Day 2- Taking Stock

Dawn broke and I finished chopping down the massive tree. From it's height, I had noticed a small clearing just down the mountainside. The snow had not piled high there, thanks to the protection of the mountains nearby. The grass was green. I saw coal nearby in the cliffs facing it. It was perfect!

I packed up and headed down. With reluctance, I dug up the seeds I had planted. They hadn't sprouted yet. I hoped they would still grow after being transplanted.

Hunger gnawed at my belly. I looked through the pack of things I brought with me. 3 apples. That was all I had managed to scrounge before leaving 'civilization'. I ate 2. Not quite enough to fill my stomach  but I didn't know how long it would be before I'd find more food. I checked my map for likely places.

I also thumbed through the books I had. Most of my pack was full of books. I believed knowledge was the key to survival. I had everything from field guides on local flora, to engineering manuals. Some of the books read like Greek, but perhaps, in time, I could use them to my benefit.

I spent the day laying a sturdy foundation for my new home. Thankfully, the tree had provided enough wood for a basic home. I built it with plans for expansion already filling my mind, and laid out the support structure  according to what I would build in the future. I started feeling hope fill me up.

I realized I needed to find myself a bed as soon as possible. Everyone knows, the Guardian Angel Unit ties itself to your bed. Well, perhaps you, reader, are from some time far in the future when society has recovered and the Units are no longer needed. Anyway, a Guardian Angel Unit, or GAU, is a bit of tech installed near your heart. When the outbreak was in full swing, the GAU monitored the heart rate and other vitals. If you were in serious danger, it teleports you to a hospital bed, which has been coded to match you. Each hospital bed had about 100 people coded into it, so people often ended up on the hospital floor near the end. Anyway, I had the coding unit in my pack, but I needed a bed structure to program it into. I didn't know what would happen to me if I got in trouble before I had it set up. I would have to be very careful!

For my future readers, in case it has been lost, this world I know has an abundance of knowledge both of science and magic. Naturally, that's what led to the trouble leading to the outbreak. I'm sure you know all about that.

So, onward with my journey. I made myself a wooden pickaxe. I gathered stone from the cliff, and some of that coal. I used the stone to make a better pick, as well as a sword, just in case. I also made a small oven, so I could cook meat. Now, it was time to find some food!

Before I got the chance, however, I noticed the sun beginning to set. Stomach rumbling in protest, I went inside my empty house and tried to sleep on the hard wood floor.

For those who are interested, here's a list of the book topics I have with me, by title:
Buildcraft: pipes, pumps, and machines
Clay Soldiers: making magical friends
Mo Creatures: a guide to fauna
Ender Storage: packrats guide to happiness
Factorization: dark iron, exosuits, and more
Forestry: guidebook to bees and farming
Industrialcraft: engineering for this century
IronChest: keeping your belongings safe!
Mystcraft:  unlimiting your universe
Obsidiplates: smart pressure plates
Omnitools: swiss army knife creation
Railcraft: choo choo!
ReiMinimap: a mapbook
SoulShards: summoning with essence
StevesCarts: choo choo, CHOO!
Thaumcraft: complete guide to magic, including a Thamanomnomnom
ThermalExpansion: water and lava maximized
TwilightForest: flora and fauna guide to an alternate dimension