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

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

"Thanks," Emily said as she took the dried vegetation and crumbled it into a small ball of grass and twigs. She then put it in a dip in the floor, and after striking the flint together a few times, sent sparks showering over the tinder. The ball of dry plant matter quickly caught fire, and the bird let out a barely audible sigh of relief as the fire sent light dancing around the shallow cave. However, even though the fire had been started, Emily knew it would need more fuel or it would burn out soon. Luckily, however, she did have the forethought to keep larger twigs and even some cactus pads and Joshua tree branches in her little shelter. After setting up some of the longer twigs and yucca leaves around the growing flame, she sat back against the sandy wall and blinked a few times, letting her eyes adjust to the light.

If it rains, you're getting drenched. Emily stared at Zyr for a moment, then couldn't help but to let out a chuckle at that. "Yeah, right. 'If it rains.' Kitty, we're in the middle of the desert. There are bad storms out here every decade or so, if we're lucky. I don't think we need to worry much about getting wet." It had rained a few times since Emily had been brought to the Dome, but never had there been a storm to worry about- it was mostly just a few light sprinklings. Wind, however, could oftentimes be a problem. Thankfully, the air was still tonight. "Oh!" She suddenly exclaimed, sitting up a bit and focusing on the cat girl. "You have questions, don't you?"

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. human-crocodile-wolf| male | domestic | crush; none (as of now) | tags; chelsea
Ryker followed along crouching low after her motion, using one hand to lift his tail to keep from sliding on the ground. He reached the point Chelsea was at, and dropped his tail quietly. His reptilian eyes narrowing slightly in the dim lighting at the males. The scent was clear to him now that it is indeed them ahead.

Ryker certainly knew that he could not run fast enough to catch cat-boy at this distance. Though, he could certainly grab him provided chelsea and him got that other hybrid away. After thinking of what they should do, he brought his face very close towards Chelsea's and whispered, "We need to separate that bear-hybrid from cat-boy over there, I'm not very fast myself, but if you can fly and at least get him away from the bear, I can wrestle him out while you detain Alex." His voice was as quiet as he could make it, and not caring how close he was to the female.

It'd be a tough challenge, and maybe Chelsea also has some input. The bear-hybrid was a tower compared to him, but they both have above-hybrid strength. It might work out somehow.

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

The feline watched her work, squinting to let her eyes adjust to the suddenly bright light. It was a rather tiny source of warmth in the growing coldness, but it would do, so long as fuel was added every now and again. The cold was less and less either way, and Emily was sitting, so Zyr figured she might as well try to relax now, taking her seat on the opposing wall. Best to keep her back covered.
“My name’s not ‘Kitty,’” she huffed, drawing a knee to her chest and scowling at the dirt and sand she noticed clumped under her nails. “It’s Zyr. And who knows, it rains in the desert sometimes, right? Doesn’t have to be a bad storm.” She was a cat, if she didn’t have to get wet, she wouldn’t.
A sudden cry from the other made her ears twitch back, what the heck-
“-Yes, thanks for remembering. I woke up an hour ago in the middle of a desert - even though I live in a forest - with no idea where I am. These weird animal hybrids keep walking around threatening each other and talking about ‘domies’ and ‘domestics’ and some sort of ‘they’ and I’m not gonna lie, I have absolutely no idea what any of this is. The last thing I remember was being shot with some sort of drug and falling out of a tree. Anything to explain anything would help.” Eugh, help, it sounded… small. Her nose twitched as if it left a bad taste in her mouth.

[ladybug5]

Anna Torres
15 years old (almost 16)
dome hybrid: experimental
60% human, 25% spotted owl, 15% wolf
group 4
tagged: Zach

Anna nodded in agreement to Zach's response, forgetting that probably no one could see her in the dark. About a second later, she realized that Zach couldn't see her, and she replied with a soft voice, "yeah," as she sat, staring off in the direction of empty desert. She couldn't really see anything off in the desert, even with having better night vision than most due to her owl DNA. Anna had heard Zach's voice crack in the middle of the sentence and then coughing afterwards, and she briefly wondered if he was okay. He seemed to stop coughing pretty quickly though, so the hybrid figured that it probably wasn't anything to worry about.

