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

[VAALRAVN]

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

Itona hadn't seemed too worried that the two had walked away. He flapped his wings, gliding off the sand as he followed after them, yellow eyes shinning brightly. "I do not understand. I am part bird yet I can see as well as I do in the day," The male paused in thought, scratching the back of his head. He stopped when he was in front of them and pulled a box of matches out of one of his pockets. "You can use these to start a quick fire if you really need it. And if you're wondering how I got it, people don't protect their pockets well enough."

He smirked slightly at the last comment. Before he came, well... was brought here, he was rather good at pick pocketing. And having wings... he could hide things in all the feathers.

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

As they walked, she hummed softly in thought at the birdgirl’s response. So she couldn’t see anything while it was dark? That was rather inconvenient, for all parties present, really. It might take ages to get back to whatever ‘shelter’ it was that had been mentioned, and once they got there, they couldn’t do much either. ...Well, Zyr could, but not the other. Oh well. Maybe that meant there would be more silence. Easier to sneak away if need be, too; she didn’t want to call shots too early, but it didn’t feel like she would need to. Not tonight, anyway.
At her comment, she bristled, hunching her shoulders and pinning her ears back. “I did not faceplant into a cactus. I couldn’t see straight, I was all- all doped up on narcotics or something.” Her eyes were narrowed defensively, casting a glare at the other before she took a quick glance down. “Step to the left, there’s a rock.” Wings flapped behind them; so the male was still following! She was right, this pace was impossible, seeing as he landed in front of them and blocked their way yet again, holding a small box.
Even though Zyr didn’t have anything in her pockets, she shoved her hands into them. “...You’re seeming less and less like you’re the kinda guy I want to have nearby while I’m asleep, you know.”

[Nocturnal Creatures]

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

Chelsea was about to nod and agree with Ryker's decision to go and help Nakai with the hybrid but just as she was about to start moving towards them they headed into the lab. "Well that's one plan scuppered. By the size of that domie I am assuming that it was Alexis. That leaves two more group ones by my count. A male called Alexander and a female called Mira." A light sigh escaped her mouth, if they both hadn't been so late then they wouldn't have had any of this trouble. "What do you think? Go and find one of those two? Or try and intimidate some of the other domies?" The second suggestion was more of a joke and yet it would be a lot easier than hunting down two specific domies.

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

Emily couldn't help but let out a little snicker as the cat hybrid defended herself. "You would have, if I hadn't pulled you away from it first." She quickly heeded her instruction, taking a step to the side to avoid the rock that was in her path. "...Thanks." She wasn't too big on thank you's, but figured being polite would only help to make a good impression.

She froze as she heard the shuffle of wings and feet in front of them, not wanting to accidentally walk into the other bird hybrid. I am part bird yet I can see as well as I do in the day. Emily narrowed her eyes at this; so he'd not only heard her talking about her nightblindness, but he could see perfectly fine in the dark, meaning he had a strength exactly where she had a weakness. Great. "Wow, aren't you lucky..." She muttered, clearly becoming more and more irritated at the guy who refused to leave them alone. "Why are you still following us?"

As tempting as it was, Emily didn't take the matches he'd offered. Doing so might encourage him. "A thief too, huh? You aren't making yourself any more likeable, ya know. And I can start a fire plenty fast without matches." She sounded almost offended as she made this last statement; who was he to underestimate her? She guessed she had more knowledge of living in the desert from harsh trial and error than both the strangers knew together, and he was trying to tell her how to survive?

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

Bae shook is head softly, "no no, I'm okay" he told her with another smile. He moved his hand from the stitches and rested it back at his side. He moved his head to look away from Eva and now at the ceiling. Bae found himself trying to control his breathing, for breathing to heavily would stretch the skin on his stomach causing him pain. So his breathing was very shallow, not wanting it cause himself even more pain just from trying to breathe.

After a short moment of silence he spoke again, "So what brings you here little reindeer?" he asked, turning his head back again sideways to look back at her. Surely she hadn't come here for him, well maybe she had. But she seemed pretty surprised about all of this, so maybe she was just passing by. A smile soon replaced his face after he had examined her facial expression. She was very concerned, and he was fine. Nothing to worry about.

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

As the questioned was turned around and brought back to the fact that he was here, the male wrinkled his nose in annoyance. "It's not like I want to be here," The male snarled, venom coating every word. He had tried being nice, offering things but what more could these people work. "And I am not a theif. Considering what they did to us, I think a few things from their pockets is nothing!"

The male's anger was bubbling. He wanted them gone! He wanted to just be able to live, but he was stuck in a damn dome! He clenched his fists. He wanted to punch something, to get his anger out. But there was nothing he could punch in sight.

