Dumpster Salad
1726 Words
Lissana Mons
She's waiting for your answer! Say something. Don't just stare at her. Say something dammit!
"I.. uh.. it's hard for me to tell you the truth but I'm actually... a hunter." Hunter. Nice. She'll definitely buy that.
"Hmm.. and the wolf girl?.. A-are you hunting her down?"
Huh? Why is she suddenly apprehensive? s**t, I should have chosen a more pacifist persona!
"N-no! I would never do that! I don't hunt that way. I only hunt as in look for something like food. She... she's my friend and I'll never do anything to hurt her."
She's still a bit uneasy. Was it something I said? Does Krolo have anything to do with this?
"Hey um, are you okay?...Somebody tried to hurt you, didn't they?"
"Huh? I..."
FUCK! I'm going to rip Krolo to bits!! GAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!
"H-he - - wait - what are you doing Lissana--!! W-WHY DID YOU HEAD BUTT THE TREE?!!"
"Call me Sana." Hyup!
"W-WHWHWHHAWHA!! What are you doing?? Put me down!"
She's surprisingly lighter, or maybe it's that I got stronger...because of the moon ring? Not that she was ever heavy to begin with. Either way I'm not going to let anyone get close to Boen again.
"You're coming to my place!!"
"What?? Hey!! What about your clothes and the picnic basket!?"
Missy you are the cutest babe I've ever laid eyes on. I claimed you as mine and I wasn't able to protect you. It will not happen again.
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"Whoa, dude, you live like this? This place is a mess!"
"What's wrong with a couple of dusty tables and books on the floor? It's called art, miss Boenie."
"Art does not look like a dumpster salad!! Is this really where you live?"
What's a dumpster salad?
"Well, no not entirely. But yes. This place is what I call mine oh! And you're also mine. Give me a sec while I look for a fresh shirt."
"N-nobody owns me! Ownership has to be mutual to both the owner and the owned s-so--you--I'm mine! No one else's!"
So she says while being beet red. At least I got her to ease up a little. I can't have her worrying about lies about me. I'm sure whatever Krolo told her was a blatant lie.
"So um, have a seat.. Um on my bed. It's really soft and clean~"
"Why is it the only clean thing in here? Pfft. Oh! Mind if I take a picture?"
"Feel free. It's just my dumpster salad."
She lets out a chortle. Cute.
"Oh! sit on the table. The soft light from the window really emphasizes your beautiful figure."
My figure is beautiful wherever but sure. Give her a little eye roll.
"You're really beautiful! I'm putting your picture on my wall! Would you mind?"
"I guess I wouldn't if it's you. Just don't put me next to Reese."
"Reese?...is that the wolf girl's name."
Huh? Did I say Reese? I never slip, especially with names. What just happened?
"Uh.. I.. can't answer that."
"Then what can you answer, Sana? Why did you bring me here? You said you'd help me find her."
"I brought you here to protect you! The woods isn't a place where you can just prance around without thinking about the consequences. I couldn't protect you when Krolo approached you and that f*****g irritates me."
"Krolo? You mean the person who...so you do know him. Who is he and.. And why did he tell me so many confusing things. What does he want from me!?"
"H-hey. Sigh this is all my fault. He just wants to have you and your moon ring. That power hungry geezer won't stand a chance against me though so don't worry."
"I.. trust you more than I trust him. But that's not really saying much. Please Sana. Tell me what you can at least."
What can I tell her? I’m not entirely sure…god why isn’t Imus here when I need him. But I’m bound by the curse. How am I saying everyone’s names so casually? Does this have anything to do with Boen’s other ability? Arrgghh, that’s not what’s important right now. I need to tell her truths or she’ll start to doubt me. That’s the last thing I want to happen…think! Think! Ah!