Anna looked in the direction of where Zach was sitting. While Anna couldn't really see clearly in the dark, she was able to make out shapes. She could see the shape of Zach sitting in the sand, and she could see his arm move up towards his face, almost as if he was rubbing his eyes or something like that. Anna felt nothing like sleeping at the moment, and she figured that Zach must be tired, as he had been out in the desert for more of the day than she had, seeing that she hadn't really been in the desert that long when she had run into him. Anna moved closer so that she was sitting next to Zach, her knees and feet making soft noises in the sand as she scooted closer. She paused for a moment as she sat next to him, trying to figure out the best way to word the sentence she wanted to say, before speaking. "Why don't you get some sleep," she said, speaking softly since the last thing she wanted to do was attract anything towards them by speaking in a loud voice. "I can keep watch for a while." Anna felt slightly uncomfortable at the thought of being the only one awake, but she made sure not to let it show in her voice or on her face, not that anyone would be able to see her face anyways. As the cool breeze blew through the desert, she suddenly wondered if they should make a fire or something to keep warm. It wasn't cold yet, but it might get colder during the night. "Should we try to make a fire or something before we sleep?" the hybrid asked.

[alpenglw]

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

Emily smirked ever so slightly as Zyr huffed at being called Kitty. "Right, sorry. Zyr- rhymes with purr. Won't forget again," she hummed, quickly winking at the cat girl. She most certainly didn't intend on really halting use of the nickname. "Now, anyway," she continued, losing the smirk for a more serious expression. "You were born the way you are, right? Congratulations. Because you're part kitty, Kitty, you are naturally stronger, or faster, or have better senses, or whatever, compared to normal people. A natural superhuman, really. And what world power wouldn't want that in their military?"

She paused, wondering where to go from there. After a second of quick thinking and going over what information she'd snatched from the scientists and domestics, she continued. "See, we're on the brink of some huge war. Or we're in the middle of another cold war. Something along the lines of that. And the grand ol' US-of-A figured, 'Hey, why not use the mutants to our advantage?' So here we are, having our survival abilities tested as we're being prepped to battle it out in some world war against our will." She stopped again to gauge Zyr's reaction to the information, then added, "...Or something like that."

[Nocturnal Creatures]

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

Chelsea almost flinched back as Ryker leaned in to talk to her, his long pointed teeth dangerously close to her face. Thankfully she resisted the urge to move away as she listened to what the guy had to say to her. A good plan, or so it seemed. Out of the two of them she was faster and he was stronger, his plan made perfect sense. She flexed her clawed hands and feet, feeling the claws on her feet digging into the loose, soft sand. "I agree. I'll fly up and get above them and when I drop down in front of them take that as your signal to run in and attack." There it was, their plan. The best they could come up with at short notice.

Chelsea assumed he was okay with the plan and without further notice she spread her large wings, grazing the rocks they hid behind with their tips, and with a quick flap she launched herself into the air. With a few more flaps of her wings she was high in the air, hidden by the dark of the night sky and thankful for the lack of a large moon. She then proceeded to soar, catching the thermals carefully and using them to carry her so that she was positioned just in front of the two young males. It didn't take long, she was faster flying than she was waking and within moments the air currents had carried her over her targets. From her position she could just make out the loose shape of Ryker in her previous hiding spot. "Here goes nothing." She muttered to herself before she carefully angled her wings, causing her to plummet towards and just before she hit she stabilised herself, landing upright in front of the two males. "Hi, hope you two boys don't mind me dropping in here?" She said, a smirk forming on her face.

[LostFoxInTheStorm]

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

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The boy whipped his palm from his eyes when she scooted to him and suggested that he should sleep. "Not sleepy." He quickly said, although it was obvious that he would end up collapsing from tiredness before long. Zach then realised that he would be found out quicker than a mouse pretending to be a cat. "But what happens if they come?" He mumbled with a sigh, hoping she knew who he meant by they. "I don't want to leave you to fend for yourself and me... I mean, I managed to sleep through a group of blokes bashing down a door.

