─── 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐘 !!

[mtuan,]

𝐉𝐚𝐞-𝐇𝐨 '𝐋𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫' 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧
❝ 𝘐𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 '𝘤𝘶𝘻 𝘐'𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 ❞
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tagged, Penny, Loral, Reyna (mentioned) |oc, adsfsgd even tho I wrote the post the way I did, feel free to take this in a different direction bc I def don't want Penny to have to sit out or anything!! 1,058 words

A slight nod of Lysander's head is all he does to acknowledge Loral's quick feet when she shuffles to make room for him. He simply tips his head, before his gaze falls back onto poor Penny. A roll of the medic's eyes is almost a little too blatant as the young woman commented on the sun- though obvious in nature, it held no ill-feeling. Only a worrisome tinge that often edged into his heart at the sight of a fallen pack mate- in this case... quite literally. He can't help but shake his head as he settles down next to her, feet planted solidly into the soft soil as he squats beside her, settling himself in a little more comfortably in order to 'do his thing' as the others (-including himself, if he were being truthful) would have phrased it. "I know you weren't necessarily asking me, but I can't imagine it to have been a good thing to stare at the giant ball of fire in the sky there- please don't tell me you've gone blind too." he clicks in the same half joking manner as she.

Leaning closer for a good look, Lysander had no doubts about her likely purpling chin. The Korean couldn't stop himself from wincing in her place when she prods at the injury and he doesn't hesitate to reach out and gently hold her wrist, keeping Penny from poking it for any longer than she already had. "Please let it be," he murmurs under his breath, "If you want my honest opinion, I think it'd do more than bruise if our physiology didn't have its advantages- you'll give everyone a heart attack with that kinda beard." he jokes, laughing quietly and shaking his head. "Though your bruised chin isn't as much of a concern as your head is- you'll probably be bedridden for a bit with that hard of a hit."

It was odd to see Penny simply choose to not immediately dig into the food landing in her lap. Though given the circumstances, Lysander wasn't exactly surprised. As his pack mate sat up, the medic could practically feel the way her body tensed, the sudden change in perspective likely doing things to her... injuries at the moment. He chooses to wrap a steady arm around Penny's waist for support, shifting a little close so the hapless warrior could lean on his shoulder for support if she so chose to. "Still ate it over my baking though-" he jokes bemusedly, "-Ah, yes the human. The one we're keeping as prisoner, right? ...I still don't think a stranger is worth the massive headache you're about to have but- to each their own, I suppose." The medic pauses. To be frank, he wasn't entirely sure of what to think with the human prisoner- Lysander wasn't even entirely caught up on the problem at hand there and almost expectantly awaited some formal update at this point. (One that the Korean man didn't think he'd be getting, he'll probably have to actively ask someone later, when he was given the opportunity to do so.) "With a tumble like that- maybe I should even go visit them on your behalf though, hm? Don't let this incident go in vain?"

The soft joking ceases as soon as Penny scrambles to get on her feet, wobbling as she stood up. Lysander watched as her expression quickly morph from enthusiasm to panic-stricken and within seconds, the man was back by her side, on his feet, arms shooting out to grab her and all. "Not so fast-"

The medic wraps a strong arm around her waist once more, pulling her closer to his frame purely out of fear that the girl would topple over without some sort of support to keep her up. More than anything, the man was amazed by her sense of balance even with her head injury- she hadn't flopped over like a fish out of water all over again with her concussion (-and yet, she was completely and entirely healthy when she did take her fall, how ironic.)

The sheer horror in Penny's voice speaks volumes- practically screams, and Lysander couldn't stop his body from reacting once again; another flinch, a twinge in worry. His hold on her tightens, though the medic isn't sure whether it was for her or for himself. Worry also eats at the man even when he takes a deep breath and shakes his head "Breathe- take a deep breath for me, okay? Don't freak out, it won't help your chin or your head much." His voice is calm, but the same sentiment doesn't reach his own mind. What if this is it for her, what if she just cut off all connections with one accident- no stop. She probably just needs some time to heal and it'll be fine. Don't think so negatively. A shudder runs through him inwardly- Lysander's calmness has never been more superficial.

