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So, I ask the Van Man (the only other person there), if I can bum a beer?

Damn!

Yeah man, it was amazing!

He grins.

I stagger back

No worries bro

Wanna dab hit?

So, I ask the Van Man (the only other person there), if I can bum a beer?

What a Day!

I try to light it, but nothing happens, so I breath in again, harder this time - and take a HUGE hit, oh shit…

Cool, is that it?

No, that’s a smaller one, you can’t even see the summit from here!

His smile widens,

Sure Man!

DaynNite

He points to a nearby peak.

If you need anything we’ll be here all night

creek

Besides the tourists in their 4x4s, there is just a single van parked at the base.

stagger

I analyze before speaking,

The Van Man smiles,

He nods to Shadow.

the

I’m-uh gonna’ get out of your hair before I get too goofy

Thousand foot drops, perfect for flight suites, veer off to pristine alpine lakes below me and the nearby ski areas of Telluride and Silverton are easy to spot..

back

You got it that time.

I appreciate it

What about covid?

Button

My better angels tell me,

And take in this beautiful blue bird day.

Oh Shiitttt

camp

If you just summited Mt. Sneffels I’m pretty sure you definitely don’t have COVID.

NO BRO DON’TDO IT

He hands me a PBR as his intelligent older dog, Shadow, greets me…

Alright man… I’m down!

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Wow!

I laugh.

He nods.

plan

Thank…you…

I’m going to try and summit for sunrise.

You summit today?

I’d love a beer but don’t want to go all the way back to town, plus, I don’t have enough time before sunset.

Oh, that will be beautiful!

7 Namesake

ccc

Chapters

2. Summit

Game Trail

2 Summit

6 Bread

2 Gliding

3 Esha

Navigation

4 Snappa

1 Game Trail

Summit

Home

5 Aluminum

Audible

3 Dragon Blue

Back to Chapter

1: Cash in V - Card

Morrison

Esha

Jason

Sweet! Thanks for your help.

BANG

2 Shappire

1 Bang

2 Gold

Character Quests

Accepted

Charlie

1 Getting In

/Bubble Fire

Dragon Blue

Bro come on!

Hey Guido, I’m wokring ended up in Venice EndFragment

It’s Saturday

Shappire

You drive?

Alright… Alright where you at?

