Alice in the Zone: Survival Training II

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Alice also learned a few more mundane yet equally important things, such as making a fire and preparing what spoils the Zone had to offer for consumption. "You do NOT want to eat this meat without cooking it thoroughly first, believe me!" "Uhm yeah, thanks, you won't need to tell me twice", Alice replied with a disgusted look on her face. "Are you sure this is even edible at all? Won't we mutate ourselves if we eat these... things?" "This is not the place to be picky, kiddo! What, are you afraid your pretty little nose will grow into a pig snout? And maybe you'll grow a cute little piggie's tail too, eh? I don't know, might look good on you actually, come to think of it..." Alice laughed - and suddenly realized how long it had been since she had heard a sound of joy. The sadness of that thought made her laughter stop almost as abruptly as it had started. Nevertheless, she felt like a heavy weight had been lifted from her chest, and when she looked up to her new friend, she saw just the faintest of smiles on her face. "Well then, now that that's settled, let's see if we can't get you to learn a few more things before it's time to sleep. Look, you take a few of these here twigs and..."
"Miss Katya?"
"Yes, Alice?"
"... thank you."
"Don't mention it."