The Golden Tracker

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Such was the result for finishing so late. When the poor girl thought she'd still have some time for relaxation, the Overseer totally ruined her plans by announcing the beginning of the second phase. "Awwh..." Scowling, Karina voiced out in a soft and quiet complaint, hopelessly sighing after being informed that no more time was going to be given for rest. Lucky those that arrived quickly, even if they didn't have that much time either to lay down. But it's not like they needed it; at least not one of them, the redhead prodigy. Though, unlike most others, the white-haired gal didn't appear too bothered or affected by his cockiness. Then again, it's not like anything he said was directed at her and thus she had not much reason to react.

Focusing mainly on her own efforts was what she cared most about.

Even for someone like Karina, the concept of the next phase wasn't anything too hard to understand. One man, a single kilometer away from the bonfire, held a token of proof which each participant had to grab and return with. The only issue was about how to even find such person, as no directions or clues were even given, only the manly laughter which loudly resounded across the area, coming from all directions. "Mmm...!" The girl deeply hummed in ponder, leading a finger over her lips and slowly turning about, carefully observing the somewhat darkened surroundings. It was almost like she was coming up with a proper strategy to beat the phase, blinking once like someone who appeared to have figured it all out!

Yet...

"Oh, yeah, I have no idea how I'm gonna find him!" She shouted, scratching at her head and pathetically giggling for a brief moment. Though, whilst falling deep in her efforts to formulate a plan, Karina had gotten distracted, once she turned around to notice most others already making their ways off in search of the man holding the objective. "Ah, wait!" In a quick jog, the girl rapidly joined the others in this desperation-inducing task.

For a good couple of minutes, she still hadn't even managed to find any sort of clue or sign. A few random pebbles distracted her for a few brief moments, causing her to believe that she had somehow progressed, nonetheless, they were just rocks and just that, nothing else. Hopeless, Karina wanders through the forest aimlessly, only worrying about going as far as she could, considering the target of the phase was located at a pretty distant location, or at least that was what the Overseer said. Until...

"Oh. Who is that?" From the near distance, she spotted a figure seemingly creeping about. Hiding or something? She couldn't discern whatever it was that the person was doing, thus Karina decided to quietly close the gap. Upon closing in from behind Riina, the girl extended a hand out to gently place it on the nearest shoulder or at least try to, totally unaware that she could perhaps be about to scare the crap out of the fellow contestant. The raised tone of voice that she used wasn't helping in avoiding that either. "Hey! It's you, the cat-lady! What are you up to?!" Karina curiously inquired, hopeful that this could be an opportunity to team up.

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