Recently bought some N64 games from EBay. 5 games in total with 3 of em working after a bit of cleaning. But these cartridges for South Park Chefs Luv Shack (left) and Super Smash Bros (right) but finally got around to opening these up.. what should my next steps be? Still gotta check for authenticity on Smash. I don’t really want to have to go through the process of returning if I don’t gotta. Hopefully these can be restored 🙏🙏 any advice or places where I can go find it are appreciated

Found this a while ago while browsing some county history document of which I am currently unable to find

Been a tough week for BB removal (all private stuff at home) first a trek 720. Got a custom machined tool sent over to me in Germany from California for that(came with my NOS park tool hts-1 😎) and then the white whale surfaced! Shimano bb-un40 Integrated cartridge BB on the LEFT side! BSA! Right side cup plastic 😑 This time the un40 only took me 1h45, what can I say? I like a challenge.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.-Ann Landers
Sorry for the late post. Work happened. I hope you all enjoy this!
This fanfic is based on the fanfic The Isolationists, by Seeyouon_otherside, and a continuation of the stronger_together series. Constructive criticism is appreciated.
Time Since First Contact: Y:0 M:1 W:0 D:2
Memory Transcript: Sixer, Human of the wanderer fleet.
I woke up… where was I? I blinked, but all I saw was darkness. My mind was still waking up, but I felt extremely safe…and warm. I gripped the fur..fur? Oh, I know where I am. I felt Ashina next to me, above me, below me…just the fluffy goodness of someone I care about. I always feel safe when I’m with her. I tried to lift the hefty blankets off of me and use my arms to push myself off her chest, but that was not happening. She had a death grip on me with those hydraulic presses of arms. I let out a loud yawn as I shifted a little. I saw that Ashina had started stirring under me, as I had most likely accidentally awakened her from her slumber with my movements. She blinks a few times before looking at me, smiles, and pats me on the head. “Good morning.” She said as she patted me on the head.
“Hmmmmmmm,” I said with a smile as she took my head and began to lick it. I leaned into the fur. I could hear her heartbeat and breathing through her thick fur and hide as she licked my head. I wonder if this was their version of kissing? I looked out the window and saw the sun shining through the blinds as it stretched across the carpeted floor. I could hear the birds chirping outside or the alien version of birds…ah. We lay in bed together as Ashina continued to lick my head. The sun’s rays streamed across the thick, soft blankets with so many layers it was taller than me standing up. The sun shied unimpeded. No clouds, no snow, nothing. Ashina then tuned me into her chest as she licked my head. I closed my eyes and-
\knock knock**
My eyes shot back open, and I felt myself spun around again. I looked up at Ashina, who was letting out a low growl, clearly upset that our personal time was being interrupted. She moved to get out of bed when there was another knock at the door. Ashina and I looked at each other, confused, wondering who that could be at this time of day. Ashina dragged herself out of bed and stretched, her long limbs snapping and popping with each slight muscle movement. I sat up and yawned before looking up at Ashina, who picked me up and carried me in her lower arms as she walked lazily to the door. She opened it as my limbs began to work again from the deep slumber we had committed to. How long were we out for?
Ashina reached for the doorknob and opened the door, and to my surprise, on the other side was a very nerdy and sharp-looking Tiwond. I blinked a few times and looked him over. I saw a pocket protector, bow tie, massive glasses, and the Pip-Boy thing on his arm, a smaller and more compact version than Ashina had.
“Oh, of course, they would send you,” Ashina spoke coldly.
I was at eye level with him, but he looked down at his clipboard, writing something down furiously. “Miss Ashina!” He said as he stamped his foot. He then looked up, and up, at her and…poked her with a pen. “You are two days late for your report on your human!” We were asleep for two days? So that’s why I have to use the bathroom so badly. “This could reflect poorly on your work ethic!” Her…what? He continued. “This could-oh!” I smiled as he looked at me from eye level. Thinking quickly, I responded. “Hey!” This completely confused the dude for a moment, and then he looked up and up at Ashina.
