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The setting sun gave the sky a reddish tint. What could be seen of the sky when covered by a dense number of trees. Sela was in the deeper part of the forest, partially hunting, partially meditating. They kept switching back and forth to whatever interested them most. After a meal, they would "zone out" (based on what others said), play in their dream world, then return. Being able to control time in their world was very helpful. Only a few seconds had passed since they last "zoned out," allowing them to continue their travels in the woods without angering their dorm parent or minder. Just recently had they been allowed to venture the island without an adult looking over their every move. Not now were they going to lose that privilege.

As they passed through branches and bushes, they hummed a rock song found on the internet. Despite them being one person, their hums sounded like many people from different places trying (and failing) to sync their voices.

@Altizica
 

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Altizica partially couldn’t believe he was out here, in the woods, at this time of day. However Altizica had very good reasons for being out in the wilderness all of a sudden. Alt had recently heard that an old friend of his had been spotted in the island’s wilderness so Alt felt that it was important to come and say hello. Using knowledge of his friend’s habits, Altizica surmised that the best chance he had to find them was during the night time as for them: ‘The most fascinating fauna and flora of a planet are the ones that are active during the planet’s night cycle.’. Altizica strolled through the woods, not really phased by any of his surrondings as he called for his friend. “INDEEEEX! Show yourself you damn serpent! It’s not like I’m going to smack you around!....Okay I might smack you around a little bit but it is out of love I swear!”

All of a sudden Altizica started hearing the distant humming of some song. Whoever it was it certainly wasn’t Index, that snake would never be doing something as stupid as singing a song. Nonetheless Alt thought he might as well investigate and starting to follow the source of the music.
 

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The humming slowly faded as Sela picked up the sound of someone, likely a male, yelling. If they had been meditating, they would have been much more aggressive. They were thankful that wasn't the case. Who knows what would have happened then...

Instead, Sela focused on the words they heard. Index? Serpent? Intrigued, Sela followed where the noise came from. They eventually came to a stop when faced with a short human man. No, not human. His eyes were red.

"You're looking for a serpent named Index?" they asked. "Are they a friend?"
 

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Altizica suddenly stopped in their tracks as the supposed source of the humming came into view. They were certainly not human but something about them seemed familiar to Altizica. Where exactly had Alt seen them before? He couldn’t really seem to put his finger on it. “Yes I am looking for an Index. I consider them a friend but I’m not completely sure they have that same sentiment towards me.” Alt couldn’t helped but laugh a little at that.
 

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Sela's facial expressions were limited due to the nature of their form, so the best way they could express confusion was by narrowing their eyes and tilting their head. "That's a weird friendship." Everything was weird here.

"I haven't seen an Index here. I don't think so. I've been hunting and haven't seen any serpents..." A flash of inspiration struck them. "Do you need help? I can help. Oh, sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Sela." Successfully helping a stranger by their own will was a surefire way for the school to acknowledge that they're a completely safe citizen. That they were independent and could make good decisions.
 

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Altizica shook his head a little, this person obviously had never seen Index if they claimed to not see a serpent. “Well their not a small snake, more a tree crushing sized snake. You’d have seen a trail of fallen trees if Index was nearby.”

Alt’s resting smile grew a little as this ‘Sela’ offered to help him look for Index. “Well that is certainly very kind of you Sela. I am Altizica, the Endless Hunger.May I ask if we have met before? Something about you is familiar.”
 

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The moment Altizica's name was revealed, their eyes widened. Memories that both were and weren't there's came to the front of their head, mixing together to try and make a coherent explanation for why they knew about Altizica. Spaceships with horror stories about a monster that ate anything in its path, people who claimed they were infected by a parasite and survived to tell the tale, whole worlds of people fleeing as something came to eat their planet.

Sela hadn't realized that they were so deep in their own head that they were staring right through Altizica. How long had they been out? A second? A minute? "You ate... things. People and worlds and stuff. I don't know you. People do."

They were speaking to a bigger predator. Many things were bigger predators here, but Altizica was bigger than all of them. This realization made their body destabilize. They lost their humanoid form and turned into a ball of gas. When they reformed, they had a smaller, more child-like appearance.
 

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Altizica gained a large, inhuman smile, showing Sela many of their sharp teeth. “Please you flatter me too much. I’m happy to know people still remember my exploits” Alt watched with intrigue as Sela seemingly morphed into a gaseous ball and then into a small child. If this was anyone else they may have been weirded out, but this was Altizica and Altizica has seen stranger. “Yes I did do such things Sela, but not really anymore. I’ve taken up residence here for the meantime trying out some new things.” Alt laughed a little, his past self would have been disgusted with the semi-peaceful life he was taking up now.
 

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Sela weakly grumbled at Altizica. Their face twisted into discomfort at his toothy smile. They were also certain they were being lied to. Taken up residence? Why would he take up residence here of all places?

"By taken up residence... were you trapped here too? Did the school brainwash you?" They never went as far as to assume the school did brainwashing, but for a creature like Altizica to be living here, it was the only possibility. No, there was one other. "Are you a fake?"

After a second of consideration, Sela could think of a few more possibilities. If he was lying, then there had to be an ulterior motive for him staying here and not immediately consuming the entire island. What new things was he talking about?
 

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Altizica laughed a little at his little friend Sela. They seemed so nervous and scared. It was, quite frankly, adorable to Alt. “What? Trapped? Sela I don’t quite understand what in the universe your talking about but I’m not someone that gets trapped, especially by the pansies here. No I just decided to ‘experiment’ a little.”

At the question if Alt was fake or not, Altizica paused and thought for a moment before quickly bitting and tearing off a piece of his own arm, consuming it. The torn piece was nearly immediately replaced after he. consumed it. “No I’m pretty real. I certainly felt that and I do still taste the same.”
 
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