"It's probably your concussion that's keeping you from shifting- like I said. Bedridden- for the next few days at least. I'll be preparing you some meds and have them ready by evening, but for now- off you go to lay down- er. I mean, I'll probably have to take you up there, but you understand." he pauses. The thought of Penny losing her wolf forever admittedly lingering in the very recesses of his thoughts now, slowly inching forward. Though Lysander had been named the pack medic long ago (-or at least, it seemed, now), there was still much to learn and this would likely be one of those. A twenty-four year old was no guru or shaman or whatever, after all. "Alright, that's it for now. Unfortunately you'll be out of commissions for today at the very least- and if you're fortunate enough, maybe you'll be good by tomorrow."

Lysander turns away from Penny to tip his chin towards Loral, instead. "Go ahead and excuse her from any patrols, and let princ- er, Reyna, know as soon as she gets back from who knows where. If anyone gives you any issue with that, just tell 'em to take it up with me, I'd appreciate it."

(Oh and- oh boy, was Lysander definitely not looking forward to Reyna returning from whatever she was doing... likely with more than one scratch- please not another concussion- or hell, worse.)

[rose petals.]

𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓶𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓼
➼➼𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊!!
location: cabin mentions: packmates tags: beck, hudson, sterling
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Mimi? Did he just- Decima's eyes narrowed as she watched Hudson run off. That wolf had just called her mimi. Was she more offended, enraged, or impressed by his bravery. She wasn't quite sure which. Unfortunately she couldn't reprimand him for he had already walked away. 'Some wolves just want attention Decima.' Her mother's words rang in her ears. 'If you indulge them they simply get what they want. And they win.' Thinking of her mom made her chest ache, but there wasn't time for that now.

For the alpha, life was a series of competitions, where one either won or lost. Each interaction had a winner and a loser, and Decima was determined not to be the loser. Losing was for the weak, like the omegas. She was clearly stronger, faster, and more aggressive. She had proven herself among all the others who were still trying. But she couldn't show any weakness... or she'd turn out like her mother...

Sterling's words snapped Decima from her thoughtful daze. Eyes shining, she looked into his eyes and let out what seemed to be the combination of a sigh and chuckle. In his words subtle backlash was woven. Snarky passive aggressiveness laced in what would be a respectful response. The attempt only amused the alpha though, and she watched him walking away calculatingly.

[ArtyAlpha]

ʜᴜᴅꜱᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀᴀꜱɪᴍᴀ
location ⁞ outsdie, then cell⁝ Mentions ⁞ decima, benji, sterling, prisoner⁝ Tags ⁞ Benji, the prisoner

Hudson chuckled with a raised brow. His classic smirk etched onto his face. As he crossed his arms along his chest, Hudson nodded to the omegas question “Mimi has let me go check on the lil roach. I was thinking of bringing Kalyx but I suppose a little charm in the mix wouldn't hurt to break the ice.” Hudson knew it was probably for the best. Benji certainly has a way to make people feel comfortable to him. Whether it be from practice of his rank or just in his nature, it works. Without thinking Hudson's eyes wandered over Benji for a moment but quickly shot them back up to his deep brown eyes. Subtly he smiled with a chuckle once again. Leaning against the wall of the cabin behind him, Hudson cleared his throat “Anyway, Benji Baby I would be honoured if you accompanied me to grab some rations and meet the human. I am sure after all that screaming she could use some water.” Hudson was yet to meet the roach. But he certainly knew what her screams and shouts sounded like. It was all that ever seemed to echo the cabins last night and this morning. Glancing his eyes towards their makeshift caged off area for her, he frowned as a small stench of city air and smoke. The human certainly had an unnatural scent compared to his packmates. Standing form the wall, Hudson continued to walk past Benji and passed him, inches from their bodies impact. Inhaling deeply, Hudson engulfed his senses for a moment with Benji. It was all so familiar and rather soothing for the beta. As he walked a little further, Hudson turned back to Benji and motioned for him to follow “Come on then.” He said with a smile. Though he felt a little bad taking Benji's rations, traits the way things are. Omegas are disposable and so are their things.

