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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Jan 13, 2023 10:50:14 GMT -6
"Notes of Grace Hotterson: Auryn's 153° Day at the MCL Facility. Today my colleagues has asked me the favor to enter into Experiment N°696 or, as I called him, Auryn's cage and once again run some more tests and calm him down. Auryn is one of the first legendary Nagas (More notes about them in my Notes from Mythology Creatures) that humanity has ever found in all history. He's half human from head to hips, and half snake from there until his end, sharing a long tail instead of legs with the well known animal, the snake. He has dark blonde hair that arrive to his shoulder, some are keept in small braids that he keeps falling on his face. His eyes share the structure of the reptiles, sharing the same colour of the darkest chocolate bar you could find. He has his ears shaped like one of the mystical elf, long and pointy at the end of it, one of it has an earing, make by golden feathers of some eagle. His nose his small and reminds of the famous Greek nose some humans have. His teeth follow the same structure of the humans, except for his two upper canine ones that have evolved into two sharp fangs, containing powerful poison that kills any living thing in minutes if without the proper antidote. His skin his brown, gold big and small spots that reassemble the golden ones in his tail and gold freckles can be found around his body, shining if exposed to light. His tail his long, going for the 15 feet of length. It's white with golden spots of different shapes around it, the end of it has a rattle that he seems to never use for now for still unknown reasons. Standing he's 6'5 feet tall, adding the tail he arrives at 18'5 feet of length in total. It's not surprising that Auryn's attitude is much hostile toward the other scientists if they continue to send him electric shocks from that terrible collar they put on him everytime they suspect something. He gets angry and so attacks in response. The first times they were enthusiastic about it, wanting to study the abilities of the venom he keeps on his fangs, now they consider it a problem because there's too many bodies and so identities to get rid of. I found out that he's approachable when I'm in the cage, Auryn seems to be quite found in my company and doesn't attack me. Today I have to run tests about his snake abilities for the others, since they think he might be hiding something from u-"
"DOCTOR HOTTERSON!!" calls scientist Pissarro from the door of the woman's office, scaring her a bit as she jumps on her chair in surprise, almost making her agenda fall with all of her notes about Auryn. "Y-Yes?" asks the woman, closing her agenda and putting on her white lab coat and her silver glasses, walking towards the closed door of her office. Opening the door, she meets the big eyes of the youngest scientist of the MCL facility, Carlo Pissarro, just got out of university in Italy and ended up working at this secret (and partly illegal) laboratory in the middle of the Jungle. "The others are waiting for you outside the cage of N°696, doc! They told me to tell you to come now, the subject is getting a bit more... Irascible..." the young man says, to confirm his words a loud hiss can be heard followed by a scared and painful scream of one of the scientist probably. Grace sighs and immediately gets out of her office, closing the door behind her "Alright alright, let's go before Auryn causes some real damage..." she says exasperated walking towards the direction of the cage, the italian scientist following her soon after. "Yes doc!"
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jan 13, 2023 12:06:10 GMT -6
"I need the head scientist! Now!"
The half-human hybrid was no longer comfortable with the cell he was being held in. These walls, the loneliness and the lack of proper understanding from the scientists finally got to him. The Naga needed an answer: WHY was he being locked in a place like this? What did humans want from him? These minor assistants did nothing to provide him a clue of all these things, he needed someone in charge.
Auryn swung his tail around the room, yet the walls were as sturdy as ever. His pheromones couldn't leave the containment block, he couldn't do anything but wait. He only hoped the scientists heard his plea and understood what he wanted. Auryn wouldn't do harm to the lead researcher once he got what he needed to ask. But right now, he was trying his best to control himself and not burst out. At least... It seemed to work.
What was the scientist's name again? Grace? Grady? Graydon? It didn't matter much, he needed to talk to her. Not through the intercom, but in private. Her facial emotions couldn't be seen through the transceiver, so this was the best chance to learn the truth...
