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"Chomper, do you know this Fast-biter?" - Trod asked with curiosity, but he is still cautious, wanting to know if the newcomer is alone.


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"How well do you know the person?"  Littlefoot asked, attempting to remain calm, assuming Chomper would not likely be calm himself if the person was dangerous.

"Yes, have you known them for long?" Ducky asked.


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Apto, as it was really him, cema out of the bush and looked around nervously. He met Chomper literally two times before, but he had never seen any leafeaters with him. Now, he was not so sure if coming here was such a good idea. he wanted to befriend other sharptooth, but he surely didnt expect that Chomper had flattooth friends. Apto thought that was weird, very weird...

"<Ehm... Remember me, Chomper? I am Apto. We met each other, when you've arrived with your parents at island and once again at this morning...>" he said "<I thought I will pay you a visit, if you dont mind it...>"
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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Figuring the fast biter not be too weirded out meeting another sharptoothed kid, Twiz flapped closer, "Um, hi" he said. Petrie stayed near the others, yet waved a bit nervously, "Um...yeah, hi friend of Chomer's...".



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Apto looked confused at Twiz and Petrie, as he couldn't understand the flattooth...
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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"<I don't mind," Chomper replied "I'm always happy to have more sharpteeth friends>".


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Trod looked at Twiz - "It seems he cannot understand the Flattooth language." - Then, the Runner took a breathe before giving a step forward - "<Hello (he waves his right hand), my name is Trod, but I think Chomper can introduce us better since you already know him.>"


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<I am happy to meet you too.> Ducky said while nodding.


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Apto was positively suprised that flatteeth could also speak in his language.

"<Hello. It is nice to meet you too...>" he said, trying to sound friendly.
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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"<I've taught them how to speak sharptooth,>" Chomper smiled proudly.


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"<You did? That's amazing>" Apto responded. Then he came near to Chomper and asked, whispering:

"<Tell me something... Are you raising this leafeaters for meat or something like that?>" Apto thought that would be more rational reason for keeping flatteeth kids around and not hunting on them. After all, it was hard for sharpteeth to have friends among their own species and to be real friends with their prey was unheard of. Especially as flatteeth were (acording to general opinion of Apto's kind) barely smarter than bugs...
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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"<No, they are my friends>" Chomper explained.


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Ducky nods, <We are, we are.> She said.

<Yea, we've known him for a while.> Littlefoot said.


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Twiz looked embarrassed at his mistake. <"Sorry, I speak both so much I forget which one to go with sometimes"> he laughed.

<"Yeah, and Kit here's my cousin and Petrie's other cousin not 'lated to me"> he laughed at the confusion of it all, <"and th rest of 'em are friends so I wouldn't let Chomper hurt them even if he wanted to"> he smiled at Chomper to show he didn't really think he ever would, but was just making a point.



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"<If you say so...>" Apto said to Chomper, not really convinced, but he decided not to continue this topic.

"<I didn't see you earlier. Not that would be surprising. It is a big island after all... But I had to ask... Are you new here?>" he asked leafeaters.
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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Ducky nodded, <We have not been here long, no we have not.> Ducky said shaking her head towards the end of what she said.

<Yea, we came here on a strip of land that seems to be covered by the big water now.>  Littlefoot said.


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"<They've been here on the island for about 3 days,>" Chomper said to Apto.


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"<You mean Stone Way?>" Apto asked "<My mom said it dissapears and reappears at the same times of every Cold Time, but I've forgotten how much time it will take for water to back off from the Stone Way and reveal it again>" he explained.
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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"<Well... I've only been here for about two days, and my friend Rhamphy arrived last night.>" - Trod said to the newcomer Fast-biter. - "<... maybe we can be lucky and the Stone Way may re-appear one of these days.>"