"Just what we need.” He replied. He scoffed and shook his head.
I raised an eyebrow. Excuse me? Ashina’s eyes narrowed.
“Of course they sent me! I’m the best!” The nerdy Tiwond replied. Ashina just shook her head before signing. “Hey, don’t you give me that!” He snapped. “If it were up to me, you would be off the force in seconds! I don't care if you are the strongest and smartest person on this entire planet. What you have been doing is completely against regulations! I mean, look at you two! Have-have you been sleeping with the alien?!” He shook his head and wrote something down on the clipboard. “Do you know what these-these aliens might have!? I expected more from someone with your prestige and intellect. I mean, look at him. He looks like he could keel over and die any second!” What? I looked up at Ashina, who was vibrating with rage at this guy as her iris changed to that slit shape whenever she was in angry or hunting mode. I looked down the halls, and on the other side, I saw a few other people coming to look at the sky, all staring daggers at him. Looking back up at Ashina, I could tell she was seconds away from ripping this guy to shreds.
Thinking about this guy’s safety, I grabbed his shirt and pulled him close. He looked shocked.
“You are going to listen to me very carefully. Ok?” He nodded. “If you ever, EVER. Talk to her like that again. I will use my alien powers on you to turn you into a rabbit! Do you know what a rabbit is?” He was shaking and shook his head no. I leaned in close. “You. Don’t. Wanna. Know.” I let him go, and he practically tripped over himself to get away. The few other people who had come out of their apartments to see what was going on laughed as he ran away.
We walked back into the apartment, and Ashina was crying and laughing. “You…AHHHH! You just…Ahahaha! I can’t! *wheeeeeezzzzzz* I didn’t know you had it in you to do that!”
I just looked up at her, confused. “He was being mean to you. I couldn’t just stand by and do nothing! Plus, it looks like you were about to kill the guy.” She put me down on the couch and laughed for another minute. She calmed down after a few seconds and hugged me. “Who was that anyway?” +
She just looked at me and responded. “Stick up his ass.”
I laughed at that. “Got it, he’s not important.”
We ordered takeout from that restaurant on the street corner, the one that was rapidly adapting human foods into their cuisines, making them quickly rise in popularity. The same person arrived again and was once more fonding over me. They were still fascinated by the aliens out there, as in us Humans and Zeyzell, much to my absolute joy. It is a delightful change not to have a species simply look at you practically wet themselves and try to kill you, but instead look at you and feel joy. We ate quickly. Ashina smiled, and her iris changed into that plus shape. She did that whenever she was thinking. “Want to go for a ride into the woods? I've been meaning to show you the natural beauty of our planet, even though I know it can be a little bit dangerous, and you humans have not been exactly cleared for possible danger in the woods. We could handle it together, just you and I.”
I looked up at her. “Sure, if you know any safe spots, I’ve heard horror stories from others.”
She shrugged and smiled. “OK, we can check out a few safe spots. there shouldn't be any big beasties around there.” We returned to our shared room to put on our clothes. We had picked up more from Dummers a little while ago. She got her shotgun and sword, with some extra ammo to boot. She then handed me a small gun. “You know how to shoot?” I shook my head. “Alright, I’ll take you to the range someday.” She took the small revolver crossed with a 1911 pistol away from me and put it into her holster. “Take this instead.”
She handed me a small, odd-looking knife. It looked familiar. “What knife is this?”
“It’s called a Jagdkommando Tri-dagger knife, tipped with a thermite blade; it's from your home planet. I combined it with a wasp injector knife and got that beast. I had it custom-made for you. The gas cartridge is bigger and doesn’t run out as fast. It’ll make any animal think twice before coming back at us. It’s great at stabbing but not too good at slashing. Also, in a pinch or if you need to fuck up something or someone's day, you can press this button, and the thermite blade will separate and burn at [4,000 F], so that way your target will have a [4,000 F] fire burning in there body while also freezing to death from the inside out. I’ll take the guns.” I just looked down at the war crime in my hand. Shocked.
