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[This is an open RP for whomever likes – would take place as Liamh is fresh on the island and still under the idea that it’s a safari-themed resort. Any percent is perfectly fine, though I might suggest 0%-25%]

He flopped into the white-slatted lounge chair and settled himself comfortably, bringing down sunglasses to rest over his eyes and folding his hands behind his head. He grinned. It had been a bit of a pain hauling the long chair out here near the lake, but it was worth it; the lapping of the waters, the warm tropical sun on his sunblock-doused skin, the palm trees as they tossed in the breeze... Of course, he HAD tried to haul it to the beach, but as he’d realized the magnitude of his task he’d quickly abandoned the idea and, undaunted, made for the much closer waters. He reached over to a little folding table and scooped up a slushy blue drink with one of those little paper parasols in it. Taking a slurp through the straw, he closed his eyes and nested one ipod earbud securely in his ear and hit play.

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds...

The resort staff might be calling him in to start work on the computers any day, but if they were as delayed as they’d sounded, this might turn out to be the start of a beautiful vacation. Too bad more of the resort facilities weren’t up and running yet. Some perverse part of him had always wanted to learn shuffleboard, anyway. Maybe practice for when he was an old codger who... played shuffleboard. At least it looked like the Rec center he’d passed on the way here had a good variety of games – and the jewel of it all, arcade games at that. A smile tugged at his lips and he set down the remainder of his drink.

The combination of the warm afternoon sunshine and the fragrant breezes soon had him dozing, but a sound roused him from the impromptu nap. He opened one eye. Was that a voice, or voices, somewhere? Perhaps it was getting closer...

Her first change would be comming soon, she just knew it. Everyone around her was transforming, they very thought caused her to shudder...Her turn would come around all too soon.

She had donned her usual outfit, black tank top and cargo pants. She however, had refused shoes, wanting instead, to feeling the sand in between her toes. Auburn hair was placed in a tight and clean ponytail behind her head, bangs falling just above her eyes.

Hands stuffed into her pockets a man in a very bright shirt had crossed into her line of vision. To talk, or not to talk...Lord she wasn't very good with people. "H...hello?" She found herself saying as she approached Liamh.

"Gaius." He took the hand in his own hoof-tipped fingers and shook it firmly, grinning down at the friendly guy. It never occured to him that a human-looking fellow should be in the dark about the island - everyone there knew about it!

"Good time to be out here too. The sun can be a real pain around lunch time, as I'm sure you can imagine! Almost enough to keep me from the cafeteria..." He grinned. "Almost."

Hearing the new voice, Gaius turned to catch sight of the approaching girl. Hm, there really were a lot of people he didn't know around here. Raising up a hand, he gave the red-head a friendly wave, his tail twitching behind him. "Heya! Don't worry, we're not criminals or predators!"

Ally hung back, hesitating a moment before breaking out into a grin at Gaius's comment. "Well I should hope not, didn't think criminals might looks as carefree and friendly as yall."

Walking untill she was next to them she drew both hands from her pockets and offered one to each of them. "And trust me its nice to see some friendly faces around here. I'm Ally by the way, sorry if I'm interrupting."

((Ally's personality is undergoing some changes at the moment so sorry if I'm not very true to my pre-drawn out one))

It struck Ally suddenly that Liamh had no idea what was going on, on the island. Trying not to frown she looked over at Gaius, wanting to see how he would answer. "I take it you haven't met very many people here have you Liamh?" She interjected quirking her eyebrows upward in question.

Liamh glanced between Allison and Gaius. "No, actually i haven't, other than the technicians i'm supposed to be working with. Whenever they get the systems online." He scrunched up one side of his face and examined Gaius again. "Labs? I don't suppose they'd need a getup like that in laboratory work." He scratched his head. "Hard to get off, then, is it? Must take a hellova time putting it all on... Funny," he said, turning to them again. "I didn't know they also did lab work here. I guess it's a great area for doing research." he shrugged. "Tropical climate and all. They have a grant for it?" He got a thoughtful expression.
How odd to have a resort and a science facility on the same island. Almost suspicious, though they likely have every permit and safety regulation in place. Sounds like a great plot for some kind of alien virus breakout movie...

Liamh grinned. "Ooo, don't tell me. Space mutants. Or is it a giant, earth-polarity-reversing electromagnet?" His expression soured. "Oh. It's some kind of weapons testing facility, isn't it... don't that beat all... Biochemical or nuclear?" He raised one eyebrow.

(will be taking off shortly and returning in several hours...)

Gaius nodded to Ally's statements. "It's true. This whole place... this island is all part of the facilities. No one knows we're here." He sighed, head sagging. "So there's not really any hope of rescue either..."

"They're... turning us into animals. I've already undergone my first change..." He tugged at an ear for Liamh to see. "This isn't any kind of make-up. It's all real as the hair on your head. Here," he turned around, giving his tail a swish for Liamh to see. "See? Doesn't look 'fake' does it? And check out my hands. I mean, sure there's fancy props out there, but you can see the hair growing out of my pores!"