[IC] Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

[Loksfjoer]

Mitch assessed the rifle as he listened to the information and he put it on the table next to him as he listened to the explanation of the handgun. This time he showed more interest.
"That rifle," he said, gesturing to the gun he had put aside, "that weapon won't do. It is unpredictable and I can't use unpredictable weapons. If a weapon has a chance to turn something into a threat, it's a terrible weapon to use. Find a way to sterilize the moss and I'm interested. My suggestion is to destroy the rounds you have now if there is no way to test for contamination." He gestured to the handgun Dante was holding. "Now that does sound like a good weapon. But those gems are dangerous, aren't they? Mike told me about them. What is the risk for a human wielder?"

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"If you want to swim you'll have to stay in the tank," the agent growled. "The room, as I was told is 3 by 5 metres, and 3 metres up. The pool is 2 by 3 and 1,5m deep; you'll have to climb up some stairs to get on to the platform and into the pool. The rest of it is a room with a climbing frame and a swing at one end, and a bed, a small table and a chair on the other. It's a take it or leave it deal."

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"Ma'am," one of the staff said and Lily joined him. She watched Steph watch herself in the mirror and her fingers trailed longingly over the glass. "You are my special prize, aren't you? Oh, we will have fun~" She turned to the man next to her. "Do we know where her object of desire is?"
"Going to the cinema with a friend, ma'am."
"Good, keep an eye on him."
She looked at Steph a final time and stepped away to observe Gaia for a bit, who didn't seem interested in leaving her room just yet. Another prize she would have fun with. And her darling Rose was already moving to the next floor - what a compliant girl. How terrific.

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Benjamin and Mike entered the movie theatre and bought tickets for something that was advertised as a historic drama. It was the best option there, the others were a romantic comedy which neither of them was really interested in, a sci-fi monster-hunting story and a story about a haunted house. They practically lived sci-fi monster-hunting and Benjamin never felt pleased about the displaying of ghosts and ghostly activities in movies - it wasn't accurate at all.
"Popcorn?" Mike suggested.
"Sure, we still have 20 minutes before the movie starts."
So they stood in the line of the popcorn stall and talked about the last time each had been at a place like this.

[SporkoBug]

Dante smiled and picked up the rifle as he handed the Handgun to Mitch. He slipped the rifle back into the hammer space he pulled it from, "As I was trying to explain to Lydral. Not a working weapon yet." He said before he smiled a bit more.
"Dangerous if you absorb the power, yes." He said, nodding at Mitch's words. "But the gun holds the energy itself. I made it myself, there's an elemental absorption plate that allows the energy to flow where it's needed and not hit your skin to harm you."

He heard movement upstairs and glanced upwards before looking back to Mitch with a smile. "Of course we have some high powered normal guns as well, but I thought you'd like something extra special in your artillery." Dante smiled a bit more, a bit of a spark in his eyes. He knew Mitch was a hired assassin, but he held a high bit of respect for the younger male.

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Sam's eyes lit up, "That sounds amazing!" he said happily, heading towards the elevator before he hesitated. "Can... someone come up with me? I can't really read yet." He frowned, his frilled ears drooped slightly. He had been taken away from Freya when she was starting to teach him how to read and write, and no one here wanted to teach him either.

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Gaia fanned her wings out once she had finished with the boats. The bones were stripped almost perfectly, some of them snapped in half and the marrow eaten as well. She moved her tail to sweep all of the bones and remains into the corner with a rumble in her chest before she stretched her wings out again, small flecks of light flickering from her before she shook her head and moved to stand on all fours once more.
She gave a large yawn, revealing the full extent of her sharp, needle-like teeth. Much like a shark, she had two rows of teeth, the second row tilted towards the center of her mouth.

Gaia let a shudder flood through her entire body, her spines slipped out from their spots, dotting down her head, neck and ripped through her shirt before it fell in shards to the floor. She lifted her head and closed her eyes, she let out a loud chuff as she tried to link her mind with Ethan once again, trying to check up on him.
'Are you safe?'

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Steph examined herself before she moved back to the bed before she pulled off her tshirt; revealing the black sports bra she had on underneath. The light shone against the different scars from old wounds she had gotten over the years, but at this point she didn't care- To her, she was alone, and somewhere she could relatively relax. They weren't posing a threat to her, and she wasn't posing a threat to them.

She moved to head towards the door, finally going to the recreational room.
She made her way up and paused at the sight of Rose already there. "Hey." Steph said with a small wave, she had seen Rose around, but not as a spiderperson. "I don't believe we've actually met. My name is Stephan. Please just call me Steph."
Rose looked up as she was expecting some of the weights before she smiled. "Oh hello! My name is Rosaline, please just call me Rose." She laughed slightly before she moved to easily lift up a large dumbbell. "Oh cool, I have spider strength!" She said with a grin.