I looked back up at her. “Is this thing legal?” She nodded her head. “Oh man, the Americans would love you guys. I guess they do since a decent portion of the people in my ship were Americans.”
She stopped for a moment. Before turning around and looking at me, “Are those the humans always looking at the big guns on the Wall?” I nodded my head. “Alright, let’s get This show on the road.” She said. I put the knife on my belt, grabbed my stuff, and packed the rest of the bag. Ashina helped to make sure I packed the right stuff as she explained what danger we might face, some of them sounded like they were straight out of a horror movie, and she also explained what supplies we might need, and will definitely need. She also showed me how to expertly pack my backpack using human-made supplies so that it wouldn't be too heavy.
We exited the apartment and then the apartment building. Waving goodbye at the recipients, another light snowstorm went on as we walked outside. We set out rather quickly on her tri-cycle. We passed many people in the city, with supermarkets and restaurants, stores filled with products of all types, large neon signs telling people what each store had, and a few even had civilian power armor for sale. There were more than a few gun stores, too. As we rode through the city, we got closer to its borders and saw the massive wall that kept the animals out of the city. It was quite a sight to behold, with its vast cannons and constant patrols. Standing over ten stories tall, it was amazing to be able to see such a grand feat of engineering. I could only imagine the types of defenses they could build if they got their hands on our and the Zeyzell's tech.
At one point, a Zeyzell frigate passed overhead, although it was a bit hard for me to see with all the snow. Getting many people to look up and wave at it. We continued on, passing city block after city block. We stopped at the gates and waited for the timer to go off, as you apparently needed to wait a bit for the gates to open, hugging by the digital clock above us. Security cameras were everywhere, and so were Enforcers with power armor. They open every three hours, and I noticed few people were leaving the city. Looking around, I saw a screen with an animated Tiwond in power armor with the enforcer's symbol on it. It was saying something. “Now remember! Don’t ever leave the city without a weapon! Ranged firearms are preferred; be safe rather than sorry! This week's problem animal is the Robgton! With its thick armor and large horns! It’s one tough beast! It’s recommended that either HE or AP rounds be brought for all guns! Stay safe out there!”
I heard a click and saw that Ashina had opened the breach on her quad shotgun and loaded some of what I assumed were AP slugs into it. She clicked it shut and did the same thing to a handgun. When the gate finally opened, we all went out, and I got to see what was on the other side: large barbed wire fences were all over the place. A large mote also surrounded the city and was really, really deep, with large metal spikes at the bottom and small bunkers dotting the landscape. I looked to my left and right and saw that there were fields of land mines. Looking a bit further, I saw a bunch of heavy construction vehicles trying to remove what was left of a beast that was all flesh and teeth that was easily bigger than some of the buildings in the city, from the minefield while being supported by helicopters and power armor units. Man, Morsplanetae is a dangerous planet.
“Is, uh, this normal? All the defenses like this?” I asked.
Ashina nodded as we drove onward. “Yep! Although the wildlife has gotten even worse. So they are adding more protection to the city.” Oh ok. I blinked as I had the thought of even more guns being added to the wall. It sounded...interesting; could the wall even support the weight?
As we entered the land beyond the minefields, it was just woods as far as I could see. We went on for a while, the trees whizzing by as we continued deeper and deeper, the road getting less and less well-maintained. After about an hour's drive, we stopped in a parking lot with a few cars. An old rest stop, well, rested off to the side.
“Alright, this is where we park the cycle. Let’s go.” We both got off, and she took the lead. She had a great view because she was so tall. I could hardly see over the grass and bushes. I heard all sorts of animal calls and cries. It was nice and calming. Looking up, the sun reflected beautifully through the canopy of trees as the light snowfall continued, making this place seem like a winter wonderland ripped straight out of an old storybook. Like modded Skyrim, I wonder what version Skyrim is now on? I'll check my pad when I get home.
