Bridge to salvation?
Microscopic Survival
chapter 5
by
Clocktus
You looked in the direction the blanket had launched you and saw Brenda's gargantuan face fast approaching. You threw your arms in front of you to brace for impact, just moments before you crashed smack-dab in the middle of Brenda's face, right onto the bridge of her nose. You held on for dear life, but soon found that, thanks to the shape of Brenda's nose, its angle allowed you to comfortably stand on it. Regardless, you knew you were on someone's face, which was bound to make your life difficult eventually.
Yet, maybe this was just the lucky opportunity you needed to somehow find help, a task you considered very close to impossible so far. This was pretty much as close to a person as you could possibly get, and it would take ages to climb this distance yourself, assuming you were capable of that in the first place. You knew, this was it, an opportunity you couldn't allow yourself to miss.
Nonetheless, the question of how you should go about it remained open. Would you try to get her attention right now, before something might happen? Or, was it smarter to make a plan and wait for the right opportunity to strike?
In the end, you...