We Find Comfort In The Apricity

Measure 69: Μινώταυρος

"Soo what do we do now." -Chrome said as he pursed his lips.

"It stopped raining at least." -Kohaku placed her palm up to feel if any droplets fell.

"This next phase doesn't feel like a test to be honest, but that's what we said about the last one. So what DO we do now?" -Gen

"I guess we should just focus on getting through the night like Anzu said." -Ukyo

"All that running made me hungry." -Ginro

"You didn't even run Ginro I carried you all the way." -Kinro

"Okay, well since we gotta start somewhere let's find sustenance and then—"

Haven cleared her throat, "Ahem we decided that since this stage does not require any competition, we'll cooperate with you for the next six hours. If you'd like."

"I'm sorry WE decided this? Or YOU decided this?" -Kai

Mar smacked his head and rolled her eyes, "WE decided this, you're just arrogant Kai. But anyways, like Haven said, we need to get through the night and we've lived in this island for our entire lives."

"It would be beneficial for both parties to cooperate." The twins, Ori and Ona said simultaneously.

"Heh, that sounds logical enough, you got yourselves a deal."

And so for the next hour they gathered materials, the strongest people here: Kai, Mar, Tsukasa, Taiju, Kohaku, Kinro and Ginro were in charge of gathering materials to build simple huts for tonight.

Yuzuriha, Suika, Ryusui, Ona, Ori, and Ukyo were in charge of finding food. Meanwhile Chrome, Senku, Haven, and Gen stayed back. They cleared up the area where they were going to be staying, and they tried setting up a fire but the ground was too wet

Haven reached up her long-sleeves and pulled out a thin, cylinder-like spray bottle. From her other sleeve she pulled out a small vial with a clear, colorless liquid. And from a bracelet she had, she pulled out a folded paper and opened it to reveal a white-ish powder.

"Awe, this isn't nearly enough." -Haven

"What do you have here Haven?" -Gen

"Oh, it's just sugar, I had more but I guess it fell out when we were running." -Haven

Senku grabbed everything that she pulled out an examined it, "Why do you have pepper spray?"

"Precaution?" -Haven

"What's pepper spray?" Chrome asked as he kept trying to ignite a fire.

"You got ethanol too? Why would you bring that here?"

"Uhhh precaution?" -Haven

"Ethanol?" -Chrome

Senku opened the vial with ethanol and poured it on the tiny flame Chrome made. The flame burst into a bright fire, cause Chrome to scurry away from it.

"AH! Why would you do that?! I was right there!!" -Chrome

"Well that takes care of the fire, now let's talk business. What's this local disease that Anzu- err Ava mentioned before?"

"The preacher called it Meresa, it's a skin condition that causes little blisters, redness and such. It starts with red bumps and then progressed to fevers and chills. You get very sick and eventually die. But ever since Miss Ava arrived, she's been able to cure the worst cases with a- I don't know what you call it but it was this green thing that made a green light." -Haven