[IC] The Two Sides

[Fionraella]

Brianna glared at the boy. "I have well-detailed reports on you from when you were unconscious. Not to mention scientific research which shows that diseases that a shifter has stay with them no matter their form. As such, I can conclude that you Ambrose do not have any such illness that could cause any harm to my wellbeing." She laced his name with poison. "Now, are you going to let me examine you or will you continue to act coy? I have full access to security should I need to use it and they can hold you down if you refuse to stay still."

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose was counting to five minutes in his head. At that moment, it was four minutes and thirty seconds. He laughs a bit. "You're spiteful, I get it. I'm smart, and you're pretending to be smart. I've outsmarted you. I made you talk to me, and that bothers you." He winks at her and heads over to the bed. "Examine me all you want, no need for big muscle men to come in here and hold me down."

[wallaberry]

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"I was protecting you the only way I knew how." Elauna clenches that hand into a fist. She feels tears forming behind her eyes, but doesn't let them fall. "You want me, to become healer, so Destin can live happily ever after. Why? What do you gain from this Jayden? You'll have to see me more often, everytime you're hurt. Or sick, or anything.''

@Fionraella

"It just feels right for Destin. He's not one of us, and you know it." Jayden explains, glancing over to the boy. "I can handle myself though. Don't worry your pretty little head." He shoots a glare and bounces off of her.

[Hawksnest565]

Brianna smirked. If there was one part of herself she was confident in, it was her intelligence. "Make no mistake, Ambrose. I speak to every subject." She grabbed one of his wrists tightly once he had come over to her. "Listen to me, Subject 10. Even though I have to keep you alive for longer than the rest of the subjects I can make every single waking moment miserable if you dare to sass me. I have broken minds more easily than eggshells in the sake of science, and your own mind is not something I need fully functioning in order to succeed. Do your understand me?"

[Fionraella]

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"It just feels right for Destin. He's not one of us, and you know it." Jayden explains, glancing over to the boy. "I can handle myself though. Don't worry your pretty little head." He shoots a glare and bounces off of her.

@wallaberry

Elauna slowly sits up and scowls. She rubs her arm where he'd pinned it down. "Ass." She gets to her feet and brushes herself off There was a small pain in her heart, when she thought of how much he had cared for her. Shaking her head she begins gathering her arrows, ignoring the Rabins. Let them fend for themselves, she wanted to be done with this whole thing.

[xiaomiau]

Dione smiled warily. "You're so small, though," she said softly. "You're doing things army medics train for months for." Her wound no longer being a certain death risk aside, she felt a certain fondness for the boy. He radiated a warm and calming nature. She regarded his words with a hint of fascination. "If that's your choice, we'll keep you safe," she whispered in reply.

Misha groaned. "I feel like I got a lot to explain but.." Her low grumbling turned to a shrill note of frustration. "I don't really.. don't quite remember exactly how to explain all this. I'm like some.... prisoner of war, agh." She took a deep breath and then collapsed to a sigh. When she finally opened her eyes again, she leaned forwards over the center console to fiddle with the radio dials. "Is there any good stations out here? Like classic rock or somethin'?"

[Fionraella]

Brianna smirked. If there was one part of herself she was confident in, it was her intelligence. "Make no mistake, Ambrose. I speak to every subject." She grabbed one of his wrists tightly once he had come over to her. "Listen to me, Subject 10. Even though I have to keep you alive for longer than the rest of the subjects I can make every single waking moment miserable if you dare to sass me. I have broken minds more easily than eggshells in the sake of science, and your own mind is not something I need fully functioning in order to succeed. Do your understand me?"

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose flinches as she grabs his wrist, but tries to hide it. He grins at her. "You know, you get this sort of cute twitch on your forehead when you're angry. I'm curious, are you always so angry? What is is about shifters that ruffles your feathers so much?" He shrugs and slowly pulls his arm away. "Good luck, my mind's not easily broken. Have at it though, I doubt you can hurt me."

[Fionraella]

Dione smiled warily. "You're so small, though," she said softly. "You're doing things army medics train for months for." Her wound no longer being a certain death risk aside, she felt a certain fondness for the boy. He radiated a warm and calming nature. She regarded his words with a hint of fascination. "If that's your choice, we'll keep you safe," she whispered in reply.

