Cycle 57: Industrial Complex
You traverse through a region with poles attached to platforms and pipes and tunnels that lead to nowhere.
There's lizards at every corner, it's exhausting, but suddenly, you hear the sound of a sphere hitting something and then..popping noises. There must be a popcorn plant nearby!
You slide through a tunnel and find yourself in a room with even more poles and platforms, you leap onto one of the "floating" metallic boxes and peak over the edge of it.
At the edge of the platform you see a pure white slugcat with black, oval eyes nibbling on the popcorn plant, your eyes light up before crouching down and calling out to the slugcat.
"Hello! May I eat with you?"
The white slugcat's ears lift up as they look up at you, there eyes widen, it looks they haven't seen another one of there kind in awhile. The slugcat stares at you in silence for a little longer than it should before speaking in a calm, monotonous tone.
"Uhm..sure?"
You smile warmly at the white slugcat to reassure them that your no threat and jump down from the platform and land lightly next to the popcorn plant, you then take a piece of the plant and munch down on the soft and crunchy texture.
"So, you from around here?" You ask, finishing up your popcorn. Survivor seems to be a little caught off guard by your question, but they reply fairly quickly.
"N-no actually..I don't even know where I'm from but, it's definitely not here, it's actually my first time outside of my home and I'm trying to find my back."
You swallow your food and puff up your chest in confidence, "heh don't worry, I know these regions like the back of my egg!"
The slugcat smiles slightly before going back to a blank expression. "Thanks, I appreciate it. Do you come here often?" Survivor questions, softly eating some popcorn.
"Nahh..I'm all over place, searching for another slugcat to be my lover...and I think I came here at just the right time owo" You stare at the white slugcat with romantic interest.
"Ehh..sorry buddy but I'm not interested, like I said, I'm trying to find my way back home."
"I can show you the back home, we can travel together through the lands, holding hands, hunting and eating, sleeping~ doesn't that sound nice to you?"
Survivor looks at you with a mix of emotions, flattered, concerned, disgusted etc.
they shake their head, "I have more important things to do. Sorry."
You turn red with embarrassment and fiddle with your hands, "it's..it's okay.." You mutter, looking down at the mossy metal floor and sighing, you turn around, preparing to leave the slugcat on there journey before noticing a pink lizard, resting on the floating platform you jumped from a minute ago.
"kill the lizard to impress the slugcat. A"
"alarm the slugcat and take them somewhere safe. B"
"let the slugcat kill the lizard. C"