He didn't hear the doctor coming in, but.ot seemed she was there. Given how everyone seemed to have calmed down, the Naga's plea worked. Now, he needed to get Grace alone in a room with him... What could possibly go wrong?
"I would like to talk to the main ssscientisst behind all thisss" - he hoped to at least hear her voice, because afterwards the conversation wouldn't be much difficult to manage.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Jan 13, 2023 12:33:16 GMT -6
'At least he has finally calmed down... Gosh I hope they didn't shocked him this time... I really need to talk to the others to remove that thing....' the woman with blue and silver eyes thought, closing again the gate thanks to the key card she keeps on her neck, and starts walking through the little jungle environment they built to make him comfortable, searching for the Naga as she follows his deep voice, she gets a strange and new smell, that usually isn't in the room and for sure isn't common in a jungle, but she doesn't mind it for now as it wasn't causing anything... At least that's what she believes. "Auryn dear, I told you last time we went through this conversation... He... He doesn't come here often, it's just us. And trust me... I asked to the other to contact him... They don't listen to me enough to obey to everything I say... I'm not some mind controller... " she tries to explain for probably the forth time, as she continues to search for him. She wasn't lying about it, the head of the all research, Robert De Martino, an famous and extremely rich man, has hired her and a dozen of scientists only to find some that of any validity that he could sell. Grace didn't wanted to be part of this, but she realised that if they found something (which in fact they did), someone must be there to help it. She wants to give freedom back to Auryn, but with all of the other scientists and security cameras with also audio, this is becoming an hard mission. She can't tell that to Auryn, he already reacts madly about this situation, freedom can only sent him into hurting someone for real.
"Auryn..." finally she spots the creature, and gives a sigh looking at him with sad and bitter eyes "I know you don't like this, you hate this cage, and want to go back into the wild again... But please don't be so violent... I don't know what I can do if they decide you're too dangerous to... To be kept... Alive" That's also true, many of the scientist wanted to execute Auryn so that could study him with more calm and comfort without the fear of being killed and also like that they could finally sell his body parts for good. Being the one with more power, the final decision was always on Grace, and she of course is always against it, but if all the scientist approved the execution command, she wouldn't be able to stop them with only her words. "I don't think you're evil... And I don't want them to hurt you..."
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jan 13, 2023 15:05:52 GMT -6
Auryn was not surprised to hear such words, after all he's been there long enough to distinct truth from lies in human speech. And yet... he felt strangely touched and yet threatened by what Grace just spoke. She had a point, there was no denying that. But perhaps there had to be a way of bargaining out of the containment facility? Perhaps... it would be worth a shot at trying. He knew there could be enough scientists and guards to prevent his escape, so brute force was a no-no here. Instead, he chose a different approach... a bit quirky one to say the least.
"I know what you humansss feel. You believe that I am dangerousss and harmful. My temper tantrumss haven't gone unnoticed, have they? I know how it feels, away from home. Being stuck under constant watch. Everything is being ssaved, be it sounds or visionsss. It'sss just being lonely by the other name" - the Naga tried to explain, he was going to stall for time. What he said was true, the loneliness was getting to him, even though he was always surrounded and checked on by humans 24/7. He needed a living soul to interact with, to make his lonely existence a bit more spliced up. And perhaps then... he could get a chance of going back to where he used to be.
He was thinking about taking someone hostage, but only someone like Grace Hotterson would be the best choice - her authority was legitimate, at least in the lab walls. Perhaps he could get her trust by one mean or another...?
And soon enough Auryn decided to act.
