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Post by BatHeart on Apr 3, 2017 23:01:27 GMT
Episode One. "Natural Selection"
I have accepted an invitation to travel, taking scientific notes of the natural plants and animals that I find. Well, it's better than spending my whole life hunting and riding in the English countryside, which is what I'm sure I'd be doing otherwise. The area I am investigating has rather troublesome bats, but on the other hand, I have heard tales that the creepers are friendly and not inclined to blow you to kingdom come, in their familiar fashion.
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 6, 2017 21:23:57 GMT
Episode Two. "Descended from Bats"
While it was essential for me to stop to onboard supplies, I can delay no longer - I must venture around the native countryside an take stock of the new and wonderful flora and fauna that I discover. The bats are becoming more than an annoyance. I hesitate to say it, but they are a little menacing, and certainly not easy to deter! I see a creeper, and want to test the story I have heard of their unusual good nature - but events take another turn...!
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 10, 2017 21:42:38 GMT
Episode Three. "Adapt and Survive"
We must all learn from our experiences, if we are to improve. So I have been looking back on my first meetings with the novel creatures of this strange new world: the mischievous bats and the friendly creepers. I think I may know something new of their behaviours, but I must be sure before I change my own behaviour to handle them more effectively. To be sure, I must run tests.
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 15, 2017 22:23:13 GMT
Episode Four. "Quietly Evolving to Fit the Circumstances"
We can't always approach every situation in the same manner. Flexibility, adaptability, fitting your behaviour to the situation; these are all valuable survival mechanisms. That's the long story. The short story is that it's a dark night and I've got a cold. I don't do 'brave' under those conditions!
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 17, 2017 21:06:11 GMT
Episode Five. "A Migration"
Feeling slightly brighter, I set off across country to track down some warm, dry biomes that I believe must be in this neighbourhood. However, as the trek gets longer and longer, with still no sign, a certain doubt begins to settle in my mind.
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 22, 2017 8:05:13 GMT
Episode Six. "Hanging Off the Ceiling"
Once before, I had descended to the depths and been forced to return without useful gain. Now I am there again - poised on the brink and fully aware that I can't afford to waste days on diamond hunts. While deep, far from the sun's gentle light, I meet more of the local chiroptera and am able to study them in a cave environment. I may have done this a little too assiduously! I caught myself clinging to the ceiling, after their familiar night-time style. That is not good for a man!
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 23, 2017 21:28:12 GMT
Episode Seven. "Turning for Home"
I have been out collecting rare specimens for so long, I am staggering under the weight! It is high time I returned and deposited them all in my collection. The journey home is a long one. Perhaps I will find more areas of interest as I travel ...
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 26, 2017 22:04:48 GMT
Episode Eight. "Eggy's Birthday Party!"
I need only a few more things before this expedition is over. Some of them are easy enough, but some of them may require a protracted search. I permit myself a little personal indulgence: I have to see Eggy's birthplace, while I am in the neighbourhood. After all, I might not get another chance!
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Post by BatHeart on Apr 28, 2017 22:25:17 GMT
Episode Nine. "The Sands of Time Run Out"
Twice before, I have dug deep in search of diamonds, and each time I gave up cheaply - drawn back to the surface by the promise of fresh air and sunlight. But this time I must stay down until I have what I need. This could take 5 minutes or 5 hours!
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