the hardest thing to me is facing the fear i live
no one can help me now, it’s under my heart!
Xanti walked behind Ryosuke and Ichiro. The slower pace allowed xem to watch the two hybrids and take a few notes with pencil and notebook.
The rainforest’s heartland had been where quite a few useful herbs—most of the useful herbs—could be gathered conveniently in one spot. Xanti made a few notes in xyr observation about the health of the trees that Kane had rerooted, as well as educated guesses as to the amount of biodiversity restored. All of that would probably be interesting to the prisoner (Xanti planned on sharing these notes when xe returned to the Doctor’s Caves), but unlikely to alter the planned schedule for Vale and Kane.
Regardless, it was troublesome. Simultaneously: so much progress and yet not enough. The delicate little plants with weak root systems? Not regrown. The vines and plants which grew upon the rainforest’s canopy? Not regrown. But the trees? Here. And the sound of birdsong.
Xe glanced at Ryosuke and grinned to xemself. The kid was helping and didn’t even realize it; Xanti hadn’t noticed the fruits. Xe updated xyr notes with those observations. Even if the Descendants were almost all obligate carnivores… tropical fruit was a delicacy upon the mainland, and surely useful for trade.
Xanti finished jotting down the notes and telekinetically slid the notebook and pencil into xyr satchel. Of course, while Kane would likely appreciate looking at the unfiltered notes… xe’d need to provide a streamlined report for Meteor. The pharaoh wouldn’t give a fuck about the science, only the practicality of how the restoration project delayed starvation conditions and which resources were available for the Descendants and to trade.
Ryosuke’s yell snatched xyr attention. “Ryosuke?” Xanti called back. Xyr golden eyes narrowed.
A teleportation blip. Then xe was standing next to the pile of fruits. For an instant, Xanti’s body language was in shank mode, until xe saw the spider problem for what it was. Xe exhaled, relaxed.
“That’s why I stick to eating meat, kid.” Xanti shrugged. And rolled xyr eyes. “Fresh corpse? You never have to worry about biting into a spider’s egg sac.”
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The rainforest’s heartland had been where quite a few useful herbs—most of the useful herbs—could be gathered conveniently in one spot. Xanti made a few notes in xyr observation about the health of the trees that Kane had rerooted, as well as educated guesses as to the amount of biodiversity restored. All of that would probably be interesting to the prisoner (Xanti planned on sharing these notes when xe returned to the Doctor’s Caves), but unlikely to alter the planned schedule for Vale and Kane.
Regardless, it was troublesome. Simultaneously: so much progress and yet not enough. The delicate little plants with weak root systems? Not regrown. The vines and plants which grew upon the rainforest’s canopy? Not regrown. But the trees? Here. And the sound of birdsong.
Xe glanced at Ryosuke and grinned to xemself. The kid was helping and didn’t even realize it; Xanti hadn’t noticed the fruits. Xe updated xyr notes with those observations. Even if the Descendants were almost all obligate carnivores… tropical fruit was a delicacy upon the mainland, and surely useful for trade.
Xanti finished jotting down the notes and telekinetically slid the notebook and pencil into xyr satchel. Of course, while Kane would likely appreciate looking at the unfiltered notes… xe’d need to provide a streamlined report for Meteor. The pharaoh wouldn’t give a fuck about the science, only the practicality of how the restoration project delayed starvation conditions and which resources were available for the Descendants and to trade.
Ryosuke’s yell snatched xyr attention. “Ryosuke?” Xanti called back. Xyr golden eyes narrowed.
A teleportation blip. Then xe was standing next to the pile of fruits. For an instant, Xanti’s body language was in shank mode, until xe saw the spider problem for what it was. Xe exhaled, relaxed.
“That’s why I stick to eating meat, kid.” Xanti shrugged. And rolled xyr eyes. “Fresh corpse? You never have to worry about biting into a spider’s egg sac.”
UNEXPECTED YET EXPECTED —
— i wanted to hate / i wanted to die / i wanted to see you sacrificed / i had to deal with the fear you gave me / but you fucker never tried to help me / i was jealous and i was scared / nobody ever replaced my pain / to say i’m not evil, to tell I’m not bad / too late, i’m lost in human nature / leave me be / set me free / leave me be / set me free / the hardest thing to me is facing the fear i live / no one can help me now, it’s under my heart / i’ll come to know the living, my demons are inside / i’ll bring them all to light / ———— emerged from the dark I come to life!