C A G E D {{hybrid}} version 2 - accepting - OPEN!

[purpledirewolf2019]

Blake Collins /\ Male /\ 17 years old /\ 50% Human, 40% vampire bat, 10% kinkajou /\ Domestic /\ Tags: Serena, Ash, Alex

Blake focused back on Serena as he heard her voice. It was tough for him to answer or respond, since no one would take an order from a domestic in the lab. He could try to help Alex though, whether it be smuggling him something here or there, or trying to assist the scientist experimenting on Alex to sort of monitor what was going on. It would have to work, since he knew Serena would get mad at him for not trying. Before he could answer, he heard her fall down to the ground, which meant she tried to sit up. He moved closer to her, trying to do a better job of shading her with his wings, and offered her his hand. "I'll try my best to look after him. Well, not quite look, but you know what I mean."he finally replied. "Are you doing okay? Your breathing is very rapid and I can hear your heart beating. I know the lab is being strict this time around, but if your still going to be the doctor, than we need to keep you alive. Do you know if you're still doing that?"

[Redsong]

((Both Willow and Gwen are open.))

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Gwenivere Rose Tasper
60% Human
22% Fox
18% Black Mamba

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Gwen had been walking for a while now. She had found some cactus and drank her fill. She was now on the hunt for shelter or other hybrids. The new dome was taking it's toll on the girl, both physically and mentally. She was alone now and certainly not the greatest at making friends or even acquaintances. The heat didn't agree with her, but it was better than being cold.
Defeated, she sighed and resting her hands inside the pockets of her hoodie. Gwen almost flinched and her hand brushed something cool and smooth. Confused, she took the object from the pocket and grinned. It was Dorak's tjurunga. She still had it. She needed to remember to give it to him, next time they met. Clutching it tightly, she put it back into the pocket and moved forward with a new found determination.

[aura-]

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Alex looked up when he heard Blake, glancing back down at Serena when he asked if she was okay. He kept quiet and watched as Serena grabbed Ash's wrist trying to stop him from fighting Blake. Honestly Alex didn't mind going into the lab, Blake was right. The scientists are probably still unpacking and don't have everything set up so he might just need to do some blood work and then just sit in a cage. And it would definitely ne cooler in there than out here. Alex pushed himself up off the ground then looked back at Serena when Blake asked if she was still going to be the doctor for the lab, it was a good idea since she would be able to be in air conditioning but then again he won't be able to see her as often and he would probably have to stick with Ash. And when they did let Serena go she would have to come find them again. And right now they didn't even have a set place to meet so when Alex gets released after testing he would have to go in search for them.

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yoυ ѕwallowed тнe deмonѕ
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ғennec ғoх
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doмeѕтιc нyвrιd

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Alysha ran after Domo, her legs hurting as she pushed herself but she contoured to run after the hybrid. She needed to get her into the lab. She soon the water up ahead and though it was perfect, she would have to stop and then Alysha would be able to get her and take her in. But Domo showed no sigh of stopping and kept running, running across the water. Alysha stopped at the edge of the water and let out a growl. It was the desert so maybe this water wasn't so deep and she could just march her way through the water. She dipped her hand in and saw that it in fact wasn't that deep but it would still be difficult to run through. Where did all of this water even come from. "Blake ! I lost her, she ran across the water ! think you can get her ?!" She called out, hopefully he could hear her, and the sound of Domo running on the water. She stepped away from the water and watched as she ran off.

[♥Princess of Lions♥]

~Serena~

Serena's expression gradually relaxed once Blake shaded her with his wings. One of her warm, happy smiles spread over her cracking lips as he reached out to her. She gently took his hand and got to her feet, stumbling slightly but able to remain standing. "Thank you, Blake. It really means a lot," she replied, glancing over at Alex. "I'm..I'm okay. Oh, yes, I'll always be a doctor. The others, they need me," she half babbled half mumbled. "I'm only..suppose...supposed to go in when they page me.." she explained, swaying slightly and wiping sweat from her forehead. "I just gotta...I'll build a new house for Alex and his friend, yep," she went on, nodding her head and turning to pat Ash on the arm. It seemed she was going to say something else at first, but changed her mind instead.

Since it had been decided that Alex would in fact be going into the lab, Serena wanted to make sure she had a water source and place to stay when he got out. That would make this easier for him, or so she hoped. After everything Alex had done for her, Serena wanted to do something in return for him. Something..impressive, something he could be happy with and proud of. She really had absolutely no idea HOW she would make a shelter out of nothing but air and sand, but she knew that's what she wanted to do and she was now determined to do it. "So, I only have to stay alive 'cause I'm the doctor, huh?" she huffed, shaking her head and licking her lips to try and wet them. Serena always felt that she was only worth as much as her medical abilities, but that didn't mean she liked to hear it.

