Paradise (Part 2)
May 8th, 2020
Starring: The Survivor
The same island. It’s been some time since we last checked in. Not much has changed, except for a small lean-to shelter has been built on the beach, next to the boulder.
The Survivor sits under the canopy, slurping from a coconut.
THE SURVIVOR
Ug.
This one’s kind of...mealy…
Usually the good tree too.
That’s weird.
…
I figured out why I say things aloud.
Apparently I’m an “external processor.”
Self-diagnosed.
It’s actually a sign of sanity. That I’m thinking actively.
And look at me now. I’m exploring, I’m cooking, I’m fishing, I’m sleeping.
Survival isn’t the goal anymore. I’m not striving to live, I’m living! In the flesh!
But everything’s lost its novelty now.
Building a new life is way more fun than maintaining one.
And now that I’m living, I want to survive again. Challenge myself.
Rip it all up! Sail to another isle and start anew!
...
To the raft!!
…
I forgot...I destroyed the raft. I destroyed the raft so I could get fire.
So I could hydrate and cook and fish and sleep.
So that means….
Destruction equals maintenance.
and
Maintenance equals destruction.
Do you know what I mean?
…
Nevermind.
I’m not nuts.
I’m not.
The Survivor sits back down on the beach.
And waits.