“Some more tribal folks still live out here," Ashina started, "although they don’t last long anymore due to how the wildlife has evolved. I only think of maybe two or three tribes left. They’re still out there somewhere in the wilderness. They prefer a simpler life than our technological-based lives. Although, with you guys appearing, I bet they’ll change fast.”
"Why would they change because of us?" I asked.
"Simple. You guys gave everyone hope of friends from out there." She replied as she gestured to the sky. I smiled. "They will want to meet your species, and people will stay with your species." I smiled even wider.
We came to a water embankment, slid down, and followed the small river. “I remember I used to meet with a small tribe that lived around here a long time ago. I traded some of my modern trinkets for some of their handcrafted stuff a few times, but a few years ago, they left. I don't know why, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it were because of the wildlife. It's getting awful out here. Wildlife is evolving rapidly, changing the game, getting better, and hunting us better. So far, the walls of our cities are still safe, but for the tribals and smaller towns. It’s getting far more difficult to survive.”
I nodded, and we continued. “I haven’t seen nature like this in a long time. It reminds me of…” I stopped as I remembered Earth. Ashina stopped, turned around, and knelt down to hug me.
“Hey, it’s okay. I’m here.” I smiled and hugged her. We then continued until we got to a large lake.
“Wow, this is beautiful.” I walked around the edge of the vast glistening water. Ice had formed on top of it a while ago, but it didn't look thick enough for me to walk over.
“I always came here as a kid,” Ashina told me. “Gorgeous, isn’t it?”
I smiled. “Yeah, it is.” We walked around the edge, and then I got an idea. “I want to go swimming…wait.” I gave her a sorry look as she laughed. “Forgot you can’t swim! Sorry!” I looked back at the water and realized how stupid it was to try and swim in there.
She just smiled. “Yeah, you wouldn’t want to go swimming here, but mainly because of him!” She pointed to a bird resembling a cross between a stork and a sad beetle.
I was a bit confused at first, trying to figure out what that thing was capable of. Then a huge lizard that looked an awful lot like an Arxur had mated a hippo that had raised a squid wrapped around the bird thing and tore it in half, then slammed its brains out by smacking it onto the water. “Oh! Him!” I yelled out, surprised.
“Yeah! Him!” Ashina laughed. Then it looked at us.
“Uhhh, Ashina?”
She looked at me. “Yeah?”
I pointed to it. “It sees us.”
“Oh, run.” We took off in a random direction, and the thing went back under. After running for a while, we caught our breath, and I leaned against a tall rock.
“Well, that…was something.” I managed to squeak out.
“Eh, we got too close to the water. Be glad it didn’t grab you or even touch you, as they can electrocute and poison you at the same time.” Was Ashina's response. I was starting to wonder if coming to this planet was a good idea…yeah it was. I got a giant muscle tank of a wolf girl who’s an alien for a best friend. “Hey, look over there!” She grabbed me, and we both knelt in some bushes. I turned to see what she was pointing at, and I saw what looked to be some deer-like creature, except it had a pair of it that looked like claws attached to its neck. Then, slowly knelt down and punched the dirt with these claws, and a root popped out. It then bent down and started to eat the root, munching as it started to stand up.
“That’s one weird-looking deer,” I told her.
“No, not that. THAT.” She pointed upward to the tree above it, in the tree with a long worm-like creature. It had hundreds of little legs that looked an awful lot like knives. Its head was a cone shape, almost as if it was made for borrowing into something. It was hanging above the deer thing like it was…watching it. I have a horrible feeling about this.
In a second, the worm thing leaped down onto the back of the deer thing and shoved its head into the deer thing's back using the head that now resembled a bony spear. The deer screeched in pain as it thrashed around, trying to get it off. The worm eventually burrowed its entire body into the back of the deer thing, and I could see it wriggling underneath the skin. The deer thing then collapsed to the ground and started seizing. Blood was coming out of its mouth as its legs twitched and its head bent to a very unusual angle. Suddenly, more movement came from underneath the skin, and… is that its spine? The spine was suddenly ejected from the hole the worm dug into it. Then the deer thing opened its mouth and… oh God…is…is that it’s brain? Its brain then rolled out of his mouth, and the deer thing twitched a few more times before going still.
