends. He was a hard nut to crack and yet Susan seemed to amuse him. Or maybe she was able to break down his walls who knew at the moment. He smirked as she said that it was time to go hunt. Well now he was intrigued as he pulled out a spear he had been working on. She had the bow and arrow and he had a spear along with his set of throwing knives that he had made. As soon as the guard jacket came off he smiled and when the read leather gloves and mask came out he was even more interested. He put them on putting on the jacket. "Don't know where you got the time or material but I'm liking this." He said with a smirk even in his tone. He heard the whistle knowing immediately who the whistle was. He rolled his eyes as Susan called Murphy commander. No one was the commander of himself but himself. He did not play well with groups of others but Murphy tended to be an exception in a way. So did Bellamy on some days but most he just rolled his eyes. He was already walking away as the fighting delinquents didn't amuse him one bit. He ducked over to a tree grabbing his bow and arrow from a hidden spot and waited for her. Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 16, 2016 6:48:21 GMT -8
Susan followed Nikolai quietly before jumping onto a low tree branch. She then jumped higher to the next branch before looking down at Nikolai with a grin on her face. " Come on Niko. You aren't scared are you? Where should we start looking?" Susan asked Nikolai as she jumped to the next tree. She then jumped off the branch and landed on the ground before looking back at him with a smile. As she waited for him to catch up she marked the tree with her pocket knife. " Hey, so I had a lot of time on my hands while in solitary. The guards let me sew stuff since I was being good. They gave me the materials and I put the outfits together. You don't have to wear it if you don't want to." Susan said as she explained how she got the outfits with her to Earth. Once they were out of eye sight and ear shot, she pulled him close to her and gave him a hug. " Just relax...If we come across anything then we kill it. We're alone right now..." she added on as she laid her head on his chest. She then listened and heard the sound of and arrow coming towards them. " Duck...now..." she hissed as she saw that it was an exploding arrow that had landed near them. " Follow me...quickly...before it explodes." she whispered as she backflipped away from the arrow. In the middle of her backflip she fired her first arrow at the assailant above them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 15:46:31 GMT -8
Niko was always on edge. This place wanted to kill them just as much as home wanted to kill them. He had been in solitary on the Ark but they didn't exactly allow him to have any sharp objects. He did however have books and he did fashion himself some weaponry too which might have been the reason why they didn't allow him much. Still Niko knew how to conceal just about everything. So when Susan jumped into the trees he instantly went on high alert. He could climb and jump them too but he had chosen to stay on the ground lurking and looking for tracks to hunt. Susan jumped down and thats when he saw them. Tracks of large game at least large enougj for good mear and he knew some traps that were out here. He let Susan do the talking. He was about to tell as she laid her head on his chest but it was the sound of an arrow that stopped him both from saying anything and as she moved from the arrow so did he and behind a tree looking up. The grounder was fast but then no one knew how fast he was either. Susan let an arrow fly and it was Niko who was in the tree. The arrow hit true but his own speed even in the trees carried him to the grounder as the arrow went off and the grounder fell to the floor below with a slit throat. He jumped down later. " Lets stalk out pray and lets grab what we can from him." He bent down examined the body and the contents he carried, as he searched he was grabbing arrows and anything else that he could find on the dead body. He fell silent as he knew the game he wanted to hunt had likely fled already now. Partly due to too much noise. Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 16, 2016 23:23:58 GMT -8
As the rogue grounder fell to the ground with a thud, Susan looked to her left to see a mutated deer grazing just a few feet away. She pointed at it with her left hand as she strung her bow. "Okay, what type of prey are you wanting to hunt? Deer, rabbits, snakes or whatever that thing is in the river?" Susan asked Nikolai in a hushed voice as she let the arrow go. The deer grazing made a cry before falling over dead. As Susan looked for more animal tracks she approached the slain deer. "We should probably get this back to camp so the others can clean and cook the meat. Right?" she said as she looked back to where Nikolai was standing. She snapped the arrow in half before putting the broken off part into her arrow holder. She smiled as she examined her kill.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 23:43:35 GMT -8
Nikolai had to admit he rather liked the idea of blood and death. Also of the hunt. He was a deadly hunter and had been even on the ark. Here on the ground though. Here on the ground he put it to use to feed the others even though he had no feelings towards really wanting to keep the others alive or anything like that. He was an interesting nut. What was even more interesting was the fact that he was together with Susan. That was something that no one had expected of him. Even he hadn't expected it himself but then again he wasn't as completely without the ability to do so as some might think he was. He liked her and she amused him so really it only made sense. He looked over the grounder as Susan went off and got them a deer and once he was done with the grounder her put the grounder leaning up against the tree. He had not been sure what it was the grounders did with their dead but he was not about to start a war by being stupid or anything like that. The man was dead sure but that didn't mean you treated them with disrespect because you didn't. He moved over to the deer and hoisted it up. "Well we should return with the loot from the grounder and the deer. It looks like he had some rabbits on his person too. he wasn't just waiting for an ambush but we should be ready to see more. Also its best if we catch large game like this we take it back as soon as possible. And then go hunting. I'm thinking panther." He said with a smirk on his face. Why because the panthers were a challenge and he liked challenges. He began headed back to the camp with the deer licking his lips in delightful thought. "My huntress what do you say to a fur coat?"Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 17, 2016 0:01:41 GMT -8
Susan wondered how they would make a fur coat out of deer skin. "I don't know if panthers are around this part of the world...wait...did you just call me your huntress?" Susan replied as she took the rabbits and grounder loot from Niko so he could carry the deer. I think he likes me...I need to be careful though...if Chancellor Kane finds out then I may be stripped of rank with the Militia... she thought as they walked back to camp with their loot. "Ooh...we can make little mittens and hats with the rabbits...or maybe slippers?" she said before giggling at the thought of the surviving children from the Ark running around in bunny slippers. Their first hunt was a success and she hoped Nikolai liked her as much as she liked him.