Misha groaned. "I feel like I got a lot to explain but.." Her low grumbling turned to a shrill note of frustration. "I don't really.. don't quite remember exactly how to explain all this. I'm like some.... prisoner of war, agh." She took a deep breath and then collapsed to a sigh. When she finally opened her eyes again, she leaned forwards over the center console to fiddle with the radio dials. "Is there any good stations out here? Like classic rock or somethin'?"

@xiaomiau

"I'm not that small..." Destin mumbles, tossing the arrow to the side. He smiles a bit at the compliment. "Thanks, you're very nice." He smiles warmly at her, then nods. "I hope so. I like the Rabins, me and Sacha are old friends. I havem't told her I want to join you guys, so please don't tell her yet..."

Mona looks at the girl sympathetically. "Prisoner of war? You'll have to explain that to us..I'm afraid I Don't understand." She then chuckles. "We can see." She turn the volume up a bit and presses a button to scan for channels that have service.

[Hawksnest565]

Brianna's forehead was indeed twitching and she let's him take his arm away from her. "You think shifters bother me?" she barks out a single laugh. "I couldn't care less if you were a shifter or a bug. The only thing that matters to me is the science. Subjects should not be up and about like you are." She grabs a syringe of tranquiliser. "Subjects shouldn't be talking."

[Fionraella]

Brianna's forehead was indeed twitching and she let's him take his arm away from her. "You think shifters bother me?" she barks out a single laugh. "I couldn't care less if you were a shifter or a bug. The only thing that matters to me is the science. Subjects should not be up and about like you are." She grabs a syringe of tranquiliser. "Subjects shouldn't be talking."

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose counts to five minutes and chuckles a bit. "Shouldn't be talking? Fine then." He walks over before she can fill the syringe. "I must be off." He then kisses her firmly on the lips. "Hmmm...spite tastes gross, you should consider changing your attitude." He then shifts and quickly flies out of the room, heading towards where he hoped Liwei would be with the van.

[wallaberry]

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Elauna slowly sits up and scowls. She rubs her arm where he'd pinned it down. "Ass." She gets to her feet and brushes herself off There was a small pain in her heart, when she thought of how much he had cared for her. Shaking her head she begins gathering her arrows, ignoring the Rabins. Let them fend for themselves, she wanted to be done with this whole thing.

@Fionraella

"Take Destin and leave. We'll arrange training sessions for Elauna so she can become a proper healer." Jayden turns to Sacha, tail lashing. "We are now without any healers, and I hope you'll keep that in mind."

[Fionraella]

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"Take Destin and leave. We'll arrange training sessions for Elauna so she can become a proper healer." Jayden turns to Sacha, tail lashing. "We are now without any healers, and I hope you'll keep that in mind."

@wallaberry

Sacha exhales and nods, shaking her head amidst the chaos. "Sounds like a plan. Please send a Brom to the river with Destin's things so we can pick them up later." She goes over to Dione and smiles at Destin. "Let's get you back to camp so Destin and Aya can properly treat that wound."

[Hawksnest565]

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Ambrose counts to five minutes and chuckles a bit. "Shouldn't be talking? Fine then." He walks over before she can fill the syringe. "I must be off." He then kisses her firmly on the lips. "Hmmm...spite tastes gross, you should consider changing your attitude." He then shifts and quickly flies out of the room, heading towards where he hoped Liwei would be with the van.

@Fionraella

Brianna stood and then sunk to the ground. Kissed by a teenager? Kissed by... a subject?! She ripped her pen from her shirt pocket and clicked it furiously. The Boss was right, there was no way Ambrose was going to escape. His time here would be torture. She would ensure it.

[Hawksnest565]

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Sacha exhales and nods, shaking her head amidst the chaos. "Sounds like a plan. Please send a Brom to the river with Destin's things so we can pick them up later." She goes over to Dione and smiles at Destin. "Let's get you back to camp so Destin and Aya can properly treat that wound."

@Fionraella

Aya let out a sigh of relief. It was all done. Destin was coming... He was coming home with her.

[xiaomiau]

Dione chuckled quietly. "I'll keep your secrets, honey, don't worry." She glanced at the ground where the arrow landed. "Thank you for patching me up. Am I going to be okay, now? Or is this still going to kill me?" She wasn't eager to lose her life, especially with Ambrose still missing. With each throb of the wound, she thought of the trouble he could be in.