I thought the horror was over. Suddenly, to my absolute pure terror. It moved. One of its legs twitched, and then it got up. It was awkward and clumsy. Then, it learned. It’s learning to walk around like when testing out a new car. It jumped a little bit here and there. Then walked off into the woods deeper, its head swinging side to side unnaturally. As it did, two eye stalks popped out of what used to be the eyes. I looked over at Ashina in horror. “Pretty cool, right?” She asked me. “The [Burrow Worm] will hijack the host and eject their spine and brain and lay its eggs in the brain, then it uses its long body as the new spine, and its head as the brain. It will treat the body as normal. Pretty cool, right?”
All I can do is stare at her absolute horror. “Don’t worry, they won’t go after you or me, bipeds mess with their systems, leading to the host and the parasite getting killed. Fascinating, isn’t it?” That’s when it came out of the brush. It was sniffing the ground, and it looked like a combo between an extremely ugly Gojid and a giant rat. It had no head. Instead, its mouth was where its neck would have been, and its eyes were on its shoulders. It wandered over to the brain, sniffed it, and gobbled it up in seconds. Then wandered off. “Ahhh, the circle of life.” She spoke aloud, and I was just horrified.
I just looked back at where the brain of the creature used to lay used to lay in the snow. “C-can we move o-on now?” I asked desperately. She gave me the thumbs up when we moved on. As we wandered through the forest, I played that scene in my head over and over. That...incident...would haunt my dreams for a while. I suddenly became aware that the ground was rumbling. Ashina also seemed to sense this and stopped. She looked around for a bit. Before her eyes settled on something, she suddenly grabbed my hand, picked me up, and ran with me in her arms. We lept over rocks and logs, animals that I think were disguised as rocks and logs. The closer we got to the thudding, the louder it got.
“Nowaynowaynowaynowaynowaynowaynoway!” Ashina kept saying, louder and louder. We ran for a solid minute until the ground rumbled with whatever was making the footsteps. We burst out into a clearing and…holy shit. I looked up in awe as I saw what could only be described as Tiwond giants, who were decked out in bone and leather armor, with some scrap metal in the armor, too. Literally, just giant versions of them that stood nearly as tall as a three-story building. They were HUGE! They were lanky and somewhat skinny, but they were…just so tall. They were taller than Ashina by a long shot! They wandered along with gigantic packs on their backs made out of animal hides. They had large weapons that were made out of stone, bone, rock, and a few that looked to be made out of old vehicles. They stopped what they were doing, put down their packs, and…started to make camp. “I can’t believe it. We get to see some! It’s so rare for them to be this far south. They love the colder regions! I can’t believe it! Come on, let’s go say hi!” I’m sorry, what? She pulled me out of the clearing and started to speak in some weird language. Immediately, they all turned around to look at her. All of them smiled and waved awkwardly with their massive hands. She dragged me to the center of the giants, and I looked up in wonder. There seems to be a clear distinction between males and females. There were about ten of them in total. The males were shorter than the females and had extremely large and ornate-looking horns on their heads. That looked like they could do some damage. They also seem to have a lot more of that bony exoskeleton than the normal Tiwond has. The females had, well, the four arms of a female Tiwond and the exaggerated breasts as well.
“Um… what’s happening here?” I asked her.
“Oh, I’m so sorry, but this experience is amazing! I can’t believe we found Giants this far south that aren’t in the city! This is amazing!” She exclaimed
“Wait, Giants? As in… giants?” She eagerly nodded her head. Suddenly, a massive hand wrapped around my body and lifted me up. I was turned around and booked face-to-face with one of the Giants. This one was female, and she was the tallest of them. The entire left side of her face seems to have been horribly burned at some time and was half melted, and scars all over. Her eye seemed to be permanently shut, and It was now just one massive burn wound. Her left ear was also melted somehow, as it stuck on the side of her head. That's when I noticed the significant difference. What was different about them from the normal Tiwonds was that they had three eyes. Two were the normal Tiwonds have them, and one was directly in the middle, on the forehead. She looked me over using two of her eyes. They all seem capable of moving in independent directions. Her mouth suddenly opened, and I was terrified that she would eat me. Then she licked me. “Uhhh, Ashina?! what’s going on here?!” I desperately asked. She looked up at me and laughed.
