C A G E D {{hybrid}} version 2.5 - accepting - OPEN

[neonlyrics]

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seventeen | female | 35% serval cat | natural | group seven | location ; dome | tags ; emily

A vague sense of pride was present when the birdgirl agreed. She didn’t like to brag - okay, so she did on occasion - but she’d won a few good fights, even if she looked like death incarnate when her parents greeted her and fussed at the front door. Fussed a little too hard, sometimes, but that gash had been pretty nasty looking.
At Emily’s words, she cast a suspicious sideways glance in her direction, crossing her arms around her chest again. Was she hiding something? Well, obviously, or Zyr would have at least some idea what was going on. She didn’t even know what a ‘domie’ was. Or who ‘they’ were. Or where she was. It was all new and disconcerting, something the poor feline hybrid wasn’t used to. It was a feeling she was eager to get rid of as soon as possible. If this stranger was withholding information to keep her from doing that and getting home, she wasn’t against bruising her knuckles.
Home… It was still nagging at the back of her head, the thought of her parents and her cabin and her forest. Birds waking her at 4am, falling back asleep until noon. The odd cougar crouching at the bank of the lake. Climbing tree after tree until she fell asleep in one. Home. ‘I’ll get back there soon,’ she promised herself, but was dragged out of her train of thought when Emily muttered a curse.
She flashed a grin, whether or not the other could see it didn’t matter either way. “I did tell you I’m not your seeing eye dog. My voice would go hoarse, as if I’m not rasping already.” She cleared her throat, which felt dry. ‘They’ must not have taken the liberty to give her some water before dumping her in the middle of nowhere. “Watch your step though, there’s another one. And a few more along the way. Keeping your head down might be a good idea, even if we’re almost there.” The camp was getting closer much quicker than expected with a visually impaired partner.

[ i'm short on time, apparently, but this was the last post before jade came in; i feel terrible i can't write anything decent but tomorrow my schedule is more open, i believe ]

[LostFoxInTheStorm]

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Zachary Isaac Barrett
Bisexual
Age 16, Group 5,
62% Human, 30% Deer (N) , 8% Red Fox (E)
Tags: Anna

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Zach glared at the stars, but his gaze softened when he heard her reply to his question. A tear escaped the well in his eyes and trickled down his cheek, which he quickly wiped away, not wanting to show weakness. "But why us... Why not their own children, cousins, relatives... Why not people they knew... What makes us any different... Any undeserving..." The boy sat up, crossing his legs. He reached behind his back and unfurled his crumpled red shirt.

He pulled it around himself, the arms crossing over his chest. It was then that Zach felt it to be almost cuddling him - an action he couldn't stand - and so he shrugged it off as another tear leaked. "They could've at least picked on people their own size."

[alpenglw]

Ashton Kyte
panromantic asexual | experimental | 30% grizzly, 10% crow | group five | Alex

Ash looked up at the mountains, which did seem to be considerably closer, and nodded. "Yeah, you're right. We still have a ways to go, though." Hopefully, they'd make it there before dawn. If not, would they keep traveling during the day or would they have to find a place to bunker down while the sun was shining? He glanced at Alex, then brought it up. "But, what if we don't get there before the night's over? Do you think we would be able to keep walking during the day?"

Emily Roberts
bisexual | natural | 21% Steller's jay | group three | Zyr


Emily huffed at Zyr's comment, but followed her instructions and managed not to step on any more cacti. However, she didn't heed her advice to keep her head down; although she had to admit that to do so would be smart if she wanted to avoid tripping over rocks or stepping on cacti, she would rather keep her eyes on the outcrop on the horizon, which they seemed to be approaching rather quickly. Besides this logical enough reason, hubris likely played into it as well, at least a little. The bird girl only walked with her head held high.

"Alrighty, once we get to the shelter, I'm gonna need you to follow behind me. It's kinda a narrow path up there once we get to those rocks, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to navigate it blind." Nonetheless, if she did trip and fall, at least she'd be falling onto Zyr instead of tumbling down the outcrop. Hopefully if that did happen, the kitty wouldn't claw her to death.

