Just when he was about to pounce on one, another yearling bounded up and smashed one to bits before sliding it his way. Katsu started at first, then began to chuckle - the stranger was disarmingly charming, and seemed eager to help. "I'm hungry, but not quite for this... I think if we use the crabs, we can get some quite big fish coming up to the surface," He said eagerly. Katsu dipped his head in gracious thanks for the crab, then he batted the crab back and forth for a moment. It was a bit childish, but he enjoyed watching it skitter back and forth between his paws. It felt nice to play off of the stranger's carefree energy.
"I want to try, anyway," he said more definitively, plucking the dead crab up and giving it a little toss into the water. Katsu crept closer and waited patiently until he saw a bright, big, big flash of scales eclipse the surface. The fish had a pointed face and looked wicked beneath the water. "Aha!" he exclaimed, "Help?!" He hadn't expected anything quite this big, but he stifled his surprise and acted quickly, slamming his head beneath the water to snatch at the fishes spine. His face hitting the water felt like slamming into a mountain face, the water was so jarringly cold. He struggled with the heft of the fish, trying to reel in back on to the shore by himself. Maybe that odd, cheery fellow would lend a helping paw.
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