lost

Tap to Begin

Santa Monica

Fuck dude IDK

10 years later. I am Hitler’s wet dream, blood of the Aryan regime, a product of that fucking killing machine. Tall. Blonde. Sapphire-Falcon-Eyed I splash water and peer deeper into them, thinking: “damn it’s finally happening, Sapphire, in 20 hours you’ll be at the DMZ.” The man staring back at me looks even more certain than I feel. Aside from not getting more girls in High School because I didn’t know any better, my plan has pretty much stayed on track. Varity Soccer Captain. Colorado School of Minds, Mechanical Engineering… And even though according to Playboy, I went to one of the worst party schools in America, I still raged, cause one of my best friends went to school in Cali at UCSB. ASK How could you afford to fly out there? What was you’re craziest night? ANSWER FOR: How could you afford to fly out there? Well my step dad works for United Airlines so I got free flights flying standby. ANSWER FOR: What was you’re craziest night?Isla Vista DP ragger. My buddy took me to like four parties. Met a girl at the third one. Made out with her and she took me back to the dorms. The next day, we went kayaking to the oil rig. WHICH SUCKED, kayaking’s the worst so much effort for so little movement. And the waves were crashing on us like a mile out. But we survived, made it back to the beach and took a nap there. And just like that, with my eyes closed and the sand between my toes, the day was saved. Rejuvenated, we pregammed and then I snuck into UCSB’s big end of the year party to see Diplo and Kendrick Lamar and there girl I was dancing with asked me if I had a girlfriend and when I said, “yeah.” She took my number and we hooked up later at her apartment. Hallie Berry, Hallelujah. BACK TO BOTH And now less than four years later I’m graduating ROTC Mechanical Engineer. Rank of Captain. US ARMY - Special Forces. With sixty-two enlisted troops under my command. All for free. (I didn’t want to be the 4th burden of 7 kids for my Mom). Even though she claimed she’d saved enough money for all of us–I didn’t really believe her. Plus I’ve wanted to join the military ever since I discovered fighter jets. Catapulting off aircraft Carriers at 165 mph and soaring across the sky at Mach 3.0 (2,650 mph!) in a $70-million-dollar war machine, AS A JOB. GET OUT OF HERE!! Plus I’ll get to see the world, pay for college. Serve. What could be better? But then came the eye color test and I couldn’t decipher the light orange triangles within the orange circles so getting my wings flew away. But on top of my eyesight not being good enough, when I learned how competitive the Air Force Academy was, I said peace, cause don’t worry, kind of like how I couldn’t get more girls in high school, I’m not that cocky. I Worked with 3D Printers. Took Adderall just once hoping it was a wonder drug – it’s not. Got Caitlyn, it’ll be three years in May. And as of last week, my mechanical engineering degree was mine. Not bad for a jock. I look back at my mirror twin again, and take a steadying breath to arrive at the same conclusion: now in it begins, in 20 hours you’ll be at the Korean DMZ - a minted Special Operations Officer of the US Army. I walk back to our table, only Gold is there. “Where’s Caitlyn?” Bathroom too. Good. So how’s it gonna be with you two? She going to visit? Yea, I want her to. I run my hand through my hair, but probably not until she’s done with school. So in a year. Damn. Long time. You know how Asians feel about blonde guys right? No dude, we’re pretty serious… Actually, I’m uh, planning to propose to her when she comes. What? Yea. Damn. No shit? That’s fucking crazy dude, uh congrats. Thanks man. Sapphire all grown up. I shrug finishing my beer, “yeah man I want to be married and making 100K before 30.” Weeeooooooh. He lets out a long whistle and is about to say something when Caitlyn walks back over, all ready baby? Yea. She turns to Gold. Great seeing you. You too Caitlyn. (He looks like a middle-schooler keeping a secret.)They embrace and I shake his hand. Thanks for coming man. Of course, Sapphire. Stay safe out there. I shrug, It’ll be mostly computer work, anti-ballistic missile defense sounds way cooler than it is. More badass then my job title… EndFragment

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III.

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Sooooo broke

Dragon Blue

Let’s meet up.

2. Shappire

Besides the tourists and their 4x4s there is just a single van parked at the base...

2018

Hello

Shit we’re close

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Where you at bro?!

Yea gansta, I’’ll drive

Fuck that!

Hey bro, where you?

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night

The above average potency of the Colorado GMO weed,

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Thousand foot drops, perfect for flight suites, veer off to pristine alpine lakes below me and the nearby ski areas of Telluride and Silverton are easy to spot..

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But

Kill mosquitoes

Spiders and mosquitoes swarm in, invading the enticing new cavern… And eating me alive in the process. .

So high in fact; I think I can control the sun.

falls -

combined with the high elevation - especially coming from sea level - plus my exhaustion makes me HIGH, waaay-past Cloud 9...

WHAT a DAY!!

The above average potency of the Colorado GMO weed, combined with the high elevation (especially coming from sea level), and my exhaustion makes me HIGH, waaay-past Cloud 9….

Sting!EndFragment

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STING!EndFragment

to the joyous absense of misquitoesEndFragment

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Success

But it’s no use. Their stings are unbearable, and they’ve already invaded my car…

Sting!!!!

AHHHH!!! EndFragment

BITE!! EndFragment

Through alpine vegitation, EndFragment

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Dashing with every sting EndFragment

BUZZZZ!! EndFragment

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SLAP!!

and scramble up the rock face. EndFragmentEndFragment

STING!!EndFragment

combined with the high elevation (especially coming from sea level), and my exhaustion makes me HIGH, waaay-past Cloud 9…. .

But through the dusk I eye a rock outcroppingEndFragment

OUH!! EndFragment

Faster and faster up the incline, EndFragment

I swat helplessly, as the insects feast on my blood, and I desperately try to pitch my tent.

It’s no use. They’re all over me, feasting on my blood… EndFragment

STING!EndFragment

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But then I sense there’s something there.

ANIMALS!

A pack of them,

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