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

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

The first thing she noticed was a faint burning sensation. It was bubbling along her back, her arms, her legs, her face, her ears - anywhere that didn’t seem to be covered by clothing, and even that was quite warm. But wait, why was she so hot? Her cottage never reached anything of this degree; she’d be inside or in the shade if it did. Maybe she fell out of a tree? No, she couldn’t - could she? Even if she could, that didn’t explain the searing heat.
Out of curiosity, she popped an eye open. Above her was a plain blue sky and a bright ball of Sun glaring down. Deciding squinting would save her some trouble, she sat up, surprised to find her arms shaking with the effort. None of this was making much sense, even a fall out of a tree wouldn’t warrant this much pain. And then it struck her - a plain blue sky, but there should be treetops and leaf canopies.
Her head turned quickly, issuing another sort of pain throughout her neck, and the memories of the past day and a half returned quicker than she could sanely process. Those hybrids, and some sort of gun, and then a blur; muffled voices, the stench of disinfectant, a scream from somewhere, and then the world had gone black.
‘Okay,’ Zyr thought, squeezing her eyes shut to rub the source of the pain in her neck. She felt a bump where a needle must have broken her skin. ‘I’m not at home. There are no trees here, at all. ...What even is here?’ A squinted, grit-toothed glance around, slower this time so as not to inconvenience her neck. There were some saguaros littering the distance, little patches of brush or grass, and a whole lot of sand.
“Absolutely nothing. Great.” It was then that she swore she heard something crunch behind her, and her ears flattened. She hadn’t thought to look that way.
She stood much faster than she should have, stumbling sideways and nearly running into one of the cacti as she whirled around to see what - or who, really - was coming for her. The fact that she could still hardly see didn't appear to faze her much, though she knew it would be a problem if there was a threat.

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

Emily froze as another hybrid suddenly popped up not four meters in front of her, her wings instinctively flaring out around her in surprise. How had she not noticed a person sitting right in front of her? If the other hadn't shot up like that, Emily may as well have walked over her. This was likely due to her dehydration, which was probably getting worse by the minute. Without enough water in her system, she was bound to be less attentive to her surroundings. She dismissed this problem, however, as she watched the other female stumble around as though she'd had too much to drink. Studying the stranger closer, she noticed two large ears that in their currently flat state were near hidden by her hair, as well as many dark spots covering her skin. So, she was some sort of feline hybrid. ...Or just a weird dalmatian.

After a few amusing moments of watching the other struggle to stand still and straight, Emily realized that it may be wise to attempt to help her regain footing. Her iridescent wings folding up behind her, she reached out to the stranger- whom she had just realized was considerably taller than she- and grabbed one of her arms, tugging her away from the cactus just as she was about to get a faceful of spines. Once the disaster was averted, Emily let go of the other in case she wasn't too keen on touch, and looked up at her with a friendly gleam to her eyes and a playful smirk across her lips. "Aren't cats supposed to be graceful?" She asked, holding a hand out in case the feline girl chose to accept more help.


Nakai Taya
demi-pansexual | experimental | 30% cougar | domestic | Alexis

Nakai flattened his ears as the dragon girl roared in pain, nor being able to help but feel sorry for her. He may had been extremely frustrated and upset with her, but he still had a heart. He pushed aside the feeling, however, as she finally gave in, hopefully for good. Making sure to keep a firm grip on the rope all the while, he nodded to her and again began walking towards the entrance to the lab. He held tight to the button, as well; this girl had proved to be nothing if not unpredictable, and he wanted her to know that he would not hesitate to shock her yet again if she continued to disobey.

As they walked, his thoughts inadvertently strayed to Bae. As annoying as the peppy little dragon could be, Nakai couldn't help but worry for him. He was a fellow domestic, after all, and today had proved that he may be a better domestic than Nakai had formally thought. If he was in anything less than stable condition, Nakai would make sure to tell the scientists of exactly how he'd received the wounds. Hopefully, though, it wouldn't come to that, for all of their sakes.

[Nocturnal Creatures]

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

Chelsea pushed herself up from the chair, her tail snaking away behind her as she moved towards the door which Ryker stood by. "Yeah I mean trouble is fun and all but so is not getting experimented on." She replied, her tone light as she exited the compound. Almost immediately the heat beat down on her face and she was thankful for the shielding that her feathers provided. Her clawed feet dug into the hot dirt, scraping divots where the claws were. She was anxious to get moving and turned back to Ryker to speak to him, "Any idea where we should start? " She asked him, her head tiliting slightly to one side as her head crest rose slightly.

