I woke up to the sunlight once more as our leaf home heated up. I took initiative and moved first before my younger brothers and sisters! Yes, I was on a roll. First at everything, I was the ultra-snail.
I swept through all the sleeping bodies around me as I left for the top side of the leaf.
Can you believe it! I'm the snail adventurer!
'The other side is definitely going to be foreign and dangerous' I thought as I moved as quickly as I could.
...
The trip took hours. HOURS! It was the worst idea ever. It was made especially bad when I turned around and saw my younger siblings wake up and move around only centimeters away. It broke my heart as I knew nothing was there to protect them in my absence.
"Don't worry I'll be back soon to protect you all. I'm a good big brother!" I yelled at them. Convinced that they had heard me I continued on.
When I finally reached the other side, I was met by intense light. It was like the heavens were basking me in their light. Automatically, I called out to them "Hello World!" like a new programmer had coded me and finally pressed run on their first few lines of code.
Wait... what is a programmer and what is code? o.O ...
In response the light spoke to me. I'm sure the light spoke as steam began to rise off my body. I heard them tell me "You are special, you are the chosen one." I mean "You are you the chosen snail."
Yes they called me the chosen snail! I knew I was special the moment I was born.
From day 1, I was the first at everything. I was smarter than my siblings who just ate and pooped and I knew it. No offense to you all who are only poop factories, but big bro put you all in the dust.
Anyways, I felt my body begin to sizzle as the heavens continued to bless me with their light. Ah yes, it was a powerful baptism. I shrunk as I slowly dried up but I endured.
It ended when a rude cloud interrupted my ceremony.
"Hmmph cloud I'll get my revenge someday!" I yelled at it while I shook my arm at it.
Yes, that was what had happened.
Suddenly, an arm grew out of my body in a moment of rage. I used my newly grown arm to shake menacingly at the cloud that was passed between me and the heavens.
Man those UV rays did a number on me.
Sarcasm.
Instead, I vowed revenge on the fluffy monster called a cloud and turned around to head back to my siblings.
I made it back in one piece.
I ate and re-hydrated on the way and slept soundly in my shell that night.
Summary of Day 2: After hours of journeying, I, the adventurer snail was baptized by the heavens.
+1 initiative
+1 heat resistance
+1 light resistance
+1 stupidity
+1 arm, - 1 arm
+ DNA damage (Mutations eminent)
[Quest failed: Baptism of Light]
[Quest initiated: Revenge against the shameless fluffy cloud]