11-15-2008, 01:03 PM
[html]
Rain was gently falling, turning the horizon into a misty blur. Perched on the edge of a pier, lying on his belly and staring cat-like into the water, Luka peered at the bright flashes of fish as they darted beneath the surface, rising toward the sky to search for insects knocked into the water. His stomach contracted painfully, growling dully in the morning silence. He frowned, pouting softly to himself as he rose and seated himself cross-legged on the edge. Fishing. The dock was raised too high to reach the creatures from here, but he'd been taught a technique by Zaets, taught to him by Rurik, involving a stick, string, and bait to trick the fish into his grasp. But where would he find all the tools to make himself a worthwhile fishing rod? Again, a noticeable frown marred his features.
Gaze scanned the harbor, finally rising to his feet and heading for a building. Somewhere in a place like this there had to be a fishing pole. After twenty minutes or so of rummaging through the abandon warehouse he found in the office a small fishing rod stowed away in a back closet. Suppressing an expression of his relief and satisfaction, he grabbed the metal stick, tested the line lightly and plucked a large, hairy spider from it's web in a dark corner. Returning to his perch on the edge of the dock, he pierced the arachnid through with the metal hook and dropped the line into the water, twitching the line with careful movements, hoping a fish would take his bait.[/html]
Gaze scanned the harbor, finally rising to his feet and heading for a building. Somewhere in a place like this there had to be a fishing pole. After twenty minutes or so of rummaging through the abandon warehouse he found in the office a small fishing rod stowed away in a back closet. Suppressing an expression of his relief and satisfaction, he grabbed the metal stick, tested the line lightly and plucked a large, hairy spider from it's web in a dark corner. Returning to his perch on the edge of the dock, he pierced the arachnid through with the metal hook and dropped the line into the water, twitching the line with careful movements, hoping a fish would take his bait.[/html]