That's what Hudson tries to tell himself anyway. It's his only way to move on and accept the way he can be treated. Continuing on to the small place further down where the omegas stayed, Hudson wandered in and continued to the kitchen. As he reached the cupboards, Hudson searched through and grabbed a can-of-soup. Looking at Benji he meekly smiled with a shrug “Mimi said it's all she gets so…” As he prepared the soup, Hudson glanced back at Benji “So, how are things with you and Sterling?” His voice lingered in his words. The two had been… Some kind of thing for a little while now. More serious than Hudson and Benji were in their youth. A small chuckle escaped his lips to the thought. Snapping his head to the microwave as it sounded the ring to be finished, He pulled it out and gave it a little stir before leaving the cabins and heading to the roaches cell. Grabbing a glass of water on the way, Hudson paused before the door of the room and looked back to Benji with a weary expression “Try not to be too kind. She is a human that crossed our borders. Don't forget that. I’ll speak first.” After speaking with a stern voice he often uses it when he acts as a commanding beta. Hudson then enters the room and wanders up to the barred cell. A small figure was hidden in the distant corner of the cell. Hudson huffed and placed the glass of water and bowl of soup between the bars “Here. After all that ruckus you could use some I must assume.” Standing back from the bars a little, Hudson crossed his arms along his chest “So, roach. What brought you to our borders?” his voice was cold. Distant. It's not a way he spoke often, on the very rare occasion he came into contact with someone he couldn't care less about. Or even is unpleased by.


ʟᴏʀᴀʟ ᴅᴜᴘʀᴇ
location ⁞ outside warrior cabin⁝ Mentions ⁞ roxanne, lysander, penny, atticus, prisoner⁝ Tags ⁞ Penelope, Lysander, then Atticus

Glancing from the two on the ground to the girl beside her, Loral watched as Roxane left and she subtly nodded. Though she probably had no need to stay either, Loral believed it to be best if she stayed if not only for morale support but as witness and assist in anything Lysander may need. Glancing to Penelope she chuckled at her comment. Even after going through a tumble, of course Penny manages to bring a humorous light to it. No pun intended. [you know. Sun. light.] Loral subtly chuckled to herself but immediately cringed. Did she really laugh at herself for that?? Suddenly snapped from her thoughts, Loral watched as the sweet scent of food wafted along her senses. Resisting every urge to take it and scoff, Loral sighed and leaned against the railing of the stairs. Lysanders baking was always so delicious. Loral could never get enough, she doubted any one of her packmates didn't enjoy something the medic could cook. Loral raised a brow and softly scoffed at Penny's seeming concern for the human. Those stupid, arrogant, disgusting little- Penny began to stand which broke Loral from her thoughts once more. Loral sighed with a concerned expression, Penny was anything but fit for a patrol right now. As if only to prove Loral’s point more, she stumbled a little off her balance but was thankfully caught by Lys before she hit the dirt, again. But her expression of weary compassion soon fell to pure fear and concern. Struggling to shift? It was a concept practically unheard of for Loral. Sure some may feel pain at first but never pure resistance. Letting out a soft sigh of relief to Lysander's words Loral looked back to Penny and lightly placed a hand on her shoulder “Don't worry, I will be sure to look out for the humans on your behalf. Just get well okay? You are too strong to let this get you down!” Her forced smile was almost, almost real. Penny was a good person. Perhaps in another life Loral could have acted normal to her and she wouldn't have let her alone. But not in this life. Nobody would stay with someone like Loral. Broken from her thoughts to her name, Loral turned to Atticus with a smile and then nodded “Oh yes, I will be there in a moment.” Turning back to Penny she boops her nose lightly with a playful expression “I shall be back later. Go get some rest silly!” With a chuckle she stands and turns towards Atticus, trotting towards him “So! Where is Mr. leader?”\

[azhefa.]

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enzo ● twenty-eight ● male ● pack warrior ● bisex/rom ● single ● form; human > wolf

after waking up, enzo goes about his morning routine of working out, going for a run, and returning for some breakfast of left over venison he had cooked up the night before. for a shower, he simply takes some clothes and heads off to the nearby stream where he finds a nice deep spot and uses it as a bath. he wasn't one for modesty so bathing out in the open wasn't something he is shy about. it's not like he cares what everyone else thinks anyway.

once cleaned, he uses an old towel to dry off and then gets dressed before returning to his room and hanging up his towel to dry. it wasn't until he makes his way back outside that he picks up on the voices that were being carried from the nearby cabins. it was quite annoying to hear arguing and even more annoying to hear the screaming of the human they had captive. enzo growls to himself as he makes his way to the nearby cabin where the voices can be heard. hopefully the pitiful human will be either released or killed sometimes soon so there was more peace and quiet again.

as he enters the cabin, the talking was just about finished and he was only able to really grab the last bits of what was said. from what he can tell though, hudson is going to feed the prisoner and sterling is off to do a patrol. enzo's eyes narrow a bit at the lack of reyna in the cabin, leave it to the princess to ignore her duties. the male barely gives decima a glance as he turns and leaves the cabin to go check on his cousin. he wasn't overly keen on the fact that the prisoner will be fed with food meant for his baby cousin, he'd rather let the human starve.

