Bitesize 5.8

Bitesize 5.8

Epilogue

Ed grabbed his mobile phone off the desk and answered it. It was Katia's voice on the other end.
"We made the news, flick the TV on."
He picked up the remote and zapped the TV into life...

"And for more on that story we go live to our Asian correspondent Ken Takanawa."

A young Japanese man was on screen, holding a microphone. Despite his Oriental heritage he was clearly English-born and spoke with the standard newscaster accent.

"It's been three days since the peace of Hakodate was broken by a minor earthquake. Normally this is of little importance in the day to day life of the Japanese but this one has had local scientists baffled. The epicentre seemed to be located just under Mount Hakodate and so far no explanations are forthcoming as to why. On top of that, police are now looking for a man they believe may know something about the quake. The unidentified Caucasian male was found on the mountainside shortly after the quake. He was badly injured and missing his left arm. He was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. Police crews searched the mountainside for his missing arm but found nothing. The man's condition was upgraded to stable and recovering the following day but he remained unconscious. Police were hoping to question him about his accident and what he knows of the quake but as of this morning the man is missing. The hospital reports that he is still injured and may be seeking medical treatment for his injuries elsewhere. Police have issued this footage of the man in the hope that he can be found."

The picture that came up on screen was unmistakable. Raddick. Ed flicked the TV off.
"Well at least now we know why the tracker couldn't find him. You think he did that on purpose?"
"I have no idea." said Katia, "But I'll bet we haven't seen the last of him."


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:) Well folks. That's the end of our current Bitesize Project. I hope you all enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun. For now I need a break from it so I can get back to some regular blogging, hopefully some poetry and a few real life things that require my attention. All in all it was a good learning experience. I underestimated how much of my time it would require so when we launch anew I'll probably aim closer to 2 or 3 bites per week. Which begs the question...

What do you want from the next Bitesize?
More of Ed?
Or something different?

Feel free to throw up suggestions and ideas. I'm open to pretty much anything. Also feel free to discuss anything about the project that you liked / didn't like, any questions you feel have been left unanswered and so on.