L: You can tell a tree by the fruit it bears.

　　M: My dad used to lay out apples, then shoot any deer stupid enough to eat them.

　　3 Hours Later - Megacles - The Woods

　　I pull the bike off onto a logging trail, and hammer down it for a while. When it gets too rough, I hide the bike in a bush and start walking.

　　My pack is kinda heavy. I pull out a couple beer to lighten my load. I`m looking for a big fucking tree to hang out under. After a while I find a grove next to a stream. Good enough.

　　I put the beer in the stream, build myself a nest, and get comfy. I smoke.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.

　　I try to enjoy my new life - it`s not likely to last long. But I can`t relax. I`m too angry.

　　How could Doc-Danger be so stupid? We were so close! We could be exploring the universe right now. Instead, he`s lost, I`m stuck, and psychos are on my tail.

　　Granted, the psychos had found me before Damocles appeared. Maybe the planaportation was an accident. I doubt it.

　　I laugh at everybody trying to find the meaning of Damocles` appearance. There`s no fucking meaning. It`s just Doc-Danger giving the unknown a good stiff poke. Like he always does. He can`t help himself.

　　Speaking of obsessives, I wonder if the Darkness has found me yet? Is she behind Lodestone? Or Dead Man? It`s getting hard to imagine a future where she doesn`t murder me.

　　And there it is. I`m fucked. If I keep doing what I`m doing, the Darkness is gonna take me. I need to move faster. Take some risks. Even big risks are safer than waiting for death.

　　I pull some beer from the stream. I feel a little better. It`s a shit plan, but at least I have it. I drink, and smoke, and think.