Fleeting Humanity (Lab Roleplay- semi-lit) Scientist Needed

[Season of the Star]

Neo sat against the trunk of the tree, staring down at everyone below. He had seen from his carrier that the experiments were to get new collars today, but that was okay. They'd had their fun without the collars, he bet, so they'd be fine with them on. No more powers, no more escaping, and no more casualties. The laboratory was like a war in a way. Experiments against scientists and guards. The neutral forces were often the experiments themselves, not caring about their lives there. It was life being at the laboratory, and they didn't want to leave.
He remembered a girl from back when he had just begun his time at the laboratories. She was a sweet girl, and had wanted to help him escape even though he told her he wouldn't go. He enjoyed the laboratory, and even when she had lingered in her escape to help him, he refused her offer. It was only because he had the guts to push her out the door and lock himself in with the guards was she forced to leave him behind. Neo hadn't seen her since, but it didn't matter. He didn't love her anyway, since he was gay. No, his first crush actually ended up being a guard at his first laboratory.

((I'm making up almost none of this story, by the way.))

[StevoMagnus]

Melody kept the photo, mainly to give to Blade when she got the chance. This looks like a sweet child, she thought as she walked toward the guard's room to get the code to the door to the field, but she couldn't help but have an interest in the kid for some reason. She couldn't help but feeling sorry for him because of the look in his eyes when the photo was taken.

((I'm typing on my phone, so I'm going to be a bit slow.))

[Season of the Star]

((No worries. ^^))

Neo sighed, getting down and forcing himself to shift into his cat form. The shift, however, left his clothes on the branches, which he picked up and threw them over the edge of the branch. In his cat form, his right paw was completely paralyzed, but he could still stand on it when the need arose. He crawled along the branch, readying himself to leap to the next, closely reaching tree branch. As he leaped- trying not to fall- he grabbed on with his teeth. After a small struggle he managed to pull himself up, panting in his exhaustion. It was so hard when you couldn't use one paw or one hand.
He dropped to the ground below, landing painfully on his paws. He winced, shaking them out one by one before walking back over to his clothes, transforming inside them to keep from revealing himself.

[marsram]

Sheilik>>>New scents came from all around me, but one in particulate was... a cat? Another shifter most likely, but this one is apparently more skilled at hiding traces of its human form's scents. I figured I might as well attempt to be social since all I've been is quiet when Juniper left. I walked over to what smelled to be some sorta tree (Yes, trees do have scents XD). I remember a scientist telling me that cats like trees, so it wasn't that much of a surprise that I would find a cat shifter here. I kept a hand extended slightly for I have virtually depth perception when comes to not walking into things, which I lost along with my ability to visualize. The branches apparently were pretty low hanged of which i learned from ever-so gracefully walking into one. I backed up and tilted my head to where I heard the cat shifter, but before I could say hello he shifted into not a human form, so he must've been human when i smelled him. I guess he always smells of cat to me. I listened silently to him climbing up, when he lost his balance and fell. I would've helped him but i didn't want to run into any tree branches. "Are you okay?" I asked.
(I'll just start Aleski out like she's new here.)
Aleski>>>I reluctantly stepped out of the vehicle of which I was being escorted with. The laboratory looked slightly larger than the rest I'd been to, but there's been a lot of rumors between guards that the experiments here are much different and more dangerous than any other. They were what they were; rumors, but one can only be so careful. There has been news that an experiment nearly killed a scientist, which rarely happened in the previous labs I'd been to. I almost didn't want to take the job, but I owe several favors to Seth, and since there was practically no guards here I figured I would start repaying my debts and move my position over here. I walked into the grey monotone building with some reluctance left over, but I told myself that I have a job to do and to do it successfully I need to rid myself of any fear or doubts. I opened the doors with a security card around my neck and entered the building, where I was to go to the guard room. As I was walking there I ran into another guard, (and by the name tag) Melody.

[Season of the Star]

"Hmm?" Neo said, turning around as he buttoned up his shirt. "Oh, yeah. Are you okay?" He countered, witty as ever. He was grinning easily, his ears perked at he looked at her with large yellow-green eyes. Even though he may never be able to climb normally again, or leap from tree to tree like he used to, he was still happy. There wasn't a thing in this world that could bruise Neo's good attitude. There was also nothing in this world that could get him to shut up and not be sarcastic either.
By the look of the girl before him, Neo could tell she was blind. That was easy, since he would be expected to talk instead of use body language. He hated it when people told him to be quiet. He was hyperactive, and hated to sit still for long at all. Some people just didn't grow out of being ADD, and he was one of those people. At age nearly age twenty, he still never wanted to grow up.

[marsram]

Sheilik>>>I didn't really understand his question very well, but I figured I might as well play along; "I'm quite fine, considering I didn't just fall ten feet from a tree." I formed a slight smile, he didn't seem depressed at all despite being shoved into a lab suddenly, or perhaps he was used to it like I was. He had a child-like edge to his scent even thought he smelled to be nearly twenty, perhaps he suffered much mental trauma and thinks he's a child? It was possible even thought the notion of it was quite ridiculous. "I figure you're new here, but you're calm enough to suggest that you're used to this. Have you been to other laboratories?"

[Season of the Star]

"Tons." Neo said, folding his arms behind his head as he grinned at her, "They just can't seem to handle me. One bad joke and I'm kicked out! I was even kicked out of an entire chain of laboratories before coming to Seth's care!" He laughed. "How about you, how many laboratories have you been? I can tell you haven't been in just this one. I hear this one is quite new." He told her, taking in her odd appearance. Her mutations were far from normal, and she seemed malformed by all the genetic splices that had been put into her. Such large ears, small face, and scrawny body. She didn't look humanoid in the least, except that she stood on two legs- which were also animal-like.

[StevoMagnus]

Melody looked at Aleski and nodded her greeting. "I haven't seen you around, you new?" Melody asked in a one-toned voice, stuffing the photo into her pocket. She could already tell she was new even if she said yes. Melody contined to walk to the guard room with an even walking pace with Aleski.

[marsram]

Sheilik>>>I actually laughed at his question, it's been a while since I'd had a conversation like this. "I believe I've been to nearly every laboratory owned by this 'Seth' man." I said this in a more quiet fashion, for I try not to think about memories in certain labs I'd paid a visit to. "They usually move me because I refuse to give them any results during experimentation times." I said this with a smile regained; it was always fun to play defiant during experimentation time. I could practically feel his staring at my strange features, the scientists told me that all mammals are able to sense someone is watching them even if they are visually impaired. I would've said something about why they made me like this but I figured that wasn't a subject you bring into small-talk.

Aleski>>>"I guess you could that I'm new here, but not at the job." I said in an equal monotone, apparently we were both headed to the guard room so I subtly kept pace with Melody in case anymore of the conversation was to continue. I noticed as we walked that she's stuffed something in her pocket, I figured it rude to interrogate her about what she put in the pocket so I didn't ask. I took notice of the surroundings; the halls were surprisingly clean compared to the others, but this was a new lab. The walls were a subtle grey, and the lights took up a majority of the ceiling. "How long you been here?" I asked.

[Season of the Star]

At this Neo began to laugh, looking at her fondly, "I like your style! When you refuse to cooperate, it makes them so unhappy that it's funny." He regarded her curiously, "Say- what's your name?" He inquired. This girl was strange indeed, and to him she smelled entirely like chemicals and laboratories. Had this girl ever lived outside of a lab? It would be very unlikely, given her state. They probably took the fetus of a pregnant woman and substituted the human genes with that of an animal's. It was actually quite sad to think that her appearance, her fragile look, was all because they mixed what they shouldn't have.