"I... Would you like to do me a sssmall favor?" - opting to not rush things too fast, the Naga began to slowly move his plan forward, step by step. Like a bridge across the water was being made out of stone slabs, Auryn was building up his plan and executing it very carefully. Whatever could go wrong, was of no importance. The strategy would be worth it.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Jan 13, 2023 15:47:34 GMT -6
Grace sighs again as she listened to his words knowing he's totally right and agrees to what he says, and she hates it. She hates how she's part of this expedition and this research is, she hates that they are hurting this creature and that he's suffering because of them, she hates that she can't still give him the freedom he wants had before they arrived into this place, she hates being so powerless even though she could do something, she wished she was baco home, in her apartment and she wished she didn't left her previous job... Maybe none of this would have happened, Auryn may have been free if she didn't accepted this new job offer they gave her. All of the hard work, all of the studies and all of that hopes for a new future thanks to science, all vanished and now used to harm and imprison someone that need to be instead protected.
"They put that shock collar on you, I believe that we kinda noticed you're behaviour... I know that same feeling too you know... My home is very far from here and until Mister De Martino won't say something... I'm stuck here... Well, not that i have anything waiting for me back there but still... I miss my house... And my parrot..." she confides to the Naga with another sad smile. "Here, it's more like you can't even think for yourself that everything you do is being saved in some videos for that rich spoiled man to be watched... Like we are just a good show that he can enjoy while getting comfy on the bed." she says, obviously against the facility and De Martino himself
"Oh... A favor?" the young woman look towards the golden naga, confused by his questions, he need asked her anything, especially a favor, so she's a both curious ans surprised by his new request, but if this means he'll calm down even more so that she can run those stupids tests her colleagues want her to check then she'll listen to what the creature wants to ask her "I mean... Yes sure you can ask me anything Auryn" she says with a small friendly smile towards him, some of her brown hair getting into her face as she soon puts them behind her ear
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jan 19, 2023 1:09:37 GMT -6
Auryn was hearing the scientist tell about her life and he could understand and even sympathize with her. He knew some scientists were not feeling well with having to study someone they have never seen before, but he never thought the lead researcher would have remorse as well. Regardless, he still needed her inside, if not for hostage bargaining, then certainly for a proper, eye to eye conversation.
"I underssstand, but I would still like to have one small thing done firsst. I don't know for how muchhh long I will have to stay here, being treated like a lab rat for someone's curiosssity, but I want you to do me a favor. You are a scientist, others shall lissten to you" - the Naga spoke with a sigh, his hand was pressed against the door. His tail was all around the room and even some part of it was touching the ceiling of the containment zone. All Auryn wanted was one thing.
"I would like you to enter my chamber, doctor. Without protection, without any weaponsss. I just want to have a small conversation. I promise you will be fine, there isss no reason to worry about that... Especially since we have finally gained a proper understanding" - even the Naga himself wasn't sure if this was a lie or a sincere promise, but however things would go further, he needed to be ready for anything.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Jan 19, 2023 9:37:53 GMT -6
"... Alright then, I'm coming in" she says, closing the microphone that was connected to his room, with all of her colleagues behind her that were just shocked, looking at her in disbelief. "Y-You really want to get inside?? Are you crazy woman!? It's already hard to keep him under control with our shock collar, but without it!?! You're going to get killed by that monster!!" one says, as she looks back at him with cold and angry eyes hearing this words "I see that you still don't understand why the Naga is acting this rebellious and he has become dangerous. It's exactly because of how you have treated him that he's so dangerous" she says almost yelling, which scares the scientist in front of her. The new arrival, the young male, looks at her with worry, as he follows her to the entrance of Auryn's cage.
"Miss Grace... Are you sure this is a good idea...? He, he's not one to be trusted... And... And what if the others are right about this? He has only showed us angry and violent behaviour towards us..." he talks as he puts the password to the door, the woman beside him just sighing as she opens it. " We have to try, or I don't know what they'll do to him if I can't find a way to get him at least less... Aggressive. But if anything happens, promise me that you won't let them hurt him..." She asks the younger scientists, which only nods looking at her, before watching her disappear behind the door of the cage, closing it behind her. "Auryn? I'm in now... And as you asked, I have nothing to defend myself and no weapons, not that I would have brought them anyway... But don't worry, I only have my glasses and my clothes" she says, looking at the Naga now in front of her, and she looks at him with honest admiration, he was truly an amazing and beautiful creature. She shakes her head of this thoughts as she blushes a bit, but she tales a big breath as she gets a little more closer, always slowly and without getting too much close to him or his tail, better take precautions than be sorry...
