"I-i sory Joey… I neve bean wokan lik dis befor… i su use tu wawer wakin me up…" Inv says in an apologetic tone.
Letting out a sigh of relief, I respond back.
"It's alright, I'm sorry for… uhhh… biting you. I couldn't think of any other way to wake you up" I feel a bit embarrassed about biting Inv on the neck like that but I'm just glad nothing bad came from it.
"Nu nu nu! Et ok! Ef anyting u shud wak me up lik dat fro noaw on!" Inv says back with… interesting fervor. Seeing his skin turn slightly pink while saying that I see he liked being woken up like that more than I thought?
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'Something tells me he really likes biting… I guess we technically are animals but damn… but I'm down for it'
It's just too bad he can't bite me. I think if he nibbled me just a tiny bit it would leave a pretty bad wound. Well maybe if he tried t-
Wait! shit, I'm getting sidetracked! That's not the problem here!
"Inv, we have to get up! A new cycle has started, and we need to find food!" I say in a hurry.
"C-cycl?? U ded mentin dat bu wha es et?" Inv asks me.
Shit, did I never explain what a cycle is? …We don't have time for this!
"It's when you wake up and need to eat again!" I say in the simplest way I can to Inv.
"Ohhh! Dat mak senc on y i nea-
Inv stops talking suddenly and I hear a weird noise come from him.
Not sure why he stopped talking. I'm about to ask what's wrong until suddenly he lets me go and stands up.
Caught off guard from the newfound freedom of not being trapped in Inv's embrace I can't tell if I should be disappointed or relieved…
'No. Disappointed, definitely disappointed' I think to myself while standing up. I know we still need to eat but damn it! I want to be held!
…
Shaking my head trying to get rid of my ridiculous thoughts, I look towards Inv who is currently hunched back on all 4's. Seeing him start to retch I start worrying if he's suddenly getting sick. But then I remember…
'Oh… that's right. I forgot for a sec he said he throws up a new egg bomb every time he 'wakes up''
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Should… I look away? I don't really want to see Inv throw up but if this is something that's gonna happen every cycle then I might as well get used to it…
…
'Yeah… I have to get used to it anyways'
Deciding this I just watch Inv hoping this doesn't take that long. My worries of this taking long are thrown to the back of my mind as I watch what happens next though.
In disgust (and a bit of awe) I watch as Inv opens his mouth… wider than should be possible. It's… It's like his face is splitting wide open?!
Watching on I see him keep retching and I can see something slowly moving up his throat.
'I… guess it would make sense for him to be able to open his mouth that wide to spit out the egg bomb… but this is crazy!'
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'And maybe I'm crazy too…'
It's like I'm watching one of those graphic documentaries of something giving birth. It's disgusting but you just can't look away. The only thing I can wonder is how does the egg bomb not touch any of his sharp teeth?
Thinking this random question to myself, Inv retches a couple more times until finally…
BLEGH*
Inv finally throws up the egg bomb. I'm surprised how gently the egg bomb landed on the ground with how Inv is positioned. I thought it would go rolling on the ground of the shelter.
'Guess it's only exclusive when he produces one?' I think to myself.
With the egg bomb finally thrown up I see Inv start closing his mouth to how it normally looks. I also hear him take a deep couple breaths. Throwing up an egg bomb must be sorta laboring I suppose…
With him calmed down I'm not sure if I should say anything… he's just… looking at the egg bomb now? What the hell is going on?
…
With Inv still on all 4's I see him suddenly start running around the egg bomb in circles. It's surprising to see him do this since there's not much space in the shelter to do something like that. Also… slugcats aren't capable of running on all 4 limbs…
Well… shouldn't be at least? I've tried before but when I've tried, I'm only able to crawl and pounce. Inv must just be built differently.
Watching him run around the egg bomb for a bit I see him slow down and start… curling around it?
…
'Why am I getting jealous of a nuclear bomb?'
With my jealousy rising he fully curls around it and looks at me.
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"Eg"
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'That should be me' I grimly think to myself. Before I let my jealousy overtake me on the egg, I calm down focusing on getting us both food.
"Uhh… yeah… egg" I'm not really sure how to respond to this so I just agree with him.
With the… interesting ritual of Inv producing an egg bomb done I walk up to Inv.
"Inv, you done? We still need to get going" I say while looking down at the curled-up Inv. I don't want to rush him from… whatever he's doing but we really need to start looking for food!
"O-oh! Ye ye ye! Me don!" Inv says back to me, uncurling from the egg bomb and stands up.
Picking up the egg bomb and tucking it under one of his arms he looks at me.
"Sowy fo… um… doin dat. I cant wealy contwol wen et hapens…" Inv apologizes to me.
"It's alright Inv I just don't want us to starve this cycle; we can talk after we're done getting food" I say back with seriousness.
Noticing my seriousness Inv puts (or try's to at least) his serious face on.
"A-awight! I won le u dow! …bu i noat weally hungy…" Inv says with confidence before sheepishly saying that last part.
'The heck does he mean by he's not hungry?'
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A/N: Eg