[Galaxy Thoroughbred]

•• Katelyn | 17 Years | Female | Natural Dome Hybrid | Group 1 ••

I started forward, shakily each hoof stepping infront of another. I looked up at the domestic hybrid and saw a slightly sorry look. My heart warmed slightly that he actually did secretly care about my health, even if it was so he didn't get in trouble with the scientists. My stone grey hooves thudded on the ground quietly, myself doing an awkward unnatural gait between a trot and walk. I looked at my lame leg and hissed at it in annoyance, once again frustrated at its uselessness in theses situations. How was I suppose to look dignified and proud with a lame leg that moved awkwardly and clumsily, completely out of line with the other high-stepping, graceful-moving legs. I started again, hearing the slight hiss of the rope as it slightly trailed on the hot sand. My equine ears flicked towards Nakai, in horse language meaning I had my full attention and obedience on him only.


I saw the entrance to the lab mere metres away from myself and purpose filled Nakia, who continued striding towards it. I trained my eyes on the two guards standing station and could see them pointing and whispering." Got yourself a new little pet, hey Nakai," one of them called obnoxiously, motioning towards me and wanting Nakai to laugh with him and his friend." Nasty piece of work she is, isn't she," the other guard said pointing at me and my teeth that I had bared at them. I growled at them slightly, my ears never moving off the silhouette of Nakai. No matter what, Nakai had battled me valiantly and had won. Even if he had some help from the scientists.

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

The sun was still glaring in her eyes, and now her head was pounding. Whether it was with a headache, or she just now became acutely aware of her own bloodflow, she couldn’t tell. What she could tell was that there was a vaguely human-esque figure in front of her, and though she couldn’t make it out completely yet, any sort of grog seemed to be leaving at least her optic nerves. This thing had feathers, and scales, and- wings? ‘A hybrid?’
The hybrid grabbed her arm and pulled her sideways; Zyr curled her lips and started on a growl, but she glanced to her side and noticed one of the saguaros had been in her path. A blink, and she resignedly calmed down. For some reason, her eyes chose now to return to their crystalline norm, and she finally got a good look at the stranger. She was shorter than her, which was nice, and was human in all ways except for - well, you know, all those bird things. She seemed to be friendly, but then, so did those other nasty hybrids at first. Zyr straightened up a little, trying to hide that her legs were shaking as if she hadn’t stood in over a day, and cleared her throat before speaking. It rasped a little. She figured if the other wasn’t true, then she hadn’t had something to drink in over a day.
Imitating the playful smirk but will a little more menace, “If I’m a cat, wouldn’t that make you some kinda dinner, birdy?” She cast a distrustful glance at the outstretched hand, hesitating before folding her own across her chest rather pointedly. An offer, but one she wasn’t willing to take so quickly. “The last hybrids I met tried to buddy-buddy up to me, too. Then they drugged me and threw me in the back of the truck. I’m smarter than that, you know, to just shake someone’s hand after waking up in the middle of a desert. This could be a trap. I’m ready for it this time, though, so if you’re going to pull some kinda gun out of that headdress, do it now.” Her eyes were narrowed, pupils into slits; this light was unbearable.

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"but there's blood on my teeth and its far from dry"

Itona out a soft sigh, splashing his face with the cool water. It had taken him awhile of flying, but in two hours time, he had caught and eaten about thirty field mice and found the river that ran through the dome. He hadn't seen any other hybrids, but he was thankful of that. It seemed they were just as rude as the humans. They probably wanted him gone too. Itona snarled slightly, fist connecting to the trunk of a weak tree, a cracking noise echoing through the area. "DAMMIT!" He held his hand for a moment before moving his wings. He was lucky enough to have them, they were bale to shade him from the now dying sun, bit he knew that it would be cold.

Itona had then sat in complete silence, letting the wind blow past him. He pondered, for a moment, if he should go and find some shelter, but his thoughts were interrupted by two female voices. He hissed in annoyance, licking his lips before standing and looking around, spotting the bird and cat hybrid.

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. human-crocodile-wolf| male | domestic | crush; none (as of now) | tags; chelsea
Ryker listened to her question, and looked around the area. It was hot. Really hot. He didn't really have a clue where to start until he heard some noise off in the distance. He squinted his eyes as he saw two figures in the distance, one standing higher than another. "Looks like someone is wrangled up a group one over there." He pointed slightly towards Nakai, as he saw that the domestic was pulling a domie.

