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 Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:09 pm
"Yeah..." The reptile sighed, looking down before back up at Rayana. "He was the one who gave me my first injection. And Lauren, who helped." She rolled her eyes. "********... b***h." Her tongue flickered and a small hiss escaped her mouth.
"She's an islander too. Turning into a mongoose with horns or something and is so far up Moreau's a** she can't see her own feet." Oh, it was rather obvious what her oppinion on the other girl was.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:16 pm
"I don't believe I have met her before." Ray wished she had a cigarette, as she sat out here in the peacefulness and clean, fresh air. It was kind of disgusting.
"I didn't know it was possible for a subject to be on friendly terms with him. Though I guess he does have his favorites. Hargun got dishes made of dung for Christmas, she told me. I got an iPod and a new dress. But then, I'm not like a lot of people here. I realize that there's no way to ever fight Moreau, and therefore don't even bother trying."
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:18 pm
"Yeah, I got a pair of iguana-skin shoes." Amaya frowned. "Neither of us did anything aside from make faces at the cameras and he still does crap like that just to make us angry." She rolled her eyes.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:20 pm
Ray frowned at the other girl. "I'm sorry. What a jerk, giving you shoes made out of what you're turning into. That's like... cannibalism, except your wearing what you are instead of eating it. I wonder what they would call that..."
Eyes becoming distant, Ray was starting to get lost in thought once again.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:22 pm
"Yeah... and I can't even wear shoes anymore." The green iguana glared ahead of her at nothing, picturing the red-headed man's face simply laughing at her suffering and saddness.
Though her anger was short-lived, washing away and being replaced with depression once more. Being angry was too exhausting in a place like this.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:26 pm
Ray frowned down at the feet of the other female. "Yeah, I can see how that would be difficult. Selfish as it sounds, I hope I don't lose any random body parts or have them deformed. With any luck, my arms will stay as they are and the wings, if I get any, will come out my back somehow. Sounds painful, but I don't want to lose my arms like Hargun did."
She stretched, gently. "Although I'm getting extra skin under my arms, so I doubt that wish will come true."
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:28 pm
Amaya nodded sadly, but seemed to remain silent for a time before finally sighing one last time and standing up. "Well, I better go back and get something to eat... I'll see you around Rayana. It was nice meeting you." She started on her way down the small path.
"Oh, and I'm in duplex number 22."
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:34 pm
Ray smiled gently and twitched her fingers after the retreating figure. "24 for me. Room above the priest."
She watched Amaya disappear through the jungle, then got to her own feet and decided to head out herself.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:20 pm
[New RP]
For the first time in several weeks, Nita crept along the path and into the jungle. Her body was still sore from her changes, especially her back and bottom; her new fluffy tail hung behind her, jeans hanging low from her hips. She felt trapped in her duplex, skittish and wanting the protective cover of the trees.
It was good to be outside after the days spent in her duplex, suffering from withdrawal and then the night in the hospital. Nita could almost feel the red panda calming as she padded softly along the well-marked trail. Before very long, she gained confidence in her movements, aided by her improved senses of hearing and smell. Nita left the path and strode off amongst the trees, expertly avoiding rocks and fallen twigs.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:34 pm
"Reuben, for crying out loud... if you chase every lizard you find..." she called him back to her with a snap of her fingers, and the mutt toddled over to her with gusto. "Well... just remind me not to introduce you to Joli, okay?"
This is what her days had become- happy, chatty days as she travelled through the woods and along the beach with her dog. She hadn't seen a soul in weeks, perhaps more- her inner clock had permanently frayed- but somehow, it didn't matter to her so much. There was a sort of happy permanence in these lazy, easy days- and it pleased her.
Reuben broke their easy silence by making his body taught, pointing towards the woods.
"What is it? Another lizard? Stay close to me, Reuben."
But the dog took off- rushing through the brush- where he would collide directly with Nita.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:44 pm
Nita's ears twitched. Something was there, something bigger than the insects and birds and various small mammals. She froze, all of her senses on the alert, as that something crashed through the underbrush. Before she even knew what she was doing, Nita found herself scrabbling up a tree, clawed fingers and toes finding purchase in the rough bark, her tail helping her balance. She perched on a wide branch about 15 feet above the ground, holding her body rigid.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:55 pm
"Reuben!" Emelyn tore through the bushes like a woman with a mission. He'd never run off like this before, but she didn't give herself time or cause to decide why he had left so. There was too much at stake to let herself believe that he had run after one of the islanders. ...The dangerous islanders.
"REUBEN!" She screamed again, and was so intent to retrieve him that she hardly noticed he'd stopped at the base of a tree. Emelyn very nearly tipped over him at her full-tilt with her surprise, but stopped just in time to support herself with a front-lean into the tree. Reuben alternated looking up at the thing he had chased into the tree- and wagging his tail furiously, proud to show his mother what he'd done.
"For crying out loud, what do you think you're... oh my god." She had looked up. The figure- red and rigid- was almost unrecognizable, until Emelyn cleared her mind of the shock.
"Nita? Is that you?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:03 pm
Shouting.. and something scrabbling at the base of the tree. Nita peered down through the foliage to see a rather small brown and white dog. Her rational mind came back as her rapid heartbeat slowed. And.. was that voice familiar..?
"Emelyn?" the red panda girl called softly. "Um.. is that your dog there?" Nita felt unaccountably embarrassed. The dog was clearly not much more than a puppy and it had chased her up a tree.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:07 pm
"Yes, and the mutt is harmless. I'm so sorry about this- he hasn't seen anyone but me, really. I think he just got excited. You can come on down."
She turned to the mutt and pointed at the ground with a finger and said in a resolute voice, "Sit." The spaniel mix did as he was told, happy to be playing this new game.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:17 pm
Nita nodded slowly, a bit tired from the sudden rush of adrenalin. Only then did she realize quite how far up she had climbed. With a touch of nervousness, Nita made her way to the ground. She dusted off her hands and kept her back to the broad tree-trunk. Just in case.
However, it was really good to see Emelyn. Nita had worried about her a bit, out on her own, especially after Aubrey's attack. News of that had kept her from her trips into the jungle; no one had mentioned that the crisis was over.
"Um," Nita began, her tail wrapping itself around her waist. "It's okay. I'm just a little jumpy." She smiled and held out her hand for the dog to sniff.
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