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jan 20, 2023 16:48:55 GMT -6
Auryn finally got what he wanted, or at least a small part of it. He observed the young woman complying to his plea, and yet he still didn't really know if the coast was truly clear. Still positioned not far away, he tried to beckon Grace to come closer with a tip of his tail. "Please come closser. I won't harm you, jussst please do what I say. And one more thing... I don't want any cameras to be recording what will be happening insside the walls of my cell" - he spoke with a warm smile, having become a bit more trustful towards the young scientist.
"I just have a ssmall ssecret. Perhapss it's the one you had been looking for all along, right?" - he asked, hoping to get Grace as close as he could. He needed to use a special ability to try and ease the tension from Grace. And it seemed he would finally show her what his true power was all along, besides his strong physical strength and his long scaly tail. Of course, there was much more that met the eye, the irony of that would become clear soon enough.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Jan 21, 2023 1:48:11 GMT -6
Grace was observation the Golden Naga in front of her with both genuine curiosity and actual scientific interest, it was like literally the first time someone got this close to Auryn without him attacking them because of it, she was very proud of him. As he beckon her closer with the tip of his tail, she blushes a bit and shyly shakes her head "You know that the security roles won't let me get more close Auryn... I'm sorry but I can only stay here if you want to have a conversation" she reply, with an half lie, because it was true that she couldn't get too close, but that wasn't the actual meeting, she was just actually too excited to observe him that if she gets too close, she would actually touch him and ask so many questions to him. But Grace doesn't want to make him uncomfortable. For the second request, she decides to please him with it, and thanks to the earphone the other scientists gave her, she speaks to them "Carlo, please shut down the video recording..." she asks, precising which one he should shut down. And even if the other scientists in the room were against it, the youngest italian scientists listens to her and obeys "Yes doc!... Done!" he replies a few seconds after, and Grace gives a small smile... Now she was literally alone with the naga.
The woman never thought to see Auryn smile, and she won't lie that it really suits him, as she looks at his face, the doctor can't help but get very curious now. And his words only encourage her big curiosity, as she finally makes at least a few steps closer to the Naga, but always stays in a distance between her and his body, even if she was so curious about him, she won't touch him and make him uncomfortable in any way. "I wouldn't know really, Auryn dear" she says, looking at him with her heterochromia eyes, one blue one silver, and she also makes a smallest smile to him. "I believe you have so much more than we think, you are truly one of the kind and we know this by just looking at you... You don't have to show me if you don't want, even though the others can't see us" she says with a shy smile, realising that she basically gave him a free compliment.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jan 21, 2023 14:26:16 GMT -6
Auryn nodded, he knew he wouldn't get absolutely everything he wished here, perfection was a rarity here. He was hoping that whichever wishes of his that did come true would be sufficient enough for his plan. Or so he thought.
"Now, Grace, worry not. You may stand where you are, but trusst me, I won't tey and attack you at all" - the Golden Naga raised his head and looked at the scientist's face. And then something strange happened.
His eyes blinked once and let out a strange duo of colors, stopping quick enough to not cause any disruption. "Here, you can look around and feel how to be in my chhhamber. Perhaps you could even smell it, if you wisssh sso" - of course, eyes were not Auryn's only point of "interest" to others, and soon enough Grace would find out to her own surprise that the Naga managed to conceal quite a lot from her.
"Ssay, how are you feeling right now? I am afraid you might not be comfortable here, in my clossure" - he continued, keeping the distance and hoping for his charm to take even more of an effect. Auryn just needed to wait... And everything else would sort itself out for him in the long run. Unless something unexpected happened, of course.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Jan 21, 2023 17:18:28 GMT -6
"I was never worried about you attacking me Auryn, unlike my colleagues it seems..." she says giggling a bit nervous, watching the Naga in front of her move around only a bit, the tail surrounding the room and now herself as well moving the same in consequent. She made another small smile trying to reassure and calm herself, as well not to give Auryn any sign of her shyness.
