A Chap's Ramblings
Chapter 3 - Beefalos
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Once again, the bright light that indicated the start of the day began again, and dimmed slightly, allowing Wilson to fully take in his surroundings. He played back a summary of what happened so far in his head: He had woken up on a strange… island?, and had no idea where he was. There was a rather odd man with afamiliar voice, but he didn't know why. Then the voices showed up. To be honest, Wilson didn't know if he could have even survived the first day without the voices. No, he decided. He couldn't have made the axe, or lit the fires, or even cooked the food. Heck, he wouldn't even have been able to gather the sticks or grass without the help of the voices.
"Well, old chap, we better get moving! I see rabbit holes, and we have plenty of sticks and grass for traps, and there's lots growing around here anyway!" said Adam cheerfully. Wilson grunted as a reply, and ate some of the carrot. He could envision himself going crazy with these cheerful, British voices. "Um, chap, would you like to move somewhere? We're wasting precious daylight!" said Adam, sounding more urgent. "Ah, sure, just lost in thought." Wilson replied, moving through the field. He wasn't even sure how he communicated with these voices, or if there was anyone else here, wherever "here" is.
"Ah, old bean, look over there! Rabbits! Hold on, Wilson, we're going to trap some of the little blighters!" Bertie said with excitement. Wilson looked at his blurred hands, whizzing around, and finally, a simple stick and basket trap was in his hands. "I wove it real tight." he said, pulling on some of the grass the trap was made of. "Go on, old boy, put it over that little rabbit's hole. I'm sure there's plenty of them, being rabbits, they would breed like rabbits!" said Adam, as Wilson walked over to the small hole in the ground. "Here?" he asked, looking around him. "Yes, yes, now just put it down." Said Bertie, sounding quite jolly. Wilson shrugged, and set down the trap. Walking away, he could see hundreds of rabbit holes, littering the landscape. "I told you so, old chap." Said Adam, sounding smug.
After walking until dusk, the chaps finally seemed to explode into a cacophony of sound. "BEEFALOS, OLD CHAP! LOOK, BEEFALOS! WE CAN MAKE FARMS, AND EAT LIKE KINGS, AND…" Adam trailed off, checking his inventory list. "Oh." He said simply. "Oh?" Wilson echoed, inquisitive. "Um, well, Beefalos, well, they are quite strong you know." Chided Bertie, sounding more like an adult than Adam, who was currently in a sulky silence. Nearby, one of the Beefalos pooped on the ground. For some strange reason, Wilson felt the urge to pick it up. Who knows, it might be quite useful. "That stuff is very good and useful, old bean! Pick up as much as you can." Adam said, sounding quieter than usual. "Then, I should fill my pockets!" Wilson said, convinced by the voices. After all, farms and more food sounded good to him. And anyway, the voices wouldn't lie to him, would they? They certainly haven't yet, and if they wanted him to die, they would have remained silent, or not cooked his food or lit his fires.
Over to the far right, Wilson could also see some rocks, but before he could check them out, Adam said: "Old chap, that's enough for now. Let's have a break and stay here for the night." And so, Wilson and his 'friends' did what they did before, and what they would do for quite a few more nights; they built a campfire, cooked some food and ate some more, and they had a chat about their lives. Adam and Bertie had some very long discussion about some game called "Minecraft", and something about updates, and nerfs. But this didn't bother Wilson, he just sat next to the fire and relaxed, a smile forming on his face. Maybe this wasn't so bad after all…
And that marks the end of the chapter! If you have any reviews, or tips, or if you just want to chat, PM me or leave a comment. Thank you kindly for joining me, and I'll see you in my next exciting outing! Until then!