Gathering Thought

The horrible weather had already passed by as the sun risen up to the clear blue sky.

Everything in the forest is wet including Mike who is lying down on the muddy ground.

Like having a heavy hangover he held his head and gather his thought on what just happened yesterday.

Staring up to the sky he realized that his eyes were already gotten used to the light.

(Oh, yeah. I did fight someone.) Only now he remembered it. Or more like he only realized it just now.

He was still half asleep even now not because of the cold but because his head was just regenerated only days ago as his brain is still trying to gather some information. He is in the state where he forgetting the stuff that happened just now.

He did talk to Clint but he didn't remember what's their conversation is.

His brain gathering all of the stuff that his muscle memory had remembered. This stuff will not happen to an average human but for some reason, it's clear that his muscles moving in unification along with his nervous system giving information towards the brain. However, no matter how forceful he is to his mind nothing will come out immediately.

Because his brain was only just regenerate his process of thinking is still slow like a baby but his memories from the past are still there for some reason.

Holding his head, he checks his body and saw that he is wearing clothes. Girly clothes.

Cute skirt, and a long t-shirt.

Through embarrassment, he tried to hide it but quickly gave up as he thinks this is better than being naked in the cold environment. Somehow felt nostalgia for wearing clothes.

(If only it's proper clothes. Tch.)

Standing up a wave of information flows to his brain.

(Ah yeah, I did fight some weird Tarsier.)

Leaning to the tree he tried to walk towards somewhere like he knows where he is going.

*Step step*

*Growl* Even now his stomach is screaming for hunger.

As he walks a usual large stake appear but for some reason instead of being surprised nor scared he just stands there and waits for the stake to stop midway. Surprisingly it did.

"Didn't I tell you to step away?"

"Shut up, I'm hungry." Mike's words are rude like his attitude had changed overnight.

Clint was surprised by his words but he didn't press the matter deeper after seeing Mike's looks who was wearing cute clothes. He looks good in it not gonna lie.

He thinks of him as a little girl who is just raising a tantrum. Comparing their looks Mike is like a 12-year-old girl while Clint is a 30-year-old man.

(Cute.)

Dropping the stake he beckons Mike to follow him. It seems like he lowered his guard towards Mike a bit. Maybe because of his looks or because he knows him now for days. Maybe both...

Moving on another wave of information was given to his brain.

"Gah!" Mike felt a sudden pain through the wave.

Clint looks back but he didn't dare to help Mike.

"Oy what happened?"

"Brain pain something! Don't know why but this shit only started recently!"

Clint doesn't know what to do nor care to do a thing only wait for Mike to get back to himself. Rude might one say but at least he didn't leave him behind.

After a couple of minutes of waiting, Mike managed to recover with tons of sweat on his face as he haggardly breathes.

"???"

"Sorry, just remembered some shit. Anyway, Let's go."

Without uttering a word the two continued their travel on foot.

It didn't take a while for them to reaching their destination.

There's a little hut in the front as there's a huge bonfire in the middle.

Mike remembers this place, seeing it make his mind ache a little.

Clint who already grasps Mike's intent let him get to this place. His house.

On the bonfire, there is something cooking. Not the usual pot but something big. Looking carefully Mike remembered that they managed to catch something big last night.

The thing that has been cooking is large meat that had been piercing with a wood.

Remembering what is the meat, he gasps in shock. Looking at the man who's behind all this he immediately demands an answer.

"Oy..."

"Don't worry it's not tarsier. It's a brown deer. Even I would not dare myself eat that."

Not waiting for Mike's reply Clint proceed to walk towards the bonfire and spin the cooking meat slowly on its handle.

The smell of the burning meat passed through Mike's nose making his slumbering hunger awakened.

Covering his mouth to stop the drool from coming out Mike walks near the cooking meat.

"It's brown deer that had been hunted by the tarsier that we hunted."

"Oh... wait deer?"

Like he remembered something there's another spike of information flows to his brain.

***From their yesterday conversation.***

"Meat is now difficult and dangerous to catch."

"Eh?"

"We're no the only ones who got evolve."

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Clint answered; "Most of the animals in the whole change into either dangerous or harmless and boom out their population while the others went extinct. The brown deer is the former."

Getting to understand his statement Mike checks the meat.

(The meat is kinda big.)

It didn't take quite a while for the meat to get cook, or more like the whole meat was overcooked unevenly. But there's no need to get picky.

"Done."

After hearing Clint's words Mike immediately digs in. Seeing this Clint flinch to grab the large stake beside him but quickly stopped.

"It's hot," said Clint.

Mike didn't hear his word nor give it care even if he heard him, with his dirty hands Mike tear up a large chunk of meat and chew it to his mouth savoring the flavor as he slowly swallows it. He didn't even pain when he touches the hot smoking meat.

Seeing the scene, the dirty scene Clint somehow can't help Mike. As time goes on the more he believes in his story. Bringing out his usual small pot and his first introduction of a pocket knife Clint started to slice small chunks of meat putting it into his pot.

Looking at Mike again who doesn't stop eating. Clint somehow felt nostalgia for somehow. It's the same as Mike who felt nostalgic eating meat.

(Cute.) thought by Clint again.

As Mike continues to devour the cooked meat another surge of memory came in.

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"Those fish-like creatures you said- they are called 'abyssal fish.' they caused a large scale rampage throughout the whole east countries."

"They invaded?"

"Yeah... Don't know what happened to the other countries because I'm busy here taking care of my life. Soon after their rampage, other unknown creatures appeared from the other oceans."

"Hey they are great in numbers but the military can handle those shits, right?"

"Yeah, they did handle it well. Too well in fact. But the other side has just many unknown factors that give everyone surprised."

"I haven't know any of the other creatures other than those fish-like- I mean abyssal fishes."

"Yeah, luckily for you. You were not there when people are in a riot blaming all of the bad shit happened to those who have survived from the kidnapping incident."

"...?"

"You're really don't know any of this?"

"Didn't I already tell you that?"

"*sigh*"

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