Starvin Marvin

Blog number 60: Marooned on an uninhabitable island, there are others here. Human once, you can no longer see the spark of sentience in their eyes. They crawl around, no sense of intelligence, sniffing at each other and things around them in an animal way. They grunt in what could almost be called a language, picking things up with their sticks and gnawing on them with a hungry look.

I've been stranded here two months now. Fighting every step of the way to just have my place, away from the savages that preside here. Food has become a desire, unreachable at times, undesirable at others. Fermented beans and still twitching fish abound, but you take what you can get at these points.

Tonight is one of those nights. Slinking against the walls as I make my way through the passageways. Dark glares peer at me from beady eyes underneath mats of greasy black hair. I try not to let me gaze linger, lest I incur their wrath.

My usual source of food is barren. I look all over the alcove for some sort of sustenance but realize it's hopeless. The only other place available at this hour is along a treacherous path, winding and dangerous.

When I arrive at the entrance, there is another there. I do my best to not get his attention; my breathing is lowered, inaudible. I attempt to match footsteps, but this fails and I get a curious backwards glance from him. It's over. I fear for my life. 23 hour long heartbeats afterward, he decides that I am no threat, and continues along the trail.

When I arrive at the end I'm alone again. My food resource is flourishing! Excited, I store some morsels and continue on my way. The corriders are dead now, no other sings of life pulsating inside them. Still, I make my hurried way back to my shelter, for my alleged saferoom to camp out the night.


So yeah, ended up not going to Beppu today. ATM denied me access again cause Japan is stupid. Basically, I have no reason to go to the mall if I only have 10 dollars on me. So.... that'll happen either Tuesday or Wednesday. Preferably Wednesday, but I might get anxious and leave earlier.

Two papers to finish this weekend. And then classes Monday and Tuesday, then I get a week break discounting a test or two that I have on Thursday. Should be a nice break though.

Also, in apology for no Beppu pictures, here is a comic from an unknown source. Enjoy.



Jesus is fucking metal.