The hybrid sat in silence, looking about every so often and only just able to see silhouettes from the moon light. Upon the suggestion of a fire, Zach thought for a moment. "How would we start it? There's no wood, I'm too young to even own a lighter, let alone smoke, and I can't recall seeing any other methods round here." He spoke gently, almost whispering but not quite.

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

Birds... They’re always so cocky. Her glare held during and after the wink, the tip of her tail twitching irritably at the repeated use of the petty alias. At least she was finally getting her questions answered, maybe she could figure out how to get out of here. There had to be a door or a vent or something she could use, right?
The more Emily talked, the larger a scowl dropped over Zyr’s face. The military? ‘I know I might’ve stolen a couple things in the past, but this is unnecessary.’ She took a second to think over and make sense of the information, her nose crinkling as she did so. That’s why she was here? She wasn’t a freak anymore, she was a weapon? In another situation she’d be flattered, but a wave of anger washed over her and she stood, pacing stiffly down the length of the cave with her short tail lashing behind her.
“Don’t they have nukes or something to blow each other up with?” She suddenly noticed how confining this cave felt. “We didn’t do much wrong, I never asked to be this way! Why did we have to get dragged into all this? They could at least let us sign up for it, or done something other than drug me -” She stopped pacing, turning her sharp eyes towards the girl against the wall. “Who’s in charge? I’ll show ‘em how much of a weapon I am, they’re screwed if they think this’ll work.”

[alpenglw]

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


Emily watched as Zyr began pacing around the cave, her gaze following her back and forth. She didn't seem to be taking any of this too well, which was understandable- even cool and laid-back Emily nearly had a panic attack when she first woke up here. But, over time she had calmed down about it and had adjusted to the terrible situation, rather well if she did say so herself. So, she saw no reason why Zyr wouldn't be able to do the same. "Oh, but wait- there's more," she continued as Zyr stopped her pacing. "You're probably thinking, 'Why don't we all just walk out of here? It's not like there's a fence keeping us in or anything.' But see, that's the thing. There isn't a fence, there's a giant electric force field. The scientists call it the Dome, because that's what it is. You can't jump or fly over it- and I would know, I've tried- because it goes all the way up."

She scoffed at Zyr's last remark. "The people who are really in charge of this are far, far away from here- probably in DC or something. Good luck talking to them. But, you will get to go into the Lab here. They send the domestics out to fetch us every now and then to be... Well, they would say tested, but I think a better word is 'tortured.' Maybe you can give the scientists a piece of your mind then, hm?" Of course, it would be incredibly dumb to try to attack a scientist or even domestic inside of the Lab, but Emily wouldn't be surprised if the agitated cat hybrid ever tried. She didn't bother to warn her against doing so- in her opinion, it was best to learn by experience. That, and it might be amusing to watch her try.

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

“Oh, but wait- there's more.” Of course there was more, there would always be more, and even after ‘more’ she’d probably still be clueless about a majority of the happenings here. Here, apparently, being that ‘Dome’ thing everyone was talking about, and of course it was so-called inescapable. She sniffed at the thought. No, nothing was impossible, everything had a weak point! She would just have to find out what that was, whatever it took. She just had to leave.
After the more, there was even more, and her ears pinned back angrily. “Oh, I will,” she muttered, pacing in a smaller diameter. This was difficult to process. She was being held - imprisoned, more like - in the equivalent of a massive cage, and they sent ‘domestics’ out to ‘fetch’ them and then torture them and find some sort of limit. A limit to what, the possibilities scared her.
“Dumb idea, bringing us into some kinda lab. The things I could - wait.” She turned again, “What are ‘domestics’ and what are ‘us’? How many, uh- hybrids, you called them, are in here?” Yet another terrifying thought. Upon waking up, she’d already come across two, and she hadn’t even been here half a day. For as large as this Dome thing looked, it could easily hold a large number. The more there were, the more she wanted to find the way out.