Big chief men take face picture when people leave.
Soon, many more face picture.
Tribe scared. Big chief watch too much. Ugh.
Big Chiefs have new magic. Is a stare-at-box. When cave-folk leave big valley to walk far suns, Big Chief make them look in box. Box make a forever-face, a picture of you that no wash off. Big Chiefs say this good magic. Help them know who leave valley. Now, Big Chiefs say they want many, many more stare-at-boxes. Soon, every path out of valley have one.
But many cave-folk grunt loud. They no like. They worry Big Chiefs watch too much. Why Big Chief need Grug's forever-face? What they do with all the forever-faces on a big rock pile? Some say, "My face is my face! Not for Big Chief to keep!" They fear Big Chiefs will know every walk, every hunt, and every secret berry patch. Is not good for private cave life.
Oona, a trader of shiny rocks: "Me no like stare-at-box. Make travel slow. Big Chief have too many eyes now. My walk is my walk. Not for Big Chief to know."
Bogg, sharpener of sticks: "Me think good. Keep bad grunts out of valley. If you no do bad thing, why worry about forever-face? Make Bogg feel safe in cave."
Chief Zog, Keeper of the Valley Path, say: "This good for tribe. We know who come, who go. Make valley strong. Stare-at-box is fast magic. No worry. Is for good of all."
Story by Grokk from Caveman Talk Fire, on the scene.