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The Hyena watched the two before they disappeared into the theater. He looked around and quickly followed, shifting into his human form as he slipped in and watched them from the distance. He got a ticket for the same movie as he waited for the Fox to return.

The fox ran up to the center of the casino with a fluff of her tail.
"Father!" She called out, the Jackal stepped towards her and moved to pick her up. "The boys are safe. Shan is still watching."
The Jackal gave a soft laugh, petting the fox as he carried her towards where he was sitting before. Carl was sitting along, his clothing changed into something more comfortable. "My apologies, dear angel. My messenger was coming to speak to me." He let the fox go before he turned his attention back to the Angel as they continued their conversation.

The fox huffed and headed up a set of stairs to a deep red room. She pushed the door open and shifted to her human form.
April looked up from her desk with a soft smile. "Hello my love." She said softly, "Jack being a bastard and being distracted again?" She laughed, "Here, come tell me your findings."

[Loksfjoer]

"I have high powered normal guns at my disposal," Mitch assured him as he looked over the elemental gun a second time. At least Dante seemed to know what he was talking about, and he was highly disappointed in what Lydral considered a good gun and his lack of understanding of the weapon. "But I would like to use this one," he added. "If you'll let me."

He too heard the movement upstairs, but he figured it was Duncan. Also because Dante didn't react to it.

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The agent nodded and entered the elevator. He gave the boy the keypass and showed him the buttons for the 4th and the 5th floor - the only floors he was allowed to enter.
On the 4th floor he showed the boy his room.
"They are serving chocolate cake in the recreation area on the 5th," he informed the boy.

Meanwhile, on the 5th floor, Lily entered with a big pre-sliced chocolate cake in her hands. "Hello my darlings~" she greeted them. "Gaia hasn't come yet? Doesn't matter. Look what I brought! It smells absolutely divine - the cook has outdone himself."
She put it on the table and opened a cupboard with carton plates in it.

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Ethan listened to the agents who were with him when he suddenly heard Gaia. He looked around but didn't see her. Then he realised he hadn't heard her voice, but her thoughts. But how was he supposed to answer the question? He was no fucking telepath. But... he could at least give it a try.
'Yeah, I am,' he thought, doing his best to think it to Gaia, but he had no idea if it worked.

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It was strange to just go to the movies when friends were prisoners, another friend was getting ready to hunt down vampires, and other friends planning on doing a dangerous mission. Mike glanced at Benjamin and voiced his thoughts. Benjamin nodded and admitted he felt the same, but since they couldn't do anything to help any of them, they might as well try to enjoy themselves.

With the popcorn they went into the room that would show their movie and picked their seats. Unbeknownst to them, an agent of the agency entered the same room and took a seat in the row behind them. He munched on some popcorn, but kept an eye on them.

[SporkoBug]

Dante gave a small nod, "That is the reason why I brought it here for you." He said as he held out his hand to Mitch, "It'll be a pleasure working with you. I did some research on you and you seem like a more than competent man."
He glanced towards the doorway as he noticed Freya silently walking along towards the room to get to the kitchen. "Ah, I was expecting the cyborg, not the Siren."

Freya had managed to get most of her clothes off, stripped down to just her underpants at this point. She gave a side glance to Dante and Mitch before she continued onwards to the kitchen. She grumbled something about being hungry and the sound of the fridge opening came from where she went into.
"Good thing Tonights shopping delivery day." Dante added with a chuckle before he returned his attention back to Mitch. "If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me, Even after this mission. I want to help you with your career." He sounded a strange mix between brotherly and fatherly, the way he looked at Mitch showed he was telling the truth.

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The boy moved into his room quickly, but paused before moving to hug the Guard softly before he pushed the door open and headed inside.
He looked around the room with widened eyes, moving over to the water area and climbed the ladder to slip into the pool to rehydrate himself quickly.

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Both Steph and Rose looked up as Lily came in, Steph frowned at the mention of Gaia not being here.
"I don't even know if she can have chocolate." She managed to whisper to herself before she smiled to Lily. "Thank you Ma'am." She bowed her head as she looked to Rose.
Rose moved to lower the weights down as she moved over towards the cake, her eyes widened as she looked at the baked goods, swallowing as she waited to be served a slice.

"Hungry huh?" Steph asked in a relaxed tone, Rose only glanced back with an embarrassed smile. Steph turned to face the door as the elevator opened and Gaia stepped through the doors. Her ears flicked as she heard Ethans words before she looked around the room, she still remained almost naked, her pants really the only thing remaining on her body as small pieces of her shirt hung on her shoulders.