As they entered camp they saw Bellamy and Murphy breaking up yet another delinquent scuffle. Susan gave the secret whistle as she approached an empty picnic table. She set the grounder loot down before taking the rabbits over to be skinned. Murphy smiled as he saw the spoils of the first successful hunt. "Hey Bells. Check it out...the hunting leaders brought back food." Murphy said before returning the whistle. Susan turned to see Murphy smiling and she knew they had done a good job on their first hunt. She lowered her gaze as she attempted to flirt with Niko.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 3:07:14 GMT -8
Niko was not completely unschooled in flirting. Well not really he had a way he did it and then there was the way the rest of the world did it. The way he had grown upon the ark was the reason for most of his reasoning behind everything. When you fell through the cracks you usually stayed that way. Niko was bad news to some people but at times he could take orders. He could take them were lives depended on them which was odd enough. He shook his head knowing that from time to time if there weren't people like Susan, Bells, Murphy, and a few others of his friends he'd have killed some of the delinquents for being idiots but alas he did not and he was actually living out on the land rather than in the camp granted he was always around camp for people to find if he needed to be. He snirked when she asked if he had called her, his huntress and oh yes he had done just that. "Yes i said My huntress" He repeated. "Well it just so happens that while I was out hunting yesterday I might have found a panther cub. didn't get close enough to actually see but that do exist and well their fur would work for a jacket at least i think and the linking being the deer skin. Granted not exactly sure but we might as well use everything that we've got right?" He wasn't a seamstress or anything so he really wasn't sure. He looked back at Murphy and co when he said that they had brought back food. As much as he'd love to get into the blood and gore of cleaning he did have some rabbit traps to go look for and maybe he'd caught a bird with one of the other traps he'd hung up. "Slippers would be interesting." He said when he finally caught that. He smirked at her and stayed there giving her a small smirk telling her he had plans they just needed to be outside of camp for them to work. Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 17, 2016 15:06:53 GMT -8
"Don't worry...I'll be right back." Susan said as she handed the rabbits to a couple of delinquents who were looking for something to do. "I need these skinned. Do not get rid of the pelts or bones. Take the meat and put it into a bowl so it can be cooked later." Susan told them before smiling and turning around to return to Nikolai. "So what now? It's almost dusk and you heard Murphy. We aren't allowed outside of camp due to the Grounders and Reapers. I mean we can always go make sure the area around the camp is secured with traps." She said as she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug. She didn't care if anyone was watching, she needed a hug. As they walked back outside the walls she followed Nikolai's lead.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 18:51:51 GMT -8
Niko smiled at her when she told him that she'd be right back. The boy always walked out of the camp sight around the time that everyone decided it was too dark to go out. He and a few others knew how to live out there. There were a few scouts that slept in the trees or around. They had learned they needed them when the first attack had happened. He knew a few of them and then you had the other hunters that would wander around as well. Though once the light faded completely many of them even came in. It was just a small handful and himself. The first line of defense before they got to their camp walls and all strategically placed. "Making sure the area is secure is just what I was thinking out." He snickered. He was never one to be afraid of such things. He hugged her back and then headed outside of the walls. He moved towards the right keeping eyes peeled out. Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 18, 2016 1:00:13 GMT -8
Susan joined Nikolai at the top of the wall. She landed on the left part of the gate to the South entrance. As she looked to the left she saw scouts and hunters returning from their posts in the forest. "Tch...bunch of cats running scared back home...Let's go Niko. Now is the perfect time to catch the big game like bears, lions and panthers. You ready? Come on." she said as she saw a flash of light in the distance off to her left. "Did you see that? 10 o'clock...there was a flash of light." Susan said as she jumped off the wall and dodged a bullet. Damn it...who the hell is trying to kill me? she thought as she realized that two delinquents were missing from camp. I can't go out as an officer for the Militia, but since I am also a Hunter I have higher authority now. she thought as she saw the same flash again. "Markington! Duck!" Murphy cried as he saw the same flash. He then handed a bottle with alcohol and a rag in it to her before walking away. "Thanks boss!" she said as she ran into the woods towards the third flash of light.
