There’s little comfort to be had here, they can lie flat and that’s about it. Duncan has given his companion his waterproof and is lying to windwa...d to shelter him somewhat. And so they pass the night… ************** Love is what saves him. Love of the mountains, Love of climbing and a good friend. A climbing partner he’d all but lost touch with. Progress is slow and he’s painfully aware of how far he’s let himself go over the years. Slowly, so very very slowly he learns how to climb again. How. .. I'm the only one of my kind.... I'm a vampyre and a Skyknight... I’m to be mated to an archiwolf.... what does that make me???" sighs, looking down as tears fill my eyes "It makes me a freak........" Could always be worse, at least you don't have to deal with a mask that's trying to make you crazy." he says, sighing softly"Mask...?" realization hits her and she backs away into the counter "R-reaper... yo-you’re a... Reaper...." yes.. I am."She tightly grips the counter top, trying not. " I laughed and said "I was a goofy 18 year old when you guys started dating. You were my brothers 25 year old smoking HOT girlfriend! I didn't even know you knew I existed!". We both laughed and she said "Now you're no longer cute though." in-which I replied "Yeah getting older will do that to a man." and again we laughed as she squeezed my side. "Shut up!" she said as she looks back up at me and says "You're no longer cute... you're fucking sexy!" and we gently kissed. Then aggressively. Anyway, accidents sometimes do happen under that kind of confined conditions, and I was pushing too hard on a wrench when it slipped. My hand smashed into the edge of a piece of sheet metal and sheared off my right thumb! Blood squirted everywhere, but I did not panic, though I wonder why: a mechanic cannot work without his thumb, so I was headed toward a world of trouble. Without giving the matter a second thought, I picked up my thumb from where it was lying with my left hand and pushed it.