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Shan watched the group carefully, once in the movie area, he shifted his ears back to his Hyena ears and flicked them softly. He kept his focus mainly on Benjamin, as he was the one that April was meeting the next day.

April moved and sent another text to Benjamin.
'Please do not forget tomorrow. Are you still available?'

[Loksfjoer]

Mitch took the hand and shook it. "Then you are at an advantage, I still have to get to know you. But my first impression of someone is usually good and you seem competent."
He glanced at Freya, but didn't greet her. She was of no concern.
"Forgive me for not reciprocating that immediately," Mitch answered the final comment, "but I'll wait to see how you do on this mission before offering my services when you need them."

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Lily put some plates on the table and put a slice of cake on them. "There you go, darlings," she told them as she pushed it to them.
When she heard someone approach she looked up and smiled broadly when she recognised Gaia. "Darling, I'm so glad you came. Do you want some cake too?"

Her three darling were with her, how wonderful. And when they were all settled in and comfortable, that's when the real testing could begin. She held back a grin when she thought about all the fun things they would do together.

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Benjamin felt his phone vibrate and as he talked with Mike he took it from his pocket and checked it.
'9 a.m., I'll be there' he texted back.
"Do you sometimes miss a normal life?" he asked when he put his phone away again.
"I do," Mike admitted. "Attending college is something I always wanted, but with this I didn't get around to do so. I tried to combine it for a while, but that didn't work."

[SporkoBug]

Dante gave Mitch a nod, "I understand not reciprocating, it's fine. I would usually be hesitant too, but you have a specific... Air to you." He admitted before he smiled, "But I should let you on your way, you have a lot to read up on." He motioned to the usb stick in his possession, "It has both Duncan and my numbers on it too, if you ever need to call us for anything. Work or otherwise." He said as he glanced towards the kitchen as he heard a clatter echo from behind the half closed door.

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Rose moved to grab the plate happily and started to eat her cake as if she hadn't eaten in days, Steph watched her carefully before she moved to grab her own plate as she looked up to Gaia.
A bit of fear flooded through her body, taking a visible form of a small sparkle of ice blue darting through her horns. Was Gaia in a stable mentality? Was she going to attack? Was she even allowed cake?

Gaia's ears flicked to Lily as she spoke to her, the beast woman didn't look at her immediately, her eyes scouting over everything in the room before they moved to focus on Lily, her pupils flexing and shrinking slightly. Gaia's ears flicked again as she looked to Steph, who had stepped towards the space between Gaia and Lily, in case anything were to happen.
"I'm not going to harm her." Gaia rumbled towards her old team mate, "My eyes are adjusting to the lights. Stand down." She watched as Steph seemed to relax and nod towards her. Gaia's attention returned back to Lily, her ears pointing forward as she looked her over carefully; she wasn't exactly sure what to make of the human yet, her wings relaxed slightly before she nodded.

"Cake would be nice." She started, "I haven't had cake before."

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April smiled as Benjamin's text cam through, moving quickly to reply.
9am is correct. Will you be alone or do you need to bring your friends? I don't mind either way. She replied before she turned her attention to a small blip that appeared on one of her monitors.
She narrowed her eyes and brought the screen closer to her face, she clicked a few buttons as she narrowed her eyes with a frown, pulling out a notebook before she started to scribble some things down.

[Loksfjoer]

"I will keep it in mind," Mitch promised and he walked away. He would take the time to read everything through and if he had to admit it to himself, he looked forward to getting to know the people Mike had acquainted himself with. At first glance Dante seemed decent.
That was for later.
He had almost reached his car when his phone rang and he picked it up. "Yes, I have time," he stated. "I'll call back when I can."
After that he got in the car and drove away.

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Lily gave Gaia a slice of cake and then turned to Rose, noticing how hungry she seemed. She made a mental note to keep an eye on how much food she needed. "There is more if you want. And the kitchen is always available to cook food. Everyone has a speaker in their room; just push the button and you can talk to someone who can relay your wishes to me or the kitchen."
She folded her hands together as she looked at her three darlings. "I hope you'll feel at home here. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them."

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Benjamin read the text and typed back Not that I need to, but I'll bring a friend. After sending that he made sure the device was on silent mode before putting it away again. He wouldn't want to disturb everyone here because someone wanted to contact him.
Mike likewise had his phone on silent mode and struck up a conversation about Italy, even though he much rather wanted to talk about April, but that was a bad idea in a public place like this.