[purpledirewolf2019]

Blake Collins /\ Male /\ 17 years old /\ 50% Human, 40% vampire bat, 10% kinkajou /\ Domestic /\ Tags: Serena, Ash, Alex

As Serena took his hand, Blake helped her up, trying his best to keep her shaded under his wing. He listened to her talk, even though it was still clear she was exhausted and thirsty. If he wasn't out there to bring in group one hybrids, he would have helped her find water in a heart beat. Finding it wouldn't be too hard for him. "Well, it's not the only reason you have to stay alive, in my personal opinion." he said offering her a friendly smile. Their little moment was interrupted though when he heard Alysha's voice. Dominique had run across water and she couldn't be followed. The other's couldn't hear her, but he was sure he had a confused face on. Ran across water? There had to be some nearby then. "So it seems there is a slight change of plans. It seems Dominique has found a water source. If you guys come with me, I'll take you to it."

[InfectedHau]

Dominique Lucero
Female||Basilisk/Roadrunner||Tagged: Open

Across the water from the fox girl, Dominique stood, bent double, hands on her knees, panting heavily. She needed to keep moving, she knew, but running wouldn't do her any good if she passed out from exhaustion. Once she'd gotten her breath back, the hybrid knelt down by the water's edge, cupping the brown, muddy water in her hands and bringing it up to her mouth as fast as she could. It was hot, and it tasted like dirt, but it was water, and she couldn't afford to let herself dehydrate. She wasn't letting herself get taken down without a fight. She heard the fox girl calling for backup, and she figured the bat boy, Blake, his name apparently was, would be on his way, but she couldn't run again, not yet. As much as she hated to do so, she needed to rest.

[tabbernat]

Raymond/15/Male/Mule Deer/Tags: Ophelia, Rose

The talk of labs and domestics confused Raymond to no end. Clearly there was something going on around here that everyone but him knew about and it sounded serious. He frowned and tried to focus of the task at hand pushing away his worries. Whatever was happening didn't concern them. Right now finishing the shelter was more important.
He smiled gratefully at Ophelia as she spread her wings above them. She looked exhausted. It was very kind of her to go out of her way to find Rose's friend in this environment, but he hoped she take some time to rest. The slight shade made the heat a little more bearable and Raymond worked with a little more gusto. He focused on the base, weaving the branches thicker and pushing more sand against it to make it sturdier and less likely to tumble away in a strong gust of wind.
Ophelia's question about death made Raymond pause in his work. The thought of dying hadn't even occurred to him yet. He thought carefully before answering her. "I guess... if we're not careful... dehydration, heatstroke.... but we're doing ok now, aren't we? We've almost got shelter!" He said, gesturing to the structure before looking Ophelia in the eyes. "I don't really know what you mean by testing, but dying is not better. It never is."

[perspectives]

Ophelia Gable~17~Female~32% Snowy Owl~12% Red Fox~Tags: Rose,Raymond

"That is a valid point, dying of natural causes can occur if you're not careful of your body in this environment," she said as she turned to face Raymond. Thinking about his answer of how death doesn't solve anything, she noticed how it made sense, but wasn't sure why some people had thought rather differently about the topic. "Hmm... It never makes sense, does it? Why would dying be better than living?"
As the second question dawned on her, she realized that the topic would probably make for a better discussion another time because she didn't want to get everyone worried or distracted by such an open-ended question. So she decided to leave it for another time and made a small apology for it. "Sorry for making you ponder on that. It just popped into my head, since I have met a couple of people who thought that death would be a better solution than being trapped in here. Though, I never believed them."
Looking back at the shelter that was being weaved into place in front of her, she examined it's structure and saw that it would make a good shelter for it was at the least bit sturdy and would provide some shade from the harsh sun. "You're right the shelter will come along well at this rate and having a shelter and befriending at least some people is better than being alone and having no shelter," she commented good heartedly.

[Jacks]

Domestic hybrid
Username: Jacks

Name: Maya Rose Louis

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Natural or Experimental: Experimental

DNA mix: 57% human, 23% wolf, 18% coyote, 1% dingo, 1% jackal

Personality: Maya doesn't feel. She thinks in numbers and facts, pure black and white. There is logical and there is unreasonable. There is a goal and a way to get there. Emotions are chemicals in the brain, a punishment and reward system to get you to function as nature wants you to. Maya, however, is outside of the laws of nature. While she is sociopathic in how much she over rationalizes, her actual actions can go in two different directions. One, she acts in her cynical way. Or, she lies with every word and slight shift in her body, able to put on different personas to trick dome hybrids.

