^w^

(Will Orijami be joining?)

(We can start anyway.) Elijah: *freezing in his crouched position, his arm still stretched out holding the key as well as his mouth forming an O shape as he watched the professor above him*

(Okay, I need food as well...)

(sorry, I'm here)

Elijah: *slowly inches back, retracting his arm back to put the key in his jacket pocket, not taking his eyes off the professor*

(FYI Elijah is in a separate room with a professor trying to get keys to free Lana and Mud ^^)

Elijah: *freezes once again, darting his eyes around before taking his amulet/token (the dog tag belonging to the family dog) off his neck and throwing it across the room, just barely hitting another piece of equipment off the counter then shuffling backwards*

Elijah: *whispering to self* Forgive me, Aslan... But this's more important... (Aslan is the dogs name just so you know XD)

(10/10 names) Elijah: *a few feat away from the door* Dammit why can't I move faster... *turns himself around so that he's on his back before kicking a chair into the air, pushing it into another set of chairs*

Elijah: *skids away from the door, stumbling as he tried to get out of the professors way then kicking his shins rapidly, falling to the floor multiple times*

*kicked

(Elijah'l get to him in a moment) Elijah: *continues to kick the older mans shins, then yanks his knee towards time, slamming it into the doorway before grabbing the mans face* Go. Sir.

(When you hear random people talking downstairs O-O)

(Yep.)

(Although it happens alot... We get quite alot of visitors...)

(This isn't the one from before...) Elijah: *panting heavily, looking at the keys in his hands before darting over to Lana's cell* Come on. *unlocking the cell with difficulty at first then finally opening it* Lets get Mud out too.

(ELIJAH KNOWS MUD EXISTS. *coughs* ^u^)

Elijah: Thanks. *opens the door slightly quicker* Here we go.

(O-o)

Elijah: *grasps the key back and opens the door slightly quicker* Come on, we need to hurry. Me and the group can take you into the arena, the cameras go down at night unless there's an experiment happening, which there isn't. You guys can sleep there safely. In the morning... we'll figure out what to do...

Elijah: What can I do to make you trust me? *blinks and sighs* If you don't want to come with us then... That's up to you but me and the rest of Smith are planning on communicating with the rest of the groups and getting out of this place. We can be safe for once.

Elijah: Please, Mud, I want us all to be safe...

Elijah: *freezes. Does nothing except for staring at Mud blankly for several seconds* *smacks lips* Okay then. We better find some skittles. *whispering to Lana* Some scientists use food to bribe us into doing things, training us like animals. Luckily no one I've known has had to go through that, our group is often treated well. *looks bad at Mud sadly* Can't say the same for him... Come on, lets get him some food quickly.

(the food bribing is VERY RARE, just you ya know. The scientists aren't the worst in this.)

Elijah: *looking at the door to the operating room* There might actually be some in there... Lana, do you want to have a look in there while I check the other cells? Also, *hesitates, looking at the ground awkwardly* Can you get something for me? A silver dog tag on a necklace... It belongs to my- family dog. *avoiding eye contact*

Elijah: *walking down the hall, still talking to Mud* How old are you, Mud? if I can ask.

*If

Elijah: *raises eyebrows* Thought you were older... I'm sixteen, seventeen in around two months... *looking along the cells, most of them empty or, judging by the food inside, recently left*

Elijah: *glancing back, smiling briefly before turning back to the exit door, watching cautiously for any movement while stroking the black scales running along the sides of his face, a habit he had*

Elijah: *hearing far-away footsteps echoing down the hall* Come on, guys...

Elijah: *rushes back to the pair, ushering them further along the hall to the exit* Go, go, go. We can get to the arena if we start now.

Elijah: *turns to Lana hesitantly* You have the dog tag, right?

Elijah: *takes the tag and ties it around his neck quickly, pulling open the exit door that opened into another hall splitting off in several directions* Right is to the arena. *rushes on ahead, looking back every few second as the footsteps behind them grew slowly louder* Hurry!

Elijah: *sees Mud and reaches out his hand* Mud, I can give you a ride on my back?

Elijah: *hoists Mud onto his back before working out his bearings and racing along, scanning for people but not finding any as they made their way through the halls eventually ending up at a set of double doors, roughly 10 feet tall, jarred slightly open* At least we can get in... *swallows before entering the arena*

(Imagine a vast forest, clearings every now and then, slopes and small hills, ponds but all silent, the sound of nature turned off for the night and the animals kept in pens in the lab until the next day)

Elijah: *still carrying Mud on his back* We should be safe here for the night. *glancing back at the door* But someone else is in here...

(It would be ^U^ But darkened and without sound, not even the sound of trees moving (as there wouldn't be any wind if it wasn't being used) it would be pretty creepy...)