She quickly jumped into a tree and moved from branch to branch to dodge the various bullets heading her way. "Damn it...Who the hell keeps firing at me?" she said out loud as she stopped on a tree and held her breath. As Susan looked down she saw a rogue delinquent fighting with a rogue Grounder. She quietly took out and arrow and strung it with her bow. As she aimed at the Grounder she let go of her arrow. She watched as it hit the grounder and the delinquent looked up to see Susan with her bow. "Thank-you huntress." Gertrude said before running back to camp. "Get back to camp and don't be out after dark again. I will be informing Chancellor Kane of this incident as well as Lieutenant Murphy." Susan replied as she landed in front of Gertrude. Gertrude lowered her head as she realized that the huntress was none other than Susan.
"Commander Markington...Why are you out here dressed like that?" Gertrude asked as they walked back to camp. Susan quickly sent back her secret whistle before replying to the young female. "My second job is being a Huntress...that means I get to adventure out here and get food for the rest of our people." she said as she stopped Gertrude and looked her sternly in the eyes. "What's wrong ma'am?" Gertrude asked. "No one must know that I am a huntress. Can you keep my secret? If anyone asks tell them I am sleeping and if they don't believe that have them speak to Lieutenant Murphy or one of the Chancellors. Promise me until the day you die that you will never tell a soul." Susan said. She then watched as Gertrude nodded her head as she said, "I promise huntress your secret is safe with me." Susan smiled as she ruffled Gertrude's hair before allowing her back into camp. She glanced at Nikolai and gave him a thumbs up before following Gertrude over to Lieutenant Murphy.
"Commander Murphy! I found Gertrude here fighting against a rogue Grounder. She was the one firing the shots towards camp sir. Go easy on her sir. She is still underage." Susan said as she flashed him her badge. Murphy nodded his head before replying, "Thank you huntress. Gertrude, you are on kitchen duty for one week. You will be scrubbing dishes and assisting in preparing meals. Dismissed Gertrude. Huntress, thank you for bringing the young delinquent back." Susan smiled as she said, "Anytime, boss." As she whispered the last part she watched as he winked at her. Susan knew Murphy, Chancellor Kane, Nikolai and Chancellor Abby were all keeping her secret while she was hunting.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2016 1:34:49 GMT -8
Some scouts and hunters returned to from the posts many others still stayed out. Some were moving through to the areas the others had vacated. Even hunters and scouts needed their breaks. Niko on the other hand didn't really sleep much so there was no need for anyone to take shifts over for him not really. He wasn't a scout, he was a hunter and hunters learned to track, scout, and well hunt. They were the bloodlustful ones of the scouting groups. There were you scouts who hunted her searched before everyone and gave the warning calls. Then you had the scouts that were also hunters out there ready for the kill if need be. Then you had Niko. Niko was in a class all his own and Susan fit into that class well enough for him to find her an amusing companion and a good one at that. So as soon as he saw the flashes and the flashlight her heard a call off to his side. One of his boys. He knew that call well someone was fighting but Susan was already gone and he was already moving to the area with a return call. He swear he was going to make something out of some of the pieces of wood he had found for the team so that it would make it easier and there was already a language between them starting different form that of the grounders and their native tongue. And coded messages were soon to come as well. He watched the happenings from a safe spot. He gave a nod to her thumbs up and landed on the ground next to her. He watched the others go about what they were going to do. He gave a whistle different from the others and then began to walk off disappearing into the trees and headed towards the dead grounder. He grabbed the grounders supplies what he could find of them dropped them back at camp and then gave Susan a let's go sort of look before disappearing into the trees again. Susan Markington
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Post by Susan Markington on Sept 18, 2016 11:42:40 GMT -8
Susan disappeared from in front of Murphy and she landed next to Nikolai. "All the delinquents are safe in camp now." Susan said as she took Nikolai's hand in hers. She smiled at him before giving him a quick kiss on his cheek. "I'll follow you my hunter. To the ends of the earth and beyond." she said as she wrapped her arms around his waist. She glanced around before giving him a kiss on the cheek.
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