She watches as then the Gold creature before her gets his head up, looking for the first time directly at her face, and her eyes widen for a second for the phenomenon happening in front of her, blocking her of all actions and thoughts for what only was a second, but felt like much longer.
From Auryn's now open eyes, instead of his big serpentine brown orbs, she was meet with a strange duo of rings of colours. Grace of course couldn't not get curious about them in the first place, not that as she observed them, she had much of an option on the matter... And she didn't know that either. For the single moment she saw them, she felt her own mind stop, silencing at ones, and just felt... Peace and calm...
But as he blinked again, they disappeared, and her attention was returning back to the Naga's movements, which seemed to have kept his distance as she did the same before, and his words brought her back to reality, making her momentarily forget what just happened, after all, it was only one second... It must have been her crazy scientist imagination.
"Smell it...? Well, I have to say, this... It's not the smell that I was expecting... I think at least, it's... Not bad though I believe..." she says, now her attention caught by this small detail Auryn made her notice, but since it was good, she didn't mind it much, not knowing what she was already very deep to get out. "What!? Nooooo! I'm totally fine, your closure isn't really a-a problem for me ahah, s-so you don't have to worry about that" Was she sure about that...? She couldn't tell, she knew the rules, but Auryn didn't seem violent now, he was... Very relaxed actually... She didn't have to worry about getting too close, probably?
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Feb 15, 2023 15:07:12 GMT -6
The situation could tip either way, and Auryn knew it. Given how his methids had been working so far however, it certainly wouldn't take long to proceed even further with his plans of escape. But for as long as there was security all around him and Grace, there would be no easy way to break out. Perhaps winging the process for as long as possible was the most sensible answer to that problem. First of all, he needed to focus more on Grace and gaining more of her trust... by any peaceful means possible.
"Ah, why are you laughing, missss? Do you find the whole ssituation... funny?" - the Naga spoke, his tail began to slowly circle behind Grace in an attempt to block the exit door... or at least it seemed to be, at first. In truth, the coils formed into a small chair, ready to provide Grace the much needed comfort once the fatigue got better of her. And then, the charm would become even stronger. Another couple of colors went straight out of the Naga's eyes. And just as instantly, they went back to normal.
"Sssay... what does thiss smell remind you of the mossst? Do not worry, you are safe in my clossure. Be a courteouss guest" - Auryn spoke next, the coils were slowly pushing themselves towards Grace's legs, but it was not time to put her in the seat yet. For as long as he wasn't causing any suspicions or posing any danger, things would surely flow in his favor.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Feb 15, 2023 17:23:34 GMT -6
Grace was... Indeed a little bit confused and dizzy. She couldn't understand the real reason why, but as more time passed, her mind seems to don't care to find an explanation and slowly forget that it was even a problem. The woman with blue and brown eyes was clearly having some side effects of the smell around her, and she was totally unaware of it. Her legs started to feel a little bit tired, making fatigue to let the woman stand straight or still, waving a bit, as well with her all body. Her own mind was taking time to make any thoughts, which she didn't actually mind. Something was clearly wrong, but if Grace can't see the danger Auryn was getting her into, how could the other scientists tell?