Elijah: *side-eyeing Mud's sleeve before widening his eyes and setting him down on the floor, slightly closer to a thicket* Either my sight is too saturated or there are lots of marks on your arm... Plasters? *looks up at Lana* We'll follow you in a second, try to find a place for us to hide while I check these out.

Elijah: *stares after Lana for several seconds before turning back to Mud* You okay?

Elijah: *sighs* No I didn't get the chance... *glances back at the door before turning his attention back to Mud* Do they hurt?

Elijah: *smiles weakly and pats Mud's back reassuringly* Lets go fine Lana. I can carry you if you want?

Elijah: Tell me on the way.

Elijah: *grins and hoists Mud onto his back once again, trudging through the longgrass and weeds in the direction Lana had gone* So, how did you get them? You don't have to tell me if it brings back bad memories...

(They grow as bushes I think... In great clusters anyway ^^)

Elijah: I'm sorry to hear that... Mostly me and the rest of Smith are put in here *nods around at the trees* Sometimes with other groups. I heard that in about a month all of the groups are gonna be put in here and the scientists are going to... See how long we last together. (Da plot of da story X3) But for now we're okay... And when we're put in here we can tell the rest of the groups our plan. Hopefully they'll all agree... You never know... *sighs* Some might actually like it here... *looks ahead to see Lana sitting on some rocks* Lana!

(Though there IS more to the plot than just that XD)

Elijah: At least there are people who could get cured.

Elijah: My name's Elijah. *smiles at Lana, setting Mud down near the rocks and looking around in interest* Nice. Thanks for finding it. Also, Lana. *turns to her once again* How old are you?

(It pronounced: Ell - eye- Ja )

(Or E - lie - ja)

Elijah: *nods before sitting down on the rocks near the two* How long have you been here for? I started at the same time as the rest of Smith, a month or so ago. I heard some have been here longer than that... (Some time between a year and less)

Elijah: *gives Mud a sorry look* It's probably from having so much animal DNA put into your system (science doesn't need to make sense XD)... I remember quite a bit. *clutching the dog tag tightly* I have an older brother, two mothers and a dog called Aslan. *chuckles* I miss them...

Elijah: *to them both* Do either of you remember much about your home?

Elijah: They're in a relationship. *Looks at the darkened sky* My brother was adopted and I was born due to a donor. What happened to your father if I can ask?

Elijah: *smiles to Mud* I'm sure you'll get another soon.

Elijah: *pats Muds shoulder then turns back to Lana* I'm... *swallows* Sure you'll see her again. As far as I know no ones died in The Transition, it's still in its early stages but-- Sorry that's not really helping is it. *chuckles awkwardly*

Elijah: *to Mud* Sure. *smiles weakly* When its morning I'll ask around, maybe even get some of Smith to help find it. Sound good? *stares back at the ground, still barely smiling*

(*shrugs*) Elijah: *looks at Lana sadly* Lets all get some sleep. We'll work things out in the morning, alright?

Elijah: *stretches out, falling a short distance into a crack between several rocks* Guess I'm staying here then. *shuffles into a more comfortable position*

Elijah: *darts eyes from Lana to Mud, looking at their brightly coloured forms before closing his eyes, drifting off to sleep in the next few minutes*

Elijah: *opens one eye, seeing Mud looking in his direction* Yeah?

(Saturated vision as I mention too much XD due to his hybrid combination his vision is highly saturated and coloured slightly differently, making things seem brighter or in different colours)

Elijah: *feels the blanket before carefully passing it over to Lana's sleeping form, throwing it slightly so it covered her, before closing his eyes once again* --- Several hours later ---

Elijah: *opens his eyes, blinking at the bright "sky" before his sight adapted to the change in lighting quickly, blinks over at Mud and Lana, darting his eyes over his surroundings* Still in the arena. *sits up*

Elijah: You two okay?

Elijah: *looks up at the canopy of trees* Yeah, the cameras will be on soon if I asume it's the right time. Lets get out, quickly. *beckons Mud over* Come on, kid.

Elijah: *blinks dust away from his third lidded eye and stretches his shoulders* I think our top priority is getting to the door, then we can get to the mess hall (caffiteria/lunch room) and meet up with the rest of Smith. Then, if the professors come over, they can give us an excuse.

Elijah: *looks at them Lana with concern* You don't sound convinced? *turns fully to face her* Is something wrong?

Elijah: *hesitates before slowly moving along, pushing away branches for the two to pass under until they got to the great double doors still cracked slightly open* *pokes head through cautiously* We still have a bit of time to get to the mess hall. *beckons them both along* Lets go.

Elijah: *turns to Mud, smiling briefly at his new nickname* Yeah?

