#h. trouble afoot ; with ezra

[hacksawgeddon]

➳ Trouble afoot ; @buriedwithit for ezra

Another day, another intruder. He swears there’d been a sudden influx of them recently. Was it because he had been interacting with some of them and not straight up getting rid of them? Had he finally gone too soft? Hacksaw tightened his grip around his machete as he gave a passing glance at the triggered tripwire, walking past it to find whoever or whatever it is responsible for setting it off.

[hacksawgeddon]

Seeing the cigarette infuriates him so much that he reaches over his back to retrieve his bow, gripping it in his hand for a moment in a measly attempt to quell his anger. Like always, it never works. Right now, he only has one thing in mind: Make them pay. Hacksaw gets into position with practiced silence, pulling back the string and holding it there before releasing the arrow from his grip. It cuts the air with deadly precision, traveling swiftly towards his raised forearm.

stopping in place, ezra is all but ready to give up on his joyride. instead, he pulls a cigarette from his pocket and lights it. maybe he can set the whole forest ablaze. wouldn't that be something? who would even know? nobody, as far as he can tell. maybe that means nobody will care, too... but ezra doesn't think long on that. even if he's the only witness, there's something to be said for the destruction.

[hacksawgeddon]

Once the intruder comes into view, he immediately sticks to the shadows to circle them like a predator. It’s one he’s never seen around before and his appearance makes it obvious to him that he’s dealing with a mutant. Strange patterns on the skin, black eyes, visible veins scattered across his body. It’s unlike anything he’s ever seen before. Hacksaw steers to the side of caution as he stalks his next victim, the forest falling into a dead silence. A fire burns at the pit of his stomach – he’s pissed that he has to deal with yet another trespasser. There was absolutely no reason to be here at all!

how difficult is it to get a reaction around here? this is the first sensible plot of land he's found in his entire continent—no doubt unnatural, with its tall trees and dense undergrowth, at contrast with the rest of the landscape—and even with the traps he's seen... there just hasn't been any pushback. ridiculous. clearly this entire continent is stuffed to the brim with pushovers!