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. human-dragon-wolf hybrid| female | group one | crush; none (as of now) | tags; open
It was only a little bit when she heard some screeching and roaring in the distance. It wasn't hard for her ears to pick up the sound, but rather pinpoint it. Mira immediately swiveled to look behind her back at the building she has been walking away from, and could faintly see some ant-like figures over there. Doubting the situation over there, she decided to hide out in one of the thicker bushes around her. Her wings limp at her back due to being held up in the blazing sun so long. The dragon-girl brought her knee's to her chest and wrapped her tail around her feet. Resting her chin on her knees, closing her eyes to just listen to the surroundings.

(mira is also open for anybody if they need a partner and such.)

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

Emily took a slight step back as the other girl reacted aggressively to her, not wanting to be clawed, bitten, or whatever else cats could do. Putting both hands out in front of her, this time out of protection rather than greeting, she muttered, "Woah, kitty, put your claws away. I'm not a domestic, promise. And a gun? Pfft, please. As if the lab would ever let us get near one of those. Don't you think I'd be out of here by now if I had a gun?" As she said this, it occurred to her that if this girl had only met a couple other hybrids, and they were the ones who captured her in the first place, she was likely pretty new to the Dome.

With this in mind, she asked, "You have no idea why we're here or where here is, huh?" She lowered her hands as she asked this, though didn't make any more moves towards the jumpy cat hybrid. The other hybrid seemed pretty agitated, which was understandable; you should've seen Emily when she first found herself alone in the middle of nowhere. Nonetheless, she wasn't too keen on being attacked by someone at the moment, especially not by a cat girl. She'd never really liked cats anyway, at least not the pet kind.


Nakai Taya
demi-pansexual | experimental | 30% cougar | domestic | Alexis

Nakai continued along steadily as the horse girl trailed behind him, not even glancing back to see if she was okay. He knew that the shock wasn't enough to kill her, and that's all he needed to know. As they approached the gate leading to the lab, he kept his head high, hoping the guards wouldn't say anything. Of course, they did. In a barely noticeable manner, he tucked his tail closer to his legs as they walked past the guards into the tunnel that connected the lab to the Dome. He didn't respond to the guards as they continued to jeer at him, almost embarrassed to be singled out like that by them.

Once they entered the lab, he relaxed a bit and let out a small sigh of relief. glancing back at the domie, he paused a moment as he tried to figure out which scientist would like to see her first. After a moment of indecision, he remembered the girl's poor leg. "How's that leg holding up?" He suddenly asked her. Yes, the medical ward would be a good place to go.

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

The reaction wasn’t something she’d expected, but welcomed nonetheless. The more distance between her and someone else, the better, especially when they were in the middle of a desert. A very desert desert at that; it looked like there was no other company or life but the cacti that littered the background.
“Domestic - is that what those jocks are called? With a name like that, you’d think they’d be on a leash, or have a little bell collar around their necks.” She snickered, but it faded quickly when she remembered the predicament she was placed in. Her ears flattened again, regaining her defensive stance.
“-As much as I hate it, yeah. One second I was in a tree, and then the next I was in the hood of a truck with shackles holding my wrists behind my back. I have no idea WHERE they took me, or why they took ME.” Her mind had un-fogged a good amount, probably from the shock and adrenaline. Even then, it still wasn’t making sense. She and some other bird mixup got thrown into the desert? But why? Oh; the bird thing.
“Is this because I’ve got these things?” Her hands drifted up to her ears, glancing at the faded markings along her skin. Any kind of insecurity she’d felt towards them returned, along with a hint of hatred. Fear, too - what happened to her parents? Were they safe at home, or did the, ah, ‘domestics’ get them too? They didn’t have any animalistic features, they should be fine, but the worry was still there. With a huff, she tucked her arms tight to her chest again.
“I’d just like to leave. My Ma and Pa will be wondering where I am. Thanks for the surprise vacation, but I need directions to the nearest exit.”

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"but there's blood on my teeth and its far from dry"

Itona out a soft sigh, splashing his face with the cool water. It had taken him awhile of flying, but in two hours time, he had caught and eaten about thirty field mice and found the river that ran through the dome. He hadn't seen any other hybrids, but he was thankful of that. It seemed they were just as rude as the humans. They probably wanted him gone too. Itona snarled slightly, fist connecting to the trunk of a weak tree, a cracking noise echoing through the area. "DAMMIT!" He held his hand for a moment before moving his wings. He was lucky enough to have them, they were bale to shade him from the now dying sun, bit he knew that it would be cold.

Itona had then sat in complete silence, letting the wind blow past him. He pondered, for a moment, if he should go and find some shelter, but his thoughts were interrupted by two female voices. He hissed in annoyance, licking his lips before standing and looking around, spotting the bird and cat hybrid. The shirtless male pondered what they were talking about, rubbing his chin for a moment before walking towards them, wings ticked neatly behind his back.