upon arriving at the omega's little shack, he doesn't need to go inside to know ana wasn't there. her scent was outside the building leading to the forest and was older so she must have went on her morning run and hasn't returned yet. enzo watches the tree line for a minute as if expecting the small omega to appear, but she doesn't of course. the man grumbles to himself before taking a few steps towards the trees, fully focused on shifting and going to find his pesky little cousin, but comes up short when he hears the faint howl. it was reyna and it seems she was calling to someone, by default it must be ana since everyone else was still at the cabins.

with an annoyed shake of his head, enzo leaps into action, shifting mid-step into his oversized canine form and blazing his own trail through the forest in the direction of the faint howl. the last thing he wants is to loose the last of his family, only the devil knows the kind of rage that would take over him if something happens to his cousin. he had went into such a rage before when rest of his family was first killed. it would be best if it doesn't happen again.

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feeling; annoyed x location; cabins > forest x mentions; others x tags; viviana & reyna [indirect]

[kalo.]

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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl( omega ) ( tags; hudson, aurora ) ( mentions; sterling ) ( location; camp ) ( wc; 935 )

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indentAt the mention of the alpha's name Benji let out a soft shudder. The alpha really did intimidate Benji. He was surprised that he lasted this long under her rule. Surprised that she hadn't kicked him out of the pack yet, left him alone in the woods to starve. But he had friends in the pack that wouldn't let that happen. Hudson was one of them. He let out a weak smile at the beta's teasing, rubbing his hand over the back of his neck to try and ease the blush that was rising to his cheeks. "I'd be happy to help! I haven't gotten to see the human yet! Do you think they are going to want some new clothes? I can grab them something to wear!" Benji could feel his tail wagging [even if he didn't have one it wasn't hard to tell he was doing just that] Benji let out a soft clap before watching as Hudson's eyes trailed his body, making him blush even further. He felt someone uncomfortable without the presence of Sterling beside him to stop Hudson from teasing him. But Benji always put a smile on his face and continued on with his day. Ignoring the teasing until he could find Sterling and wrap his arms around him in a large hug to regenerate. So when Hudson started to pass Benji, they're bodies just inches away, he felt himself shudder and look away.

indentThe trip to his 'cabin' was short and uneventful. Benji mostly collecting his thoughts and trying not to ask a million questions about the human. He knew he had to behave himself or else the Alpha would have his head on a silver platter. If he slipped up even once he'd have a rude awakening in for him. The Alpha had told him several times that if he messed up anymore she'd have him kicked out of the pack. Which was reasonable. Benji knew that the omega's weren't necessarily important in the pack. He could leave the pack and everything would still function normally. He cast his gaze down at the thought of leaving. He didn't want to leave but it was so hard for Benji to not be himself. To let out a large grin and talk to new people about everything and anything. To not help someone who was down and stressed. All of his strikes with the Alpha had been over him being 'too friendly' and 'overbearing'. The omega was pulled out of his thoughts as they made it to his 'cabin'. Benji watched as Hudson grabbed one of the few soup cans in the cabinet and started to heat it up. "They should be eating more. They're probably exhausted. The human can have more of my rations, I don't need all of it anyway." The omega moved to the cabinet and rummaged through what he did have. It wasn't much, in fact, it probably wasn't a healthy amount, until he stumbled across a rather old loaf of bread. He pouted before tossing it on the counter. "It's not the best but at least it's something more substantial than the soup. Alpha doesn't need to know." He crossed his arms in a huff before looking over at Hudson as him asked about Sterling.

indentBenji felt himself flush momentarily, shaking his head with a dumb grin on his face. [While Benji honored Sterling's wish to keep everything on the down-low, the omega couldn't help himself from gushing about his boyfriend when prompted] "It's going amazing. He's just, so perfect." The omega couldn't stop himself from gushing about Sterling. All he wanted to do was to kiss the lead hunter where everyone could see. To show them that he loved the man and nobody could tell him otherwise. "I love him so much. I just want to hug him all the time." The beeping of the microwave brought the omega out of his thoughts before nodding towards Hudson. "Got it! I'll try my best." The promise was empty-they both knew Benji was going to do something that would get him in trouble. It was up to Hudson if it was worth reporting. He didn't get his rank as Beta by letting Benji do whatever he wanted.