“She likes you!” I just blankly stared at her and turned back to the giant. The giant seemed really interested in me. She lifted me up by my shirt, using her other hand, and started poking me. She traced her fingers crossed my burn marks. She cupped the side of her face. Then she looked at me again and, using her other hand, cupped me on the side of my face. I felt some tingling sensation in my brain. It was a dull sensation, but…I knew it from somewhere, somehow. Suddenly, the giant began to cry. Massive tears splashed on the ground as she held me close to her chest and began to weep. She gently licked me as she did. Hugging me.
“Hey, no, it’s OK. Don’t cry; it’s all right, don’t cry.” I looked back at Ashina. “Uh, did I do something wrong?” She was looking at me.
“She read your mind,” she told me with a slight sadness in her voice.
“What? She did what??” Now I was scared.
“Not thoughts, emotions. Joy, happiness, pain, and suffering. She read those from your mind. She wanted to know if you felt the same pain as she did when she got burned. Giants try to connect and see the similarities with those around them; it's why they have such powerful connections; it's in their nature to see the good in others. She wanted to make the connection with you, to see if you could connect with her over pain She looked into you and saw that it was so much worse than what she had. So she weeps for you. She can sense your kindness, your wholesomeness, you being you. She feels bad for you.”
“How in the world did you know all that?” I asked. I felt terrible now. Knowing I caused her sadness, I reached up with a hand and brushed the thick white fur.
“Because I know this one. Her nickname is Mother of all. She’s fairly young for a giant leader, as the giants are ruled by a matriarchy and are mostly female, with a male being born one out of every three births, but out of all of them, she has the most experience with heartbreak, childbirth, pain, loss, joy, and caring. She got her nickname because she and her tribe once saved a field trip of students who went out into the woods a few provinces from here. She kept every single one of those children alive for three months until rescue arrived. That’s how she got that burn on the side of her face. She got it when she was defending them from a [dragon].”
“I’m sorry. A what?” I asked.
“You know, a [dragon]? Big, shoot molten metal at you, launch spikes from their back. Destroy small towns. Their scales make some of the best armor. If you didn’t have them on your planet, it must’ve been pretty boring there, huh?”
“What do you have here now? Wendigo’s?” I asked jokingly.
“Well, yeah, they're scavengers and make good pets?” I stopped asking questions I was afraid to know the answers to and turned around at the giant. She looked at me with two eyes that held both sympathy and pain. Then I noticed that the sun was setting. The giant then sat down and started to lick my hair. I couldn't do anything about it, so I just let it happen. A couple of the males seemed to be conversing with Ashina, who then quickly turned to me. I couldn’t understand what they were saying. “They want us to stay with them for the night. They don’t want us to get lost out there. Although I doubt mother here would let you go anywhere right now, as she seems very fond of you.” Ashina said, with a grin on her face. My hair now wet with slobber.
"Gee, I didn't notice." I sarcastically told Ashina, who giggled. "Can you tell me anything else about these guys?” I asked as the ‘mother’ continued to lick my hair, which felt nice.
“Well, They aren’t genius, but they are insanely kind, almost to a fault. A lot are migrating to the city now, and with how dangerous the wildlife has become, so expect to see a lot of them when we get back to the city. They travel in tribes of eight to twelve and are not to be confused with the normal tribes of more primal Tiwonds living out here, and giants are lanky and somewhat skinny. It is against the law to try and use their low intelligence as a means to control them. They have very long legs and arms. They are believed to be an evolutionary offshoot of the Tiwonds that evolved independently as the males have horns on their heads.”