"I-I... Funny you say? I... I guess... This is... A bit funny, I feel... Kinda dizzy you know... But... I like it... It's... Ahah... Strange... Isn't it Auryn?" the woman tried to make some sense out of her thoughts and words, but she couldn't her but giggle about how silly she was sounding, her lips forming a little smile in the process as her body started to relax a little more. She was enough distracted by the situation on her own mind to care about the room and rhe rest around them, in fact she didn't notice at all the coils moving behind her, creating a seat for the doctor as the fatigue was slowly starting to get better hold of her... As well as something else. As Grace was about to speak and ask Auryn what is going on, her words are stopped even before getting out of her mouth by another set of colours getting out of Auryn's eyes. Her own eyes enchanter by them as her all self stopped in stare, her mind was stuck on them, her body was so relaxed, staring into them for only the short time she had, the poor woman's own eyes gradually began to shrink down to a pin-prick.... But the all thing stopped as the Naga blinked again, and so did Grace. But as this time there were more rings and her mind was already foggy because of the mysterious smell, now it completely shut her more important thoughs... The ones that could have warned her from the danger.
"Th... The smell...?" she asked, not worried that Auryn totally knows about it and he's not affected as she is, not that she cared now. But she wanted to respond to him, she felt like she needs to, and that she should respond to him, that he will like the answer whatever she says "It... Reminds me... Of... Vanilla... And... And also mango.... I really really like mango..." she says immediately, giggling a bit ones again, totally her mind was shutting down and it wasn't such a good thing for her, but it was great for Auryn. "Safee... In your... Closure...? Yeah... I... I guess I should be... Right? I... Shouldn't...? I'm... Your guest... I think...?" Looks like a little part of Grace mind was actually trying to find some sense and reason and asking some questions was the only solution way to find a way put it seemed, but probably this will turn the favor on the Naga, if he chooses the right moves and words to say. Grace body wasn't clearly going to last long for the exposure to the pheromones and it is costing her fatigue to fight her thoughts against her betraying mind and senses. "What's.... Ha... Happening... Here...?"
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Mar 18, 2023 15:01:42 GMT -6
"Ah yesss, you are my guessst indeed, doctor" - Auryn smiled at Grace's rather muddy response to the environment around her. He knew it wouldn't take long before he had a carte blanche, but things still had to be played very carefully. One wrong move, and the entire plan would have gone to waste. He did not want to mean any harm to the scientist, she was doing her job after all. Judging by her open sympathy, her feelings were truthful and thus easier to understand than those who prefered to hide their true intentions behind a mask of affability and sincerity. They seemed to have an... understanding of sorts, and if Auryn were the one to continue forward, well... He could have a chance at learning the well-hidden truth.
Oh well, that would come later, the Naga thought, and as such he continued to tease the poor, helpless scientist and even provide her some small comfort as he went on. The coils behind Grace meanwhile finally finished morphing into... something resembling a chair, though Auryn did not recreate a perfect 1:1 copy of one, nor was he trying to do so in the first place. Once the seat was formed and placed well, he let out a small sigh... and a request came out of his mouth. A rather unusual one, but it sounded so tempting...
"Pleassse, misss... Would you like to take a sseat? I bet you are feeling sso dizzzy, I am not ssure for how much can you ssstand on your feet in my room" - yet another step of the Naga's master plan was put in motion, and yet he did his best to hide any sinister intentions he might have had. For someone who had been resisting quite a lot much earlier, Auryn was behaving in a way that was more... restrained? It was like... he changed his behavior in a span of several minutes, once Grace contacted him from beyond the security door.
"Alssso... I have a ssmall focusss to ssshow you, Graccce. Would you like to sssee it in action?" - another question, another remark, another stealth bait to lure Grace Hotterson into a world full of bliss and devoid of worries. Given how far the Naga's efforts had gone, it would be a good idea to not do anything suspicious yet, but... From his point of view, Grace certainly deserved better treatment than those who had been torturing him with shocking prods, tranquilizer darts and whatever else they would throw at him on daily basis. He was a tragic creature, and yet... it seemed he finally found someone he could open himself up to. With enough manipulations and a little dose of luck, the opportunity was becoming much easier to grasp. Soon, very soon... Grace would learn much more about Auryn that she could have initially thought.