Maya does have weaknesses in the eyes of the scientists. The animals that make up the rest of her genetics all have intense motherly instincts and as a result Maya's pure and boiled down way of thinking tends to crack and let in emotions when kids are involved. She also has a little bit of a history of getting more violent than necessary. Maya doesn't always stop fighting once she's won, she continues to fight until she's won for good. Some people put there opponent on the ground, Maya puts her opponent in the ground.

Appearance: Maya was designed to be a soldier, but also to be the face of the operation. So, they gave her an extra 7% human dna than originally planned so they could control her looks more. She has caramel and brown hair that falls in tangled waves to just past her shoulder blades. The fur that grows out along her spine is the same shades of color, as well as the fur on her tail and ears. The tail and ears fit seamlessly into her appearance, almost appealing, but the rest of her canine traits aren't as flawless. Her legs are shorter than a human of her height would typically have and her arms are long. It makes it so she can drop straight down onto all fours without her hips being higher than her shoulders, but when she stands up straight it looks disproportionate. A human might not be able to pinpoint what exactly is wrong in her stature... yet, they'd feel off about it. Her hands and feet are sharply clawed with a rough palm, but the scientists made sure she still had opposable thumbs. Her face is shaped with a protrusion around her mouth and nose, giving her a slight muzzle. Her nose is a little flat and wide, set above the mouth that's full of fangs. She has the four main canines of her animal dna and incisors to match, though in the back of her muzzle and closer to her head the teeth become more human-like molars. Her eyes are almond shaped with a piercing yellow color. If the eyes are the window to the soul, than you would meet Maya's gaze and see pure predator. Her skin is a darker tan, bronzed color with the fur along her spine, tail, ears, and knuckles all fading into her skin with a softer, thinner coat separating the coarser fur from her human skin. The fur from her ears fades into her scalp and the transition is covered mostly by her hair, while the fur on her knuckles and tops of her paws/hands running up and then thinning on her forearm. Overall, when you look at her you can clearly see that she is a hybrid, but her appearance isn't so repulsive that the scientists couldn't show her off to their bosses.

History: Maya is young and a newer experiment, so they had all of the people before her to get the techniques down. She was turned when she was eight and since then had been living as a lab rat. Maya was around while they had a forested dome, but rather than sending her out they kept her in the lab for every day testing. She didn't complain. The tests made her stronger, the scientists said. Everything they did made her better, the scientists said. If she only followed orders she could save the world, they told her. She listened. Maya let their cause sink into her skin until it was next to her heart and she held it there. Subconsciously, it makes the hellish lab survivable. Consciously, it's the right thing in her black and white version of reality.

Maya had also been the one chosen to stand in front of the bosses and donors, to be the one looked at while the scientists talked about the super soldiers they were creating and could continue to design. It helped that the young hybrid would enthusiastically agree to the scientists presentation. Now, however, they want to test Maya in the dome. She's in there for the first time but she feels ready. It's a chance to prove herself superior, to prove herself fit, for in the wild it is survival of the fittest.

Her life before the lab was almost similar. Since the age of five she lived in a mental institution, having to deal with people in white coats and drugs. Her family didn't want a child that never said, "I love you." They couldn't stand a little girl that would light her stuffed animals on fire and be overly fascinated by the knives in the kitchen. Maya's siblings had been scared of her and would lock their doors to keep her away. When her parents heard that there was an asylum willing to take their psychotic daughter they immediately agreed. It made it simpler for the lab when her parents never visited Maya, making it easy to just say there had been an asylum transfer. A transition into becoming a super soldier.

Theme song: "Monster" by Skillet

Dome hybrid
Username: Jacks

Name: Ferro Vion Tule

Gender: Male

Age: 19

Natural or Experimental: Natural

DNA mix: 60% human, 20% phoenix, 20% dragon

Appearance: Ferro's hair is thick with some curl, being a mix of black and red. His eyes are slitted like a cats and are a bright ruby. The skin around his eyes has more scales than the rest of him, though all of his body is dusted with scales. He feels similar to a fine sandpaper, his more olive colored skin peppered with red, black, orange, and yellow scales the size of grains of sand. Ferro's back has two wings stretching out from between his shoulder blades, their shape being long and thin, that when relaxed extend down to his knees. The wings and skin leading to them are covered in feathers, though the feathers aren't soft and downy. Rather they are a flexible metallic, almost the same material as his scales. The wings aren't able to support his weight for a takeoff from flat ground and Ferro hasn't had the opportunity to try and fly from a cliff, but he does use them as weapons since the feathers are almost sharp and they can work to bludgeon. Ferro's nails on his feet and hands are sharp, like talons. His mouth, when closed, looks rather normal. However, when he opens his mouth it reveals a large set of fangs and his tongue is long and forked like a snake's. His nose is hooked some and narrow, causing his face to look longer and his cheekbones a little too high for human standards, though it is what leaves room for the fangs in his mouth. Down his spine Ferro has ridges, bumps about three inches long that break skin at their peak, the bone being sharp there. The skin has healed around it so Ferro doesn't feel pain from the spines, just annoyance that they shred any shirt of blanket that he has. Ferro's temperature is unnaturally high and he seems to soak up more heat from the sun. The excess heat goes to his wings, causing the feathers to heat. They can blister and burn normal skin if contact is prolonged, but to Ferro the heat feels good. Overall, he has the appearance of a flame, smoky blacks and browns with the required shades of reds and oranges. His reptilian and avian qualities are rather obvious, but because he is natural they blend together better than the patchy replicas created by the scientists.