After a few more minutes of carefully picking her way across the desert floor, Emily looked up at the tumble of large reddish stones that now stood before them. "Well, here we are! Um, the trail up should be somewhere around here..." She put her hands on the sandy stone in front of her and slowly limped along it, quickly coming to where it ended. She cautiously kicked at the gap between rocks with her good foot, and upon hearing the crunch of the brush she'd hit, nodded in satisfaction. "Yep, this is it." Carefully stepping over the spiky, dry bush, she entered the small gap in the tumble and, taking a step back for Zyr to fit, looked back at the feline expectantly.

Eva Deichmann
bisexual | experimental | 45% Peary caribou | domestic | Bae & L

Eva frowned slightly as L mentioned that the scientists wanted her to beat up a domie. They wouldn't really have her do that, would they? Surely, no scientist was that mad, right? Shaking her head, she took a few quick steps to catch up with Bae, glancing back at the other domestic for a moment. Seeing the feelers slowly moving in their direction, she lowered her ears and and turned back to look ahead.

Once Bae had asked if she were alright, she nodded in response but still looked troubled. "You... You don't think she's actually supposed to beat up a domie, r-right?" She asked, this new problem pushing her other worries back a bit. "I-I mean, I know that the lab does some awful things, but they wouldn't do that... Would they?"

[aura-]

a l e x a n d e r h a l e
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"kiss me on the mouth and set me free,
but please don't bite"

Alex just shrugged. It mostly depended on how they were feeling and how tired they were. "I-I don't know" Alex said, looking over at Ash. "It d-depends on us, if we're t-tired or h-hungry" he added quietly. It did seem best to keep moving at night when it was cooler and to take the days to sleep or rest. It might just be best for Alex to do that, he could adjust easily to that and would help out the shark in him by no being active in the heat and with his eyes he could see better in the dark

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"Forget all the shooting stars and all the silver moons
We've been making shades of purple out of red and blue"

"Yeah, i'm sure" Bae told Eva. "But I don't know why. That does seem unreasonable. She might of done something. But still. The lab is suppose to the leave them alone to see how they survive. And sending one of us in there isn't really allowed" Bae said, mostly talking aloud to himself. "I guess it might be, but it's really odd and shouldn't happen. But there isn't anything we can do about it. " Be then shrugged it off "Lets hurry and find Alexis and Nakai so we can get back before lights out. " he added and looked down at Eva with a smile before forward, turning a corner in the hall to follow the larger main hall.

Bae then saw a huddle of domestics and scientist, along with Naka who seemed to be leaving the mob heading in their direction. He gave the hybrid a soft smile and asked "Is everything okay?" he stopped as he meet them in the hallway, he gestured to the sorta large group of scientists that had gathered to try and lift and contain the horse hybrid.

[Nocturnal Creatures]

|| Chelsea Kairen || 23 || Female || Domestic || 50% human, 30% amphithere, 20% snow leopard || Location; outside || Tagged; Ryker ||
"Who we are, and who we need to be to survive are two very different things."

They had been walking for a while and Chelsea was starting to curse her fur and feathers. Her wings were raised slightly to keep some of the sun off of her. She agreed with Ryker's statement and could tell that he was feeling slightly annoyed. "I agree, this is one of the driest parts of the dome. They really couldn't have chosen a better place could they? Still I don't think we-" She cut off mid-sentence as a sharp scent hit her nose. She stopped walking and sniffed the air, feline. "Do you smell that?" She asked Ryker, hoping that he too would be able to pick it up.

[alpenglw]

Ashton Kyte
panromantic asexual | experimental | 30% grizzly, 10% crow | group five | Alex

Ash nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that sounds good to me... I was thinking that maybe it would be best to try walking during the night, and staying put somewhere during the day. What do you think?" What Alex said certainly made sense. Although, would it be better to stick to a strict plan of walk at night, sleep during the day, or just do as Alex suggested and walk when they felt like it, resting when needed?

