I'm not quite sure how I got here. I'm not particularly alone, and not exactly frightened, just intrigued. My mother seems to be missing, and that puts me in a stupor. There is no 'alone' in this forest. There is the sound of steps as far as my ears can reach, the tiny patter of a mouse or the clicking step of a crow, the crunch as a rabbit hops across dead leaves. The one I hear the most is the gallop of young fawns across the ground, and the loud, calmer steps of elder deer.

I have yet to see another deer, but I know they are there. There hooves leave prints in the ground and the sound seems to be everlasting. I'm feeling quite lonesome, just lying here in the grass. A curious rabbit pokes its head out of its hole and peers at me. A bird watches from a branch and makes quiet chirping noises. There is the faint sound of a deer's call in the distance - a young one, like myself. It is sooner returned by an elder deer, and I long to see them.

My lanky limbs are quite wobbly at first, and I fall over, scaring the rabbit back into its burrow. I try once more, twice, and on the third try I can stand. I test my legs cautiously and once they are able to hold, I begin to run into the forest, in search of the deer who call. As I run farther, the deer calls again and this time, I call out as well to let them know I am here. They continue to call.

The landscape is fascinating. I take a break to look at the wonder of nature. A bee buzzes busily up in a tree. I still have yet to see another deer, but it's okay this time, because the wonderful Earth is quite satisfactory. I stop in a purple flower patch, giving into my childish nature and topple head over legs into the softness. There are butterflies all around me, the busy flap of their wings enough to keep my heart at bay as I dig near the ground and place the flowers in a crown upon my head. It's a lovely sight and smell.

I begin to run again, my newly made crown upon my head, passing by many trees.

Writing this at eleven PM because summer break, whatever. Anyways, I've made myself a part of the community by signing up about maybe five or six hours ago.

Overall, I'm really liking the game and have it set up as my screensaver. The graphics are just beautiful and I love the concept of the deer so much. I spent my day playing the game with others I met; the community is wonderful, and everyone seems to be friendly, thankfully. When I wasn't conversing through the body language of the deer, I took nature walks to explore the territory and to find interesting things. I ran across a graveyard, a pond where there seemed to be a herd lazing about in the shallows, a smaller pond with a statue I think that was called Da Drinkplaats (I researched it because it was fascinating), a large tree with a hole split into the middle, and seemingly worshiped at the two statues alongside many other deer.

I'm happy to say I made a few companions along the way. I'm not sure if I'll ever see them again, because of the lack of human interaction - which, if you ask me, is an interesting choice for a game but all in all it's a fantastic choice and I'm enamored with it. It was still nice to be taking a walk, observing in a relaxed state, and then be joined by other deer. I met a fawn who, unlike others, actually stuck around for quite awhile. We splashed about in the ponds, danced with other fawns who crossed our path, bowed to elder deer, had some magic spells bestowed upon us, made flower crowns out of the purple and red flowers, and prayed to the twin statues.

After about an hour of wandering in our flower crowns, my companion went to sleep. Seeing as he wouldn't return, I went on with my exploring and that ended my journey for my first day. This is quite the game.