A member of the squad snatches the laptop on the way out. They all get ready to go.

The leader pats her head comfortably. They always felt bad when kids got involved, but a jobs a job.

A member of the squad snatches the laptop on the way out. They all get ready to go.

The leader pats her head comfortably. They always felt bad when kids got involved, but a jobs a job.

Ptelea smiles slightly and looks at the person holding the laptop. "Can I have that to talk to my big brother?" She asks, holding her hands out politely. She didn't want to get in trouble for not using manners, but she really wanted to talk to Ambrose too...

Ptelea holds the laptop in her lap, smiling at her brother. "See! It's gone!" She points to where her tooth had been, seeming very proud at losing a tooth.

Ambrose gives her a sad smile. "That's great sweetie, how are you holding up?"

"This man is nice! He carried me to the car and I get to ride up front!" Ptelea beams happily, swinging her legs.

"Okay, but you're buckled in right?" Ambrose says, classically being a big brother.

"Oh..." Ptelea quickly buckles up. "Of course I am!" She giggles.

Ambrose chuckles, rolling his eyes lightly. "Goofball." He teases.

"Oh! I saw Dem the other day! He's doing good!" Ptelea smiles at him happily.

Ambrose glances around to make sure the guard wasn't listening. "Sweetie, let's not talk about Dem right now, okay?"

"But he's doing so much better! His arm looks good!" Ptelea frowns, a bit confused.

Ambrose groans. "Yeah, okay. I'm glad to hear that. Look, I love you and I'll see you when you get here okay? How about you take a nap?" He didn;t want her to say too much.

"Okay rosey. I love you."

"I love you too See you when yo uget here."

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"Yes, I have to admit, I have been a little curious about you for that reason." Marik follows her gaze and admires the peace of the river. "Unfortunately there are many things you can't learn by observing a person who speaks to no one." He looks back to her. "If you so loath the company of other people why stay in a forest where two groups lie? There are many other, emptier forests nearby, I am certain."

Nadia pauses and weighs his question. She glances at the river before replying. "Just kind of... stopped here. There's a town not too far off. And the forest is usually quiet. Where I am, anyways." She leans down on her side and looks up at him.

The man nods and listens as the siblings spoke. "Very well." He starts the van goes to drive out to the locations given.

Hunter holds his wrist out as the fellow associate unlocked his cuffs, and watches them as they did the same for Brianna.

Brianna rubs her wrists where the handcuffs had been. "Ugh, I hate being treated like an animal," she groans. "At least it's labwork for us for a little while. The Boss seems to think that we'll be overrun with test subjects soon, but I think the cure is going to be done quicker than he thinks." She looks to see if Hunter agrees with her.

"You are not wrong, I admit." Marik replies, then staying quiet for a moment. Even in this part of the forest, the only sound that could be heard was the river rushing past. Until his stomach growled. He quickly coughs to cover it up.

The man nods and listens as the siblings spoke. "Very well." He starts the van goes to drive out to the locations given.

Hunter holds his wrist out as the fellow associate unlocked his cuffs, and watches them as they did the same for Brianna.

Ptelea yawns sleepily and closes the laptop before snuggling in her seat, falling asleep.

Hunter looks at Brianna. He hd noticed her discomfort regarding Ptelea, but didn't bring it up. "Yeah, it'll definitely be nice to see new subjects. These two are getting kind of boring, don't you think?"

The leader had drove them to the location. It had took them an hour or so and he glances at Ptelea. "Look, all safe!"

Nadia catches the sound of his stomach plainly, being in her leopard seal form. "Hope you haven't been starving, hmm?" She waves a flipper and gestures to him.

Hunter looks at Brianna. He hd noticed her discomfort regarding Ptelea, but didn't bring it up. "Yeah, it'll definitely be nice to see new subjects. These two are getting kind of boring, don't you think?"

The leader had drove them to the location. It had took them an hour or so and he glances at Ptelea. "Look, all safe!"

Ptelea smiles drowsily at him. "I get to see Rosey?" She asks, barely daring it to be true. She rubs at her eyes and sits up, looking out the window curiously.

Ambrose sighs in relief, seeing the van reach the facility. He sets the laptop down and gets ready to greet the sister HE HADN'T SEEN IN PERSON FOR 4 YEARS.

Hunter looks at Brianna. He hd noticed her discomfort regarding Ptelea, but didn't bring it up. "Yeah, it'll definitely be nice to see new subjects. These two are getting kind of boring, don't you think?"

The leader had drove them to the location. It had took them an hour or so and he glances at Ptelea. "Look, all safe!"

Brianna felt encouraged by Hunter's words. "Oh, most definitely! You know, although my strength is in biology I have been fascinated by the thought that shifters animals might be based by area? I mean, it's incredibly hard to tell anything about the general distribution of them with the incredibly small sample size we've been subjected to so far. I'd also like to see if any kind of pack mentality or hive mind exists between them, or maybe even trace their lineage. I mean, old cave paintings showing man and animals together might not just be symbolic..." she rambles on to him.

The Boss was at a point of vantage in the facility where he could see the truck entering through the large gate. He pulled out his phone and called some of the guards. It was time for his plan to come into action. "Keep the siblings separate," his order came like a cold gust of wind, "but make sure they can see each other. Cover Ambrose's mouth only. Let the girl scream for him."

Nadia catches the sound of his stomach plainly, being in her leopard seal form. "Hope you haven't been starving, hmm?" She waves a flipper and gestures to him.

"H-hardly!" Marik shakes his head, hating to show weakness in front of someone. However, her comment had brought something to mind. "Ah, but it's getting colder now, yes? What plans do you have for the winter?" He spoke quickly to change the subject.

The man stops the truck and waits for them all to exit. "Time to go, little one." He says.

