Artemis watched him and merely nodded as she heard him said that he hunted. “I know” she said as she then moved her hands to show claws in a way. “Claws,” she said as she then used two fingers to her mouth and moved them where his fangs were. “Fangs”. She then said as she watched as he walked closer. Trying to remain as still as possible, watching him as he took her arm. Watching as his hand moved to touch her. 

His skin was hard and warm, more like that of a snake than that of a human. Her breathing completely stopped as she hadn’t even had touched another being in so long. The hairs on her arms rising as her body wasn’t used to being touched anymore. Instantly her body responded, as it felt like a lingering feeling. It was as if his hands were still around her as she nearly forgot to breathe. God, she had missed being touched. She wished to touch him as well, yet she chose not to. She could see his muscles, the swirling patterns and she could barely even forget the sight of the creature hunting. 

The antelope had been stunning and she knew that that image would hunt her forever, it was stunning. Earth would never be as beautiful unless they had brought plants and animals of their own. He moved around her, yet that barely registered as he moved to the bunny. “No, Bunny,” she said as she then used her hands as the ears of the small creature. She didn’t want to kill the bunny, her plan was to keep it as a pet. And when he said Food she just swallowed. “Bunny not food.” She said as she looked at him.

“I have Food.” She said as she then moved to go to the freezer. It was a huge one next to the fridge. Moving a bit faster as planned. She knew he ate meat and so she needed to make sure he ate. She barely had eaten from the meat that they had. Thinking that the one cow in there had to last her for a month. And so she opened the fridge and pulled out a few steaks. Thinking that half a kilo would be enough for him. Closing the freezer and placing it on the table.

She also had taken some icecubes. “Frozen.” She said as she pointed at the two. And then at the ice cube. “Frozen water.” She said as she then pointed at the meat. “Frozen meat from a cow.” She said as she wondered if he would understand. Looking at the bunny as she then looked at him. “Bunny is a pet” she said as she then grabbed her tablet and went to look for images of her and her dog. Instead, she found a video of her as a child playing with a dog and feeding it after. “Dog, pet.” She said as she then looked at him.

How was she going to explain that she couldn’t kill the animal? It was then that it hit her, she needed to show him that she couldn’t kill some poor animal. That she wanted it to die after a long life. And so she drew the moment where he had killed the human. “Kill a human.” She said as she then looked at the bunny. 

“I don’t kill the bunny.” She said as she then moved her hand through her long hair. Deciding to show him that she ate veggies most of the time. “I eat meat… vegetables.” She said as she then pointed at the vegetables. Only to smile as she realized that she could tell him easily. Moving to show rotating earth. “Day,” she said as she held up one finger. Making the earth move around once. Then she went to move the earth thirty times. “Month.” She said as she looked at him. Holding up one finger as she looked at him “One day” she said as she then moved the earth once. “I eat meat.” She said as she then moved to put 29 stripes on the screen and then she looked at him. “29 I eat Vegetables.” She said as she tried to make him see. 

Only to show him the footage on how her family went with eating meat. “Cow,” she said as she showed the process of calves, to adult and then a video of one cow just dying of old age. “Then I eat.” She said as she hoped he would understand.

“Kill Bunny or cow. Sad. Can’t kill” she said as she tried to show him what she meant. That she just couldn’t hurt an animal. There were other ways and so she decided to show him how most humans lived. That no human actually killed animals, that they just went to get the meal.

“I can’t hurt Bunny.” She said as she then looked at him. Realizing she needed to show him the difference. “Bunny is a friend.” She said as she then bit her lip. How would she explain the idea of a friend. Deciding to go to two kids playing together. “Friends,” she said as she looked at them. 

Then showing him all kinds of animals on the screen. “Animals… A friend is pet” she said as she knew she was saying a lot. Looking back at him. She wanted him to be her friend, but she wondered if he really wanted it. She also knew that she needed to know if he wanted her to kill.

“You didn’t kill me.” She said as she smiled widely. “I don’t kill” she then continued as she looked at him. She hoped he would even want to get to know her. She was still a human. Then she had an idea, to show that she might be able to ask what she wanted to ask. Moving to draw more of him. In the spaceship as good as possible.

“They want you to kill me.” She said as she then went to have them send him a message.  And drawing him killing her. Only to then draw him and her “We friends?” she asked. Hoping that he would be willing to be her friend. That she didn’t have to die.