||Experiments||Camp Camp AU||

fish, food and friends

harrison's pov
i look around for something to eat. nothing.

'why don't we eat the mess hall food?'
'we didn't eat it when we were human so no thanks.'
'how about this, harrison because you can barely walk, stay here and fish or something. me, nikki and preston will hunt for a animal. but first, let my check your teeth.'

according to scientists, usually you teeth decide what your able to eat. for me, i have sharp skin where my mouth is to tear flesh. nikki has fox teeth, so she basically eat anything. from fruits to carrion. preston has dull teeth, none sharp. so most likely a herbivore. and david has small cat teeth, most likely being a carnivore. considering cats cannot survive without meat, and are unable to chew and swallow plants. i used to have a cat, until i, um, made it disappear...

'harrison, ill take you to the dock so you can fish. you have a worm looking tongue so it will be easier for you get food. preston, you look around the east part of the forest for berries and plants to eat. me and nikki will search the west and south part of the forest. sound good?'

we nod. david picks me up and drops me on the dock. my leg has healed a little so i can walk. i know it's only been a day, but i guess we heal faster. i wonder what we were experimented for? maybe weapons?

i get stopped from continuing when nerris steps on the wooden planks. i whip my head around, fast enough to get whiplash. she freezes and i looks her dead in the eye. i scoff and lie down to where now i'm sorta kneeling. i dip my tongue into the water. i feel the vibrations before a fish bites my tongue. i quickly lift my head and pull my tongue back into my mouth. i swallow the fish whole, considering it was quite small. before i didn't really like fish, but now it tastes awesome!

i forgot nerris was watching.

i turn my head around, and she is currently grabbing a fishing rod. once she grabbed it, she looked me in the eyes before saying,

'c-can i sit next to you...?'

i nod. she slowly walks towards me. i squint at her and she jumps. she quickly sits down before casting a line. she looks at me and smiles. i frown and turn my head around. she doesn't know i'm still harrison, if she did though, she would probably ignore me. as well as the other campers. i fall asleep thinking about my brother.
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i wake up. i look  at the sky, it's almost dark. nerris was gone. i sigh. my only form of company was gone. i have to admit, i can tolerate her. i can enjoy her presence when she isn't spewing hate comments at me.

i get up, limping over to the amphitheater. i noticed a figure following me. i kinda ignored it, i wasn't in the mood to deal with whoever it was. david and the others were already done eating. i could tell because there were meat and berry scraps on the wooden boards. they were talking when i got there, and interrupted them.

'so, did you find something to eat?'
'fish.'

he nods and goes back to talking. i lie down in the corner, next to some props.

i try to sleep, but steps could be heard. i jerk my head up and grown at whoever is there. nerris freezes with her fish in hand.  i glare at her and then the fish. she steps closer with the fish in front of her.

'h-hey there..'

i lower my head a bit.

'don't b-be afraid! i just w-want to be friends.'

i soften my look at her, and lightly pat my tail against the floor. my attempt to get nerris to sit next to me.

she smiles and walks over. she sets herself next to me, putting the fish on the floor.

'you can have it.'

i gobble up the fish before lying my head against my paws. i close my eyes before nerris puts her hand on my back. i tense up at the touch.

'dont worry! i'm not gonna hurt you.'

i loosen up. she start petting me. it's feels surprisingly nice. i purr and begin to wander off into my dreams.

i didn't have a nightmare that night.