indentAs the duo made their way into the room with the prisoner Benji instantly felt himself whimper. It was awful. She looked awful. He wanted nothing more than to hug her and help her. Seeing her in such distress and disarray really did something to the omega. At Hudson's harsh words the omega flinched, mostly out of instinct from how powerful his voice sounded. It was nothing compared to the alpha's but it was plenty to have Benji cowering. "Listen maybe that's not the best approach to have? Huh?" Benji tilted his head before kneeling down to be at the humans level, putting the plate of questionable bread by the soup. "I'm sorry it's not a lot. I don't have a lot to offer in terms of the pack." Benji rested his hands on his knees to look better at the human. "I'm Benji. Are you all alright? Are you hurt? Do you need me to get the medic because-" Benji felt himself stiffen as the overwhelming presence of Hudson made itself known. Of course, he had gotten ahead of himself. He probably shouldn't have a. introduced himself. b. offered her more food than ordered. and c. offered her medical help. He shot the human an apologetic look before lowering his head and letting Hudson take over the rest of the check-up they were doing on the human.

[coën]

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location; outside > inside the warriors' cabin ── tagging; Loral, Lysander ── mentioned; Reyna ── wc; 675


The world tilted, and Penelope was certain the ground had lurched underneath her feet. Standing up — and remaining upright — were more difficult than she had remembered them being, but that wasn't the sole reason her heart was trembling within her chest. She may have been right next to Lysander and Loral, but she might as well have been standing a million miles away from them. Empty space surrounded her, burrowed underneath her skin. The world had become deafeningly quiet, and when she tried to lower her mental barriers, and then break them altogether, the voices of her packmates didn't come flooding in as they would have an hour ago. The forest only smelled faintly of pine.
indentindentA secure arm pressed against her back and steadied her. Penelope blinked, realizing she had been staring blankly into Lysander's eyes, but the ground launched into another lurch, and she instinctively reached out a hand to grab onto the medic's shoulder. It was only then that his request registered and she tried to nod as a sign of understanding what she had been asked to do, but she quickly learned any rapid movements of her head weren't the best idea when the world was spinning the way it was. A cold, stiff nausea spread into her limbs. Her knees buckled, and she had to lean more of her weight against poor Lysander.
indentindentPenelope pulled in a shaky breath, then slowly let it out, and the next one was already steadier. Some of the feeling returned to her legs, and as Lysander reassured her that it was merely the concussion, the cold lump that had settled into the pit of her stomach dissolved. She trusted him, because if there was anyone around — besides Luna — who knew what they were talking about, it would be the medic. His calm expression seemed to rub off on Penelope, and she took another, deeper, breath.
indent"Yeah, you're right, it's just this concussion. Do I still have my arms? They feel a little loose," she babbled, practically draping herself over Lysander's arm, but her smile had made a tentative comeback. She was acutely aware of this, because her chin had begun throbbing again. "Do any of your meds involve peanuts, because I think I'm allergic. At least I choked on a peanut once. Does that count?"
indentindentHer head swiveled to the side so she could look at Loral, and she grimaced when the ache inside of her skull doubled. But she only felt gratitude towards her fellow warrior, and when Loral promised to fill in for her on patrol, she couldn't help but smile again in spite of her bruised chin.
indent"Tell Reyna I'm sorry for missing patrol? I really wanted to help out." Penelope did her best to adopt her most stubbornly determined face, although it was difficult to maintain when Loral suddenly reached out to poke her nose. "I'm gonna kick this concussion's butt," she promised, and she would have punctuated her words with a salute if it weren't for the fact she wasn't entirely sure where her arms were and how to move them.
indentindentWith Lysander's help, Penny made it back up the stairs of the warriors' cabin without further incident. The door complained when they shouldered it open to stumble through and into the cabin. The toe of her boot caught on the threshold, and once Lysander had managed to balance her, her other boot did the same, but by some miracle, the medic did not end up smothered between the floor and five feet and eight inches of muscle. Instead of forcing him to drag her increasingly dead weight along the entire length of the hallway, Penelope flopped onto the couch crammed into the small space they called a living room. Once she hit the cushions, the spinning in her head lessened.
indent"It's going to come back, right?" she finally asked, peering up at Lysander once the world was obediently standing still. "I've never been without a wolf before, but it can't be that bad, if it's only for a day."

[rose petals.]