Hunter listens to Brianna ramble on about the science of shifters. He noticed how Brianna lit up about the topic. "Well, we'll have to see about that. More subjects from different areas, yes?"

Nadia watches Marik's reaction, a bit amused. "I'll probably find a better place for camp and hold up for the winter." She explains.

The man stops the truck and waits for them all to exit. "Time to go, little one." He says.

Hunter listens to Brianna ramble on about the science of shifters. He noticed how Brianna lit up about the topic. "Well, we'll have to see about that. More subjects from different areas, yes?"

Nadia watches Marik's reaction, a bit amused. "I'll probably find a better place for camp and hold up for the winter." She explains.

Ptelea smiles warmly at him before jumping out of the van. "Rosey!" She runs for the main doors eagerly. Her eyes well up with tears at the prospect of seeing her brother.

Ambrose sighs in relief and heads for the doors, brushing himself off as he heads for his sister.

"Exactly!" Brianna nods then looks over at Hunter for a moment, falling silent. "I wonder if we shall return to our own divisions? I admit, I have always enjoyed your intellectual company. You have a ruthless that I do not." She sighs. "Did you see me falter at the little girl? That is the burden of family. I could take a young boy without a care, but I see a child who looks like my niece and I fall apart."

Marik nods slowly, "I wish I could point out a good place for you, but as far as I know of the territory the place is filled with many trees prone to losing branches in heavy rain and snow." He thinks for a little bit. "And a rock." He looks over the river. "Even this place will freeze over eventually, but given your form, perhaps that won't be too much trouble."

From his vantage point, The Boss could see the siblings run to each other. "Take them now." he commands. Two guards come out and grab the both of them while The Boss presses the button for the lift and begins to head downwards.

"Exactly!" Brianna nods then looks over at Hunter for a moment, falling silent. "I wonder if we shall return to our own divisions? I admit, I have always enjoyed your intellectual company. You have a ruthless that I do not." She sighs. "Did you see me falter at the little girl? That is the burden of family. I could take a young boy without a care, but I see a child who looks like my niece and I fall apart."

Marik nods slowly, "I wish I could point out a good place for you, but as far as I know of the territory the place is filled with many trees prone to losing branches in heavy rain and snow." He thinks for a little bit. "And a rock." He looks over the river. "Even this place will freeze over eventually, but given your form, perhaps that won't be too much trouble."

From his vantage point, The Boss could see the siblings run to each other. "Take them now." he commands. Two guards come out and grab the both of them while The Boss presses the button for the lift and begins to head downwards.

Ptelea squeals as she's grabbed. "Rosey!" She cries out, reaching for her brother.

Ambrose gasps as he's grabbed by one of the guards. He feels overwhelming panic, being so close yet so far from his sister. "No..." He whispers and begins struggling against the guard. "Let me go!" He snaps, looking at his sister painfully. "I'm right here Ptelly, it's okay!" He looks around for Boss, surely this was a mistake...

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Ptelea squeals as she's grabbed. "Rosey!" She cries out, reaching for her brother.

Ambrose gasps as he's grabbed by one of the guards. He feels overwhelming panic, being so close yet so far from his sister. "No..." He whispers and begins struggling against the guard. "Let me go!" He snaps, looking at his sister painfully. "I'm right here Ptelly, it's okay!" He looks around for Boss, surely this was a mistake...

The man holding Ambrose covers his mouth quickly and holds him tight while the other one only holds Ptelea back. "Not going to see him today," The guard holding Ptelea whispers into her ear.

The Boss calmly walks out of the building and comes to stand in the middle the two siblings who were only about five meters from each other. "Oh, look, the little girl is here. How nice," His voice is chuffed and maintains his kind old man facade.

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The man holding Ambrose covers his mouth quickly and holds him tight while the other one only holds Ptelea back. "Not going to see him today," The guard holding Ptelea whispers into her ear.

The Boss calmly walks out of the building and comes to stand in the middle the two siblings who were only about five meters from each other. "Oh, look, the little girl is here. How nice," His voice is chuffed and maintains his kind old man facade.

Ambrose's face pales at his mouth being covered. He struggles against the man's grasp, quickly growing exhausted. He then looks at the old man and back at Ptela in confusion. He pulls at the man holding him. "Sir!" He says, his voice mumbled from being covered. "Help me!" He tries to say, glaring at the man angrily, who was holding his sister.

Ptelea whimpers. "P..please!" She cries out, trying to get away. "Rosey!" She sobs, trying to grab for her brother. "Please let me see him!" She whines, then notices the Boss. She whimpers fearfully. "P..please mister! I just want my brother! I just want to see Rosey!"

"It all depends on the Boss. I wouldn't mind continuing working with you," he nods. Hunter eyes her before nodding in agreement. "Oh, I noticed. It was affecting your task. Maybe notify the Boss you can't work on little ones, hmm?"

Nadia smiles. "I love the cold. It's my favorite type of element. Winter is usually easiest to deal with." Her smile was mostly sharp teeth, being a predator and all.

The squad leader and members just waited behind the scene.

"Shut up, little man!" The guard holding Ambrose uses one hand to pull a gag out of his pocket and wraps it around Ambrose's mouth. "No talking to little sissie for you."

"Ohohoh..." The Boss notices the way that Ptelea is struggling. "So, this is her hmmmm?" He walks over to her at a slow pace, cane clacking painfully on the ground with every step. The parking lot was large and echoey, so her screams and each tap of that stick echoed about. When he reaches Ptelea, he takes her face in his her hand for a moment, squeezing her chin between his fingers. "What a cute face!" His innocent facade cracks and his voice turns cold. "Oh, but she doesn't look like any of my children." He drops the chin to slap her hard on her right cheek.