> Midnight looked at the fire then said "They probably think if they keep us alive, we might hurt people. And that would be bad for their reputation and they might die. Or they are scared and want us dead because they don't know how we gained powers." She said like she didn't need to think. "But maybe I'm wrong. It's what I think".
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> Midnight looked at the herbs he had and the aluminum pan he had. Then at the meat, she felt her stomach rumbled like crazy. She cleared her throat and nodded "Okay" was all she said with a tiny smile.
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"They might be afraid of us," Justin said, "I know the people of the world are.  That's why they send soldiers out to kill us."

He threw some of the meat into the pan and added a bit of parsley and sage.  He also pulled a pair of chop sticks out of his bag to stir it with as it cooked.  "My grandparents made me learn to use them." He said.  "They were really traditional.  Do you want a fork or some of these?"

He also handed her some tuperware containers.  "Put the rest of the meat in here and and I'll take it home and dehydrate it for you."