Day 2: My house...

     Despite me being incredibly tired, I didn't sleep a wink last night at all... It was pitch black in the hole, and throughout the night, all I could hear was the sounds of movement: scuffling, moaning. The worst of all was the constant sound of wood being scratched. I knew that there were no trees around where i had decided to put my house foundations. And I knew the only other source of wood within range of my hole was the beginnings of my house... I just refused to believe that anything had happened to it. After the sounds died down, I peeked out and noticed the sun creep over the edge of the cliff, delivering warming rays of light onto my face, and the valley I was stuck in. Then I noticed it; the light crept slowly to the west and suddenly my house was illuminated...

My... house...

     After making sure the coast was clear, I approached the ruins of my house: the majority of the walls were gone, the floor was ripped up and there was no hint of a ceiling. Something, or someone, had sabotaged my house! My fresh start on a new job, on the first day! I must admit it took some time to get over... more time than I'd like to admit. But, after some deep thought, I consoled myself to the fact that it could've been worse... I could've died. But I didn't, and began the day anew!

     After awhile of exploring for more wood (I'd exhausted the area of wood around site 1, the "cursed site" I now call it) I came across a more sinister sight: an ominous hole... In fact I kinda convinced myself that this new thing and the incedent with my house were linked... A hole... into nothing. The stranger thing about it was that there seemed to be a natural spring nearby, running water directly into it, with a crude set of stairs leading down into it.

I decided that it would be best if I blocked it up with wood to prevent similar events happening again, and prayed that whatever demolished my house couldn't get through the large wooden panels I placed around the hole... not holding up much hope though.

     A little while after constructing the wooden plug for the hole, I came across a huge stockpile of wood... in tree form! Using the axe I made yesterday, I made easy work of the trunk and had a sufficient amount to make a decent house. However, don't think I haven't learnt my lesson. I scaled another cliff wall - finding small veins of coal along the way - and found an ideal spot to place the foundations for my new house: on top of a cliff, overlooking 3 different sides, with the last side against a cliff wall. No way was any creature - or critter for that matter - going to get to me with ease! And with that, I tasked myself with the construction of the house for the rest of the day!

     I've just finished the bottom floor for the rudimentary house I've created, with floors, a ceiling and even a few windows! I boarded the other windows up with wood for the moment to stop anything getting in through the gaps. I'm not taking any chances tonight. The door has a motion sensor which opens the door whenever I am within range. Made it so it's only me as well! I've even made a small cellar allowing me to make a mine shaft safely under my house, so I don't have to worry about exploring too much. If I get time, I may make bridges from my house to adjacent cliffs to expand my mining operation. But first, I think I'll concentrate on finding my first ore!

Syeonyx signing off