Ignore Phantom.
Back away slowly. Even if by some miracle you made it close enough, AND got through the fur, the bear would still have plenty of time to kill us before it bled out.
You guess you can't read the note, it's too risky. You are about to back off slowly when
*BANG* a gunshot rings through the air. It connects with the bear right into the closed eye socket. The bear jumps up quickly, but then slumps over, dead.
"Good shot I might say." Says a voice nearby. You turn to look.
A man in "safari" clothes, if that's the word, comes out from behind a thick shrub nearby. He isn't suprised by your presence, you don't even think he notices you. As he walks to the now dead bear, you shout out some greeting to him, "Hey you!" You say. He finally notices you.
"Oh, you must be the new one." He says softly.
"New what?" You respond in surprise.
"Nevermind." He keeps walking ahead and reaches the bear, cautiously he approaches just in case. He looks like he's been doing this his whole life.
You approach him and say, "Why am I here?!"
The man glances away for a minute, "I can't tell you."
"Why not!?" You don't want to be here any longer.
"Sorry, I need to go, bye now." He glances at his prize, thinks twice and runs off to the west. Boy he's fast.
TURN 11:
VIEW
_______________
...............
........╔═.═..╗
....... ║███║..
....".. ***█║..
..║██....B.║███
........╚══**..
U......@.....═╝
.".............
.............".
...............
...".........."
...............
...............
..."...........
LoS: 7 tiles
INVENTORY
a - switch-blade knife (right pants pocket)
EQUIP
f - white t-shirt
h - blue jeans
u - underwear
BODY
Your feet are getting hardened from all this barefoot walking.
Quite thirsty.
A little hungry.
SKILL
You can gather a little well now.