𝓐𝓾𝓻𝓸𝓻𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓼
➼➼𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚍!!
location: the jail mentions: hudson, benji tags: hudson, benji
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Aurora was surprised someone actually answered. What was this? Where was she? The men who appeared didn't actually seem friendly enough, or at least the first one didn't. She didn't say anything as she fixed Hudson with a stare. She wasn't scared of him, or whatever his game was, and she wouldn't let him think that she was.

He gave her a bowl of soup, though Aurora wasn't planning on eating it. She was starving, of course, but there was something very untrustworthy about these two that made her wary of their food. She had watched enough horror movies in her life to know not to accept food from creepy kidnappers in the woods. Rookie mistake.

"So roach, what brought you to our borders?" If the situation had been any better, Aurora might've even laughed at that. First of all, roach was such a basic insult it had little to no affect on her, secondly, no one had used the term 'borders' in a conversation with her since she took middle school geography. She didn't even have time to think of an appropriate way to respond before the other man spoke.

He kneeled down before her as if she was a lost dog and spoke to her calmly. He offered her more food and introduced himself as Benji. Aurora didn't exactly trust it. It seemed as if these two guys were playing a game of good-cop bad-cop and it wasn't going to work on Aurora Roberts. Whatever sketchy cult-like situation she had gotten herself in wasn't going to interrogate her into giving information away she didn't have.

She opened her mouth to speak, but then quickly closed it. "Look just tell me if my friends are alright." She was about to say, but Aurora realized how premature that would've been. Not only would it let them know their strategy worked but also betray her friends. If somehow these people didn't know where they were at least they could escape. Better they think that Aurora came alone. Whoever they are.

Perhaps if Aurora wasn't human she would've picked up on the dynamic between Benji and Hudson. Perhaps if she had been far more observant she would've seen how Benji acted around him in submission instead of as an equal. However, as Aurora wasn't entirely aware, and her mind was still wrapped up in her own little world, she failed to notice this between the two.

[ArtyAlpha]

ʜᴜᴅꜱᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀᴀꜱɪᴍᴀ
location ⁞ cell⁝ Mentions ⁞ decima, benji, prisoner⁝ Tags ⁞ Benji, the prisoner

As he glanced at the human, Hudson huffed. She looked so… weak. Humans. He chuckled, hidden in the darkness of their own ignorance. With a sudden movement tracking his attention, Hudson looked to Benji. The omega moved without even thinking, no hesitation. For a moment Hudson softly smiled, very much a Benji move. Going for the effort of helping others without even thinking of his own consequences. But Hudson was quickly brought to reality of what was happening and his expression dropped to a stern, cold frown. With a soft snarl Hudson stepped up closer to Benji, overlooking the smaller omega. His eyes were stern, demanding, frustrated. Disobeying a direct order from his Beta was a rather bad habit the omega had. Helping this human was futile. Decima held no care for the human. Nora did Hudson care much for her. Humans are arrogant and think they are the top. Lightly placing a hand on Benji's shoulder, he suggested with light pressure for the omega to step back which he very quickly complied to considering he knew that Hudson was already frustrated. For a moment, the beta looked back to Benji. Finally seeing submission made him feel strange sometimes. Hudson wished things could be different. But it was their natural wolf instincts to respect the order of the ranks. To demand submission and obedience. Turning back to the human, the beta let out a deep, subtle growl and lightly pushed the bowl deeper into the cell “Come on. Eat. You’re not going anywhere any time soon. Can’t have you dying on us before we get at least a little information from you.” His eyes were locked to the human as she cradled in the far corner. Grabbing onto a bar with one hand, Hudson raised a brow with a chuckle “So roach. I’ll ask one more time. Why are you here?” sure Hudson had more questions but this one was certainly the one that needed to be answered first.

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23 y/o | male | werewolf | hunter | cabin steps | tags; roxanne (briefly), sterling, loral
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━━Atticus watched the camp as he sat on the steps of the cabin, finishing the final bite of his bagel as he did so. Already a sense of chaos had taken over the camp and morning had just risen. He shouldn’t be surprised though, since things never seemed particularly quiet around here - especially after the arrival of the human, which they were now keeping as a prisoner. The male wondered if there were really others out there, though he didn’t exactly agree with the one they had being locked away. She didn’t seem like much of a threat in his mind, but he wasn’t the alpha, so it wasn’t like he could do anything about it. He was farther down in the rankings, though thankfully wasn’t an omega. Hunters were just as important as warriors in his mind, though the respect for the roles really depended on the person. And going against the alpha’s word wasn’t exactly the best idea, unless you wanted to get in some serious trouble. Atticus took another sip of his coffee, letting his thoughts sink in for a moment.

