That's a good score. This next chapter should answer your question! Basically the hybrids split into two groups in order to determine their strengths and weaknesses. I had the idea for this game after playing the GrowCube flash game where you pick things in a different order to try and get the highest score in each category. Enjoy!
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Chapter 14: The Split
Every hybrid woke up next morning. They each had a mild headache that stayed with them for a few hours after they awoke. Karn and Ulric seemed to be suffering the most. Bitsy and Tulia didn’t drink much so they recovered the fastest. Silpher was quite surprised to see Lorn without any visible symptoms of over-drinking. Lorn smiled, “I drank lots of water before I went to sleep, helps balance out the chemicals”.
As the hybrids were recovering, Lorn stood up and ushered everyone to come closer. “Listen, I’ve been thinking… Even though we are surviving out here, what’s to say we can survive on our own?”. Ulric raised an eyebrow, “What are you suggesting Lorn?”. Lorn looked at Ulric, “We need some kind of challenge, to see if we can manage on our own as separate groups”.
Silpher raised his hand, “I suggest we break into two groups and see how we can deal with each other’s company for a while”. Ulric nodded, “I think we should try and mix up the groups as well, so that we get to know the others more”. Lorn chuckled, “You’re acting like experts already, okay then, let’s split ourselves into two halves”.
Hemm advised that the females shouldn’t stay in the same group as their typical male partners. Ulric, Silpher, Lara, Riley, Bitsy and Hemm formed one team. Lorn, Magnus, Bron, Dogol, Karn, Inna and Tulia formed the other team.
Lorn and Ulric stood next to each other. Lorn proceeded to speak, “Well, we should see if we can survive on our own for a week. We should head in the opposite directions, walk for about a day and then attempt some survival techniques. We should meet up again in a week’s time to assess our performance”.
Bitsy was a bit nervous, “What about in the case of an emergency?”. Dogol put a hand on her shoulder, “If anything happens, we’ll just head right back to the starting point”.
Lorn called everyone forwards, “Okay then, let’s move out. I’m going to head north… Ulric, take your team south”. Ulric nodded, “Alright team, let’s get going”. Silpher walked up to Tulia and placed his snout next to her face. “I’ll miss you, take care”, Tulia smiled, “You too, Silph”.
Ulric’s team started walking, it was nightfall before they stopped and had finished setting up camp, the rest of his team went into their newly made shelter.
Meanwhile, Tulia felt a drip on her neck, she looked up. The sky had become cloudy and rain started falling. Lorn shrugged, “We need to find some shelter soon, it’s getting dark here”. Inna nodded, taking the lead and moving forwards. She spotted a cave up a head, pointing towards it. Tulia sighed, “Hope the other guys are getting along alright”. Inna smiled, “You’re such a fusspot Tule, come on… let’s get inside”. Tulia giggled, “Okay then, bet I get there first!”. She started walking faster, Inna broke into a run and they started racing. Lorn smiled, “Hey, remember to look in front of you, DON’T TRIP UP!”. He yelled the last part, trying to make sure they heard him.
Magnus put his hand on Lorn’s shoulder. “They make a good pair, don’t they?”. Bron walked up to Magnus. “Make sure never to upset Inna, she can slap you so hard you’ll be aching for the whole day”. Magnus laughed, but Bron didn’t shift his gaze, “I’m serious man! It’s true!”. Magnus gave Bron a playful pat on the back and then headed for the shelter. Lorn shook his head, Bron looked confused, “What did I say?”. Lorn just walked to the cave. Bron sighed and followed the pack into the cave.
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