Miho stared into the darkness, holding her lantern high to reveal things that weren't visible to her at first.
On the floor, there was a prybar, which she picked up.
She walked straight ahead into a room full of electronics. There was a radio, probably the same model or similar to what the Trapper had.
Making her way through the dam, she came upon a stairwell and decided to go downstairs.
Walking through the dark corridors, Miho looked for anything useful to her.
There was a vending machine, which Miho broke into using a prybar and looting the few drinks inside.
After clearing the bottom floor, she made her way back up the stairwell, walking up the stairs and into another open room.
There, she saw an aid station. A red locker with a white cross.
"Yes, an aid station." She said.
She took the prybar in her hands and wedged it in the locker, breaking it open.
Inside, there were pills but also small syringes filled with morphine.
Miho picked them up, inspecting them to ensure they were good quality and put them in her pockets for safe keeping.
"Morphine. That stuff is addictive. I hope he doesn't get addicted to it." Miho said to herself.
She made her way back through the dam and left.
When she walked out, the sun was lower in the sky than when she went in.
She walked to the gate and looked around for the bear.
She didn't see the bear, so she opened the gate, shutting it behind her, and walked across the wooden bridge.
"I hope he's okay." She muttered.
A wolf growled at her as it walked across the bridge.
"Really?" She asked, grabbing the rifle from her back.
She aimed it as the wolf grew closer.
"Don't do it." She said, aiming the heavy rifle.
The wolf got closer as Miho pulled the trigger.
The sudden noise and the round hitting the ground was enough for the wolf to get scared and run away whimpering.
Miho was somewhat prepared for the recoil that time, but the rifle was too much for her to handle.
She lowered the rifle, rubbing her shoulder where the stock would eventually leave a bruise.
She pulled the bolt back, ejecting a round, and chambered another.
Miho walked past the box car wreck without the wolf this time and made it past the station.
When Miho turned to walk into the wilderness to the cabin.
Miho walked down a steep hill, she missed her footing, and slipped.
She tumbled down the tall hill, slamming into a tree on the way down.
She groaned in pain as she looked at her ankle she sprained.
Still, saving the life of the Trapper motivated her to keep going.
Miho used the rifle to help her stand up and use it as a crutch.
She walked past the ragged barn and into the field she knew the cabin was at.
She hurried up and quickly ran inside.
Miho looked at the Trapper, who was still unconscious on his bed.
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The Long Dark- A Journey Through Frozen Hell
FanfictionAfter a geological storm brought down her plane, Miho Nishizumi is stranded on the island of Great Bear. Alone and cold, all she has is her will to survive and whatever she picks off the remnants of civilization. Will she survive the quiet age in th...