━━The hunter noticed another form approaching and looked up to see Roxanne, a fellow hunter. He had even helped in mentoring her to become the impressive hunter she now was, though he hardly ever mentions doing so. He dipped his head at her greeting, letting out a “morning” of his own. The female hunter had always seemed particularly nice to him, but he guessed that was due to the role he had played in the past for her. He shrugged and finished off his coffee, before standing up and beginning to make his way around the camp, have a look at what everyone else was up to. He’d seen the medic Lysander head off with Penny, hopefully she’d be alright. He soon saw one of the betas speaking with the omega Benji, though he didn’t stay for very long to watch. He was probably giving him some task that they’d beat him up for later if he didn’t do it just as they wanted, at least some would. He had noticed some of the pack members were worse with the omega than others, though that should be expected.

━━As he came back toward the cabin, he spotted Roxanne out of the corner of his eye heading off somewhere, most likely on a run. Speaking of such things, he noticed he hadn’t seen some of the others today, so he figured they must be out doing something similar or were tucked away in their respective cabins. He shrugged at the thought, before heading toward the cabin steps to put his cup away. After reappearing at the cabin door, he hears the voice of Sterling the lead hunter of the pack. He called to himself and Loral, asking if they wanted to head out on a patrol. At the mention of Roxanne and Renya, Atticus could only think to himself about the two. He’d seen Roxanne earlier, but he hadn’t seen Renya all morning. Perhaps she was out conducting her own investigation, which wasn’t too far fetched of an idea.

━━Pushing these thoughts to the edges of his mind, he merely nodded as he came down from the steps. “Sounds good to me.” He responded, before turning his mind to the patrol. Safety in numbers, is what he’d said. It was true though, it would be safer in doing so though he didn’t think it was very likely that they’d run into any trouble. He suspected they’d be keeping a lookout for humans as well on this patrol, if not entirely so. His thoughts were interrupted by the sudden voice of Loral, smiling a bit at her question. “Well, he’s right over there.” He said, motioning toward the lead hunter as he did so.

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24 y/o | male | human | n/a | camp outskirts | tags; viviana, renya & others (mentioned)
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━━As he had done since the crash, Raymond had taken it upon himself to scout out the area in search of their missing friend. He had to admit, he wasn’t a nature type of guy if he was being honest, though he had been taught a few things about surviving in the woods at a young age. But this was something beyond that, as he wasn’t prepared in any way to handle this. Those sessions had told him nothing about what to do if he happened to be in a car crash, lost his friend or even had others with him and little supplies to tend to them with. Raymond had to say, he wasn’t sure how to handle this, but it's not like he could turn away and ignore it like he did with many other things. He was going to have to stand up to this one and that was exactly what he was doing now.

━━Raymond had been searching since early that morning, the only thing he had with him happened to be a dagger and his phone. Otherwise he didn’t really have anything to protect himself with if he came across anything dangerous, especially a predator of some sort. He’d heard stories of coyotes, wolves and even the occasional bear attacking a person out in the woods, though he didn’t think it was very likely to happen, especially considering the time of day. He reached into his pocket and slipped out his phone to check for any signal, but as expected the awful sign at the top announced that there was no signal to be found. No service. He let out a heavy sigh, before putting it away. This was beyond irritating. But what was worse than no phone service? No Aurora. He couldn’t understand how she had managed to go missing out of all of them, but she somehow had. None of them could find a single trace and he had been searching for hours and had stumbled upon nothing. It was frustrating enough, but it was also worrying. The only explanation was that something bad had happened to her and he wasn’t exactly sure what and didn’t know if he wanted to know either.

━━After taking another swing at yet another annoying insect, Raymond was about to end his searching for now. He was tired of looking and he could feel the hunger pangs beginning to come on. Not like there was much back at their makeshift camp, but it was better than nothing. He doubted he would find anything satisfying back there anyway, besides those that were left. After a tad bit longer of searching, Raymond took a final long glance around and turned back, heading in the direction towards the makeshift camp.