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

And they were stopped, again. From her throat came something between a whine, a growl, and a groan, while she shifted her weight impatiently, back and forth from hip to hip. Were the people here usually this chatty and argumentative? If so, she wouldn’t be having a very good time.
The male was talking again, now, but seemed far more upset than… a couple seconds ago. Considering what they did to us, I think a few things from their pockets is nothing! Zyr took a breath, removing her hands from her pockets to rub circular motions around her temples. All of this was getting so confusing, so quickly. -- Well, it was confusing since she was darted in her forest, but things only seemed to be going on a downwards gradient.
“‘They’? There’s a ‘they’ now? Who the hell are ‘they’? Those domestic things, or is there another group in all this mess?” Those awful hybrids were already something she had to worry about, but now it felt like there was yet another team opposing them. She turned, her head in her hands, stalking off for a few paces before returning, speechless.
She should leave. She could leave, there was nothing stopping her! Birdgirl couldn’t see where she was, and birdguy just looked like he wanted to hit something. Zyr tensed, though he didn’t seem to be taking action. Leaving seemed like the right idea - and yet, the fact that the other had mentioned it’s dangerous at night was anchoring her in place. Leaving… might be a bad idea. Ugh.

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

Emily took note of how suddenly the male's voice got bitter and aggressive, confused by this sudden mood change of his. Wasn't he all cocky and bored just a couple minutes ago? He must have some intense anger problems, for sure. Still not exactly someone Emily wanted to be hanging out with. Hearing the cat girl's groan, Emily silently agreed to feeling the same way. What was with this male's obsession with them, anyway? Couldn't he handle being on his own?

As cat girl spilled a few more questions, she glanced over to her as though about to answer but stopped as she heard her walking away. For a panicked moment Emily thought that she was being left alone in the dark with this strange male, but she breathed a sigh of relief as she heard the other coming back. For some reason, she didn't seem willing to strike out on her own, despite likely wanting to. Emily couldn't help but to wonder what was causing this possible internal conflict; was it something she'd said?

Returning her attentions to the male, "Look. I don't want or need your help, and I don't want or need to help you. If I were you, I'd stop dogging after us and let us on our merry way." She raised her wings slightly as she said this, hoping to appear threatening- although, with her small stature it was unlikely he'd be too intimidated by looks alone. Hopefully, the razor-sharp edge to her voice would be enough to make up for size. She hoped this didn't become a physical fight, as the chances were very slight she'd win against the large and angered male. With luck, her stern and frustrated words would be enough to get him to leave.

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

Eva settled back into her seat as Bae assured her that he was alright, but still looked worried for the dragon boy. He seemed to be breathing awfully shallowly; was he sure he was okay? Eva bit her lip, wondering if there was anything she could do for him. No, she told herself; he'd said he was okay, so he probably didn't want her doing anything for him.

She looked back to him as he asked why she was in the ward, and replied, "Oh, I was just dropping off some, um, some papers, and I saw you here. I, um, I hope you don't mind me disturbing you. You probably need rest, anyways... Sorry, I'll go if you want," she squeaked, hoping he wasn't upset with her for waking him up.

[VAALRAVN]

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

The male grilled slightly, eyes flashing dangerous in the dark as his dark spotted wings ruffled and opened, coping her movements. Like a snake, the male held his head high and didn't allow himself to be threatened by such a small creature that he could easily take out and be on his way.

He hisses slightly and stepped forward, flapping his wings a few times. "If you didn't have a bird brain then maybe you'd understand my situation here! How does it feel to be taken away from your family and get changed into a freak show?"

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

No one answered her questions. She expected as much, and let her head roll back, staring at the darkening sky and noticing the faint twinkle of stars begin to emerge. How they managed to shine so brightly and beautifully while she was in such a dark dilemma didn’t seem right. Suddenly her ears twitched again, the brushing of feathers against each other, and she looked back at the two only to see them nearly nose-to-nose and about to fight each other. Uh oh. Time to intervene.
“This really isn’t necessary and unless people kill each other for meat or something out here then let’s just not do this,” she said quickly and loudly, stepping between and holding an arm out to each to try and keep them apart. “I’ve been awake for only about twenty minutes. I have no idea where I am, what you are, what’s going to happen to me, if I’ll ever possibly get to see my parents again, and there’s a whole lot more that I have on my mind but by the time I finish you’ll have torn each other’s arms off already!” Pause; hopefully they will have quieted down now. “Personally, I love to get into a good fight every now and then. Or watch one. If this was back home I’d probably grab a snack or something. Thing is, the throbbing in my head alone is enough to kill me, so you two squawking at each other really isn’t helping.”
Another pause, holding her breath to prevent a snicker of appreciation at her bird pun. That would not benefit her, at all, so she held it, and continued with a persuasively sharp look at each of them in turn.
“Can we not do this right now?”