“Okay… I really am a hunter. I’m the most capable hunter in my family! But I’m not on good terms with them right now so I’m living here for the time being. I mostly just hunt bears and other animals but never hunt the semi-human ones! I swear! Krolo is a hunter too. Uhm..t-there are a couple of communities here that aren’t really purely human anymore so we thrive in the forest. This place isn’t for oblivious humans.”
There. I think that’s enough. I technically didn’t lie about anything I said but is it just me, or do I keep repeating myself? She looks like she’s thinking about what I said really seriously.
“Sorry for being oblivious. I didn’t expect to owe anyone, even here.”
“Ah, but you don’t owe me anything!”
“I hope you listen to yourself when you talk. But I don’t know anything so I understand why you won’t tell me anything in detail. Abalone forest, no, Abalone city has always been a hotspot for the elements. I didn’t think I’d experience them so I came headfirst without thinking…what do you want me to do?”
“…” there’s definitely something about her. When did my shack start to have so much light coming in? I’ve taken a liking to her so I wouldn’t want her to feel trapped. Did I make her feel that way? s**t.
“I didn’t mean to make you feel trapped. I want you to do what you want. Do your jobs, take pictures but it’s dangerous, even if I marked you. I still can’t believe I got to you first. But I promise to protect you even if you don’t want me to.”
“It’s not that I don’t want you to..it’s…never mind. Is it really that strong? My moon ring?”
“Yeah! I haven’t felt this refreshed in a long time, I’m not sure if it’s your ring or if it’s you that’s doing the trick though.”
“You are so dumb.”
PANK! PANK! PANK! PANK!
“Sana!! Open up!!” s**t! Why now of all times?
“Boen! Do not under any circumstances leave this shack, okay!? Don’t dare leave my shack!!”
“Oh! Okay…”
It better not be who I think it is! You better not be…AH f**k!
“Yaho--- bgaaaahhh what are you doing Sana!! I-I can’t breathe properly let go!!”
“We have to be somewhere close but not too close so bear with it, i***t!”
“What are you talking about? Aaaaaaaaaa!!!!”
This is a far enough place I think. The door tree has once again saved me precious time. Now to deal with this squirming nuisance.
“Put me down! You know how I feel about heights!!”
“I’m not letting you down until you promise to do this one thing for me.”
“Pah~! No~! Imus told me to tell you to come back. You were going to make me go back and tell me to tell him to f**k off again aren’t you? It doesn’t make you look good, yanno~? Anyway, he said you should come back soon.”
“Eh? No wait does he know?”
“Do you think Shaen lives in the spring baths?” This sassy kid.
“…Tell him I’ll come back soon. If he knows then he knows why.”
“Sigh. I think you should talk to us about these things more. But roger! I’ll tell him so show your face at The Train soon. So can you put me down now please?”
Her poncho’s always so full of books and s**t. It gets really annoying when I grab her like this. But I think she secretly likes it.
“Yeah, okay thanks. Reese. Sorry I keep doing this.”
“Well, we trust you so, don’t worry about it…even if you made the wrong decision, we’ll trust you.”
“Okay.”
For a person who’s scared of heights, she has a knack for landing perfectly on her feet. If she didn’t prance around in semi form, I wouldn’t be in this awkward situation. But maybe she’s the reason why I managed to catch Boen in the first place. Speaking of which, I better get back to her.
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“Hey! Sorry about that! Something came up. Family stuff, you know? Um…did you just clean the floor?” Wait where is she? “Boen?!”
“Oh! You’re back! Also I didn’t really clean. I just picked up the stuff you had on the floor and put them inside that trunk. And I got flowers for your bottles!”
“Dude, I was only gone for like…five minutes.”
“Right and it only takes five minutes to pick up stuff from the floor and pick flowers outside.”
“I told you not to leave my dumpster salad.”
“Ah, f**k, I did it again! Sorry. Luckily you were only gone for five minutes.”
This girl will be the death of me. But I like this feeling. Someday I’ll tell her all my truths, but today I’m only allowed to tell her the little bits. I hope she sticks around longer than the rest.
- Writer