I nodded and suddenly became aware that it had become very dark. I looked over and saw that the Giants had finished setting up camp. The mother suddenly reached down, picked up Ashina, and wandered to a tent. When we entered, most of the giants were in there, but it would seem a few were standing guard outside. It was a lot bigger inside than it looked. The mother suddenly laid down on her side and pushed us closer to her belly. I just went with it as I couldn’t do anything. Ashina seems to be enjoying it.
As I laid my head against the fur, I was suddenly kicked in the back of the head. I turned around to see who had done it, and I just saw the fluffy belly of the giant. “I think her stomach just kicked me,” I told Ashina.
“Awwww, she must be pregnant with a litter. That’s great.” Mother then curled up into a ball around us. She must be really flexible to be able to do this, as she touched her head to her butt. Her middle eye was closed, but her right one was still looking at us. Suddenly, I became aware of a taste in the air.
“Ashina? What’s that taste?”
“Oh my gosh, they're doing the thing!” she exclaimed. A slight gray mist filled the air, and I suddenly felt exhausted. “They will produce a chemical in the air to help them all Sleeeee….” And like that, she was out like a light. I was still awake, but I felt exhausted. I felt a giant finger move me closer to Ashina, and I laid my head against her as I cuddled up to Ashina. A massive white tail came out of nowhere and covered us two. I looked up with tired eyes, and the mother slowly closed one remaining eye. I gently patted her on the tail, letting her know we would be fine. And like that, the mother was also out. As the sleepiness slowly overcame me. My eyes closed, and I reached for Ashina’s hand. I found it and grabbed it. She held onto my hand, too. My head sunk into the fluffy white fur, and I saw nothing but the white fur. My eyes closed and…
{subject asleep.}
Time Since First Contact: Y:0 M:1 W:0 D:3
“Ummmmm? Hmmmabababab? HmmMamam? Hwwhhwhwhw” I said, as I slowly woke up. As I opened my eyes, all I could see was white fluffy fur. I had to sit up to see, but I was so comfortable, though I didn’t want to. Hmmmmmmmahhhhhh, fine, I’ll get up. I sat up and looked around as the memories of yesterday came back. “Giants, dragons… right, Skyrim? No…reality, I remember now.” As I looked around, I noticed that it was just Ashina, me, mother, and me still left in the tent. Mother had somehow managed to move Ashina and me onto what looked like a bed made out of animal furs, which was insanely soft, mind you, and she was still wrapped around us, although she was awake and watching us. She noticed me looking at her, and she smiled and made a bellowing noise that was not too dissimilar from what an Arxur would make. She looked at me with two happy eyes. I turned on my wrist computer pip-boy thing and checked the time. Wow, it’s already almost mid-day. “Guess that stuff knocked us out.” as I moved to get up, I felt a large hand pick me up by the back of my shirt and gently place me on my feet. Ashina then came into my field of view.
“Ready to continue? We don’t have as much daylight as I would like, but there is one spot that we can make it to before night settles again.” I got up and stretched a bit. When I turned around, Mother was just gone. Dang, she’s quiet when she wants to be. As we exited the tent, we saw three female Giants and one of the males chopping away at what looked to be a combination of a mammoth, fish, and reverse mermaid. It was really disturbing to look at. One of them sniffed what looked like an egg sack and tossed it into a pot that might have been a car hood at one point. It was welded with other metal scraps to make a giant pot filled with water and boiling over a fire.
“They’re making Giants stew! This stuff is legendary! It looks like we would be hanging around the camp a little longer as they love to pass this stuff out to travelers.”
“I’m so glad we came to this planet. It’s been terrifying but awesome.” I said. The male Giant reached deep into the gut of the mammoth thing and pulled out what I can only describe as a combo of a tapeworm and a squid and beat it to death by whacking it on the ground multiple times, then spearing it with his horns. I put my hands on my hips and observed the scene as the giant began to skin the thing. “Huh.”
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