[SporkoBug]

Dante glanced as Mitch left, he smiled slightly before he headed towards the kitchen and lifted Freya up from the floor and put her on a chair.
"Let me make you some food." He said as the Siren stared hungrily at him as she finished the raw fish that was half sticking out of her mouth,

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Rose flinched as she was spoken to, she looked up as she was told she could have more cake and looked hungrily at the cake. "M...More cake?" She questioned before she shook her head, "No, I shouldn't. That wouldn't be fair of me." She mumbled more to herself.
Rose flexed her mandibles under her lips as she thought as everyone else seemed to settle into a spot and start eating their cake.

Steph scanned the room and noticed the dancepole, her eyes widening as her brain reminded her of the amount of training she had received before she joined the agency. She looked towards Lily, a few questions flooded her mind before she closed her eyes and breathed out.
"You're not going to kill us, right?" She asked, the question was dancing along her brain, "I doubt you'll allow us out anytime soon, but you're not intending to harm these two, are you?"

Gaia found a table that seemed strong enough for her to sit on, hopping up and sitting onto it as it squeaked under her weight slightly. She sniffed at the cake before she started to chew at it, her ears pricking up at the taste before she quickly wolfed the rest of it down, eyeing the cake as it was mentioned there was more for them. She looked to Steph as she started to question about what they were going to do to them, Always like her to care for others. She thought to herself, closing her eyes and giving a sigh. I hope Ethan is safe. If anything harms him I will tear it to pieces.

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April nodded at the text, not replying to it just yet. She set her phone down and moved quickly to look at the reports popping up on the floating screens around her. She moved them slowly, stacking them on top of each other before pulling up another window and her own horns glistened a soft red for a moment.
"Annoying." She said before she lifted her phone to text Benjamin back. Apologies for the late reply, but that is absolutely fine. I will see you tomorrow. I cannot wait. She put her phone back down and slid from her desk and stepped towards a large cupboard.
She pulled the doors open, staring at the weapons that hung up on the wall before she slowly scaled over everything she had. She stopped at the sight of a small indent in the armory, something she had already lent to someone.

She swore as she turned back to her phone, moving to call someone.
"'Yello." Dante answered with a grin, "What can I do for you Ap'? I'm just cooking up some food for a friend, is it urgent?"
"You have one of my weapons." She said with a soft tone.
"Oh yes." Dante replied, his voice calm and almost jovial. "I've borrowed it for a bit, I promise you'll get it back in one piece. I promise none of my siblings have gotten a hold of it."
April seemed to let out a small, shaky sigh. "I have signs of Harry." She started, the line on the other side went silent as the phone was dropped to the ground. Plates moving and feet stepping along echoing into April's ear before the phone was picked up again.

"Sorry." Dante said, his voice suddenly serious. He was moving, April could hear him stepping along and the sound of the door opening and closing. "You have signs of her? Already?"
"I have points of her... other Magic." April said with a frown, "SHe seems okay, she's.. a while away. I can send men to collect her to get her back here safely for you."
"Please, Duncan will forever be in your dept."
"Please don't tell him." April spoke, "I don't know how she'll be. I don't know if she'll be herself."
Dante gave a soft grunt before saying goodbye. April was back to silence in her office and furrowed her brow, bringing back all the screens as she looked at them with narrowed eyes.

[Loksfjoer]

"Oh, don't be ridiculous," Lily said as she took another slice and handed it to Rose. "There is plenty of cake, honey," she assured the spider woman. "If you are hungry you have to tell me and I will make sure you will have enough. No-one will go hungry here," she stated.
(Unless it is for scientific purposes) she added in her mind, but was careful not to say that out loud and she kept a charming smile on her face.

She turned to Steph when she spoke to her. "It's not up to me to release you from this facility," she admitted. "But I will do what I can to make your stay as pleasant as possible." (for me then). "I wouldn't dream of hurting any of you." (unless for scientific purposes, or to have some fun) She had a broad smile on her face. "You don't have to be afraid, I will be good for you all and you will have everything you need."

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Ethan listened to the other agents as they explained about the common hiding places for vampires and to anticipate their movements. His heart was beating. This was exciting. Much better than that lame work of looking at haunted houses and shit.

Meanwhile Benjamin and Mike were enjoying themselves, blissfully unaware they were being watched by an agent of their agency, upon request of Lily. The woman had her eyes on Benjamin. A feast for the succubus.
All she needed was a moment to capture him, but maybe not tonight.

