Michiru raised a brow. "You want us to move about?"
"Well... yes. If this place is going to be bad for us, isn't it not a good idea to stick around for a long time?"
"Yes...."
"Then why act so surprised."
"Because you put 'sensible' and 'work' together, and suggested that we go in that direction," Rei commented as she sat down and crossed her legs.
"Oh, Rei-chan, you're so mean...." the reincarnated princess groused.
"No, realistic. You've never been one to push for something that would need a lot of effort."
"This is important, so we can't ignore it."
"Then what will you have us do?"
Smiling slightly, the blonde shook her head. "Not me. Mako-chan, Ami-chan, Setsuna-chan, and maybe Haruka-chan."
The named blonde blinked slightly. "Why me?"
"Because you might just know camping, and you know how to do a lot of physical stuff?"
"Ummm...."
"I do know something about camping," Makoto admitted. "And cooking. But we're going to need more than that."
"Which is why I think that it'd be a good idea to follow Usagi's suggestion. Everyone else agree?" Setsuna asked.
Haruka gave off a small snort. "What do you think? I don't want to starve to death."
"And I'd like to have a bath...." Minako complained.
"Which would mean a regular water supply. Basically, if we can find a place where we could get enough of what we need, we can make a more permanent settlement, which would let us do that."
"Like on that American television show, with the huts, and the smart guy who made all those neat things!"
"Oddly enough, I think that I know what you're talking about," Rei muttered. "But where are we going to find someone smart enough to figure that sort of stuff out?"
Ami blinked at the others as she noticed something about them. "Why are you all staring at me?"
"Just realizing just how big a help you might be."
"Oh.... But there is one thing."
"What's that?"
"Why is that one particular cave... person is coming towards you?"
Rei glanced behind herself just in time to see the cavegirl dubbed 'Akane' come towards her, seeming ready to pinch something. When the primitive girl saw that she'd been noticed, she jumped back a little, making apologetic sounding noises as she tried to look as inoffensive as possible. Once the shrine priestess relaxed enough, 'Akane' got bold again, and moved forward, settling down next to the Senshi of Fire right before starting to push through Rei's hair.
"What is she doing to me?" Rei asked.
Setsuna couldn't keep herself from smiling just a bit. "Making friends, I think."
"'Making friends'? Why would you think that?"
"Simple. Remember, our friends here don't have much in the way of things, so they couldn't give us much to start with. Now, most of the time, what they would do would be to give someone they're trying to befriend a shiny rock that they'd found, or a bit of food. As they can't give us that, they give what they can, which is universal among girls, right down to the monkey ancestors."
"And that would mean?"
"It's really quite simple," Ami stated. "Primates will groom each other to strengthen bonds, which will include.... pulling off parasites like ticks, fleas, and other insects, which can also be... eaten."
"She's trying to...."
"Clean you, and share a meal. Probably trying to get on your good side," the Senshi of Time informed the younger girl.
"How wonderful," Rei grumped, while:
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