Personality: Ferro's personality is much like the creatures he shares his dna with, fiery and dangerous. All of the dome experiments want to be broken out of the painful cycle at the lab, but Ferro wants more than that. He wants the lab, the scientists, and the domestics to burn. He's to hotheaded to be a good leader alone, it'd require someone more practical to balance him out, but he has more than the spark of rebellion. He has an inferno inside of him, thirsting for war. Ferro isn't one to stand down or cower. He is one to hunt the hunters and take down the enemy with him. He doesn't make plans for the long run and isn't good at thinking ahead, but just point him in the right direction and he'll leave a path of destruction in his wake. Ferro has a fiery temper but can care. He is as passionate with his friends and in a relationship as he is with his anger towards the enemy, Ferro doesn't do anything partially.

History: Ferro was either hatched or born on a cliffside off of Italy and he grew until he was eight by running rampant on the beaches and small communities there, stealing from people in the night and adventuring in the rugged terrain. He knew he was different, all it took was a glance in the ocean to see it, but he never realized what it meant to be different until one fateful night when he ran into a little boy about his age. He was stealing some bread from the bakery when the son of the baker living above the shop walked down and caught him. Ferro was expecting some anger at his thievery or an immediate friendship with the kid his age, not for the boy to scream, "Diavolo!" and then run away back upstairs, terrified and crying. Ferro dropped the bread and left, the other kid calling him devil still echoing in his ears.

Ferro spent the next two years of his life in different wilderness areas, catching rides on the outsides of planes when he felt he had been in an area for to long. He became an even more savage child, hunting and eating meat raw, hissing when startled and letting his animalistic side do the thinking for him.

That changed when a serious of fated events brought him to be taken in by a blind, Jamaican widow. He lived with her for seven years and she educated him in politics, people, and morals. While he can't do math problems or read Shakespeare, the widow gave him values and a scale to look at life with, taming the wild and demonic child that first showed up on her doorstep.

When the scientists heard about the dragonboy with a burning body they immediately flew down and caged him up, killing Ferro's caretaker when she tried to save him. Ferro lived with the scientists for seven months before managing to escape his cage, wanting to get revenge on the people that murdered the woman who raised him. Ferro managed to do a lot of damage and wreck havoc, but he was eventually detained with a tranquilizer gas and never managed to escape the lab completely. the security on him was then upped and an extra tracking chip was embedded in his neck as a precaution.

Theme song: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

How long have they been at the dome: A week.

Preferred number: No preference.

Other:

[alpenglw]

Ash Kyte | 19 | #3 | 29% Grizzly Bear, 8% Raven | Tagged: Serena, Alex, Blake
When Blake arrived, Ash started to get up, knowing he'd have to attempt to fight Blake now that he said he would. However, before he could do anything Serena grabbed his wrist to hold him back, and Ash immediately stopped, relieved he wouldn't need to hurt anyone. Ash stood with Serena, though kept a cautionary distance between himself and Blake. He wiped his sweaty forehead, being careful not to claw himself, and listened to Serena's babbling. Even though he didn't know her very well, he was sure she wasn't acting normal, obviously due to intense overheating and dehydration. More than any of them, Serena needed water, and fast. But they were in the middle of the desert, where would there be water out here? Ash began to ponder how they would get water just before Blake said that Domo had located a water source, and that he could take them to it. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, please, take us to the water." He tried to control his tone, but it was evident in both his voice and appearance that he was desperate for water, both for himself and Serena.

Rhianna Foxglove | 15 | #1 | 12% Red-tailed Hawk, 10% Cat | Tagged: Alice
Riann breathed a quiet sigh, relieved that at least for now, the Domestics were busy with some other hybrids. At Alice's mention of setting up a shelter, she nodded and pointed to the rocky outcrop she had originally been heading toward. "I was actually headin' towards that outcrop to set up a shelter, if you'd like to join me." Shading her eyes from the sun, Riann squinted towards the outcrop to judge the distance to it. She figured it was only a few minutes' walk away by now, and she wanted to be able to set something up before she was taken to the Lab.