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he spent his morning clearing debris from the island — now he’s floating on his back in a lake, enjoying the peace he’s certain isn’t going to last.
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he can see the exact moment an idea pops into jake’s head, getting a small tilt of his own before jake tells him to open his mouth.
he should probably question things a bit more, but — the skxawng’s mouth opens.
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Jake watched as Txampey ate the piece of fruit he had chucked at him.
An idea popped into his head and he knew the two of them needed to do it.
Twisting his body so he was fully facing the male, Jake grabbed another piece of fruit and jerked his chin towards Txampey.
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that slice kind of just slaps off his forehead before dropping to the ground. and this idiot picks it up, wipes off the dirt, and eats it.
he has eaten worse. trust.
“i am sure toruk makto has may. it is hard to underestimate.”
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Jake scoffed when Txampey called him *that name. He knew exactly why he said it as well, which earned him another piece of fruit being hurled his way.
“You underestimate my talents.”
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hidden ; once she is patched up, though, he’s piling together brush and grass to make a softer surface, before he’s setting her atop it and sitting himself at the base of a tree a few feet away.
now, he waits.
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aside from the vague upturn of the corner of his mouth, his expression returns to something stoic as she staggers ; the end of her blade piercing his abdomen pulls a grunt from him as she draws closer once more — his hands remain at his sides, though.
he can »
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against him, the last of her weight pressing into his chest as the blood loss finally steals the fight from her.
The scythe chain clatters softly to the forest floor.
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walks back over to her, crouching to push one arm under her legs and the other under her back, moving further into the trees with her.
once she’s set down, he works to patch up her wounds with what he has to work with, however her weapons have already been »
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swallowing the fruit, and then there’s an irritating ass grin on his face, “i did not know toruk makto could predict the future.”
he is calling him that to be a shit.
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