[SporkoBug]

Rose happily took the second piece of cake when it was handed to her, she ate it a bit slower this time; trying to savour the flavour that she mainly missed when she wolfed down the first piece. She listened to Lily answer Steph's question, why would she be worried? She counted as an Agent still, and the Agency cared for their workers.
She swallowed a bit of cake before she wiped her mouth, "I'm surprised you asked that." Rose started quietly, Steph glanced over to her with a tilt of her head before Rose continued. "I wouldn't think the Agency would even think of harming their agents, they think we're invaluable."

Steph had to hold her breath and hold back her words, poor Rose was misguided by this place. Despite all they had been doing to her, she was still loyal. Steph almost wanted to praise her for her loyalty, but she knew loyalty could be misguided.
She breathed out and looked to Lily. "Thank you." She started, "I had to ask to settle my own mind." She didn't reply to Roses' question, glancing around the room a bit more. Her eyes caught the sight of a dancing pole and she felt her heartbeat pick up, of course she wouldn't do it with people watching but she wondered if she could remember anything she was trained on.

"Stephan has a reason for asking." Gaia rumbled as she finished her cake, placing her plate down as her tongue slipped and licked at her lips. "Considering our... 'capture' to come here wasn't exactly... 'friendly'." She said with a rumble, she could still hear the buzzing noise in her ears, which caused them to flick angrily. "But as they seem to have catered to everything for us, I'm sure we'll be fine until they believe we're ready to leave." She looked to Steph hesitantly, "It will be all to make sure how to take care of us, to ensure we'll be properly looked after."
She stretched slightly, her hands almost touching the ceiling with a bit of a yawn, her sharp rows of teeth showing in the light, shimmering due to the saliva in her mouth.

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Quietly wolves watched Ethan and the other agents from afar, they kept themselves in the shadows as they watched and listened. Their ears twitched as the wind seemed to press past them, silently telling a message sent towards them before all but the smallest wolf turned and left.
The smallest wolf shook it's silver-grey fur, stepping closer to where Ethan was. Their ears flicked forward and their eyes trained specifically on him, the shadows kept them hidden, but they could at least pay better attention that no one else was panting down their neck.

The canine-humanoid watched the agent as they watched Benjamin and Mike. They narrowed their eyes as they focused, trying to keep an eye on the agent in case they tried anything that night. His masters were wanting Benjamin to meet the Queen, their meeting was important. Especially since the male that was Benjamin had something of a close relationship to one of his Queens' denizens. If the Half-blooded could be called that.

[Loksfjoer]

Lily smiled broadly at Rose, such a loyal treasure. Definitely a keeper, too bad she changed into something unhuman.
"Of course, darling," she said to Steph. "I will do what I can to make your stay comfortable here."

When Gaia spoke she turned to her last gorgeous darling and she nodded at the words. "The capture was awful," she admitted, putting a hand on her chest. "They were so rough with you and I told them off about it. That's not how to treat agents, I agree. And you are correct, Gaia; we need to understand you better. You are a new species and Steph and Rose only recently transformed. So now you're with me, I will take care of you and when you are ready to join agents again you can leave."

Two darlings who understood it, just Steph seemed to be distrusting. But that was okay; Lily was certain Steph would soon enjoy herself here as well.

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Agent Morrison led the way to a place where vampires often hung out and Ethan followed. While a stake was of course an affective way to pierce the heart, he carried a handheld crossbow with blessed, silver-tipped darts. According to the others, this weapon worked best when dealing with vampires from a distance, and he had been practising with it. In a holster he carried a stake for close-combat.
Of course it had to be confirmed these were vampires and Morrison used a heatgun to check their body heat.

"They are vampires allright," he said as he looked at the screen. Their body temperature was unmistakingly different from humans. He aimed his small crossbow and fired the first shot; Ethan followed suit and aimed at the other vampire.

[SporkoBug]

Gaia rolled her eyes at Lily's explanation for the capture, her tail swayed before she gave a soft huff.
"They frequency Bombed my ears, I think they need more than a telling off." She said with a rumble before she yawned slightly, "I'm sure they've forwarded the notes they have on me here, I know that Vampire Bastard gave the original notes of my creation." She stood from the table and looked around the room, walking to the weights as easily lifted one of the 10kg dumbells.

Rose nodded to Lily's words, she was telling the truth, obviously. Why would the agency lie about anything with her? She had been there for a while, but sure she had changed into what she was now so of course they would need to make sure she was safe to work with.
She looked over towards the cake once more before she looked to Steph for a bit.

Steph frowned at Lily's words, she didn't believe it but she nodded once.
"Alright." She said as she crossed her arms, "I shouldn't really complain, you did give us large, personalized rooms, as well as a recreational center." She admitted, dropping her arms to her sides. "And so far you haven't done anything against our rights or harmed anyone we care about."
Her mind went to Benjamin, she hoped he was okay. Her mind trailed off to Harriet; where was she? Was she okay? She gave a visible shudder and looked to the ground where she stood.

