"Well, I'm just saying you seem proud of that archery power. I'm sure you like it for the power it has. Medical knowledge is no different. Healers do tend to use it for life, but I'm just saying how easily the opposite is done if you wish." Aya explained walking over to one of the arrows and adding it to the one she was holding already. "If you want to do what's best for your group, a group which already has many skilled fighters, wouldn't taking up the role of a healer be the right thing?"

"If you think you know so little, I'd be willing to help you." Aya offers her best smile to the Elauna, which was quite an effort for her with this personality. "Besides, it's not my right to tell you why your healer is leaving. That's his choice. I'm not your group member. Really, I didn't have to say anything about this to you but I care about the people in your group." she does her best to seem strong to the older girl.

Jayden breathes in deeply, and composes himself for what he was about to do. It was always a battle trying to interact with her, and this would be even worse. The two feline shifters broke the treeline and approached their group mates. "Elauna, Destin has something he wants to tell you. So do I." He spoke clearly and firmly. He stood in front of Destin protectively in case she got violent. "Destin?"

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Ambrose nods, and rubs his inner elbow where the syringe had been injected. It stung slightly. "Maybe..." His eyes light up. "You could wheel me in there under that sheet, say that I should be tested first." Ambrose was unaware of them knowing he wasn't biologically male. "And then when we're switching, I pop out and grab one of them! And then you grab the other and Misha is saved!"

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Liwei stroked his chin. "Mm.. Not sure if that would work." He furrowed his blows. "The scientists have been briefed that you aren't part of the main trials anymore. If we aren't careful, they'll start to suspect.." He glanced back at Mona with a suppressed shiver. They were playing a dangerous role, and neither of them were armed and prepared for a fight. "We really need to think this over." And we have to do it fast, otherwise that poor girl is going to get hurt.

@Fionraella Liwei shook his head. "What's the point of getting all of us killed?" He closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh to maintain himself. "Listen - they were looking for a pair of shifters with different chromosomes to start off the control group tests. I guess we could tell them The Boss changed his mind, but the lead scientist is pretty bureaucratic.."

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Ambrose's face fell. "Oh..." He mutters, the reality of what they knew, clicking. He sighs heavily. "I don't want us all to get killed, of course not, but I can't sit by and let a fellow shifter be killed..." He looks at Liwei painfully. "Do they recognize me? Like do they know what I look like? If not, my idea could still work!"

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Liwei sighed, tempted to move his hand to the boy's shoulder in a sign of comfort but wary of startling him. "We only have two active subjects. They would know." His face contorted in deep thought. "We could... hm. Do you think we could trip the alarms and make the scientists evacuate?" He looked back at Mona. "Would that work?"

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Mona listens to their conversation, then blinks a bit in surprise at his question. "No. Those alarms are foolproof. The only way they actually work is to start a fire or earthquake..." She ponders that. "If we started a small fire in the kitchen, there'd be enough time to get to your friend as they evacuate and slip out midst the chaos...but we'd have to be as fast as possible. The cooks know how to put out fires quickly."

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"Let's do it," Liwei said, straightening his spine to mime an air of confidence. "We could grab the cooking oil, pour it over the stove.. Oh, we'll figure it out." He grinned at her, then turned back to the boy. "We should probably find a plan B, though. Someone needs to stay behind and help the others if something goes wrong."

Liwei's tan head cocked to the side in a motion of thought. He was still for a moment - then, with a shrug and a raise of his brows, he looked back at Ambrose. "That sounds doable, actually. So, we just swoop in and grab the girl? What if the doctors don't buy it?"

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Elauna turns to face them, scoffing a bit. "Gee Jayden, you think I'm going hurt the kid or something?" She demands, rollng her eyes as she looks down at Destin. "Well Destin?" She asks.

Destin gulps. "I...I'm leaving the Brom group Elaune and I want you to be the Brom healer to replace me, because you're a fast learner, and you're very smart and you know stuff..." He kicks at the ground. "This is my idea, no one else's so don't punish Jayden or Aya because they happened to know before you."

Misha stared blankly at the scientist. "Y.. you.. please don't!" she cried as she clawed at surface below the restraints. She tried to muster the energy to shift into her cat form, but she couldn't seem to control her ability. "I can't - I can't now." She shook her head. "B- but don't shock me! Please don't!"

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Aya was relieved that the focus of Elauna was on Destin now. She had no idea how the girl was going to react to Destin's plea, but she hoped that it would work. At least Jayden seemed to be on their side. Still, she could hardly see someone like this willingly taking the vacant spot of the healer.