Thomas felt sick. He already found someone unfortunate enough to come face to face with him, and now he's been dealt with, leaving the masked man wracked with guilt. He'd have to stomach it for now. He did the right thing. There's no more suffering for the poor guy now, and Tom would do well to make sure others don't suffer either. He stepped out of his new home, a shack made of scrap metal, wood, and rope. It wasn't a good looking home to be sure, but it was sturdy enough to be his shelter for now. Although he wasn't sure how long it would last, since his first victim was nearby when he "went missing."
As he was leaving his shack, Thomas grabbed a sack full of his bear traps. He used these to capture prey, the kind for eating usually, but his first victim had fallen to the trap as well. His shack was surrounded closely by the blue trees of Finnek forest, and the plants on the forest floor added to the camouflage of the place. Thomas placed the first bear trap between two trees in front of the shack, a second just a step before it. Before he became what he is today, he had read something about trapping people. Most people will see a trap if you don't hide it, and they'll step past or around it, onto another trap covered by something. Given that people might be searching the woods now, Tom hoped that this strategy would work soon. He covered the trap between the trees with grass and leaves, taking care not to trigger it. Whenever he sets these traps, he has to use most of his body weight to open them, so if they caught his fingers, his work would be done, and he'd be incapable of fighting off anybody.
He stepped back inside his shack and set three more inside, covering up the floor with dirty picnic blanket he found abandoned in the forest. It would normally be easy to pick out where the traps are, but there isn't a single light in the shack, and every hole that light could come through has been blocked with mud, wood, and metal. With all of his traps set, Tom made note of where they were and began to patrol the forest around his home. Eventually, he came across the tree where he had hung up the only animal he'd caught so far. Tom had to make a makeshift hook out of the same scraps he used to make his house, as the ropes wouldn't hold up his prey very easily. Almost a week ago, Thomas caught a bear in a trap, the only bear he'd seen in his time in the forest. Now, the carcass was rotting, and it was time to take it off the hook and bring it into the forest.
He hoisted what was left of the bear off the hook and over his shoulder, upset that he would have to hunt for more food again soon. The masked man walked into the forest, listening closely for anybody that could be nearby. He wasn't too worried for his safety, but he didn't want to be caught so soon. Luckily, his traps were loud, and his steps quiet. Once he was a fair distance away, he dropped the bear to the ground and turned back to the shack, slowly making his way back.
As he was leaving his shack, Thomas grabbed a sack full of his bear traps. He used these to capture prey, the kind for eating usually, but his first victim had fallen to the trap as well. His shack was surrounded closely by the blue trees of Finnek forest, and the plants on the forest floor added to the camouflage of the place. Thomas placed the first bear trap between two trees in front of the shack, a second just a step before it. Before he became what he is today, he had read something about trapping people. Most people will see a trap if you don't hide it, and they'll step past or around it, onto another trap covered by something. Given that people might be searching the woods now, Tom hoped that this strategy would work soon. He covered the trap between the trees with grass and leaves, taking care not to trigger it. Whenever he sets these traps, he has to use most of his body weight to open them, so if they caught his fingers, his work would be done, and he'd be incapable of fighting off anybody.
He stepped back inside his shack and set three more inside, covering up the floor with dirty picnic blanket he found abandoned in the forest. It would normally be easy to pick out where the traps are, but there isn't a single light in the shack, and every hole that light could come through has been blocked with mud, wood, and metal. With all of his traps set, Tom made note of where they were and began to patrol the forest around his home. Eventually, he came across the tree where he had hung up the only animal he'd caught so far. Tom had to make a makeshift hook out of the same scraps he used to make his house, as the ropes wouldn't hold up his prey very easily. Almost a week ago, Thomas caught a bear in a trap, the only bear he'd seen in his time in the forest. Now, the carcass was rotting, and it was time to take it off the hook and bring it into the forest.
He hoisted what was left of the bear off the hook and over his shoulder, upset that he would have to hunt for more food again soon. The masked man walked into the forest, listening closely for anybody that could be nearby. He wasn't too worried for his safety, but he didn't want to be caught so soon. Luckily, his traps were loud, and his steps quiet. Once he was a fair distance away, he dropped the bear to the ground and turned back to the shack, slowly making his way back.