[Loksfjoer]

"I didn't have a chance to read them through yet," Lily said, "but I did get information. Nothing of the sorts will happen here; I wouldn't want you to wreck this place."
She clapped her hands together. "Well, then, I will leave you all to yourself. And if you need more to eat, just contact someone through the speaker. The water dispencer is over there in case you are thirstly, and if you will make a shopping list of snacks I'll make sure the cabinet here is filled with things you like, as well as bread and condiments for the morning and the evening, so you can eat when you want. A hot meal will be provided from the kitchen at noon." Then she turned to Gaia. "And we'll make sure you will get some animals. How many do you need every day?"

[SporkoBug]

Rose listened to Lily quietly, tilting her head for a moment before she looked towards the speaker at the mention of more food. At the mention of making a list of snacks her mind went over everything she would have wanted to eat. The idea of a hot meal almost made her drool, why was she so hungry all of a sudden? She shrugged it off and slipped off of where she was sitting as she started to wonder around the room; looking at everything around. The weights caught her eyes before she continued to see what else they had.

Gaia nodded at Lily as she spoke about the information, her tail swayed as she listened about the food. She stayed silent and still as Lily spoke before her ears flicked up as she was addressed again. "I mentioned to the guards I would need probably two stags a week; especially if I am also eating meals given to me here. But I wouldn't complain about a couple goats every 2 days if possible, keeping my prey drive down will stop me from potentially 'hunting' these ladies." She looked to Steph and locked eyes with her with a bit of a sly look in her eyes.

Steph relaxed a bit where she was sitting, she listened to everything Lily was saying. She had a pretty genuine tone, but Steph was still cautious. She glanced to Gaia and caught her eye and the end of the sentence; feeling her body tense from the look the beast woman was giving her. Her heartbeat fastened and her horns, surprisingly, flooded a soft blue rather than the deep blue of fear; was Steph... aroused by the idea of Gaia hunting her down?
She blushed and looked away, closing her eyes and thinking a chant that she remembered to try and 'relax' her body. She didn't realize the small line like mark on her forehead had shifted into a small circle with the line through it, similar to a hidden halo on an angel.

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A figure paused in the trees, their small squirrel body freezing as they watched the woman stumbling through the woods. They narrowed their eyes as they watched Harriet walk along slowly, she had no connection to anyone, her head hurt and her body felt... Odd.
What had happened? How did she end up... Here? Wherever she was.
She felt something watching her, she couldn't shake the feeling. The shadows spoke to her in silent whispers, small creatures were watching her. Nothing seemed to escape her sight of everything around her; this new found power bubbled through her body and she was unsure about it. Part of her was excited to see what could happen, but another part was afraid of what it could possibly do.

[Loksfjoer]

Lily nodded to the numbers; stags would be difficult, but she'd see what she could do about it. "Wouldn't want you to hunt these ladies," she said with a small smile. When Gaia looked at Steph, she looked as well and noticed the colour changes of Steph's horns, the blush and the looking away, then she glanced at Gaia for a moment. Interesting.
Did she have a rival now?

"Anyhow, I'll leave you three to yourself. There's a kid too, by the way." Admittedly, she had almost forgot about him herself, but he was just so uninteresting. "Be kind to him, okay? And make sure he's fed."

With that, she left the common area.

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The vampires were dealt with easily and Ethan received praise from agent Morrison. The vampires had turned to dust, but why did he still feel like he was being watched? Ethan glanced around, trying to peer into the shadows.

Agant Morrison seemed to notice and took an infrared camera from the backpack. It couldn't be used to hunt the cold vampires, but it was perfect for detecting warm-blooded creatures lurking in the shadows. He gave it to Ethan.

With the camera, Ethan circled around to check the surroundings.

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Blissfully unaware of being watched, Benjamin talked to Mike until the movie started and then sat in silence in the darkness to enjoy what was being shown on the screen. His mind travelled to Ethan and Steph a few times, worrying about their safety, but the movie was a decent diversion and kept him entertained well enough.

[SporkoBug]

Gaia smiled at Lily's words and gave a nod, at the mention of a child she tilted her head. Why would they keep a child here? This wouldn't be-
"Oh a kid?" Rose said as she poked her head up from around the weights, "Oh I love children! I hope he likes us." She said as Lily left, she moved back to the weights and continued to push more weights onto the weight bar and moved to lift it with her hands. "Damn it, still too light." She grumbled before she moved to add more weight to the bar.

