This cycle has been going relatively well for you! You've already gotten all of the food you needed, you already found a shelter, and along the way, you even found a royal purple pearl! Best of all, the cycle wasn't even near it's ending, giving you some free time. While still contemplating getting an iterator to read the pearl, a bunch of loud screeches and explosions sounded in the distance. Curious, you went closer to the sound (even though that was basically a horrible idea), only to be met with a king vulture aiming it's harpoon at an unseen force, only to be struck down by some black and white spears. Soon after, a grenade followed, knocking the king vulture down, singeing it to dust and metal. Huh, entertaining! As you turned to leave from the scene, you heard some voices ringing out. Even more curious (and even more stupidly), you decide to check out whatever was speaking to each other, revealing two scugs talking, one dark crimson, and one persimmon.

Hunter: Aw, come on?! I thought I told you not to use the grenades unless absolutely necessary!

Artificer: So, what? It snuck up on us at first. It was either us or it.

Hunter: No, no no no...that's not the point! We could've taken it in and used it as a food source! That probably would've kept us fed for the next couple of cycles!

Artificer: Whatever. It dropped it's mask, that's all I care about. Besides, aren't ya forgetting somethin? We still have that red centipede that we hunted down earlier.

Hunter: gags a bit IT TASTES LIKE COPPER WIRE AND DEPRESSION! I am NOT eating that, I'd rather starve! I'm sure Spearmaster agrees with me, they don't even have taste buds and even they think it's gross!

And that's when you notice another scug, a palish purple, sitting against a wall, completely silent. They slightly looked up at their name being dropped, and nodded a bit. The persimmon scug made a gesture seeming to say "I TOLD YOU SO". Well, they seem to be giving each other enough company. Should probably leave that aloof group of hunters alone, wouldn't wanna disturb their fun...right?