A Camping Trip With Isak

[colonelcannibal]

 *Ives is enjoying himself tremendously. It's been too long since he went camping, doing so again is a lot of fun--especially with a friend. (The fact that he has a friend is pretty amazing all by itself.) He enjoys pointing things out, and enjoys even more when Isak notices things for himself.*

We can go fishing tomorrow, if you would like? Or just swim, one way or the other.

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[colonelcannibal]

Swimming and fishing? Sounds good, as long as we don't do both at once. *He laughs.* That would scare away the fish, and we'd wind up catching each other!

[isak_cederstrom]

Isak let out an appreciative laugh.

"I cannot imagine a fish hook to anywhere on the body would be very pleasant!" He laughed again, running a hand through his hair. "So, yes, both -- but not simultaneously, so as to avoid any possible injury!"

[colonelcannibal]

Aside from injury to the fish, of course. That, sadly, tends to be required.

[isak_cederstrom]

"Unfortunately," Isak replied with a little bit of a frown. "I often let the fish go when I catch them. Whether that is kind or cruel is up for interpretation, I think."

[colonelcannibal]

I let the little ones go. Bigger ones should be kept, especially since you're here. Normal food is going to be important for you, hmm?

[isak_cederstrom]

"I did pack that large duffle bag full of food; I would hope it would last me at least a couple of days," Isak said with a laugh. "But if we catch something big enough to keep, I will be okay with taking it home for dinner."

[colonelcannibal]

It should, but you can never be too careful. Or maybe that's just my bad experiences showing, hmm?

People nowadays just assume there will always be enough food, the silly things.

[isak_cederstrom]

"Mm, that is true. But I am still grateful for the perspective," Isak replied. "It is good to never take anything for granted, especially food. Given the way the bees are dying, I doubt we will have food readily available for that much longer."

[colonelcannibal]

Humans are foolishly destructive. Eventually they will run out of food entirely.

I hope it's not too soon, though. I need my prey, after all. *His smile is a deeply frightening thing.* I would eat you if I was hungry enough. I just hope I never am.

[isak_cederstrom]

"Understood, Ives. I think I reconciled that in my head a long time ago. The fact that you hope you aren't, and are aware of not wanting to if it can be avoided, is enough to put me at ease."

[colonelcannibal]

Most people wouldn't accept that. It's nice to have, ah, an exception.

*He sighs.* We talk so casually of things falling apart, but if they ever really did you would not want to be anywhere near me. You would not be lucky enough to die.

[isak_cederstrom]

"What do you mean? You would turn me into a wendigo?"

[colonelcannibal]

If it was just us, if there was no other food . . . lad, you would live in agony. *He sighs.* We both might, actually. Conservation of energy doesn't apply to the supernatural.

It would be . . . interesting to see how long we could live by biting each other. Horrible, but interesting.

[isak_cederstrom]

"Well, if there were no food, I would probably just tell you to eat me. There would be no point in me attempting to survive if my dying meant that you would survive."

[colonelcannibal]

That is awfully kind of you. I don't think anyone has been that sanguine about my, ah, needs before.

[isak_cederstrom]

"It would not make sense for both of us to die if one of us could live," Isak said with a light shrug. "And, as I said, if I had no hope of surviving, it might as well be me who perishes."

[colonelcannibal]

Sensible, but few people are when it comes to their own death.

Admittedly, I doubt you'd be as accepting if it actually got to that point.

[isak_cederstrom]

"If I were dying and delirious, I doubt I would know much of what was going on. I think I would reach a point where I'd be begging for death to come more swiftly, rather than wait it out."

[colonelcannibal]

Aye, but you might not get as swift a death as you would like. Leaving you alive would keep you more fresh, I could eat all the best bits out of your still-warm body.

It wouldn't have to be painful, I could start by removing the parts of your brain that respond to discomfort . . l

[isak_cederstrom]

"That would be appreciated," Isak said with a laugh. "I am suddenly reminded of that scene in one of the Hannibal movies, where he is eating the man's brain as he sits at the dinner table, and the man has no idea. If you could make it happen like that, it would be very kind of you.'

[colonelcannibal]

*He grins.* That does sound rather lovely, yes. If it ever comes to that, you won't know until you're too out of it to care. That much, at least, I can promise.

[isak_cederstrom]

"Then we are in agreement," Isak said with a slight nod and laugh. "Let us hope it does not come to that. At least, I am hoping it does not come to that. There are still many things I would like to do before I eventually die."

[colonelcannibal]

There are always more things to be done or seen, trust me on that. I've given up on even trying to see it all.

[isak_cederstrom]

"Really? I am a bit surprised, Ives."

[colonelcannibal]

I like my home. In any case, by the time you've seen everything, the place where you started has changed enough that you have to visit it again . . .