It was one of the reindire, a doe, I think. Must have strayed from the herd. But before I could decide how best to deal with it, it simply... lay down next to him and fell asleep. Within half an hour, all life signs had ceased.
I'm not surprised that it died - but it happened remarkably quickly. Carlisle's "kill zone" (much as he'd hate me calling it that) is still widening, but the rate of expansion is in steady decline. This morning, my calculations indicated it would stop in roughly 70 more hours. But when I updated them a moment ago, that single incident had shaved off nearly an entire day.
It's too early to draw any conclusions, naturally, but what it suggests is very interesting. It seems that, although Carlisle can draw energy from plant life, he draws it much more efficiently from animals.
He's not going to like that, I'm sure. But I actually think it's cause for optimism. Going off preliminary estimates, the total amount of energy he's absorbed is significantly lower than I'd anticipated. It's possible a single herd animal could sustain him for months, and they're already marked for the food supply. If he's willing to try it, then maybe...
Maybe he won't have to feel like he's running on fumes all the time.
Anyway. If all goes well, I should be able to wake him sometime tomorrow. The sooner the better, I say. It... hasn't been easy, seeing him like this.
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Carlisle's had a visitor.
It was one of the reindire, a doe, I think. Must have strayed from the herd. But before I could decide how best to deal with it, it simply... lay down next to him and fell asleep. Within half an hour, all life signs had ceased.
I'm not surprised that it died - but it happened remarkably quickly. Carlisle's "kill zone" (much as he'd hate me calling it that) is still widening, but the rate of expansion is in steady decline. This morning, my calculations indicated it would stop in roughly 70 more hours. But when I updated them a moment ago, that single incident had shaved off nearly an entire day.
It's too early to draw any conclusions, naturally, but what it suggests is very interesting. It seems that, although Carlisle can draw energy from plant life, he draws it much more efficiently from animals.
He's not going to like that, I'm sure. But I actually think it's cause for optimism. Going off preliminary estimates, the total amount of energy he's absorbed is significantly lower than I'd anticipated. It's possible a single herd animal could sustain him for months, and they're already marked for the food supply. If he's willing to try it, then maybe...
Maybe he won't have to feel like he's running on fumes all the time.
Anyway. If all goes well, I should be able to wake him sometime tomorrow. The sooner the better, I say. It... hasn't been easy, seeing him like this.