Ben's Story

[dat-ting]

10 Survivors in total, completely no relation between them all. All came crashing down after the captain of their slave ship was killed in an uprising. The slaves aboard the ship had no idea how to fly a ship, fairly problematic for them, to say the least. Only 10 of them made it to escape pods before crashing onto a mysterious RimWorld. A new sense of freedom engulfed the slave survivors, one of which they had not experienced in quite some time. One of these slaves was a young boy, Ben. He did not know his family, and since were not there for him when he was younger, he often got himself into trouble...
The colonists collectively worked together to fumble and sort out a small colony. With many colonists comes many mouths to feed, but with favourable, harvest was a breeze, with their expert green-thumb Susskind. However, what they struggled to overcome was the medical problem. One doctor, to serve 13 people at this point, is a tall order to say the least. Anna, one of the prime miners of the group, was roped in to learn the trade of medicine, as taught by Vale, their star doctor and ex-nurse. Anna couldn't learn the art and the classes were dropped soon after. No matter, Vale served honourably in the healing of the colonists.
Ben, who at this point was nearing his birthday, began to bug the colonists about the upcoming event. Ben chose to speak in words that contained very few syllables. As the other colonists worked hard and sweat blood for the colony, Ben was only really good at two things. Cleaning, and playing dress-up. He asked Susskind, the only colonist that listened to Ben and his 'bestest-friend', to 'forge' him a set of knights armour for his birthday. "I don't have time." was always the answer, and Ben would run off, in deep sadness at the failed requests - no matter how many times he asked.
The day of his birthday came around and as Ben approached the kitchen at high noon, he noticed no-one there, before all the colonists jump out from behind chairs and from under tables: "Surprise!" He was ecstatic at the turn of events! Gifts were shared around. Mainly, rocks that looked like people's faces, which always made Ben giggle. To his surprise, Susskind pulled out a shiny set of 'armour, and a suit 'longsword' too! Hugging tight to Susskind he let his grip loosen and put on the oversized suit of armour. He loved it. Susskind began to tell of a mission to Ben. A wild dragon was nearby, threatening the colony. Only the bravest of warriors can defeat the fabled white dragons! He spoke kindly to Ben. Anna, his long-term love interest, even wooed him into doing it. "It might take me and eat me! I need a knight to save me!" she spoke. Ben, grabbing his sword, marched onward in the direction Susskind pointed, out to the horizon. And so, Ben set off on his quest. The entire camp, breathed a sigh of relief. Ben set his eyes on the beast. Ben was never heard of since. It wasn't because of the fact that his helmet, was a grey toque, his sword, was a blunt wooden spear, or that his armour was two grey shirts stitched together. It wasn't even because the fabled dragon, was a bloodthirsty Thrumbo.
No, it was because, all together, the colony lied, and pierced a hole in his heart. Ben's body was recovered and was buried far, far away. The colony, although they did not feel an ounce of remorse or guilt for exploiting the orphan child, did not want to see the rotting corpse of a young lad, who's tale of adventure was ended with a horn through his stomach, as he realizes that nobody ever did love Ben.


TL:DR - NOBODY LIKED BEN

[falconbunker]

All I have to ask is if murphy decided to pay a visit, and maybe enact his law.