After thinking it over for a moment, he realized that Alex's plan was better than his own. The wilderness didn't follow strict plans or schedules, so they would probably be better off not doing so either. "But, your plan makes more sense," He quickly said. "We should just do what feels right, I guess."

Eva Deichmann
bisexual | experimental | 45% Peary caribou | domestic | Bae

"Right, yeah..." Eva murmured, glancing back at L one more time before they turned the corner. Upon coming up to the scene, Eva stopped and took a step back, not wanting to get involved in the chaos. She studied the situation from afar, however, and did wonder if there was anything she could do to help. It looked as though they were trying to move the domie- but, was she even strong enough to be of any assistance? ...Probably not. But, wasn't it worth a try anyway? She took a step forward as though to go help, but hesitated and stepped back again. She wanted to help, really, but was held back by a fear of embarrassing herself. Or doing something wrong. Or messing up in essentially any other way possible.

Nakai Taya
demi-pansexual | experimental | 30% cougar | domestic | Alexis, Bae, & Tadaomi

Nakai quickly flashed Bae a smile back, just to be polite. "Yeah, everything's under control." He paused a moment before elaborating. "The domie gave up and was likely hit by a tranquilizer, so all they need to do is bring her to the cages." He suddenly remembered Bae's injury, and glanced at where he knew the wound was. "...How's the wound?" His tail began twitching lazily as he asked; he was getting tired, and hoped to be able to get back to the domestic dorms and get some rest before heading out to bring in more hybrids the next morning.

[Galaxy Thoroughbred]

|-| Alexis O'Garse |-|
|-| 17 Years Old |-| Female |-| Natural Hybrid |-| Dome Resident |-| Human ~ Dragon ~ Horse |-|

Something struck. Something struck hard. I gasped, lifting my head up and choked trying to breath. Something dark, something sabatoging was happening, sabatoging my plans of sabotaging the scientist's sabotaging plans. I shook violently, tied up in a tremor as well as suffocating. What didn't help was the scientists standing around silently like statues, staring flabbergasted at me. A female scientist, dark hair pulled in a tight pony tail took charge. Her words were a blur, scientists were scurrying like obedient but panicked mice and I was stuck on the floor like an idiot. A thought crossed my mind, the plants I had been grazing on silently while crossing the desert. I spluttered trying to form words." Oleander," I said wearing, looking desperately at Nakai and Bae, as well as the deer hybrid. My legs shook, like they were being zapped over and over again. For no good reason. None.

|-| Emelyn Grasta |-|
|-| 26 Years Old |-| Female |-| Scientist |-| Lab Resident |-| Pure Human 100 % |-|

I worked with the team of scientists, trying to think of a way to lift the heavy hybrid off the floor. I stood back as the hybrid started shaking and frowned as she seemed to be trembling and suffocating at the same time, flopping around uselessly as a fish. My mind ran around like a frightened cat while my face remained calm." Come on, in formation. Someone get me a stethoscope, we'll check her heart rate. I'll need a sphygmomanometer so we can check her blood pressure," I ordered the confused scientists, watching them rush around for the items like Sherlock.I looked over annoyed at the domestics talking and spotted Eva. I smiled to myself and pointed to Eva, signalling with my hands to come over. I smiled at her nicely. Picking out a pen like the queen would and writing on a sticky note." Could you please take this note to River," I said sweetly, passing her the note and smiling again. I turned my attention away towards the other scientists barking my orders at them for medical tools to test her. I turned to the two domestics as the horse hybrid spluttered at them.[color=#95b3b5]" Oleander ? Mean anything to you two ?"

I asked them seriously. Through my mind it reread the note, looking for errors or rudeness.