Elijah: Oh, it's just like a lunch room. You can get food and talk to your friends. We only get about an hour or so there, though, until the experiments start. *speed walks along the hall, waiting every few seconds for Mud to catch up*

Elijah: I'm... Sorry to hear that. The food isn't the best. *chuckles* It wont be as good as skittles anyway. *glances back at Lana* You sure you're alright, Lana? And, yes, they probably checked your cells. And the professor is probably looking for me...

Elijah: Though... You never know. We could get away lucky.

(YES XD) Leme type, this wont be very good but eh idc.

(Brb sorry)

(Also forgive me if there are errors or if this isn't that good, I did not put much thought into this >-<) The lunch hall was a great, long room with grey walls, ten long tables stationed going in two rows down, each with six kids, all except for one. The tables had a viratity of hybrids sitting at them, Seagull hybrids fighting over food, Feline hybrids inching away from the groups, canine's hunched closely together and so on. First there was the table for Andrea, then Carter, Young, Chalice, Finch, Stein, Medina, Wild then, finally, Smith and Abato (I may change some of these names in the future!). At Smith there were five kids: A lemur hybrid, a cheetah, Raven and two younger elephant children. Elijah quickly made his way over to them all, ignoring the hostile looks from Abato's table, and set himself down between the lemur hybrid, a darkskinned girl, and the Raven, a pale boy with pitch black hair. Elijah: *beckoning the pair over* Xandara, Tom, this is Mud and Lana, they'll be joining us. Xanadara:

Xandara: *sighs at the sight of Mud and Lana but does her best to give a warm smile* Hey... *whisper-shouting to Elijah* What'd you get yourself into now? Why're they here!? Tom: *waves slightly to them both, smiling briefly* Elephant children: *nod politely* Cheetah hybrid: Hey.

Tom: * to them both* Come sit down, good thing they oversize these tables. Xandara: *crosses her arms*

Elijah: Yep. The reptile, the lemur, the raven, the cheetah and the two elephants. This is Smith. Cheetah hybrid: By the way, Xandi (nickname for Xandara) is nicer than she seems. Tom: *laughs quietly to himself* If you say so...

Xandara: *stretches her hand out to Lana in greeting* ... Nice to meet you... I'm Xandara as you already know. Cheetah: I'm Leon. *mock salutes* Tom: Tom. Elephant children: ... Elijah: We don't know their names. They... Can't speak...

(Look back to when I was describing the mess hall, Orijami ^u^ There are ten in total, each with six kids)

Tom: So, *leaning his elbows on the table* Why're you guys here? *looks from Mud to Lana*

(They are sitting around them, he would see them.)

Leon: *raises his eyebrows* Freed you?

(Okay)

Elijah: *whispers to Mud* There are ten groups in total, each with six kids in them, they're sitting in rows along the room.

Xandara: From... *side eyes Elijah suspiciously* Where? Tom: *waits patiently*

(We've been doing this r.p for a while 0-o)

(Might take a break soon... We'll see how this goes. Also, I'm still developing the charaters so sorry if they change partway through the r.p XD)

Tom: *nods and raises hand* I've heard of those. Some of the kids from the other tables were talking about them a few days ago. Leon: *smacks lips* They don't sound so good. *sees Mud's arm* Or look too good... Xandara: *to Lana* Were you in a cell as well?

Xandara: *nods*

Leon: Hey, Mud, you look pretty tired. Before we go for experiments we can take you to our room? There are plenty of spare beds.

Leon: *widens his eyes at Elijah* It's even worse than they say... Xandara: *narrows her yellow eyes* They didn't even give you beds? *lookds down at the table* And I thought we had it bad.

Tom: Sorry to hear that. *pats Muds shoulder* We'll get it back for you. *smiles calmly* Elijah: *nods to Tom then looks back to Lana* Want some food?

Xandara: *glances quickly at Lana sadly before looking back to the table*

Elijah: Do you have something wrong with eating? Tom: *passes Mud a cookie* Here you go. Elephant children: *pushes Mud their plates, most of the food eaten* ...

Elijah: If you say so. *leans out of the way as a young woman passes him and Lana two plates of food, edible but not apatizingly good looking (I can write, I'm tired >u<)*

Tom: A cookie. Type of sweet food. They're nice, right? *smiles warmly*

Elijah: *looks sorrowfully at Lana before starting to eat his own food*

Tom: *laughs quietly* Elephant children: *suddenly jerk their heads, tapping the table rapidly.* Elijah: *raises his head at their actions before seen two professors entering the room, looking around with sour expressions* Keep your heads down.

Elijah: Yeah I'm... okay... *cue the previous comment*

(I get that quite a bit... Mostly when listening to loud music or wearing headphones for too long)

(I'm gonna go for a bit if that's okay with you guys? I'll be back soon ^0^)

(See you and okay ^u^)