Misha shrugged, letting herself fall back against the seat. Her head still ached, but she found it easy to look at the blinding light head on if she squinted her eyes. "It's all super hazy for the past.." she trailed off with a sigh. "Ugh. I need somebody to cor-body-orbate my story, or I'm super dead if I ever get home."

Liwei glanced at the clock anxiously.

[Fionraella]

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Brianna stood and then sunk to the ground. Kissed by a teenager? Kissed by... a subject?! She ripped her pen from her shirt pocket and clicked it furiously. The Boss was right, there was no way Ambrose was going to escape. His time here would be torture. She would ensure it.

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose spots a door at the end of a random hallway. He zooms towards it and shifts, quickly pulling it open. His thoughts flit to Dione momentarily as the door opens slowly. He smiles slightly. He tried not to think of her since he'd been here. It was too painful to think of never seeing her again, but now, opening the door to freedom, he allowed himself to think of her, even for just a single moment.

[Fionraella]

Dione chuckled quietly. "I'll keep your secrets, honey, don't worry." She glanced at the ground where the arrow landed. "Thank you for patching me up. Am I going to be okay, now? Or is this still going to kill me?" She wasn't eager to lose her life, especially with Ambrose still missing. With each throb of the wound, she thought of the trouble he could be in.

Misha shrugged, letting herself fall back against the seat. Her head still ached, but she found it easy to look at the blinding light head on if she squinted her eyes. "It's all super hazy for the past.." she trailed off with a sigh. "Ugh. I need somebody to cor-body-orbate my story, or I'm super dead if I ever get home."

Liwei glanced at the clock anxiously.

@xiaomiau

Destin shakes his head then looks up at Sacha and smiles, a little concerned, but not questioning it. "Sounds good." He looks at Dione. "Nah. I'd just recommend shifting human to relieve some of the pressure on that side. Walking is easier than padding, especially for side wounds, trust me on that."

Mona frowns slightly. "Hazy huh... They didn't." She pales, remembering the metal box and the head band thing she had seen in the room where she had gotten Misha. "They didn't electrocute you did they?" She whispers softly, grimacing at the thought of that poor girl going through that. "No, don't worry about it, we'll get you home and you'll be okay."

[Hawksnest565]

The door Ambrose had opened was the staff room door. Benjamin was eating a sandwich and watched the door open with such enthusiasm he thought it must have been the guy who lived three doors down from him. That guy loved peanut butter and a shipment had just come in. It was not. It was a boy. No, wait! It was the boy!

[Fionraella]

The door Ambrose had opened was the staff room door. Benjamin was eating a sandwich and watched the door open with such enthusiasm he thought it must have been the guy who lived three doors down from him. That guy loved peanut butter and a shipment had just come in. It was not. It was a boy. No, wait! It was the boy!

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose blinks, seeing Benjamin. "Oh...uhhh..." He quickly turns and runs out of that room. He gulps nervously and runs down another hallway, not bothering to shift, panicking a bit. "Shit...where was that door leading to the vans??" He tries to remember, but was so turned around at this point. He whimpers and runs to another door, opening it.

[xiaomiau]

Dione nodded slowly and shifted to her human for. She stretched carefully, coming to her feet with a tender edge to avoid worsening the injury marring her side. "We should hurry back," she said, addressing Sacha this time. "We need to deescalate the other issue with Broms, you know?"

Misha slapped the interior of the van. "Of- Agh, of damn course they did! How do you think they managed to screw me up like this?" She growled, then narrowed her eyes. She raised her hand to her chin and stroked an imaginary beard. "I bet it's like some spooky Manchurian Candidate stuff." Her eyes widened. "They brainwashed me and fried my brain and now they've put some wild 'murder all yer friends' nonsense in me! I can't even trust me!" Her gaze floated to Liwei, pressing his foot down on the gas pedal. She frowned. "Heyyyy, buddy, aren't we waiting for your friendo?"

[Hawksnest565]

There was a man playing a cello behind this door quite furiously. This was one of The Boss's youngest sons and he was quite distressed by the interruption, since he'd just been seeing if music would help him to access his shifting abilities. "Go awwwwway!" He squealed in an upset voice.