━━Coming back toward the camp, Raymond kept his gaze constantly on his surroundings to make sure he didn’t come across anything dangerous. Or rather - to make sure nothing dangerous found him, before he had a chance to spot it first. He wouldn’t know what he’d do if he happened to run into anything undesirable, especially concerning the fact that he was by himself. It took him awhile to get back to camp since he had wandered farther than yesterday, so it was well past morning by the time he neared the camp. As he did so, he sensed something off. Something wasn’t right. Ignoring it for now he returned to camp...only to see that there was a wolf there. Before he could react to the peculiar sight, a sudden snap caught his attention. He turned and only glimpsed movement, catching furry ears. Another wolf? Probably. What a predicament. Two wolves and it didn’t look like they’d win this fight. Slowly getting his dagger, the male slowly moved toward the creature hidden in the bushes. If he could manage to scare it away, they’d only have one to deal with and maybe the other would follow. He could only hope so. He had to try at least, because the others were in just as much trouble as he was.

[kalo.]

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indentBenji felt like he was suffocating in this room. Hudson's presence overwhelming him. Similar to how Decima's did. He kept his gaze on the ground, trying not to flinch as he felt Hudson's arm on his shoulder. Feeling his throat go dry and his hands start to shake. He never liked when the higher ranked wolves would do this. It made him feel powerless. Useless. He slowly stood up and took a step back, trying to distance himself from the Beta. Pushing himself against the cabin's walls and watching with clouded eyes. The growl that Hudson let out didn't help Benji, his gaze digging into the ground as he moved his hands to rest behind his back. Trying to block out the conversation. The more he listened the more he would want to chirp in. And that would only make things worse. He always made things worse in these situations. He wasn't of use to the pack on most days. All he did was prance around and give people headaches. Sometimes he wondered if he gave those that liked him headaches. If someone like Sterling sometimes wished he would shut up and move on.

indentHearing the human asking about her friends only made Benji's instinct to comfort her arise. She was scared. She had friends. And now she was alone. He knew how that felt. He wanted nothing more than to comfort her, his gaze shifting upwards to look at the prisoner with a sorrowful expression. Telling her he was sorry about her situation. Her fear and anguish made Benji's own fear and sorrow rise. Biting his lip to stop himself from saying something he'd regret. Something that would for sure get him kicked out of the pack. Hudson liked him, but not that much. Not enough to ignore Benji's comments and move on. He would grab Benji by the hair and drag him to the Alpha herself. Telling her what Benji said and promptly get him cast out. So he kept his mouth shut. He had to tell someone but he couldn't trust anyone. Not even Sterling. Sterling would have to tell Decima as well. If he didn't, well, he risked being thrown out of the pack as well. The thought alone was enough for Benji to bite down on his lip hard enough to draw blood. He didn't want to ruin Sterling's life more than he already had.

indent"Hudson, it doesn't look like she wants to talk. Maybe we should leave her alone?" The question itself was risky, it could go one of two ways in Benji's mind. One being that Hudson agreed and left the prisoner to her own devices. Letting her eat in peace. But on the other hand, Hudson could also get explosive again. Telling Benji he didn't have a say in this. Maybe throw him out of the cabin like he deserved to be. "She's more worried about her friends. I don't think she'll talk until she knows they're okay. What if we come back later? That couldn't hurt right?" Benji's rambling was always a sign of distress. Putting forth anything he could think of to try and extinguish the negative thoughts that rose up in his head. But in his rambling, he tended to forget about what he could and couldn't say. Benji would like to think he was a good keeper of secrets, but he wasn't. Evidence; Sterling and his relationship and now the prisoner knowing more than she probably should. He ruined most of the things he loved because of his rambling.

indentBenji took a step away from the wall, feeling more daring than before. Mostly because he wanted to get out of the cabin and in the fresh air again. The cabin they had the prisoner in was old, stuffy, and overall brought up memories the Omega would rather forget. "C'mon Hudson. We're not going to get anything. Can we just leave?" He moved to grab onto Hudson's elbow lifting his gaze to look him in the eyes. He wasn't trying to challenge him, rather sway him. Benji knew deep down it wouldn't work. The Beta had a task at hand. And he was stubborn enough to stay with the task until it was done. Benji both hated and loved the Beta for that. Because if he was forced to stay here he'd be miserable. He knew he wouldn't be able to take the humans' cries for much longer. It made him too upset. Making him want to hug her and cry with her. To tell her it would be okay and he'd help her find her friends. A thought sprung in his head before he quickly tore his gaze away from Hudson, afraid that he would see the way his eyes lit up with an idea.