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Post by ElyFelineNerd on Mar 20, 2023 10:27:58 GMT -6
"I-I'm happy to be your guest... I guess... You... You are being... Very... Very kind today... It's not... Usual from... From you Auryn... I... " Says the woman as she tries to think clearly, but it was obvious that as more time she was spending inside that room and closer to the Naga, it was becoming harder and harder. She was feeling totally dizzy, but her mind wasn't that weak to give up already to the golden creature in front of her. She was actually growing suspicions about what is going on around her. The first hint she got is Auryn being weirdly nice to her. She didn't minded that though, she was happy about him being at least in good terms with her, but it was just so suddenly. The second hint was of the smell, it was a nice smell, it reminded her of the home she had left behind for this horrible job, of somewhere were she was comfortable and safe, where she didn't felt the pressure like in this laboratory, where she was free not like here that she felt more like being in a similar situation to Auryn. A different cage, but anyways an horrible one. And the last hint was coming from her own reactions to all of this. It wasn't really what she would really do. She was always tense in this job. She had to act tough and serious around her colleagues, or they would see her true intentions about this place and poor Auryn. She never had a moment of peace, especially because of the scientists behaviour towards the Naga and the almost deadly results that those bring. It costs her so much, only a few or none hours of sleep, no a moment to stop to eat properly or drink, always on different rooms and scientists with a desperate need of her knowledge and patience. Her own body was always so tense and formal... Like a stiff board.
But with all of this teasing that the Naga was putting on her mind, it was difficult to stay concentrated on what was really going on in his room. It was a nice feeling, whatever Auryn is actually doing, is working to make poor Grace feel... Better. She could feel her body starting to relax more and more as her mind was starting to very slowly shutting down from all those intrusive and persistent thoughts. This was actually giving the comfort that she is secretly so desperate to have even for just a second. She didn't notice much the chair that was forming behind her thanks to all of this, but one thing for sure, it was becoming hard to keep her body to stand still and in a formal position. She could feel herself very dizzy, and her body was reacting to her dizziness, making it hard to stay balanced. It was also starting to feel pretty hot inside the room, which made her cheeks blush for the heat rising around her... What was actually happening here?!
"A-A seat....? Well... I... I would actually... Love to sit... I'm... Feeling very dizzy yes... I'm so... So sorry it's... It's very hard to stand for me right now... But... I shouldn't now... I... I have to work or..." the woman was clearly fighting inside her own head. A seat wouldn't for sure hurt in this moment - But she needs to take composure again, she needs to work - But she needed to sit down, it was clear even to the Naga that this dizziness was making it so hard... What a kind gesture from Auryn isn't it? - But why this change of behaviour so suddenly? It wasn't normal from him, and she studied the Naga since months - Just a moment, and than she can get to work... It feels too nice doesn't it? Her body was moving by its own, bur in her slow movements to sit, it was clear to the Naga the inner fights she was having inside her head. But it seemed that she was taking more steps backwards towards the sit than forward to try and stay still up (without success). She was so close... But yet still far... She wanted this... But her duties are stopping her... If she stopped to relax like Auryn was suggesting, and the other scientists would notice, the Naga would be considered as a failure and probably killed for the better, so that it will be easier to get his body for experimentations. She didn't want that, she needed to work, not for herself, but for Auryn's own safety.
"A... Focus to show...? What do... You mean by that...? Auryn I'm... I'm curious, I'm not... Not going to lie about that... But... But I can't... I need to work... Or... Or they... They'll come and..." she tries to speak and to reason, mostly with herself. Auryn knew her curiosity, knew her passion for new discoveries, like that time she could learn how the Naga was able to speak some simple and basic English. She still remembers the days she spent teaching him and how she would smile and laugh as the golden creature was quick to learn, leaving the hissses as he speaks which Grace thought it was particularly special. The Naga knows her desire to learn more about him, to understand his species, to know him better, so this question was so so so tempting and she really wants to watch what Auryn wants to show her... She can say yes... It would be interesting... And she would love to see... But the Naga needs to help her a bit more, she's very very close to relax... She just needs a... Little push. "Auryn... I... I really... Shouldn't..."
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