The Two From Ice

Chapter 6: Meeting New Members

You and Clem are still following Willy to this "Allegiance".

You: These people aren't gonna shoot us, are they?

Willy: I thought you guys could dodge bullets?

Clem: Who told you that?

Willy: There were a lotta rumors about pre-Earths.

You: Well, we can't dodge bullets, no.

Willy: Oh. Well, if that's the case, don't worry, I won't let 'em.

You and Clem briefly look at each other with a little worry.

Willy: Hold up here. He says, stopping by a tree with a rope dangling on it.

You and Clem both stop walking. Willy grabs the rope and pulls on it, making a bag of rocks fall.

???: Damn it!

You and Clem get into defensive position when you hear that. You hear something from the top of the tree. You and Clem look up to see a guy in the top of the tree. He looks down at Willy.

Teen: What the hell, Willy?!

You and Clem get out of defensive position.

Willy: Aasim! Look who I found!

Aasim jumps down from the tree and lands on his feet. Aasim looks at you and Clem.

Aasim: You guys don't look like you're part of the Saints. Are you?

Willy: Even better! They're pre-Earth!

Aasim chuckles.

Aasim: Yeah. Right.

Aasim looks at you and Clem.

Aasim: Well, you guys seem alright. You look well nourished.

You: Really? We haven't eaten in days.

Clem: Everything is so hard to fucking catch.

Aasim: Catch?

You: Yeah. Hunt.

Aasim's eyes widen. Him and Willy step back.

Clem: What?

Willy: You guys...hunt animals?

You: Well...yeah. It's kinda part of the circle of life.

Aasim gets irritated. He gets in your face.

Aasim: Why would you kill animals?!

You: Dude, calm down.

Clem: Wait a minute... Are you guys saying you don't hunt?

Aasim: Of course not. That's how we've been doing it for thousands of years. No one eats animals. They need to be left alone for the cryogenic project to succeed.

You: Okay, got it. I'm sorry.

Aasim sighs.

Aasim: No, it's alright. We gotta do what we can. I'm sorry I snapped.

Willy: What were you doing in the tree?

Aasim: Setting up centipede traps.

Clem: So we ARE aloud to kill those?

Aasim: Always. Fucking critters are terrifying.

Willy: Do you want some help?

Aasim: Yeah, actually. He says, turning to the tree.

Willy walks up next to Aasim. Aasim grabs onto the tree with both hands and leaps onto a branch! Willy does the same with another branch. They both start climbing the tree and working on the trap.