Upon the men’s return to camp with the rodent, of course, the first thing they observed was a change in the food that was being cooked by the females. Did they do an exploration of their own while in their absence? perhaps. But what did get their attention was the large chunk of meat that they were trying to cut down and cook.
Ah meat. It’s been a while since anybody had the pleasure of consuming that. nobody knew what kind of animal was edible, after all. But in that moment, a full chunk and probably an unlimited meat fest, if that wasn’t anything one could call fancy in their current situation then who knows what could. Just the meat definitely wouldn’t suffice seeing as it was such a rare occasion, so it was agreed on that some of the men would return to the freezers for the ice cream they had found just before they stumbled upon the rodent. It was a long haul. Luckily by their return, the meat was being distributed whilst more still came their way.
Nothing could have beaten such a fancy meal. No complaints on why it was mostly bread and chips, in that night, they feasted to their hearts contents and hopefully for the following few days as well, until they’ve been assured that the area had been evacuated and they would need to vacate the area too. By the morning, however, they definitely needed to explore the stores more as well as outside the store too but for now, they had time to cast their worries aside and just enjoy the moment. Perhaps they would be lucky enough to find a way to cook noodles too but they can’t survive off their fancy new treasures forever. They’ll need to go back to bread and chips after a while, of course. and the thought of having to transport such large items would definitely prove to be a struggle for them.
They had limited usable technology; and of course, even their phones seemed to be useless the moment the world shrunk. Besides when the radio was discovered, this was also one of the few times the group had sincerely celebrated anything. It wasn’t any sort of victory but the simple pleasures they received on that day was definitely something to be motivated with. Maybe having captured a rat could also be a reason to celebrate but if they were to celebrate that, they would need more so they could utilize the rodents more.
The fact that smarthpones were useless is so directional, in a pleasant way, that I love it, the atmosphere and feeling from your story is lovely. It fills me with claustrophoby on the other side with coherence :)