Steph blinked, A child? Here? She shuddered at the thought about the yelling and screaming a child could do. She glanced towards Gaia, "You're... Not going to hunt me, are you?" She felt her cheeks brighten in red at the idea. She let out a squeak as Gaia moved quickly, pressing her hand over the side of Steph's waist, almost blocking her in the spot she was in.
"As long as this place keeps me fed." She said, opening her mouth slightly to show off her sharp teeth, "Then I won't need to hunt. But that's not what I'm really worried about."
Steph felt her heart race, what was Gaia planning?? She knew she had Benjamin, and Gaia had Ethan! "What are yo-" Steph started as Gaia snarled towards her to silence her.
"I'm keeping you sane." She whispered, leaning closer to Steph's ear, "Your kind need this type of stimulation so you don't try and hunt. And I don't think Benjamin would enjoy finding out if you went after one of the guards."

Stephs eyes widened and she felt her entire body tense and almost squirm at Gaia's words. Why was she helping her? How was this even working?

---

Harriet felt herself sway where she stood, slowly dropping to her knees as the shadows pulled at her.
She felt sick, her stomach churned. She held back the feeling before-
She vomited into the ground in front of her, pulling her hand to wipe away the black inky substance from her mouth. She felt her body shudder as another wave flooded through her body, causing her to vomit up again.

"No. I'm okay." She said to herself as she slowly pulled herself up once more. Did she hear footsteps or was she going crazy? She spun around and narrowed her eyes. She couldn't figure where she was, she was woozy, lost and felt... Strange. What happened to her?

[Loksfjoer]

After Lily left she went to a nearby control room, with screens that showed what the creatures were up to. She was informed about what the others had seen in the time it had taken for her to leave them and come here, but her eyes were glued to the screen that showed the common room. What were Gaia and Steph doing? A hint of annoyance crept over her face. If Gaia was feeding Steph, that was not good. She decided to let them do what they wanted for now, but it wasn't fair. She let out a sigh, sometimes it was easier to put them in a cage.

Someone tried to give her an update about how the siren boy was doing, but she brushed him off. One of the other scientists, one who cared about siren boys, could handle that one.

She noticed some movement in the camera and smiled. Ah, another of her darlings entered the room.

---

A small woman entered the common area; dressed in a pink kimono and her black hair in a knot on the back of her head. She eyed the others for a moment, and then walked sereenly to the water tap to drink some water. Not wanting to disturb whatever the two winged girls were doing, she walked to the spider woman instead.
"You're new here, aren't you?" she asked, her voice having an accent that showed English wasn't her native language.

---

The camera revealed something that looked like an animal, a dog or something. Ethan shrugged and handed the camera back to Morrison. Dogs were common in the city.

"Here's the deal," agent Morrison said as he turned to Ethan. "The old base is evacuated; the boss said it is compromised."
"You mean that if Gaia can break out she'll come back for revenge and the boss is afraid of her."
To Ethan's surprise, agent Morrison chuckled. "Probably so," he admitted. "I wasn't told the finer details, but it's likely those demons will want revenge." He nodded to his collegue agent Barrow. "We'll bring you there; we'll take a break and then hunt more vampires. The night is still young."

Despite the injustive that happened to Gaia, the idea of hunting more vampires appealed to him, so Ethan nodded and followed the older agents. He kept an eye on the area around them, he still couldn't shake the feeling they were being watched, but all he had seen around was that dog.

[SporkoBug]

Rose jumped when someone spoke to her, she looked up towards the woman and blinked to her with a bit of a started grin. "Hi!" She said as she straightened herself up as she offered both of her left arms to the woman, "My name is Rose, and yeah, I'm new here. Steph, Gaia and I came in together." She motioned with one of her arms towards the two winged woman, who had seemed to relax and pulled away from each other.

Steph glanced towards Gaia as she picked at her teeth with her sharpened nail, she looked away and gave a shaky smile. She closed her eyes and shook her head slowly as she slowly stood to grab some water. Her mind went to Benjamin after Gaia had spoke about him, he'd understand if she ended up accidentally 'hunting' another human male, right? Was it just males she needed to feed from, because she felt something when Gaia got close to her.
She shuddered to herself before she drunk the glass of water and started to walk along the common room, taking it all in. Her eyes kept going to the pole, looking away as soon as she noticed the shine on it and held back the urge to go try it out.

Gaia picked at her teeth, pulling out a strange mix of cake and meat from some of her hind teeth before she looked at it and shrugged. Why waste food? She thought as she licked it off her claws before she glanced towards the smaller woman that entered, her tail slapped the chair she was on as she narrowed her eyes. Who was this new person, were they indoctrinated here? Sent in to make sure they stopped worrying about getting out?
The door opened again, Gaia's instincts caused her to look immediately towards the door as she watched the small boy waddle into the room and over to the water tap. Gaia tilted her head as her spines slowly prickled up at the very idea that a child would be here, "Hey." She called, watching the child ignore her, "Hey." She said in a soft growl, causing the kid to flinch and turn to face her.

