New Beginning, Old Ending (AvA shorts city AU)

Chapter 7: Who, What, Where

     Ocean led them to a small clearing in the woods, where a well and small makeshift tent stood. In the middle was a tiny fireplace and a singular log with the bark shaved off neatly as a chair. Blue thought it was quite a cozy place to live, while Green on his side was desperately swatting away bugs within a mile radius.

     "You do NOT need bug repellent- Green, bugs can't bite bits of code. They're only attracted to plants here, you know that?" Blue complained, annoyed about Green's complaining. "Plus, you only know about them because of this newspaper article about some animator named Alan or Alex or SOMETHING- anyways it noted in there that bugs-"

     "You're sounding just like Yellow now. But I mean- they're still disgust- AAUGH," Green interrupted with a yell as another bright purple bug  approached them.

     Ocean, trying hard not to burst into laughter, decided to just head straight into the tent. "Stay out here," she said.

     Once again, Blue and Green had to just stand there, not knowing what to do.

     Once again, Blue noticed a nautilus shell, on a small pile of sand and a single strand of seaweed across it.

     That brought an end to the awkwardness- at least for Blue, as he had intrusive thoughts to fill the silence for him now.

     Blue was pretty darn sure that he'd seen that shell before- right at where they got lost. Plus, Ocean looked like she was checking on it. Why was she checking on a lame shell, out of anything? As far as he was concerned- it wasn't special.

     Blue made a mental note to go back and check if the shell was still there- if he could find his way back.

     "I- mate, we need to get the heckin heck out of here," Green said, breaking the silence."

     "I know that," Ocean said, ducking under the camp door with a small canvas bag. "I was just getting you guys some basic survival necessities back there. I'll lead you guys in the right direction, and you guys should be good to go."

     "Aren't we just going to get lost again?" Green replied, after a while of thinking it over.

     "There's a trail you can follow," Ocean said. "I don't know why it exists, but it should get you out of here."

     "Well then, why don't we go now?" Green said.

     "Because there are people on our necks, possibly trying to either kidnap, murder, or injure us. All of the above if we're really unlucky," Green said again, after a moment of thinking.

     "Well, dang," Ocean said. "If you really need to, you can stay here to recuperate and maybe think about how you're going to get out without being brutally clonked on the head."

     "Brutally murdered is more like it," Green responded, "But that sounds like a good idea."

     "Alright then," Ocean declared.

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH IT'S BEEN FOREVER