[color=#95b3b5]Goodmorning River! I'm sorry to bother you with this urgent notice but we have situation. In the hall right outside the entry to the labs a domestic brought in a horse dragon hybrid. Considering the fact I've heard you love mammals I thought you might know what's wrong. She has tremors and is currently suffocating, randomly started. She also keeps repeating Oleander ? Plant ? Person ? You know ? Please come to help me and my grievances. Thank you for reading this letter and considering coming! By the way maybe you she would be better under your care, I was raised far from horses and hardly know anything about them. Thank you.

[VAALRAVN]

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male | eighteen | 20% gyrfalcon, 3% spiny tree viper | group seven | tags; masozi | location; cave / home

Itona nodded softly, a smile dancing on his lips. The male ruffled his feathers before shifting, going over to the small male, yellow eyes glancing to the fire. Itona lied down, not a meter away from the male as he stretched his wing out towards the male. "For when the fore dies and it gets cold," he muttered softly.
Itona wasn't one for being nice. But Masozi was just a kid. It wasn't like he could have just left him there... if he had he would have been no better than the people that put him in this place.

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female | seventeen | 60% human, 30% rainbow serpent, 10% frost phoenix| group four | tags; open | location; cave

Rei looked around, her blue and glowing wings wrapped around her as she let out a scared whimper, managing to make it to the cave she had spotted. It was cold, she was scared. This was the first time she'd been let out. And she had run away after the other female was caught. Bae seemed more intested in the other dragon. Rei had guessed it was because she actually had dragon parts on her.

She sniffed slightly, using her wings as a blanket as she curled up slightly, shivering as a cold gust of wind made its way in.

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female | twenty | 30% ikran | tags; bae, eva, alexis, emelyn, nakai | location; lab

L watched as the dear like Domestic gave her a feared gaze, making the female snort is mirth. I followed them down the hall, pulling my feelers back inside of my hood, hiding them from prying eyes. As she walked past them, she saw another hybrid, a Domie at that. Mr. K was walking off, having seen the situation under control and left it to a female. She saw the female grab a pen out and L walked behind her quietly, though not sneaking. She looked at the note and huffed slightly, then looking to the Domie, L snorted.
The shaking, and L had been watching the cameras. This idiot was eating plants that were harmful to horses. "Oi, scentist lady," L stared to Emelyn "why don't you actually do your job, and be smart like me, huh? She ate a plant and it's causing shock. I don't know if she is actually saying the name right, nor do I know what the plant is, so, why don't you stop getting your lackeys to do everything, and do your job, hmm?" The scientists that had been scurrying around the lady stopped, looking at the hybrid fearfully, not meeting with her murderous glaze that she generally wore. Her fiddled with her mask, fixing the neck before looking back to the lady.

[annie15970]

Waiting.

Aki Morima - Female - Straight - 26% Snow Fox 24% Grey Wolf 50% Human

Aki stood looking at the male in front on her. She was shorter than him, thanks to her fox side but her shoulders were broader thanks to her wolf side." How fast can you run? It will take a while to get there but we need to go hunting first or else we will starve in the morning." She had ate a small lizard earlier but she was still ravenous. She stretched as she pondered the possibility that someone would attempt to stop them. "Can you protect yourself?" She brushed her tail softly, removing as much dirt as possible.

[Galaxy Thoroughbred]

|-| Emelyn Grasta |-|
|-| 26 Years Old |-| Female |-| Scientist |-| Lab Resident |-| Pure Human |-|

I turned lividly, clenching my jaw at the misbehaving domestic, glaring at her with my hazel eyes." Could someone please get some bug spray, there seems to be a pest hanging around here. Now unless this little bug is a total genius with equine matters I suggest they. 1 ; get out of my face, 2 ; do something useful with their life and 3 ; don't say something so rude again unless they want to be tested on with electricity. Their turn," I turned away from her clearly signalling the end to our conversation and stared off to collect a stethoscope. I put it on and checked Alexis's heartbeat, faster than it should be. I recorded it in a clipboard someone handed to me, closing my eyes and checking it was correct.