"I'm... Sorry." The boy said as he turned the tap off as he filled his bottle, "I...I was thirsty and the guards won't get water for me." He said, Gaia's spines relaxed before she stood to walk over to the child and pulled him into her arms carefully.
"I'm sorry for scaring you." He said, looking the kid over and flicked her tongue at his face, flicking his nose and causing the kid to giggle.

---

Harriet felt her stomach churn again, moving to vomit behind a bush. She could hear voices, but she couldn't tell if they were in her head or in real life.
"Shut up." She hissed towards the darkness, thinking it was just in her head, the whispers slowly coming closer to her head before she gripped her head. "SHUT THE FUCK UP." She yelled loudly, causing the birds in the trees to scatter quickly.

The voices didn't lessen, they got louder and caused Harriet to close her eyes and collapse to the ground. She pressed her forehead to the ground and started mumbling stuff under her breathe. She wanted Gaia, she wanted Steph or Duncan, She wanted either one of the three boys. A known voice, a known touch. Someone she trusted, she needed to hear someone she trusted.

[Loksfjoer]

The small woman smiled. "Welcome. My name is Chiyoko." She seemed out of place with the others women, looking completely human. She sipped from the water as she watched the young boy enter. Her eyebrows rose as she realized she hadn't seen any young males like that. But since it wasn't human, it wasn't an alluring target. None of these people were.
She turned back to Rose. "I've been here for a while, and it looks like they don't consider you and your friends dangerous, otherwise you'd be in cages."

---

Ethan stopped when he heard someone yell. A fight? Someone in trouble? "I'm going to check it out," he told the others.
The two agents shrugged and followed him; they weren't in a hurry and it didn't sound dangerous; more like some humans having an argument. Not something they had to get involved with, but if Ethan wanted to he could.

Ethan went in the direction he had heard the yelling come from and suddenly he saw Harriet, with black vomit in front of her? Whatever, he carefully approached her. "Hey, Harriet," he said. "What's up?

[SporkoBug]

Rose glanced to the siren boy and her eyes glistened, "Sammy!" She said, "That's Freya's kid! He's such a gorgeous boy, I can't believe how big he is now!" She cleared her throat and looked towards Chiyoko again, "Sorry. That was rude of me." She said before she breathed out slowly, "It's a pleasure to meet you. They... Thought we were dangerous, but that's okay; We're agents for the agency, they're just doing some tests before they send us back to the field."
Rose looked at Chiyoko carefully before she looked back up to her eyes again, "You don't look too inhuman." She started, "I'm guessing some sort of... shapeshifter? Or a hidden feature, like Vampire?" She smiled, curiosity glistened in her eyes as she awaited the womans response.

Sam's little fin-ears perked up as he saw Rose, he gave her a twohanded wave from Gaia's arms before he turned his attention back to Gaia.
"You're really pretty!" He said, Gaia's cheek scales glistened slightly. "I wonder if you've met mamma! She's worked with you, she said she was gonna come get me one day." Gaia's ears drooped as her pupils flexed slightly.
Steph froze as she saw the telltale signs of Gaia's anger bubbling through before her ears pricked up again and she gave a small smile to the younger child. "Come." Gaia said as she carried him over to the softer carpeted area, "I will show you some cool magic tricks yes?"

Steph watched Gaia take Sam over to the corner and placed him on her lap, starting to show him small elemental magicks; bubbles of water, flickers of flame; anything the dragonwoman could think of to surprise the little siren boy. Steph couldn't help but smile as she looked over to Rose and the other newcomer, she didn't want to butt into the conversation. Steph flinched as she came to realize she had walked her way all the way to the dance pole, and it now sat in front of her.
"Oh fuck me." She whispered to herself, why was it she was drawn to these things whenever she saw one, she didn't want to do it with everyone watching, but she knew her mind wouldn't let her settle without at least giving it a go.

---

Harriets thoughts were screaming in her head as she tried to get her bearings once again. She paused as she heard Ethans' voice, she blinked and slowly lifted her head away from the ground.
"E...than?" She slowly started, looking up to the male. At first, she was confused on who he was, but the voices finally ceased and her memories flooded back into her head. "Ethan!" She blinked and hopped up to her feet, wobbling a little bit. "What are you doing out here?" She asked, looking around for a moment, "Where.... Are we?"