On the water, there was little sound except for each other's breathing and the knowledge that they were completely and utterly alone. At least, that's how Audrey would let Sam believe. She was fairly certain there were some beasts that dwelled deep in the lake but having never seen much more than the odd print in the mud, it was not worth mentioning.<br/><br/>After centering herself in the marvel of the silence, the leader rose her head and looked Sam over. He seemed young but she wondered his true age. There was something about him that made her think he was actually older than her. It wasn't often she felt that way, considering how quickly she'd had to grow up. She felt older than her years. She felt...ancient. Her head bowed a bit as for the first time in a while, she realized that being like that probably made her rather unattractive. In a world like the one they lived in, she'd pushed off the thoughts like this. There was little use that those thoughts could give. Of course, she knew the benefit of<i>mating</i>for the benefit of avoiding extinction, but she also knew that babies were liabilities and they screamed they ate...they attracted animals.<i>No wonder their numbers were dwindling.</i><br/><br/>Pushing the thoughts aside again - babies? How the hell did she get to that from thoughts of feeling unattractive? - she sat up straighter and grabbed a pole. "Okay so we have to catch at least a handful of fish to even attempt to feed everyone. We can't catch too many too often or we will run out of fish in this lake. We have to keep them in higher numbers than what we take." Showing Sam the lure, she ties it messily to the fishing line.<br/><br/>"We don't have much of this so we use it over and over. When the end isn't usable, we cut it and keep using it. But the line could still snap so we have to be really careful. It's hard to find this these days..." Leaning in more, dangerously close to the man, she showed him how to tie the lure to the line and helped him to do the same. Looking up, she froze. They were<i>too</i>close. Clearing her throat, she sat back and sighed. "This is one of the easier tasks otherwise. Cast out the lure and wait..."<br/><br/>Showing him her cast - it wasn't great but doable - she watched as he tried and nodded. "Now, we wait. Normally, just one person does this as others need to be doing more. This isn't the most productive job but it is very important. I'll come with you for the first few times until you really get the hang of it."